Brushing metalizers

Dana,
Glad to know you're getting good results. I painted a 1/35 106mm recoilless rifle with a buffing MM gunmetal, and it turned out just a little too splotchy for my taste, but still looks rather convincing.
If you have pics, you bet I'd like to see them!
Gip Winecoff

I agree. I just tryed it last night for the heck of it. This isn't the OV-10 model mind you, but a large scale Mig I've been working on. I was just surprised as to how well it worked...even at such a large scale. I would never brush an entire aircraft or part of an aircraft anyway. I'll also never brush an area this large again. It was more of an experiment than anything. I was just shocked as to how well it turned out in the first place.

In fact, if I get a chance, I'll snap a few pics tonight if you like.
Dana

Dana,
Berny is right. When I told you that Metalizers could be brushed, I neglected to tell you that brushing should be limited to small areas like your OV-10 exhausts. I just assumed it would interpreted in that vein. For larger areas, even coverage is difficult; that's why airbrushing is so effective. In addtion, the paints are quite thin, and even dry quickly during brushing (I assume you have already discovered tihs.). In some, if not most cases, dabbing the paint on with a brush will provide a more even-appearing coverage than actually brushing. Be sure to experiment to find the right approach for you.
Gip Winecoff

For larger areas you get better coverage with a air brush. It is ok to hand brush small items but you would not get very good results if you hand brushed an entire model. The air brush is the only way to go when doing large items.

Metalizers are so thin that a brush will soak up more than you would be able to use.