Whoa. 28 years ago..... I did a similar "technique" with little knowledge, with only the products available. I used rattle can paint for the base (grey), then weather seams . Sprayed chrome paint over everything. Let dry for 2 days? Then buffed with steel wool. Then weather paint again. Came out amazing. I wish I still have the model. (all without help from the internet or even a model maker) I'm just saying, There are cheaper or easier ways to accomplish the same effects. I've seen so many products that are sold today, producing the easy effect. But I'm thinking the old fashion way is easier to control. Shy away from the cartoonie effect.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Interesting approach. You should try it again and video your results. You could make a video on YT.

@johnziegelbauer4999

Жыл бұрын

So true , also did a simular technique back then .

@bugler75

Жыл бұрын

Horses for courses I suppose guys. But as someone who has always struggled with NMF I will try anything. Can I ask if you used a varnish coat and if so, which one? Obviously asking the two commenters here. Thanks, Ian

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

I used Alclads clear base.

@bugler75

Жыл бұрын

@@StyreneModelersHaven Thanks

There is also another way to go with your paints. You can add a drop or two of Black or Yellow paint to the silver and paint the areas you want to have a slightly different metallic look. Years ago, this was a technique I learned when applying bare metal foil on aircraft models. We would thin down one or two drops of gloss Black to the point it was a slightly dark clear thinner then airbrush a Bare Metal sheet to get the effect. It is somethng you need to experiment with to get it right. When I worked real aircraft in the USAF, I found that many of the aluminum sheets used to repair the aircraft can have slightly different textures and colors, depending on the metal manufacturer and if it has a corrosion preventative applied to it. Pure aluminum will form a thin layer of oxide that keeps it from corroding and will give it a slightly dull but shiny appearance. Some aluminum sheeting the Sheet Metal shop would get would be shiny but one sheet would have like a very slightly darker tint to it. Other sheets would have that slightly yellow tint to it. The variance to them was so slight you needed to have one sheet next to the other in the sunlight to really see it. FYI, some of the more modern military aircraft, like the A-10 will have on the wings, a clear Leading Edge Tape applied. This was done to keep the paint from excessive wear and stripping back over the wings. You can get that same look on a model with some dull Scotch Tape.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Great tip and insights! You should make a video about how this works. I would love to see it.

This video deserves special commendation

@StyreneModelersHaven

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

My God that was a deep dive

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

I hope it was helpful, lol. Please sub to my channel if you would like to see more content like this.

Great video, solid techniques. The "ghosting" you mention is tape adhesive. I avoid using even Tamiya tape on metal. I cut "Post It Notes" to fit. This adhesive is much weaker and requires working on only one or two areas at a time as the masks may lift if not watched carefully. Post Its won't leave that residue.

@StyreneModelersHaven

28 күн бұрын

Great tip!

Absolutely gorgeous, thanks for sharing! I used to use the super light monocote which strengthens the foam and looks ok from a distance, but this is gorgeous!

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much! I am working on the b-17 non metallic colors over the holidays and hope to have a video out in a few weeks on the progress. Be sure to subscribe so you are updated when the new content drops!

Thanks for this video! I'd given up on metallic paints, unable to produce satisfactory results from brushes. Seeing your results, I'll be shopping for an airbrush soon.

@StyreneModelersHaven

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

great vid- clear, concise, and shows you how to fix/avoid problems that come up...

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That is what I am shooting for. I love the scale model content on YT but a lot of it does not give details on how the technique was accomplished. I am trying to fix that with my content.

This is so enlightening! Thanks for the great video🙌🏼. Been messing around with some of the same products, came close but never cracked the code so far. This here should help!

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Glad the video helped! Please sub to my channel so you will be updated when my new content drops. Working on the b-17 and also doing a vid on how to paint checkerboard pattern on aircraft

Excellent tutorial! Thank you for taking the time.

@StyreneModelersHaven

9 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

I seem to get a great metal look from Krylon Aluminum spray paint; I touch it up with highlights & shadows using some metallic acrylic brush paints.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea! I have seen others use the same Krylon paint with impressive results. Join my email list and send me pics of your work. I would love to post it on my YT community board! Please sub to my channel as well so you get the notified when the next video of this series drops.

