gun metal color?

itsa_ss · 13-08-2006

im working on some 1/35 figures and i would like to know if anybody could tell me what color the gun barel and all other metal parts of the firearm should be, i would rather it be in a tamiya color. thanks

tigertc · 13-08-2006

Squiffy does Tamiya gunmetal on his site 99p.

**Bunkerbarge** · 13-08-2006

Tamiya Gunmetal is X-10 and Metallic grey is XF-56, both of which would look good as a paint for hand weapons , depending on whether you wanted a slightly more gloss finish or a matt finish. I would usually go with the gunmetal.

If you mixed in a small amount of silver to which ever one you used and then dry brushed that over the top the effect is very impressive and the item really does look metallic.

Nigel.D · 13-08-2006

humbrol metalcote gunmetal is the best just paint it on then buff when dry the effect is superb

itsa_ss · 13-08-2006

thanks guys, im going to try to run to the hobby shop and pick up some colors. this just gives me an excuse to go to the hobby shop, i'll bet they have somthing that i just cant live with out!

kevingambrell · 23-01-2007

Hi
Gunmetal is brass in colour. Gun barrels and actions are blued steel or Parkarised steel. Some of the more modern weapons are anodized aluminum.
Blued steel looks black or a very deep blue. Parkerised is a matt'ush black new and goes a little gray in time. I had a Remington Rand 1911 auto (the real thing) that was 44 issue and that had gone a little gray.

Gun metal as I say is a bronze alloy, and looks like brass great for bearings but no good for gun barrels.

kevin

alan2525 · 23-01-2007

I think in this context "Gunmetal" is used to refer to the shade of grey.

I'm not sure when they actually stopped using Gunmetal to make guns / cannon etc though?

kevingambrell · 23-01-2007

Gun metal was never used to make cannon barrels, it would come appart faster than an actor with a zitt. bronze was used but it has very different mechanical properties.

Kevin

alan2525 · 23-01-2007

Gunmetal is a form of Bronze - an alloy of copper, tin and zinc.

It was specifically used for cannon - hence the "gun" part of gunmetal.

backonthecase · 23-01-2007

Tamiya X10 can be a bit too glossy for me sometimes. I like humbrol 53 drybrushed with some 56 and some matt black in the right places does the job.