Can 3d lightsaber prints be chromed?
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JaxAndTheMoon
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Yes I believe it can be! That's how they made the props for ROTS. The prop department made tons of different stunt versions of the various lightsabers out of different materials that were then chromed. There's a video on YouTube of them showing all of the chromed stunt props
do you have an airbrush?
there are quite a few options in the modelling world ie Mr Color's Super Metallic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC-FLFGx_pk
plenty of other videos on youtube
one thing to note is that these paints are (relatively) quite expensive, a small 10ml bottle would cost like $5 to $10, while one bottle should be more then enough to paint a lightsaber, but I wouldn't recommend that for a life size Captain Phasma build
don't have any experience with the automotive spray cans, but I have seen some that claims to be chrome as well.
there are quite a few options in the modelling world ie Mr Color's Super Metallic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC-FLFGx_pk
plenty of other videos on youtube
one thing to note is that these paints are (relatively) quite expensive, a small 10ml bottle would cost like $5 to $10, while one bottle should be more then enough to paint a lightsaber, but I wouldn't recommend that for a life size Captain Phasma build
don't have any experience with the automotive spray cans, but I have seen some that claims to be chrome as well.
IamSteve
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do you have an airbrush?
there are quite a few options in the modelling world ie Mr Color's Super Metallic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC-FLFGx_pk
plenty of other videos on youtube
one thing to note is that these paints are (relatively) quite expensive, a small 10ml bottle would cost like $5 to $10, while one bottle should be more then enough to paint a lightsaber, but I wouldn't recommend that for a life size Captain Phasma build
don't have any experience with the automotive spray cans, but I have seen some that claims to be chrome as well.
Just to add to this, ive seen StardustColors Mirror-Like paint in person and it gets amazing results, its seriously pricey though
You can but you'd need to do a bit of cleaning work to get a nice uniform finish when you chrome it. No half measures, either. Chromed print lines would make it look all the more worse.
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