Tamiya spary colors metal

[Nekro83]

Hi Everyone!

 

I am about to start some 30k Iron Warriors. 

I am looking for a quick way to paint them, and i was thinkig about using Tamiya Spray colors metal, TS38 "Gunmetal" specifically, to quickly paint the metal over the primer, before weathering and higlithing...

 

Do you think it can work? Any of you tried these kind of colors?

 

 

[Mechanicus Tech-Support]

It would definitely work, I use that exact Tamiya spray can for my Steel Confessors, wash with nuln oil then do a dry brush of leadbelcher, I think it turns out pretty damn well. 

 

When painting my Steel Confessors I alternate using Tamiya light metalic blue and the TS38 Gunmetal, only advice I have when using the spray can verity is to make sure the can is properly shaken before hand and to use smooth sweeping motions when spraying. 

[MithrilForge]

iv'e used tamiya metals too and they work ok with GW paints, not the greatest but still work ok...

Have you thought of using GW's Leadbelcher spray can?, i think Duncan Rhodes(Warhammer T.V.)  quoted himself somewhere saying he uses GW sprays as a primer and basecoat in one   

 

Mithril

[Nekro83]

Leadbelcher seems a bit too shiny to me...maybe i saw that armypainter sells a gunmetal spary primer...could be better?

[N1SB]

Hi, Brother Nekro, I actually use Tamiya metal sprays myself.

 

I actually use Light Gunmetal precisely because I found regular Gunmetal TOO dark, but I think it'll work perfectly for you!  Regular Gunmetal IS dark, but has a lustre.

 

What I most, most highly recommend to you, however, is to get Tamiya Smoke X-19.  It's a syrupy wash that has an awesome oily and some rust effect built in.

 

Ok, enough talk, an example:

 

http://oi63.tinypic.com/li5fp.jpg

 

This was:

 

1. Basecoat matt black, then Tamiya Light Gunmetal TS-42 spray

 

2. A very heavy coat of Tamiya Smoke, just smeared it all over, covered all the Gunmetal

 

3. Drybrushed brown on parts where I want it to be extra rusty

 

4. Drubrushed a little orange on those rusty parts

 

+++++

 

Another example, this time I used less Tamiya Smoke, because I wanted a more noble look.  This is still Light Gunmetal, I think too light for your tastes, just to compare:

 

http://oi65.tinypic.com/2cfulxt.jpg

 

The purpose of showing both was to show the effect of Tamiya Smoke.  I prefer to start lighter, then shade my way much darker, just to have a more obvious gradient effect.  The contrast can make it look more dramatic, but as you can see, to add that much Tamiya Smoke to bring it a shade darker does make it look much more oily and bust up.  It's a design decision.

 

In fact, here's some Objective Markers I sprayed Light Gunmetal TS-42, then took them down a shade with Tamiya Smoke.  You'll see some bright spots and some really dark oily splotches.  The result is it looks really greasy, really worn.  Again, just a reference of how that works together:

 

http://oi68.tinypic.com/3325nk0.jpg

 

Just 2 final warnings of Tamiya Smoke.  1st, it's a syrupy ink, has a slight learning curve, highly recommend you test on spare Vehicle bits just to get used to its thickness.  2nd, it smells like the worst bourbon you've never drank; I've built up an immunity to it, because it's great for Mechanicum, but please be warned.  Totally worth it though.

Edited September 8, 2017 by Not 1 Step Backwards

[Nekro83]

Ok thank you all for advices :) maybe regular gunmetal would be to dark as a start, since i plan weathering with devlan mud and black washes..

[N1SB]

Brother, you make an excellent, excellent point.  I think you're probably right.

 

I've used Devlan Mud/Agrax Earthshade on Regular Gunmetal.  Devlan Mud is brighter than Regular Gunmetal, so it looked odd the shading was brighter than the base colour.

 

Now, you might end up having to put on a more black ink and more Devlan Mud on Light Gunmetal to bring it down, but I do think it's the better way.  Pls note, I also basecoat my miniatures matt black (with Mr. Hobby 33 Flat Black, but honestly any fine black mist is all good), then Light Gunmetal (the black coat brings out the shine).