Copper

Copper, an acrylic paint from AMMO of Mig Jimenez

A single bottle of acrylic paint for modelers. It is an acrylic paint from AMMO of Mig Jimenez with the shade name Copper. That name is what you choose the paint by; look for the additional data on the label of the bottle.

Apply it thinly and in layers

The most common mistake when painting a plastic model is trying to cover an area with one generous pass. A heavy coat floods the engraved lines, gathers in droplets on the edges and dries unevenly. Several thin passes, with the surface left to become tacky in between, turn out far better. It does take more time, but the engraving, the rivets and the fine raised details stay legible.

That holds for spraying as well as for brushwork. With a brush it also helps to take the strokes in one direction and not to go back into an area that has already begun to set, otherwise the previous coat is disturbed and streaks appear. Stir the paint thoroughly before use and during longer work, and close the bottle between coats so that the paint does not thicken in it. On larger areas count on each further stroke having to meet the still wet edge of the previous one, otherwise the boundary stays visible even after drying.

Who the paint is for

• builders of plastic kits who put together their own palette of shades
• modelers used to working with acrylics at the bench and in the airbrush
• filling in a missing shade in a build under way
• anyone who prefers to buy bottle by bottle

Keep out of the reach of children. Work in a ventilated area and use respiratory protection when spraying. The manufacturer's instructions on the label always take precedence.