Sabre Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Hey guys, Will be finishing the Tamiya bubble P-47 in NMF, with black/white checked cowl & full invasion stripes. Should be a nice study in black/white/silver. (Hopefully) :D What's the deal on the Tamiya silver in the spray can? I picked some up, but have heard some rumors about it. Do I shake 'n spray as usual or skeet some in an airbrush bottle and apply it that way? Help! Happy modeling, Jim ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wally Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 (edited) Hey Jim, I'm just finishing my P-47 using Tam AS-12. I have a B&W photo on the In Progress form. I feeling daring enough now to put up a color shot. Oh yeah, I did like the silver AS-12. Top notch!! Full throttle, Wally Forgot - Thanks MadMike!!! Edited April 22, 2004 by Wally Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Jim I assume you are talking AS-12 BMF? I use this paint exclusively for BMF work. Warm the can up in a container of warm water for 5 mins, give the can a good shake until the ball bearing rattles well and apply in this mist coats. You will only need a couple of coats spaced 15 mins apart. It will go on a dark metallic gret but will lighten as it cures to a lovely metallic silver, just perfect for a BMF finish. After leaving it to dry for a couple of days you can mask over it no worries. Very durable stuff! You can use the other can shades (Silver leaf, gloss aluminium and gunmetal) to give panels a different shade or rub graphite powder in to darken panels. Recommended! You can also spray this over Tamiya primer as well. HTH MikeJ 1:72 Dragon MiG-15Bis using Tamiya AS-12 Hasegawa 1:72 F-86D Sabre Dog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Hey Jim,I'm just finishing my P-47 using Tam AS-12. I have a B&W photo on the In Progress form. I feeling daring enough now to put up a color shot. Oh yeah, I did like the silver AS-12. Top notch!! Full throttle, Wally Forgot - Thanks MadMike!!! Not a problem Wally That Jug looks very good indeed!! MikeJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silver1 Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 How does it look covered in future? Or do the decals sit well on it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 I have found that Future does not detract from the metal look and decals adhere well with no silvering. Both the models in the pics above have had a thin brush painted coat of Future to seal everything in. HTH MikeJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabre Posted April 22, 2004 Author Share Posted April 22, 2004 Thanks guys! :wacko: Will proceed as planned...(crossed fingers) :lol: Hey Wally, killer P-47! ;) Happy modeling, Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie Cheslo Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Hi Jim; Like Wally and Mike, I use Tamiya sprays for my BMF. I like to use a combo of AS-12, Silver Leaf, and Gloss Aluminum. I also like to spray it over a primer of Tamiya Gloss Black, I find that it makes it more "metal like", in my opinion. When you use Alclad, they tell you for the more shiny metals, to use a gloss black primer first, to "capture the light". I think you can achieve just as fine a finish with the Tamiya sprays (straight from the can) as you can with the alclads. Here are a couple of my P-47, identical to Wally's. HTH, Jamie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie Cheslo Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Here's an inside closer shot so you can see the finish up close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabre Posted April 24, 2004 Author Share Posted April 24, 2004 Hey Jamie, Thanks for the further info! :P Paint time is still a few weeks away, but don't like waiting until the last minute (for anything). Great looking T'bolts! Hope mine turns out as well. Happy modeling, Jim :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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