It would look great in 1/32 allen , its quite a large wingspan , four feet bigger than a spitfire . I bet its not a cheap kit though .Oh and don't forget Tony........Dora Wings are releasing a D.501 in 1/32 scale, (kit DW32002) if your eyes get too buggy and the nerves are shot from building this one. She is looking mighty nice so far Sir!!!
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Allen
Its only the clear coat thats Alclad mark ,and thats one of their water based acrylic finishes. The silver is Vallejo Metal Color , another water based acrylic . I tried the Alclad metallic laquer paints once and couldnt get on with them , they didnt cover well enough for my liking plus they really stink ! Ive found these Vallejo metal color paints to be very suited to my style , theyre the most hard wearing , forgiving metallic acrylics ive come across so far . Heres a link to Johns shop https://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/products/paints/vallejo-paints/metal-color/Nice job,might have to try some of those alclad paints.
They just spray straight from the bottle andrew , just a quick shake ( theres a ball bearing in the bottle too) and off you go . I usually apply them over a gloss black primer . Theyre very hardwearing and take a lot more handling and masking than the model air metallics , As for sealing the finish either Klear or alclad aqua gloss, i tried their own metal color varnish but it was a bit thick and I did t fancy thinning it for fear of it separating on the surface .I have tried brushing , its fine on smaller parts , if a little thin , but on a larger surface you would struggle to get rid of brush marks hope this helps cheers tonyDave
That's coming on very nicely indeed. I remembered someone mentioning a certain Vallejo range of metallic paints were very good but couldn't remember which ones, so thanks for the tip.
I see these are specifically designed for airbrushing. Do they need much thinning on top? Also have you tried then with a brush on smaller areas?
Thanks.
Andrew
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