discussion Acrylic N M Finishes

[Guest]

Hi Derek,another lovely model,afraid I've never heard of Rub n Buff is it sprayed or brushed.I checked the price of the Talon products the paint is in 30ml.bottles the powders which are

optional for buffing also 30ml.are priced $5.99. All three work out about £11 plus p&p this

seems very reasonable compared to normal acrylics which are usually about 17ml. & just

under £2,if I bought in uk I would still have postage so I will have to weigh up the difference.

Cheers John.

Hi John, it comes in a 15mL tube which you apply by wiping onto the model with a cloth and then gently buffing off with cotton wool, see link below for the supplier I used. One tube would do a few aircraft, you don't use much.

Craft Materials - Rub n Buff Wax Metallic Finish - ArtiFolk for Great Value Arts and Crafts

Have a look at my 'under construction' build of my lightning for more details. I used the Silver Leaf. Good luck and cheers Derek

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/planes-helicopters/11101-e-e-lightning-f6-1-48-airfix-6.html

 

[coachman]

Hi Derek,thanks for the info but I took the plunge with the Talon paint this afternoon.

I'll have a look at your build, it did look nice and I'll save the link for a possible future

build. I went with Talon as it seemed a very reasonable price,paint 30ml. two lots

of powder plus p&p worked out at £19.53. From their video it ticked all the boxes

time alone will tell. Thanks for taking the time to contact me.Taking a look at your

build now. John

 

[coachman]

Back again Derek,have looked at all your Lightning pictures,looks great. When I've used

the Talon paint I think I will get some rub n buff and try that for comparison. Hope I'm

able to get somewhere close to your standard. Be in touch somewhere down the line.

Thanks a lot. John

 

[AlanG]

John. I tried a new technique tonight that i found ages ago but never had the time to try out. It doesn't involve an airbrush although you could prime the kit first i suppose. But like with any NMF surface prep is essential. It is messy though so do it in an area that is easy to clean up after yourself. Have a look at these pics on an old matchbox fw190 i tried it on. Took me 5 mins to do this. If you are interested then have a look at this link Eastern Suburbs Scale Modelling Club

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[Guest]

:darn:I would be very interested in this. Web page will not load for me.

 

[AlanG]

Loads for me Tony. Anyone else have probs?

 

[Guest]

Hi John, look forward to seeing how you get on with Talon thats what this Forum is all about - exchanging ideas and techniques. Look forward to seeing some photos in due course. Cheers Derek

 

[Guest]

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[Guest]

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