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Hello All I am building an Airfix B-17G with a polished aluminium finish. Examining period photos (not restored aircraft) it would appear that the "bare metal" B-17's were certainly reflective and in many photos you can see the reflection of the aircrew or mechanics on the fuselage or under the wings Therefore I am looking to create a reflective surface and have tried to avoid the air frame looking like it was painted silver. Using the cowlings I have experimented with four polished aluminium paints which produce different results All four cowlings were painted with Tamiya TS-14 Gloss Black and left to cure for two weeks so that there is no reaction between the black base coat and the polished aluminium paint First up is Tamiya TS-83 which produces a good level of reflection but is not too "bright" - TS-83 is sold as a polished aluminium finish and is a very robust paint which can be masked and not affected by decal solution (so far anyway) First up Tamiya TS-83 Next up is AL-Clad Polished Aluminium Third in the test is Al-Clad Hi-Shine Polished Aluminium Fourth Al-Clad Chrome And finally all four cowlings next to each other From Left to Right: Tamiya TS-83 / Al-Clad Polished Aluminium / Al-Clad Hi-Shine Polished Aluminium/ and /Al-Clad Chrome Therefore based on the above tests which do you think presents the most realistic version of Polished Aluminium?
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