Revell 1/48 Lunar Module

I think flat aluminum would be a better choice.  A really good silver paint looks more like polished aluminum, which I don't think the LEM was.  And a bad finish with silver paint looks terrible. I find it much easier to get a decent finish with flat aluminum.  In fact, we need more flat aluminums- one in each major brand. Aluminum dulls rapidly unless it has a super polish on the surface, and few aerospace vehicles have that sort of finish.

Thanks for the suggestion Don. I think I agree with you, my first airbrush work I attempted  was a Revell 1/48 P51 Mustang. I tried spraying the body with both Tamyia and Model Mast Silver, very dissapointed and frustrated with the results. So bad I've suspended working on the kit. I think I will try the Tamyia Flat Aluminum and practice a bit more before starting on the LEM.

Aluminum would probably be best.  Here a link to a nice picture showing the back of the ascent stage and the RCS units.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LM_RCS.jpg

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a14/AS14-66-9254HR.jpg

Not as shiny as you might think.

Gary

Very nice pics. Thanks for posting the links, these will be helpful.

You might try alclad.  Alclad makes three different aluminum finishes, a polished aluminum (you don't want that), a just plain aluminum (I think that would be best for space stuff) and a "white" aluminum for a highly weathered aluminum appearance.  More work than regular paint, but a nicer effect.