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Hey guys, I kind of like the blue sheen on the Stormraven's cockpit on its box art, but I think that's been added with photoshop or something...

Would applying, say, asurmen blue to the plastic work out well? I thought about it but I am hesitant considering that it might 'splodge' in areas or otherwise look inconsistent.

But since I plan to use a spray gun to apply asurmen blue to my models, maybe it might look okay?

Without coating it with somthing first it would just pool together randomly... Try spray coating the area with gloss varnish first to act as a primer for the wash. This will also stop the was pooling on flat surfaces.

Best try it on a piece of the sprue first

Liam

CptCortez128 wrote:Without coating it with somthing first it would just pool together randomly... Try spray coating the area with gloss varnish first to act as a primer for the wash. This will also stop the was pooling on flat surfaces.

Best try it on a piece of the sprue first

Liam

that, or paint it grey first. youll have to experiment a bit to find the right grey though

I've heard of folks using FUTURE FLOOR POLISH with a couple drops of food coloring to tint their clear canopies and give them some color.
It might take some experimenting to get the best results and I've never done it myself, but I figured I'd pass along the idea.

I believe Vallejo sell a glaze medium to stop paint from pooling? I'm not sure, but I thought I saw some on a shelf in my FLGS.

I'd say alcohol-based sharpies. Color the inside, then blend with alcohol.

Future floor polish is used by historical plane modellers to give the cockpit canopy a super clear sheen.

It can also be used as a varnish and can be stained so it could be the way to give the Storm Raven canopy a sheen.

It will be a good idea to experiment on something else first, like a spare blister pack.

See here for some pointers...

http://www.escalemodels.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=185

I have used Future floor polish with a few drops of food coloring before to give a tint to clear plastic. It gives a decent tint and really cleans up the plastic nice.

Or you could try to find some translucent plasti-card?

http://www.ema-models.co.uk/

Or you could try to do a GMM styled one. they look a bit layered ing the pic but if you think about it they might look quite a bit better IRL. Probably more dramatic than perspex anyways.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/421372.page