The new Tamiya acrylics have several shades of dark metallic. I just used some to paint Plastruct I beams to look like steel. Check them out. If nothing else, they are the nicest smelling acrylic paints I have ever had the privilage to breath in.
John, The bottles can be airbrushed straight from the bottle, no additives needed. Just like any other paint, except it can be buffed if you like. Just stir it the same as you would any other paint. Yes, I saw Gun Metal and Titanium, Model Master, in spray cans at the store. If you're ok with using spray cans, that would be the easiet way to go. Gary
Yes, buffing is the key with the metelizer paints. I've seen airplane kits done with this type of paint and to bring out more detail and show differences in the skin panels, some were buffed more than others and it gave it a really cool effect. Mainly though, this line is the most complete "metallic" line of paints I've seen so though it'd be a good starting point.
Warren, HA! I haven't seen the Tamiya paints in any hobby shops local to me or that I been to! So.... It be nice to see the color differences in them however... Gary, THANKS! I'll be looking into getting a can (to start with) of the Testors Model Masters "Gunmetal" color, in spray to see how it looks. Just for the simplicity of having it in a spray can, and not having to get all the stuff for the air brush out an all. And then with that an its what I'm looking for, I won't have to do any special mixing or anything to it, just tape off the smokebox, an all an blow a light coat on the smokebox front, an smokebox sides, an see how it looks. Being a light coat, may call for a second light coat to get the right effect of the paint. If this shade works, this will end a search I done for a long time, an be the simplest thing! John, I thought the "Metalizer" paint was something you mixed in whith another color! Now that I know its a regular paint, just able to be buffed. Which is really decent, that ought to be something different, specially on passenger cars that are Aluminum! Be good for a base weathering effect on them!
