Vallejo “Silver Darts “ paint set

As long as you have Aluminum, you’ll be good. That’s the main color for the external skin. You can use other metallic colors for a multi tone panels look.

stikpusher

As long as you have Aluminum, you’ll be good. That’s the main color for the external skin. You can use other metallic colors for a multi tone panels look.

 

Thank you, I feel the need to be cautious entering into a new realm of model building. 

Did the Badger have a painted aluminum finish, or did it have the relatively rare unpainted finish?

Don Stauffer

Did the Badger have a painted aluminum finish, or did it have the relatively rare unpainted finish?

 

 

Im not quite positive, i thought It looked kind of aluminum. I'm unfortunately away for a month and don't have the directions in front of me. Im building the trumpeter kit in 1/72

Tankluver

 

 

Don Stauffer

Did the Badger have a painted aluminum finish, or did it have the relatively rare unpainted finish?

 

 

 

 

 

Im not quite positive, i thought It looked kind of aluminum. I'm unfortunately away for a month and don't have the directions in front of me. Im building the trumpeter kit in 1/72

 

I believe most of the service planes were painted aluminum, as in US Navy of thirties.  I have seen pictures of bare metal ones but I think your best bet for common Migs is just to go with aluminum paint, not a metalized coating.

Google (image option) badger bmber and most look painted.  There are a few that look bare metal.  The problem with older airplanes is that many are in museums, and when people restore for a museum they do not all do it authentically.  So either option can be real.  I have built several planes where I depicted it purposely as a museum plane because I liked the livery.

Don Stauffer

 

 

Tankluver

 

 

Don Stauffer

Did the Badger have a painted aluminum finish, or did it have the relatively rare unpainted finish?

 

 

 

 

 

Im not quite positive, i thought It looked kind of aluminum. I'm unfortunately away for a month and don't have the directions in front of me. Im building the trumpeter kit in 1/72

 

 

 

 

I believe most of the service planes were painted aluminum, as in US Navy of thirties.  I have seen pictures of bare metal ones but I think your best bet for common Migs is just to go with aluminum paint, not a metalized coating.

 

Google (image option) badger bmber and most look painted.  There are a few that look bare metal.  The problem with older airplanes is that many are in museums, and when people restore for a museum they do not all do it authentically.  So either option can be real.  I have built several planes where I depicted it purposely as a museum plane because I liked the livery.

 

 

 

Yeah i figure I'll need to do some more research. I only really got interested in the Badger bomber after reading Red Storm Rising which I believe it mentions Them being aluminium but i could be wrong.