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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Trying to convince guys on the modeling forum that nothing looks like bare metal as much as bare metal! They all want to paint their bare aluminum with very sensitive metallic paints.
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Meh.
I'll take some Alclad II paints over working with foil any day. Have it knocked out in a few hours vs. weeks.
I do agree that foil does produce a good look on larger aircraft IF the builder takes the time to really do it right. More than not it looks like crap though with defects and wrinkling that throws it out of scale for me. It also seems to really limit what you can do to the model after the process (weathering, washes and so on.)
In the end it is another tool/process to use. What DOES matter is the result and the enjoyment during the build.
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Foil:
