Vallejo Metallic Color

[Tailwheel]

Hi All

Apologies if this is in the wrong section .

Have any of you used this range and how would you compare them to Alclad2 ? . I have used some of these on a model car parts and was pleased with the result , but not sure how they would look on a airframe though

TIA

Dave

[Bjorn]

I have used them, and find them absolutely brilliant. Here is a link to my MiG-15 build where I used these:

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235002330-two-finnish-trumpeter-mig-2-seaters-in-148-mig-15uti-and-mig-21um/

[Artie]

I used them and think they're fantastic, just be sure you use their own black primer.

Can't say nothing about Alclad, because it's been along time I ran off my last bottle, and they don't send them to the Canary Islands.....

[Julien]

Bjorn in your MiG build did you just use normal primer of the black stuff Vallejo recommenced?

Julien

[Suddensky]

As the others say, they are fantastic, I find them so much easier to use than Alclad and the colour range is great, with good tonal variation for different panels and areas. I used the Dull Aluminium as the main shade on a Mig-17 and it reproduced that flat dull grey finish really well.

Regards,

Peter

[little-cars]

Got to agree feedback from my customers also rates the highly.

Paul

[Julien]

Do you have to put them over their own black primer like Alclad or any primer?

[John Laidlaw]

I use them and find them excellent. I prime with Tamiya X-1 (gloss black) thinned with Mr. Color Leveling Thinners - the glossier the primer is, the shinier the metallic is. I also thin the paint with Vallejo Airbrush Cleaner, and mist coats on, waiting a minute or two between coats.

[Artie]

Also, you can rub them with a soft, cotton rag.....not the same result as with Model Master Metallizers, but get a nice shiny finish......

[Julien]

Can you use normal varnish over them?

[fewr9fkr9595]

Yeah mate. And I even used them over stynylrez too.

This is the White aluminium by Vallejo metal color.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235004876-eduard-148-mk16-bubbletop-spitfire-vallejo-metal-color-fest/

[Housesparrow]

Instead of using the gloss black primer, you can also just airbrush on black, and then some gloss coat (assuming that you end up with a smooth surface.)

Using the Vallejo black gloss primer is something I have to experiment more with, as I didn't do well with it. Having said that, using the metal colors works great for me greatly thinned and with multiple light layers.

[johnd]

Are they squirt-only or will an old-fashioned stick work Ok with them?

John.

[fewr9fkr9595]

I have brushed them on small areas to touch up, but after leaving it on a palette for a while to thicken up as its very thin from the bottle and suited to AB really. Think you would struggle brushing over a large area but no harm in trying I guess.