discussion Chrome touch ups and realistic metals

[homechild]

I realise that most people here are WWII modellers but I've been wondering this for a while and you may have the answer anyway.

When you have a chrome sprue/frame/whatever you want to call it, how do you touch up the part that you've removed because there will generally be at least one point where the sprue colour will be showing as you've had to cut it off.

On the same kind of topic, is there any type of paint that produces a good, realistic looking metal?

I've seen Alclad mentioned in the Airfix model magazine from time to time but has anyone used it?

 

[Guest]

Drew lots of alclad users on here and there several threads with good info . I usually strip the chrome by soaking the sprue in bleach and then use buffing metalizer by Model Master.

 

[Guest]

Heres a thread Mike put up a while back

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/painting/10457-alclad-ii-chrome-stainless-steel.html

 

[homechild]

Thanks Trey, that seems to answer my question, just wish I'd asked before starting my current build (which is practically finished!)

 

[stona]

You only need a gloss black undercoat for the highly polished finishes (like chrome). I do regular shades of aircraft aluminium over my standard grey primer with no problems at all.

Cheers

Steve