@darkwood777

Жыл бұрын

Just be aware that Krylon is a chemically "hot" paint that etches into whatever you spray it on in order to permanently bind to the surface. This can cause irreversible problems to your soft styrene model, particularly when put on too heavy.

A - MAZING!! I have one NMF build that is nearing paint. I will certainly be attempting this paint process on this build, after a trip to the hobby shop. Thanks for the insight.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! You inspired me based on building off your technique!

Great video, thanks. I love the idea of using metal coat hangers to hold the kit during the paint process. Brilliant. Sub added

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and glad I was able to help!

Thank you! About to try this out on the F-104 Saber Fighter.

@StyreneModelersHaven

4 ай бұрын

Have fun!

Great NMF tutorial 👍 thanks for sharing it is going to come in handy!

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks Trey!

Excellent tutorial. So detailed, clear and precise. Thank you, very, very helpful!

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate your comment.

@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas

Жыл бұрын

@@StyreneModelersHaven and I appreciate your videos and tutorials. I’ve subscribed some time ago and get a notification of your new videos. Your work is good inspiration for my modeling. Some examples are on my KZread channel. Ciao!

Awsome!! You are a true craftsman.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Craftsman, that is a compliment, thank you! I will be sure to keep pushing great content.

Excellent video. I’m just about to start with my Alclad II paints so this is a real life saver!

@StyreneModelersHaven

2 ай бұрын

Perfect timing!

Thank you for this video, I don't do airplanes, but there are a couple of cars that I can apply this technique to

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Yes you can! Thanks for watching.

Awesome and thank you! This clear coat process for metallic paint has been frustrating!

@StyreneModelersHaven

3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thanx for the tutorial, I have a revell 1/48 B-17 I will be painting in natural metal finish.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

This should work out great for you! Please join my email list and send me pics of your progress when you get to the NMF stage. I would love to share it on my YT community board. It's free to join and I send tips and tricks to my email list as well as updates on new content! styrenehaven.systeme.io/opt-in

Just bought an old Monogram B-24J 1:48 kit from Ebay which I will paint with this method. Excellent tutorial!!! THANKS :)

@StyreneModelersHaven

Ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Trying this out on a P-47D right now! learned the hard way not to use too much pressure on the black undercoat, wet sanded so should be GTG, after that I plan to tackle a b-17!

@StyreneModelersHaven

2 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@nycbjr

2 ай бұрын

@@StyreneModelersHaven So it came out pretty good but the Allclad top coat is gritty, can I do a light wet sand?

@nycbjr

Ай бұрын

NM I used 10k wet/dry and it looks awesome!

Great video! Clear, concise and understandable. Thanks very useful. Wish other posts were as beneficial.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Great video! Thanks for this great tutorial.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

It’s an awful lot of work but sizing the surface and gilding it with silver leaf produces the most genuine looking metal finish possible because that’s what our creating, a metal finish. If the sanding prep work is executed properly, you end up with a mirror like surface you can actually see your reflection in.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! It is a lot of work, but nothing beats real metal.

Great vid, thanks for sharing! 👍👍

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Please sub to my channel!

Great video, I have this model in my stash, will definitely be using this technique. May on a cheaper model Ist. Thank you for sharing your hack, looks stunning.

@StyreneModelersHaven

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

G’day, I wish to thank you very much for sharing the secrets to the best way to produce the Natural Metal Finish. It is great appreciated and comes at the perfect time of coming across your video. As I have just acquired the 1/48 Gloster Meteor by Airfix. Many thanks again and I look forward to watch many more of your videos. Kindest Regards and Respect, Ray from Sydney Australia.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! I am glad I was able to help you.

@JDK16

Жыл бұрын

Check your references. I believe the RAAF Meteors were painted High Speed Silver just as the RAF ones were, rather than left as a natural metal. This is a silvery gray paint. Many paint lines now have a HSS color, including Alclad II. You can use StyreneModelersHaven's technique as described in the video, with the Alclad HSS, or you could simply use Tamiya AS-12. Have fun with your "meatbox" (love the Meteor!).

You should try the Spaz Stix ultimate mirror chrome paint. It is solvent based and is technically meant for polycarbonate r/c buddies but works really well for styrene models as well.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice!

