Earlier in the week I spoke about chasing the elusive Krylon dragon, for that special paint high.
Today I popped the BUIS on the upper and took some more unfiltered pics. I like the way the paint job has turned out and I’m not entirely sure I’ll bother with a pattern. To be decided.
Interestingly, using a light dusting of paint has made the result look darker than the paint per se – because the underlying black of the upper shows through in some places.
I’ve got a second can of Humbrol Dark Brown 29 on the way so I can paint the lower; and thanks once again to Jim from Gray Fox for recommending it. I’m really pleased with the result. I’ve just got to make sure I don’t overdo the paint on the lower, to retain the same light and shade.
Anyway, after spending much of the late afternoon and early evening experimenting with mesh, templates and different brands and colours of paint, I’m sort of thinking Humbrol > Krylon.
Humbrol seems more refined and controllable, in the application I’ve chosen it for – dusting. Krylon is more of a blunt instrument. The Krylon nozzle seems to dump out huge quantities of paint at the slightest touch. Also, if you spray a bit too much Krylon in one spot, the finish dries a bit glossy (or, at best, satin). This seems bizarre for an ‘ultra flat’ paint. Humbrol stays matt regardless.
Now, this may mean Humbrol is less hard wearing, but I don’t want hard wearing. I want hard use to show.
This has also made me reticent to use Krylon for a pattern – should I decide to go that way as originally planned. So, I’ve ordered a can of Humbrol Desert Tan 237 to experiment with. Luckily this stuff is less than £6 a pop, delivered.
Back to leaving the blaster one colour and this build stuck in my memory:
It was featured on German Gunworks’ Facebook page and I think it demonstrates how less can be more, in terms of paintwork.
Decisions, decisions.
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