Does anyone know of a good smokebox color? I'm looking for the darker gray/ Graphite color for several Steam engines that I'll be painting over the next little while.
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Smoke box color
- Thread starter Glen Haasdyk
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The only thing that I have used is graphite and linseed oil, but that was on the real thing.
Freelancer
Freelancer
I'll bet you can get what you want if you take some testors silver, add a few drops of black to darken it, then dullcoat it after brushing it on. Then you can blacken it with drybrushed flat black in spots or whereever/however they get blackened in use. How do they get blackened in use? I'm new to steam weatherin'. So new I haven't started yet.
Check out the Model Masters line of metallic paints. There are a couple that should appeal to you.
Flangehead
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I've been using Polly Scale flat aluminum. I brush it on, then over over it with a light airbrushing of Floquil (are they still around?)engine black to weather to taste.
The picture is of an engine with a freshly shopped appearance. On some of my other engines, the aluminum color barely shows through to reflect hard use.
The picture is of an engine with a freshly shopped appearance. On some of my other engines, the aluminum color barely shows through to reflect hard use.
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Thanks everyone. I used the testors silver/flat black mix and it's going to work out fine. I'll just weather it a bit to tone the silver down now.
The best color that I have found for a graphite smoke box is Testor's Model Master metalizer called "exhaust". After it dries you can buff it and it looks nice. Also their "gunmetal" works well for Russian Iron.