Einar Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) Hi, I'm in the process of attaching the wheels to my Revell Jaguar E-type. The chrome wire spoke rims look gorgeous but in the model the spokes are not separate and you can't see through the rims. I'd like to make the rims look more three dimensional (maybe by washing the rims with black acrylic or enamel paint). However, I'm afraid of ruining the parts in the trial and error process. Could you, please give some advice as to which is the best and most secure way of getting the wire spoke rims alive. Thanks Einar Edited March 28, 2021 by Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Have you got a source for Citadel war gaming paints @Einar? There seems to be a chain of shops called Fantastiapelit, or an actual Warhammer shop in Helsinki. Amongst Citadel paints are various washes to pop detail on armoured miniatures. There’s a black one called Nuln Oil which is ideal for wire wheels and other metal bits... best, M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Crane Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I think any decent black wash will do the trick. Should be available at Sisumodels or Hobbypoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Drybrushing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Not sure what wheels the E-type used, but 3Dmodelparts has 15in, 60 spoke printed wheels. You could try both methods (chrome paint with dark wash v. black paint with chrome highlights) and strip the paint off the 2nd-place part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Crane Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Those 3D wheels are nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 When I get around to doing my Revell E-type I'm tempted to strip off the factory chrome, paint the wheels silver (as I think E-types originally had painted rather than chrome wheels), clear coat them and use a dark wash to add depth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 As said before you can use nearly every kind of black wash. Tamiyas panel line series is also a good choice. But the plan by johnlambert to strip the chrome and give it a silver paint is imo spot on for the spokes and when everything is done you can paint the rimsbed (is this the right word?) with a molotow chrome effect to give the polished look Marco F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 FWIW, "fully chromed road wheels" were a DB4 option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 18 hours ago, cmatthewbacon said: Have you got a source for Citadel war gaming paints @Einar? There seems to be a chain of shops called Fantastiapelit, or an actual Warhammer shop in Helsinki. Amongst Citadel paints are various washes to pop detail on armoured miniatures. There’s a black one called Nuln Oil which is ideal for wire wheels and other metal bits... best, M. Hi Matthew, Thank you very much for the hint. It sounds excellent. I will go and get me a bottle of Nuln oil wash. Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 Hi, Thanks to everybody for the valuable advice Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 On 3/28/2021 at 1:50 PM, dnl42 said: FWIW, "fully chromed road wheels" were a DB4 option. My 1968 MGB-GT had chrome wire wheels as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Posting in the correct area would be great as well please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Greg B said: Posting in the correct area would be great as well please. ok, thanks for the advice Greg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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