Hello
I would be grateful for any tips on painting copper tow cables, What colours ?
Regards
Frank
Painting tow cables
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Painting tow cables
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Re: Painting toe cables
Nail varnish?
I usually give them a good coat of silver, then a Matt iron tone followed by Matt black wash.
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Re: Painting toe cables
Thats great thanks
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Re: Painting toe cables
Do you mean tow cables?
I use Valleyo German Grey and then some Natural Steel drybrush.
I use Valleyo German Grey and then some Natural Steel drybrush.
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I do ,I will change the spelling
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Re: Painting tow cables
This is a brilliant video covering the essentials of painting a tank, including accessories like tools and cables.
He uses Tamiya XF-69 Nato Black as the base colour, but then streaks grey and gunmetal in there, to get the right detail and depth.
I use Nato Black as my default base colour for metals now, followed by Tamiya Weathering master "C": Rust, Gunmetal and Silver' to achieve a metallic weathered look.
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Oh, I forgot to mention the most obvious detail, Frank, you will need a metal primer (Tamiya, or MR Metal for example) to provide a key for paints to adhere properly. Otherwise, your handiwork will flake off with ease.
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I've been specifically priming with black primer now just in case the base coat paint goes on thin in some areas so it's not noticeable. It's not for a "shadow coat" so to speak.
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Re: Painting tow cables
I build a lot of PZ4s and the Tow cables are thinner than the Tiger 1 this means they are only available in copper rather than steel,
I tie a length of cotton thread around the tow loop and immerse the Rope in a Tin of "Hammerite" Silver Paint for at least 2 days which allows the paint to adhere to the whole of the cable,
Using the Cotton thread I hang the Cable to dry for at least 3 days and it looks fine positioned on the back of a PZ4.
I tie a length of cotton thread around the tow loop and immerse the Rope in a Tin of "Hammerite" Silver Paint for at least 2 days which allows the paint to adhere to the whole of the cable,
Using the Cotton thread I hang the Cable to dry for at least 3 days and it looks fine positioned on the back of a PZ4.
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