Article: Polishing instead of Painting metal (ie "Real Metal")

[finn17]

You can view the page at http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/content.php?1199-polishing-instead-of-painting-metal-ie-real-metal&

 

[ghost666]

interesting way to make metal, but I think it's sort of good and interesting

 

[Flashman14]

Neat! I'm gonna try it!

 

[Grumb]

Manu;

Thanks for sharing this with us, and don't worry, your English is just fine!!

Cheers,
Grumb

 

[DragonPaint]

This is a technique used in 54mm and 90 mm historical miniatures but this is the first time I see it applied on a 30mm miniature.
The results are really good, thank you, I'll try it!

 

[Temperance]

Wonderful! Thanks for the article!

 

[sulaco]

Great article. A question though. How do you (did you) get colours other than silvery metal (such as the gold areas of the sample mini)?

 

[undergroundtoni]

instead of using matchsticks u can get hold of a fine metal scribber (used in rubbing/etching foils) from your craft shop...works well for instant shine. Great tip on the Tamiya clear color. I too am not happy with just plain oil washes

 

[foetus]

Thanks for a great article. I do have one question though. Does the polished effect dullen quickly as the metal oxidises? Guess I'll try it to find out.

 

[amenofys]

well thinked and well done; the look of your minis using this technique is natural and different to the rest of the people`s

 

[maximusromanus]

Thankyou for the information...Can't wait to try!

 

[Aschul]

You might want to try using very fine sandpaper (400 grit or higher). It seems to be easier on the hands and will still give you that mirror-like shine.

 

[Lai]

what a strange thing...i like it!i want to try it!

 

[BrotherCaptain]

ive done this on 1 models sword, but it has afew scratches. i used this set which has a small attachement to polish with. it works very well and am very pleased tho the scrathes are annoying. 1 thing tho, if paint goes to the edges of the normal metal. then the paint will start pealing, so you will need to secure it with a small amount of varnish

 

[Redgar]

COOOOOOOL !!! This has solved all my problems with metallics

 

[Streethawk101]

Looks like real metal because it is real metal, i'll have to try this...

 

[Streethawk101]

Looks like real metal because it is real metal, i'll have to try this...

 

[robotric3000]

Hey Manu.... is it ok for plastic minis?

 

[Aditu]

I love this technique! For the last polishing you can very well use a piece of suede. This works very well =)

But one question: How du get into the small edges of that griffon. I had big problems polishing such small corners

 

[Jirris]

That's pretty awesome. I've seen people use that technique before, but it's never looked that good. I see polish makes all the difference.