Holomatic Chrome

The color

Holomatic Chrome is a shade for a metallic surface with a chrome look, that is for the areas on a model that should reflect their surroundings: the trim strips and decorative features of vehicles, exhausts, tanks, ornamental features or the details of display models. Metallic shades behave differently from opaque paints, because their effect does not rest on the thickness of the layer but on the way light reflects off the surface. The shade does not depend on scale, so one jar will serve on an aircraft model and on a car alike.

Application and thinning

Choose the thinner and the thinning ratio according to the manufacturer's instructions on the packaging, and use the thinner intended for this line. Stir the jar thoroughly before work so that the settled pigment disperses through the whole volume. Apply thin coats and let each one dry; from a heavy layer a metallic shade tends to go cloudy rather than stronger.

Building and painting tips

The base decides everything. The smoother and glossier the surface, the closer the result is to chrome; on a matte or grainy surface the shade comes out more like aluminum. Sand the surface smooth beforehand, wash it and degrease it. Handle the finished surface carefully, because glossy metallic finishes take a touch and masking tape worse than ordinary paint. Try overcoating on an offcut of plastic first, as a coat of clear may dull the sheen.

• a modeling paint with a metallic look, the Holomatic Chrome shade
• from the AMMO of Mig Jimenez range
• usable regardless of the scale of the model
• the thinner intended for this line, the ratio according to the manufacturer's instructions on the packaging
• applied in thin coats onto a smooth, degreased base

Terms of supply

Thinner, brushes, an airbrush and the model are not included in the delivery, unless stated otherwise.