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"Hybrid Painting Method" for natural metal

This method is hybrid of airbrush and brush painting. First, Mr.color's Super Metallic Chrome Silver was sprayed (slightly mixed #2 black). Second, Mr.color's Chrome Silver (straight from the bottle) was drybrushed on the sprayed surface. Drybrushed silver can express hairlines on the natural matal surface. Detailed painting method is as follows.

#1000 surfacer -> #8 Silver (for the base) -> Chrome Silver + #2 Black (spraying) -> Chrome Silver (drybrushing) -> #46 Clear (spraying) -> Markings(Yellow, Olive Drab, Insignia, etc) -> #2000 sand paper polishing (only for marking portions) -> decals -> #46 Clear & #30+46 Flat Clear (only for Olive Drab portion) -> weathering

I always use Mr. Color paints. Markings for example D-Day stripes, checker and national insignia were all painted before Silver.

Then, I sprayed an undercoat of Silver which was #8 Silver 50% + #46 Clear 50%. Next, Finishing Silver which was Alclad Polished Aluminum 50% + #46 Clear 50% (Mr. Color Thinner was available). The panels around exhausts were painted Mr. Super Stainless.

Mr. Super Stainless was drybrushed lightly on Finishing Silver. This painting technique using airbrushing together with drybrushing is very effective for duplicating a weathered Natural Metal Finish.

After applying decals, Flat Clear (#46 Clear 50% + #30 Flat Base 50%) was sprayed over the model as a sealing coat.