Hawkeye's Hobbies Natural Metal Finish Paints
Look at the results our plastic scale modeling customers are achieving with our lines of natural metal finish paints and polishing powders. Whether you're building a modeling kit that calls for a drab metal finish or one that's polished to a high sheen, you can achieve it with Talon Acrylics or SnJ Spray Metal enamel paints.
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NOTICE: Orders received between July 24 and Aug 9, 2010 will not be fulfilled until August 10th. We're attending AirVenture and the IPMS-USA Nationals during that period. If you need something immediately, Sprue Brothers Models should be able to fulfill your needs. News & Updates from AirVenture 2010 and the IPMS Nationals will be posted regularly to Hawkeye's Squawkbox.
Did You Know SnJ Spray Metal & Talon Can Be Tinted?
To create more colors...use gloss (enamels for SnJ and acrylics for Talon) paints to create tonal effects of other metals. Here are a couple of simple formulas.
STEEL: 3 drops gloss black, 1 drop dark blue mixed with 1/2 oz (one half bottle) of Spray Metal or Talon Aluminum.
TITANIUM: 2 drops gloss black, 2 drops dark brown, 1 drop orange mixed with 1/2 oz of Spray Metal or Talon Aluminum.
More color options using resources that are already at hand on your scale modeling workbench.
