Just wondering what kinds of paint to use and weathering techniques, any help would be great!
Help! How to paint up a Zat?
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When I finished mine up a couple of months ago, I used as the base colour American Accents Metallic Aged Copper spray paint from Home Depot. For the end tail I used a Model Master Purple Pearl in the jar which I hand painted it on. As for the grooves and hightlights I used American Accents Light Patina. Also from Home Depot it came in a DIY set with the Patina, a brush, gloves, etc. I'll try to find a picture of my Zat.
Justin
Justin
Thanks very much! It just seems kinda hard to get that aged green/gold/rust look to it
I originally painted mine with the brass gold look but was told by many that the early paint scheme looked rough. I ended up going with the darker metallic paint. I aged the cracks with the blue corrosive look paint and then painted again with the metallic to take off the brightness off the blue in the cracks. I the buffed the metallizer paint a few times to give it a dark metal body look. ( about ten coats of metalizer sanded and buffed over and over again. ) I am very pleased with how it looks now and have gotten compliments from the SG fans that have seen it in hand. Looking at all the licensed pieces, that is the basic color scheme they went with as well. If I really want to rough the look up, I can always going with a gun bluing agent to keep the darker metallic used look to it.
Ramiel
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Very nice Riker12, looks amazing!!!
drusselmeyer
Master Member
The paint needs layering. Starting with primer, I painted the whole thing black before painting copper as a base for the bronze color. A cheap wallymart spray can be used for a primer followed by a Krylon or similar black followed by Tamiya acrylic copper -airbrushed on. Then it was dusted with Krylon flat black to darken the surface. Finally, the oxidized copper color (green) was added. The green is a Testors Model Master 'Hellgrau' -applied by hand. This was added last before adding highlights.
The highlights were bright copper and gold added in a drybrush fashion to any high wear area.
Here is how mine turned out:
The pic needs some color correction. As you can see; the purple looks blue and it it tends to look light.
Remember that the Zat appeared in several seasons and that just about every season had a different look. The first were gold and had no black rubber boots. Later versions varied widely.
The same technique can be used to paint the Staff as well.
The highlights were bright copper and gold added in a drybrush fashion to any high wear area.
Here is how mine turned out:
The pic needs some color correction. As you can see; the purple looks blue and it it tends to look light.
Remember that the Zat appeared in several seasons and that just about every season had a different look. The first were gold and had no black rubber boots. Later versions varied widely.
The same technique can be used to paint the Staff as well.
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My pair of Zats.
Those both look great, nice "open" zat phase pistol!!!
drsyn71
Sr Member
My pair of Zats.
Getting ready to paint up a couple of Zats and I found this old thread. Phase pistol, I like your paint scheme. It's darker and less brassy/gold than a lot of the Zats I see. If you can remember, exactly what paints did you use?
Thanks
Thanks, although I did not paint those myself so I can't answer your question. Note that the tail of teh closed is purple and the tail of the open (sculpted open, not cast from open prop) is blue. Screenused props seem to have purple tails.
Perhaps those more knowledgable that me can chime in.
I think the earliest Zats were a brighter copper color, or maybe it's just a lighting thing.
2010 Auction catalog.
Perhaps those more knowledgable that me can chime in.
I think the earliest Zats were a brighter copper color, or maybe it's just a lighting thing.
2010 Auction catalog.
Clearer shots of mine. The closed is supposed to be "from original molds", the open is resculpted that way.
The open one was painted by Lowell Gilbert.
The open one was painted by Lowell Gilbert.
brandomack
Sr Member
The trick is to do the green with airbrush first, then drybrush the metallic after. keep it to drybrush, it may take longer but its worth it, otherwise you lose the depth of the scribing by filling it with green paint.
drsyn71
Sr Member
Cool. Thanks fellas. I have a staff from Legends/Lightspeed and I like the darker look to it. I was going to try for that on my Zats. I've seen SO many Zat pictures where they are just way too bright brass/copper/gold. I want that dark "stink penny" look. The look of a blackened corroded penny that you pass of as change to someone else. The blackish/brown with the blue-green petina popping through.
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