What paints I'm gonna use from now on (Plastikote 7173)

So, while working on a Stapleton Boomerang, I went to my local Advance Auto, realizing they didn't have medium Marblehead like I like, I set out to find an alternative that I could buy right now.



This is what I found by duplicolor, however, it is darker than I like, so I got a bit creative:

I have a can of Krylon Bright Silver here as well, so using both paints, I sprayed the Phaser with both paints at the same time. It still came out a bit darker than the Medium Marblehead, but I am happy with the results. After I paint the setting/trigger area, I plan on sealing it with a Duplicolor clearcote

Results?







You be the judge!

By the way, this is also a WIP lol I'll be posting more soon. I plan on buying electronics from Gerry soon!

I think that came out pretty darn close. I have a Boomerang and a Nemesis Phaser done by Myron and they look pretty close to yours.

It's just SLIGHTLY darker, but nothing too noticeable. But this is about to get a whole new coat of primer and paint...[emoji37][emoji37][emoji37]

Update: so not as bad as I thought. Only one spot I had to sand down and touch up.





Now waiting on Gerry's electronics.

It's good to know that there is still something that looks this close to the originals. Good job.

Stapleton is on the right, MR that I repainted and need to repaint again on the left. You can see the slight difference.

Hi

I'm looking to paint a Tricorder Mark IX.
However, I can't buy Dupli-Color BGM 0478 in the UK.

I can get a hold of the BNS0604 and Krylon Bright Silver as you have used above though.

Just so I know, you mention you were going to use a Clear Coat? Which did you use? And how long did you leave it until you used it?

Thanks