Some EXCELLENT tips for sure but (yeah, there's always a BUT!) I'll throw another option into the mix: I just finished a 1/48 Monogram B-24J that I re-scribed and riveted (yeah, seek meds) and my "process" is basically the same as yours but I prefer Alclad's Aqua Gloss over the Polished Aluminum. NO ghost marks from masking with the Tamiya tape, it doesn't alter the sheen of the Polished Aluminum and therefore no need for the AK Extreme Metal. Yes, the Aqua Gloss is an acrylic but I've never had any problem with it changing the sheen or lifting when masked. I can also attest to its incredible toughness as when I did my oil wash on the panel lines, I left it on WAY too long and it pretty much fully dried. Using the typical oderless thinner, I REALLY had to work to get the excess oil paint off and zero damage to the Polished Aluminum (and other shades) already applied. Yes, the Aqua Gloss is just that, a gloss but it was already going over Polished Aluminum. I decaled, sprayed more Aqua Gloss over the decals to seal them and then sprayed flat over the decaled areas only. Now having typed this novel, you definitely have a good system that works for you and thank you for taking the time to put it on video! Oh lastly....it looks like you sprayed the Airframe Aluminum over the Polished Aluminum, correct? That's perfectly fine but remember it will certainly look different over Polished Aluminum than gloss black or gray. Make sense?

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Some really great tips here. That's what I love about scale modeling, more than one way to accomplish the same result. I had bad luck with Alclads aqua gloss in the past, but that could be operator error. Join my email list and send me a pic of your work. Would love to post it on my YT community board. I could also include your breakdown on how you did it. Link in description of video to join email.

Just saw this video and I wanted to thank you for taking the time to capture each step. Very informative and something I like to try someday and this will come in handy when that day comes. 🙂

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and glad you found it helpful! Please subscribe to my channel as I have more how to videos in the world.

That looks amazing! Awesome work. I wish I had more space in my apartment. I love building models but I don't have a place big enough to do so 😞

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

You can do it! Lots of people have small spaces they work in. I have seen many have a mobile setup using a tool box or fishing tackle box to hold all their tools. They setup on the kitchen table, hobby for a little while and then just pack it back for the next time. For painting you can do the same thing and just paint outside when its nice or near a window with a fan. There are YT videos on small setups for building models!

Thanks for sharing your technique.👍

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Please sub to my channel for more videos I will be dropping soon.

@davidchin350

Жыл бұрын

@@StyreneModelersHaven already subbed you, thanks 🙂

Actually, the bare metal finish on aircraft because more commonplace near the end of WWII til the Vietnam Era. This was because aircraft-like the P-38 Lightning and the P-51 Mustang followed by the early jets became so fast that the paint kept peeling off the aircraft! It became a cost issue to keep repainting aircraft. The faster the planes became, the worse the problem got. Then, they developed epoxy-based paints that stayed on. The Airforce initially didn’t mind so much because they figured speed and, in the cases of the B-29, B-36, etc., altitude would keep their aircraft safe but Navy welcomed this solution because seawater and salt are corrosive to metals.

Thanks, good, informative video. Like how your B-17 is coming along.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Please subscribe to my channel so you get notified when the next installment of the b-17 build drops.

@johnmoran8805

Жыл бұрын

Already did.

I’ve gone through three Tamiya 1/48 P-51s, each were stripped 2-3 times because the NMF was messed up. Hopefully it will not happen again with the kit I’m working on now. Awesome video, thanks.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Please let me know your results after trying this technique!

Im doing a p51 now and will try this. Thx.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Very informative video. My NMF’s are always very poor and I haven’t attempted one since last year. There’s a lot of great advice in the comments too. Thanks all

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

I hope this will inspire you to try again. Thanks for watching and please sub to my channel to see more content.

@bugler75

Жыл бұрын

@@StyreneModelersHaven i have everything to have excerpt the Alcad base. And a lot of Lightnings (1960’s British ) to do. Thanks for the encouragement. Ian

Very nice.

@StyreneModelersHaven

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks for explaining the process, got very frustrated with the AK products, quite less than advertised by another popular tutorial.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

I totally get that. Most metallic paints over promise but a good process fixes these shortcomings.

