UFO Mettalic Finish

Marty said

>Because of the change of
>size you may find tape a little thick for the smaller scale, and if
>you feel confident is using Bare Metal Foil that may be a way forward
>to giving the feel you are after anyway.

Thanks for the input Marty.Yes its a question of just giving the foil a try.

Mike also mentioned:

>I have been modeling for about 20 years and found that Testors Model Master
>Metallizers work best for a metallic finish. they come in a >buffing and
>non buffing enamels, and come in various colors such as >Chrome Metallic

Grateful for your experience Mike.Can,t get hold of the brand
you mention in UK .I have to say though that paint
does,nt tend to give the highly reflective quality required,but
as you say its the result that matters.

Regards Mark


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Marty makes a good point about SNJ (forgot to mention it). this stuff will
buff up much more realistic looking in scale than the foil will. I have
used both, buffing paints and foil, on model aircraft and actually think the
SNJ/buffing paints look better. But try both and see what effect you like
better. Locate a good hobby shop in your area and you should easily find
both products.

Also if you are interested in the Testors brand of paints you might want to
check http://www.squadron.com/ these guys ship anywhere and literally have
everything. Or try http://www.hannants.co.uk/index.html for a UK based
supplier.

Other sites:
http://www.starshipmodeler.com/ Excellent references for SciFi modeling.
Check the reviews on build up of the Jupiter 2 from lost in space. Has some
good painting tips.

http://www.coldnorth.com/hangar-18-models/ Has some great Space 1999 Eagle
References

http://www.scalemodelindex.com/ An index site to find web sites about scale
modeling


Mike Malone