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NMF with Alclad II

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  • Member since
    April 2010
  • From: Atlanta, GA
NMF with Alclad II
Posted by Mustang8376 on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 11:59 AM

Afternoon everyone.  I am in the process of preparing my build for a NMF finish.  I am going to be using Alclad II Aluminum for the first color.  What I am trying to figure out is what other color should I use to vary the panels.  Duraluminum, white aluminum, hot pink something else? 

Current build: 1/48 Monogram A-1H & AMT Jedi Starfighter.

 


Completed:  1/48 Monogram/Revell P-61B, 1/32 Hasegawa F6F-5, 1/48 Hasegawa F-16C, 1/48 Revell Mig-21PFM, 1/48 Revell/Monogram AH-64A, Revell/Monogram 1/48 F-14D, AMT 1/420 USS Defiant, AMT 1/650(?) USS Enterprise, 1/72 Bandai VF-1J, AMT 1/537 USS Reliant, Academy 1/35 M1-A1 Abrams, Academy 1/48 F-86F30, Linbergh's USS Gato 

  • Member since
    January 2012
Posted by scapilot on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 5:18 AM
Their aluminum colors are all a bit of a dull shine. Check your references and see if some spots are more shiny than others. If so, use the polished or airframe aluminum colors, as they're a bit more reflective. All of them are excellent, so there's really no wrong choice, it more or less a matter of where you're needing what effect to shine through. Hope this helps.
  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:05 AM

There are three aluminum colors- Polished Aluminum, Aluminum, and Weathered or White Aluminum.  They are somewhat self explanatory.  Not as obvious is that you can vary the gloss and color a bit merely by how thick of a coat you put down.  This is particularly true with the Polished Aluminum.  Put down in a very thin coat over a high gloss black, it will look like a squadron or wing commanders plane, but if you keep building up a thicker coat, it will begin to look more dull and weathered.  So by combining these colors, and varying the thickness, you can really create a lot of variation.

You can create even more variation by using undercoats of several colors instead of the gloss black.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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