Okay. You need GX100 as a base coat. Spray GX100 thinned with some leveling thinner, then spray some pure leveling thinner before it driesl. A lot of your pictures show orange peel and garbage in your base coat. You have to polish that base gloss layer and clean it before you spray any metallic finish. I like a lacquer metallic topped with an acrylic gloss like Neo T-239 then VMS gloss. A gloss coat is gonna steal reflectivity away no matter what.

@StyreneModelersHaven

5 ай бұрын

I would love to see a video of your process! Let me know when you post it.

Fine job thanks for sharing.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Please sub to my channel to see more great content when it drops.

@jerryrichards8172

Жыл бұрын

@@StyreneModelersHaven sorry thought I did. But I'm subscribed now.

Great. I can start work on my long out of production B-58 Hustler model, a huge ancient long out of production 1/48 scale Monogram kit. I love bare aluminum early cold war era jets

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Still a great kit! I have one in the stash too.

@ph11p3540

Жыл бұрын

@@StyreneModelersHaven It's a very tough kit as far as insuring perfect invisible seams and gaps. This is going to be a really hard to handle model as it gets metalized. I plan on hiding thick plastic beams inside the inside the wings where the engines meet the wing. The idea is for the engines to be temporarily removed so I can paint them better. The same goes with reengineering the landing gear. I expect to spend over 300 hours on this model. Sounds excessive but the model needs heavy reengineering just so I can safely handle it while painting.

gah! I would not be able to do this without my mind breaking. looks good though!

@StyreneModelersHaven

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice tutorial thx

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the info. I will give it a try and see what happens Thanks Steve U.K.

@StyreneModelersHaven

6 ай бұрын

No problem 👍

I really like the Alclad Aqua Gloss, but it's not quite perfect, cresting a bit of slight "haze" to an otherwise perfect Alclad finish. Just like if you spray the Alclad metalic color, at to high a psi, or just to many coats. I'm going to have to try the Alclad Gloss Klear Kote again, having sprayed way too much on at once, getting the color underneath to "vanish" in some spots, as you described. VERY LIGHT coats, and Keep Moving, should, "do the trick".

@StyreneModelersHaven

9 ай бұрын

Keep experimenting!

Hi great video cracked the code. May I ask, why you can't use the AK for the first metallic stage instead of Alclad metal finish. Not that I would try it other than on a test mule, but maybe its a reaction issue. Kind regards Dave Porter London

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

You can use AK polished aluminum as the primary metal coat but I did not like AK polished aluminum. It almost looked like it had glitter in it, at least the bottle I had. IMO, the Alclad left a better more convincing polished aluminum. Really you can use any high shine metallic paint as the base. The idea is you want to start shiny since the final AK aluminum is going to tone it down. If you start with something already less shiny, AK aluminum will mute it more. Not that it is a bad thing. You could experiment if you want to go with a more war weary look. I am going for a little more shine on the b-17.

FAN-F*%&ING-TASTIC!!!! I'm ordering the supplies now. I've been waiting to get good at metalizer, or something, in order to build my B-17G. "My" '17 used to belong to the local museum when I was just a boy, as did I! I was furthermore lucky enough to help care for and ride the beautiful craft several times. But she ended up breaking my heart when she was sold after the museum folded😢. I've wanted to build a proper tribute to the bomber that seduced me into the world of flying. The kit has lived in my shop waiting for me to get the courage to start the project, as anything short of perfection simply wouldn't do justice to the immense love I have for "my" B-17G "Fuddy Duddy". RIP National Warplane Museum of Horseheads N.Y.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

So glad it was helpful!

@nycbjr

2 ай бұрын

I'm about to do the same thing, I flew in her in the late 90's, ordered the decals, right now testing this NMF on a P-47, next up is the Fuddy Duddy!

Very interesting and informative, thanks very much for sharing! Have you by any chance tried the Alclad Aqua Gloss (not their normal "Klear Cotes" as they call them) instead of the Alclad Clear Base? The latter is quite difficult to find at most online model shops right now, and I think Alclad themselves recommend the Aqua Gloss for sealing their metallic paints without taking away their special sheen. Aqua Gloss is water based so it may have a different effect if sprayed over the normal Alclad metallics, so I would be interested to know if you tried this and if yes, what do you think. Many thanks!

@StyreneModelersHaven

6 ай бұрын

I have not tried the aqua gloss. If you do try it please give us your feedback!

