DL-44 / Greedo Killer build

[veektohr]

Re: Which Denix?

Killer, dude. Even if you don't do a Ghost version, you could totally paint it and it will weather up great I bet.

 

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[Tatooinetako]

Re: Which Denix?

Nice!


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[grenater]

Re: Which Denix?

Whatever you do, don't use a caustic bath to strip it... Like one plate house just did to mine against my wishes... http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160314/88cbdc4df17df71d6c20bf642216e467.jpg


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I bet you some precise soldering could fix that.

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[Darth Lars]

Re: Which Denix?

member; spoudastis suggests a commercial Zinc spray from a rattlecan, the kind you get in hardware stores to repair galvanised metalwork, will blue.
He does say that it goes on quite thick and textured and requires a bit of time to smooth and finish before bluing but the zinc content polishes and darkens.

Thanks for the tip guys! I found a local brand that goes on and looks like grey primer - but darkens with Alumium Black to practically the same finish as the Denix's metal, maybe a little bit greyer and matter.
I am using it right now to fix a few problem spots where I had filled with home-made epoxy/metal putty.

Unfortunately the unblued finish is matte grey, and if the Aluminum Black on the applicator (I use cotton q-tips and pads) is weak, then the result could get closer to a half-darkened grey instead of a half-darkened metal. However, overspray and badly darkened areas can be swabbed off easily with acetone.
The finish being slightly matter shouldn't be a problem because I plan to oil it when the gun replica is completely black.

 

[userd1402]

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[Treadwell]

Re: Which Denix?

It's growing on my just the way it is!

 

[mortifactor]

Re: Which Denix?

I think the surface you have is still plating. My gold mgcs have a layer of gold that rubs off with brasso almost instantly, but underneath is nickel or chrome, then beneath that copper, then beneath that the actual metal. Your shiny surface looks just the same as the nickel/chrome on the MGCs. I'm curious to see if the blueing solution does anything to this surface, as it is a real pain to get beneath the chrome and then the copper.