Woody V Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 The old school method of black highlighted with graphite looks good, but I'm open to suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Try some dark blue to the black, I like it. Woody V 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Theo, got some pics to show it??? Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob MDC Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Gunze MC 214 Dark Iron apply with a brush wait till dry say 5 mins then buff with a soft brush "just like that""" Bob Woody V and Greif8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 17 hours ago, Bob MDC said: Gunze MC 214 Dark Iron apply with a brush wait till dry say 5 mins then buff with a soft brush "just like that""" Bob MC 214 is great paint for weapons, and its as easy as Bob says above to get excellent results. Zank_Frappa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 US small arms, including aircraft mg's, almost all had a Parkerized finish. Parkerizing is an zinc or manganese phosphate conversion coating process that is porous to oil in order to inhibit oxidation of the underlying steel surface. The zinc phosphate finish color can vary from a medium OD(due to contaminants in the chemical bath) to neutral, light to dark gray; manganese from dark gray to black. Adding oil to the surface will darken the finish further as well as giving the metal a slight sheen. For aircraft use I would keep the finish more flat than shiny as lubricants had a tendency to congeal at low temperatures. I believe that German small arms were blued, an electrochemical process that adds protection, but lesser degree than Parkerizing. In modeling, adding a metallic finish may look nice, but with US ordnance it would be invisible at our scale. However, in modeling everything is fair game. HTH, Damian LSP_K2, Woody V, thierry laurent and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 An alternative to the Gunze MC214 treatment is to paint them matt black and then dry brush with MC 214. Same principle as the graphite approach, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Been using model air Vajello gun metal and like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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