C460 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Hi all, Several people here at Britmodeller used Citadel Mithril Silver to replicate the dullish aluminium paint found on many 1930s and 1950s aircraft, and obtained good looking results. So I decided to get a bottle and bummer, the paint no longer exists! It is supposed to be replaced by Citadel Runefang Steel, but the formula has changed and is said to be a bit darker. Does it have the same quality? Can it be lightened with acrylic white with good effect? I have tried Tamiya XF-16 as an alternative: it is good enough for small parts but is too coarse to look good on a large surface. Maybe some Alclad paints would give the same sort of finish as the original Mithril Silver, but I don't know which ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARowl Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I use Tamiya Flat Aluminium which I think gives very life like results. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I have a bottle of it, do you think it will shoot up in value like the old Klear did 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brown Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I have a bottle of it, do you think it will shoot up in value like the old Klear did I'll give you a tenner for it, I'm not haggling, again...... Rick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeley Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I use Tamiya Flat Aluminium which I think gives very life like results. John I usually use Tamiya Flat Aluminium, but I picked up some runefang steel and to my eye the metallic flakes look more fine. This Me262 was given a Flat Aluminium undercoat, but some of the nose panels were done in runefang steel, as that was going to be the finished look. You can make out a slight difference in this photo, I think, but to the naked eye the difference seemed more obvious. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcn Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 If you go to the Citadel website and under paints there is a conversion chart and they list the replacement as Runefang Steel. I've not used it as i still have some of the old stuff but I agree the XF-16 is too coarse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARowl Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Best give Runefang Steel a go... John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C460 Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Thank you for the answers and for the sample picture. I'll try Runefang Steel, though I find it a bit dark for my use. I'll try to lighten it with gloss white and will report on the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 I've given it a try, and am rather impressed with the finish, but it has gunged up my best brush! Which cleaner/thinner would people recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptmvarsityfan Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Hi, I just use tap water as a cleaner/thinner and had no problems although need to clean the brush quite quickly before paint starts to set. Maybe best to rinse the brush every so often during painting if doing a large area. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Kelley Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I thin citadel paints with Tamiya thinners- sprays beautifully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catbird Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 What is Citadel like to brush paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 (edited) What is Citadel like to brush paint? Quite thick. It's designed for miniature painting, and is good for that. I'd tend to use it for smaller details, cockpits, etc. I'm not sure I'd want to brush paint a whole model with it. You could thin it of course, but I don't know what that would do for coverage. Or adhesion, for that matter. cheers, Jason Edited June 4, 2013 by JasonC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 It has worked rather well on a 1/72 Vampire. Except for gumming up the brush - see above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Well that's useful to know. Straight from the bottle or did you thin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 (edited) Straight from the bottle. In truth, straight from the inside of the lid. It started that way just as a first look at the paint but it seemed to work. Edited June 4, 2013 by Graham Boak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Zen Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Is it just me or is the new formula much coarser than the old one? The old one gave an almost perfectly smooth finish but the new formula looks much more bumpy. Still better than Tamiya or Vallejo but a far cry from the old. Anyone else have the same experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Revell Aqua number 90's a nice, fine-grained silver Joseph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidelvy Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I have also found Runefang Steel to be coarser than Mithril Silver. Bit of a blow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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