Whats a good, brushable metallic paint please?

[Citadelgrad]

In the past, any old silverish paint would do for the occasional dry brush.  Now i am starting Tamya’s Corsair, and i need something brush friendly for stuff like levers, valves, lines, etc.   i use alclad for panels but need something to use with a brush.  
 

thank you. 

[Stevepd]

Those Revell aqua little blue pots. Add a dash of warm water as it can be a little thick = bingo.

[Gerhard]

True metal from AK.

[Thunnus]

The old Testors silver enamel in the small square bottle is my go-to for brush painting details. Works really good for dry-brushing too.

[thierry laurent]

To me, now, the best metal paints are made by AK or MiG-Ammo.

[JayW]

8 hours ago, Citadelgrad said:

Now i am starting Tamya’s Corsair,

 

Aha!  Are you posting progress yet?

[Citadelgrad]

4 minutes ago, JayW said:

 

Aha!  Are you posting progress yet?

Well, i started a thread. Not much real progress yet.  Prepare for a barrage of requests for information, Jay.  Apologies in advance. 
 

Bill

[blackbetty]

gunze metallic are nice

[PlamoSnep]

For small areas, Tamiya Lacquers. Mr. Metal Color, Gaia Metallics, and E7 Metallics.  Note that these are all lacquers so you may need their proprietary thinner/retarder if you plan on brushing any larger surfacers.  I have never tried hand brushing them on an entire plane, but I have seen it done by some crazy, talented Japanese modelers.

[James Rademaker]

I have been using the Humbrol enamels for small cockpit and weathering areas. They work well.

Jim

[ringleheim]

I have a variety of Mig acrylics in the plastic squeeze bottles that brush paint quite well and look very good.

 

 

[jeroen_R90S]

On 12/19/2022 at 8:40 AM, Stevepd said:

Those Revell aqua little blue pots. Add a dash of warm water as it can be a little thick = bingo.

+1

 

Especially silver (90), iron (91) and aluminium (99). The others (like brass or copper), in my experience, need one of the three others as an undercoat to look good.

Edited January 4, 2023 by jeroen_R90S
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[Alex]

I use Vallejo Metal Colors Aluminum for drybrushing.  It works well, but I have not tried a bunch of alternatives.

[geedubelyer]

Citadel paints by Games Workshop or similar shades by Army painter. Both systems are specifically designed for brush painting and have fine pigment with smooth finish.

 

HTH

[npb748r]

On 1/4/2023 at 9:16 PM, jeroen_R90S said:

+1

 

Especially silver (90), iron (91) and aluminium (99). The others (like brass or copper), in my experience, need one of the three others as an undercoat to look good.

ditto