Looks really good! I've watched Adam Savage build props for years, sometimes he uses anproduct called rub and buff, but I don't think it's friendly to being handled or painted over. Still always been curious to know how it would look on a model...

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

I have heard of rub and buff but never used it. Not sure but I don't thinks it's available anymore. I could be wrong though.

@cellardwellerproductions5125

10 ай бұрын

@StyreneModelersHaven Absolutely killer tutorial. This has been in my watch later, forever. Should have watched it sooner. Now I'm going to date myself here. RubNBuff, used to be the go to metallic finish in the late '70's early '80's ish. LOL. Yeah,@jetjazz05, I assume you play? RNB is still being made and sold as local as your nearest Michael's. You are looking for a card/bubble pack, gold colored IIRC, and a small travel tooth paste tube like container. Found some recently in the pen and marker section. It's a wax type of paste, that you smear around and try to level to your best and then buff. I've heard you can spray it but have not tried that one. Good for dry brushing highlights. I apologize for the long reply.

@StyreneModelersHaven

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

I want to see how you’re going to do the antiglare panels because I’m fixing to tackle sentimental journey

@StyreneModelersHaven

4 ай бұрын

That was simple masking off and painting with a couple different colors. Watch part one and two of the Chuckie build. It shows what I did.

@mattduke1181

4 ай бұрын

@@StyreneModelersHaven will do ill check it out thanks

What an informative video! I just wonder why the ghosting happened? I experienced it before but I didn't figure out why. I was thinking it was the tape residue so I rubbed it with enamel thinner; obviously it wouldn't work, I ended up with repainting. I am still puzzling why. If you could share any thought, it would be so appreciated.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

My guess is that that the adhesive reacts with the metal paint or perhaps the adhesive pulls some of the mica powder when you de mask. Only a guess though.

Very inspiring !!! What metal shade / technique did you use to create a more matt look for the painted-fabric control surface ?

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

I used Alclads matt aluminum and I will also be applying a matt coat to the flaps as well at a later stage in the build.

@kcmjlp4890

Жыл бұрын

@@StyreneModelersHaven THANKS

Great video.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Please sub to my channel, I have more in the works.

@SP_Hatter

Жыл бұрын

@@StyreneModelersHaven I did, can't wait to see this one come together! Please subscribe to mine as well.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Will do!

If only there was an easy to apply, handle and mask realistic looking Chrome! Sadly I've not had much luck with either AK Extreme Metal Chrome, Alclad Chrome, or Molotow Liquid Chrome either straight from the pen or decanted and airbrushed...

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that is a tough one to work with.

Hi. Do you have a video for painting the Japanese A5M2B Claude? It's metallic and has a near yellow clear. Would appreciate for your response ☺️

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

No, sorry I don't. I don't build much Japanese aircraft.

I wonder how's the clear base is going to hold over time. I've just been to my hobby shop and they had 2 bottles of it: one has almost indistinguishable tint of yellow where another one was closer to the clear yellow... With that in mind in the past what I was doing I was priming with Mr Primer 1500, giving it a rub with 3000, then was applying decanted tamiya silver leaf or gloss aluminum, then alclad airframe aluminum, aqua gloss, mask with tape, apply other shades of metals and then thin layer of alclad airframe aluminum or chrome. Aqua gloss, decals, aqua gloss and then alclad light sheen or klear kote gloss with a bit of light sheen b/c when it is either gloss or aqua gloss it looks like glazed doughnut to me.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

If your method works and you like the results, that is great! There is more than one way to achieve different finishes and there is no right or wrong way. That is what I love about this hobby, so many great solutions and different techniques to achieve the same result.

That's cool, just in time Tamiya P-38!

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel, I am working on the next installment of the B-17 build and also working on how to paint checker tails and cowls!

This would be great for the DC-4 I have

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Give it a try and please let me know of your results!

thanks!!! I have a question- how do you remove accidental fingerprints once the Aluminum coat goes on?

@StyreneModelersHaven

3 ай бұрын

That would require sanding and reapplying the metal coat.

Very cool. That’s a lot of work.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Not as much as you think. Give it a try on a smaller model.

sweet

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Which airbrush gun are you using on this video (the black one)?

