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Tamiya Flat Aluminium with a hint of Flat Blue mixed in. Silver dope was made by mixing aluminum powder into clear varnish, the aluminum protecting the fabric from the sun and keeping it from deteriorating.

Vince

Thanks Vince. :thumbsup:

Just curious: Why the flat blue?

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Just a personal preference really - to my eye the two 'flats' look better under a gloss coat, as opposed to 'one flat and one gloss'. And it's really only a hint of blue, for 1/72 I tend not to bother and just go with flat aluminium as the blue can look somewhat overdone in that scale.

Vince

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I, too, use GW mithril sliver (though with GW not using a sub-contractor to produce their paints, it will have a new name) on 72-scale models. I dunno what to suggest for larger scales.

I have not tried it, but with thinner, GW paints can be sprayed nicely.

George, out......

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On real aircraft fabric work when we use to cover with cotton. first was applied a anti meldew clear coat with somekinds of green copper powered. so when dry the fabric had a green tint to it, next came the silver dope. Maybe that is the reason for the blue tint.

Don923(flylo)

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not sure how well the GW paints airbrush.

I don't know about the latest batches of Citizen paints, because they changed supplier, but Mithril Silver used to spray beautifully thinned with a tiny drop of window cleaner.

peebeep

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