Alcad II multi colors

You can spray right over them. Only Aclacd's airframe aluminum, chrome, polished aluminum, and stainless steel need a gloss black base.

There are several ways to do it.  Of course, Alclad itself comes in different shades, but there are other techniques.

Varying the undercoat will make panels look different.

Different thicknesses of application affect appearance. For instance, with their polished aluminum, it only looks like polished aluminum if you put on a very thin coat. Building up an increased thickness makes it look duller and flatter.  I mask off panels with post-it notes to lay down heavier applications on alternate panels.

You can also mask off and overcoat aluminum (very tricky- you must have a good airbrush and be able to put down extremely thin coats).

Don and Nathan,

Thanks.   I just graduated to Alclad, as I have from my POS Aztek airbrush, to my H&S Infinity.  

When I tried Alclad chrome with my old airbrush, it never turned out right.  

This time, I used the Aztek on the top, and the H&S on the bottom. The aluminium Aztek was really no different from any other paint. But the H&S side, WOW!  That turned out really cool!  

Thanks again,

don  

Another question,

My loving wife got me the Tamiya P51D in 1/32 scale.  After I get the smaller P51 and an F8 under my belt, all in bare metal, I am planning on the bigger 'Stang.  

Would you paint it air frame aluminium?  

P-51 wings were painted aluminum at factory on birds with metal fuselages.  Not to say no one stripped off this paint in field, but a Mustang with painted wings and bare metal fuselage is certainly not improper.  And, even on natural bare metal, there was still a lot of paint- anti-glare, squadron markings, camouflage and such, so a good mix and match can be interesting.

Thanks Don.

Will human blood affect the finished?  I just pricked myself with the airbrush needle.  Ouch!  It drew blood!

Don

Don Eisenhart

Thanks Don.

Will human blood affect the finished?  I just pricked myself with the airbrush needle.  Ouch!  It drew blood!

Don

Most of us try to hold , just shy of adding our life's blood to our projects.

 But  it do happen 

HA!

I do that sometimes when I back flush, but by then the model painting is done, and no harm done :-)

I try to remember to retract needle a ways before I backflush.