BRIGHT IRON

Abteilung 502 Bright Iron — dry metallic weathering pigment for patina, made by Abteilung 502

A dry metallic pigment from Abteilung 502 in the form of a very fine metal powder. It is not a paint and not a kit but a weathering product for creating patina. The Bright Iron shade is a bright steel-metal that evokes bare, rubbed metal — it suits edges, raised details, grab handles, tracks, gun muzzles and the places where the finish has been worn down to bare metal. The pigment comes in a jar and is applied dry; it is best rubbed on with a finger or a cloth onto edges, where it produces a fine metallic sheen and traces of wear. It is fixed at the end.

Use

• Apply the metal powder with a finger, a cloth or a stiffer brush to edges, raised details and worn places.
• Burnishing the dry powder brings out the metallic sheen of bare metal.
• Fix it with a pigment fixer or with mineral spirits (white spirit); once dry the effect stays put.
• Use it as a final accent of wear over chipping and rust.
• Suitable for tank tracks and running gear, panel edges, grab handles, gun muzzles and worn tools.

Who it is for

For modelers of armored vehicles and diorama makers who want a faithful sheen of bare, rubbed metal on exposed edges. Working with pigments is easy even for beginners.

This is a metallic weathering pigment (a fine powder), not a paint. Do not inhale the dust, work carefully in a well-ventilated space, ideally with respiratory protection.