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

That is a Sotar 20/20 super fine detail airbrush. This: amzn.to/3yQtdo4

I had the tape issue on a P51 i was working on. Was frustrating me every time i painted another color over it. Nose color, tail color, ainti glare strip. So once you vanish all the tape ghosting with the AK aluminum, then hit it with the base coat again, I should be good to paint the rest of the colors without the tape smoo showing back up then?

@StyreneModelersHaven

Ай бұрын

Exactly!

@philliplarson5437

Ай бұрын

@@StyreneModelersHaven awesome! I threw the P51 on the shelf of shame. Once I'm done with my current build, I'll get it back down, strip the paint, and follow this method! Thanks! The videos are great!

I have 1/18 F86 Sabre in the box and deliberating what colour to use

@StyreneModelersHaven

28 күн бұрын

Do some testing on a junk kit or parts to see which color you like.

Just an FYI, there is NO better tape than pinstriping tape for masking and especially areas on curves or uneven surfaces. Not only that it is way cheaper then modeler branded tape.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Great tip! Thank you.

Oh gosh I want to do this but need to build a kit first.? I am returnee with a 40+ year gap, so much has changed!! Bob England

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Glad to have you back! Many members in the model club I am in have come back after decades. Most of them catch up in just a few months and really build some amazing models in no time. The hobby is better than ever with the best kits I have ever seen and tons of supplies and tools.

@BobMuir100

Жыл бұрын

@@StyreneModelersHaven I am seeing that big time however it’s also scary! Maybe I can’t do it to that level but I am would be gutted to just build them out the box……follow me? Bob

@darkwood777

Жыл бұрын

@@BobMuir100 It's just a model you build for fun. If you don't like it, make another one and do it better.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

@@BobMuir100 Join a model club either locally or online. Facebook has a ton of great model groups to join and most everyone is more than willing to help and offer advice. There is also so much great content on YT for tips and tricks. Just have fun and don't try and tackle too many techniques on each build. Pick 1-2 techniques to try on each build and grow your knowledge. In no time you will have mastered several techniques and each of your builds will just get better.

@BobMuir100

Жыл бұрын

@@darkwood777 thank you, so right!!

Model master can be polished to a shine then cleard.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Great tip! Thanks for sharing.

Black bassing?😳 It's all about dat bass?😁 Jman

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Nice one!

The only problem is that the Extreme metal paint remains sticky permanently it needs a clear coat over the decaling

@StyreneModelersHaven

20 күн бұрын

I have not experienced this. Is it all the metal colors or just a few?

mr.hobby has a flat clear similar to alclad

@StyreneModelersHaven

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@justin_704

9 ай бұрын

@@StyreneModelersHaven same. Thank you for your tutorial. Really helpful teaching about color variations.

@2:43 Why do you call that Mr. color when it doesn't say Mr. Color anywhere on that bottle?

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

It is an older bottle made by Gunzye. Gunzye now calls it Mr color.

Or just MRP over a gloss black and avoid all the faffing around?

@StyreneModelersHaven

11 ай бұрын

I would love to see your technique. Please make a video and post it!

..в итоге- красивооо....

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Can you say “Razor Crest”

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Got one in the stash 😁

I thin my airbrush paints not as a ratio but as a consistency of milk.

@StyreneModelersHaven

4 ай бұрын

It's a good starting point. Play with ratios to see different results.

Im not convinced

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

More than one way to skin a cat. Do what works for you.

all the harsh language I can muster...

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Lol!

Only one way to make "natural metal" is applying aluminium foil to your model. Painting - is like you try to cheat YOURSELF with "natural metal". Proof is easy: i ntroduce me some good photos of models painting in your style and some photos of models covered with real aluminium foil. The result: every modelist EASILY determine where is real aluminium cover and where is ridiculous imitation of "real metal" with expensive advertised paints. We can really make this experiment. So, I heil to believe your own eyes, and not believe to advertisement!

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Using foil is a great way to do NMF but it is one of many great options.

Good stuff

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

No words - Just 😃😃😃

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Please sub to my channel as I have more how to vids in the works.

Looks really great! But I can't say this is "natural" metal finish, cause natural plane aluminium coverage is scratched and stressed. Your technique is closer to factory metal finish.

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

This was before the weathering process. Thanks for your comment.

El santo grial es el terminado cromo.espejo pulido al 0.0… .

@StyreneModelersHaven

Жыл бұрын

Very true!