I’m assuming that this is one place where it’s normal to be obsessive over the smallest details right? I have spent countless hours looking at screenshots and Blu-ray videos to crack this but I can’t. Refer to Netflix or trekcore for things i mention. I know in earlier seasons of TNG they used actual brass. I think they did so in Voyager/DS9 too as those look noticeably darker. I’m only interested in the resin painted brighter pips in later seasons of TNG.
I know the commbadge were painted with krylon bright gold. In person and on screen these have a VERY coppery/orangish hue and in most lights don’t look gold at all. If I shine my phone light on them, or in certain settings on the show, they actually do look gold so lighting plays a huge part. The thing is, usually when the commbadges appear coppery orange on screen, the pips usually remain looking gold/yellow. So I don’t know if they used the same paint. Or maybe a brass paint? One thing I found was that the oversized commbadges and pips for voyager episode live fast and prosper appear to use the same color paint/gold but not sure I can tell from that.
I have the Hollywood pins versions which seem like a good color match but are far too smooth/shiny.
When it comes to krylon and rustoleum paints it seems like for a color like metallic gold they’ll have different versions (maybe for different stores) like bright gold, brilliant gold etc. are there actual differences or are there just different names for different carriers/stores?
I know the commbadge were painted with krylon bright gold. In person and on screen these have a VERY coppery/orangish hue and in most lights don’t look gold at all. If I shine my phone light on them, or in certain settings on the show, they actually do look gold so lighting plays a huge part. The thing is, usually when the commbadges appear coppery orange on screen, the pips usually remain looking gold/yellow. So I don’t know if they used the same paint. Or maybe a brass paint? One thing I found was that the oversized commbadges and pips for voyager episode live fast and prosper appear to use the same color paint/gold but not sure I can tell from that.
I have the Hollywood pins versions which seem like a good color match but are far too smooth/shiny.
When it comes to krylon and rustoleum paints it seems like for a color like metallic gold they’ll have different versions (maybe for different stores) like bright gold, brilliant gold etc. are there actual differences or are there just different names for different carriers/stores?