burnz Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 spurred on by my first attempt in repainting the Top Gun's side logo, i went on the hunt this morning for a closer match to the side logo's color on the gen which has somewhat of a slight gold-ish tinge instead of being pure metallic silver. still, i couldn't find any readily available color code that is a close enough match to the gen, so i ended buying a metallic copper paint to mix with the silver paint i used in my first attempt. after some trial&error experimenting with different concentrations of paint mixtures, this is what i came up with. fairly happy, think it's probably 85-90% there.. what do you guys reckon? gen pics for comparison: V1, Gen & V2 comparison pic (courtesy of ToroBravo and Takashi): my 1st attempt with just silver paint: my 2nd attempt with mixture of silver paint and copper paint: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Sweet bro... Can you do it for me, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Love the initiative. Keep trying!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Sweet bro... Can you do it for me, please? <br><br>no problem.. i can bring the paint down to A's next time we meet up and do it on the spot.. so you can see and decide what paint mixture concentration you like most before applying the paint.. just throw in some free smokes and kopi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtanak Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Bro.. have you tried the hobby shops selling plastic models? They have a wide range of tamiya colors and i know there is gun metal color.. Its very nicely done but from certain angle, the copper redness shows... maybe mix your silver with gun metal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Bro.. have you tried the hobby shops selling plastic models? They have a wide range of tamiya colors and i know there is gun metal color.. Its very nicely done but from certain angle, the copper redness shows... maybe mix your silver with gun metal? yes sir, those hobby shops will be my next stop.. i know what you mean about the copper redness, especially under direct sunlight.. i might try again later this afternoon, up the silver content with minimal copper just to achieve a slight tinge... wish me luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 btw, i did see gun metal color paint in the shop i was at today.. but that's actually still not as close as i would've liked.. t he closest i found was this pewter color, but unfortunately it was out of stock.. so perhaps i'll wait a couple of weeks till new stocks are in and try out the pewter.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 btw, i did see gun metal color paint in the shop i was at today.. but that's actually still not as close as i would've liked.. t he closest i found was this pewter color, but unfortunately it was out of stock.. so perhaps i'll wait a couple of weeks till new stocks are in and try out the pewter.. Why me loves the community on here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teiki75 Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 <br><br>no problem.. i can bring the paint down to A's next time we meet up and do it on the spot.. so you can see and decide what paint mixture concentration you like most before applying the paint.. just throw in some free smokes and kopi I'll bring mine too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 I'll bring mine too juz don't forget applicable service charge.. only smokes and drinks are accepted forms of payment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 juz don't forget applicable service charge.. only smokes and drinks are accepted forms of payment I'll let you have my cheap ciggies... and half-cold Nescafe! Honestly, I think this mod is cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prdubis Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Great job friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvinado Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 bro i want to go too...kopi and smokes included too the closest i managed to get was this cannot find the gun metal color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siesta181 Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Did someone say free smokes and half cold coffee.... sign me up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Cool idea, how about this? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/humbrol-super-enamel-14ml-paint-gun-metal-053-/350368238925?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item5193930d4d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 using tamiya model gun metal paint... still not the desired color couple more gen pics i found.. now looks to be a matt grey-ish color.. not so silvery or metallic... off to the hobby shop again tomorrow for a better paint match! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Gun metal enamel, mixed with a little black and grey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSRep Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 You guys are so cool! Great jobs guys. Yeah the colour seems to be on the copper/gun metal side of things......I havnt seen the gen. Burnz I think your second attempt is a little too coppery?......Can you re-do it? Or do you have to go over with white paint then try again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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