| Author | Subject: Re: Brass Parts |
| Bruce Holroyd | Posted At 22:17:03 11/27/2002
William... I have found that, as a model builder, the 'polished brass' look was an exciting possibility in making the Lunar model look more 'riccoco' (as Rod Taylor puts it, but not too sure of the spelling)... Victorian in a sense. But, then, upon viewing the movie several times on DVD, and seeing the polished look on the Granite City version based on Bob Burns' refurbished prop, I opted against it, choosing 18kt. gold Krylon paint ( my personal thanks to Martin Bleasby and Ed Turner for their suggestions), which gives a very nice shine to the rails and the motor unit's upper assembly and drive shaft. The results are on the Enthusiasts' page. My next TM model project is, of course, the Masterpiece beauty, of which I will be building two, pending the release of their LONG AWAITED and MUCH ANTICIPATED motor and light kits! The rails and motor unit, once completed, will be done, once again, in Krylon's 18 kt. gold. I highly recommend it for any modeler, as well as doing the chair in burgundy red spray flocking, to achieve that velvetine, Victorian likeness! Granite City's version uses a brighter red in the chair cushions... very nice to look at, but not as true to the actual scheme of the 1960 vehicle! I was opting to use larger brass tacks to replace the simulated tacking molded into the Masterpiece kit on the chair cushions, floor cushion, control console and the motor unit, but might elect to do these as well in the Krylon paint scheme. The colors are somewhat more muted in appearance and lend themselves to a more 'antique' Victorian appearance than that of a new piece of furniture. My personal approach to recapturing the look and 'feel' of the classic machine is to remember that it is something designed in the 1800's...not a glittering, brassy, showroom type of conveyance. Though brass is an inherent style of the Victorian era, used in furniture, clocks, lamps and such... it is a well know fact, as Francois Beulieu has pointed out, that the George Pal movie vehicle had painted rails as opposed to real shiny brass used in its overall construction! Thus, in a way, I want to keep my models as true to Pal's vision as I can. I hope this helps your decision in some way. In any event, if you decide to still use brass, I would be keenly interested, as the rest of the message board participants, to see your final results! Please DO keep us posted on your progress!!! |
| Rassilon |
Re: Brass Parts (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 21:16:07 12/26/2002 An Old trick, since it is hard to duplicate the electrostatic process that is use by lamp makes and door knob makers. Try this trick on scrap metal after you lacquer it use powered ROTTEN STONE and "3 in 1 oil" to polish out the thickness of the coatings. this also works well with Varnished wood peices to give any wood project take on a fine hand rubbed appearance. I use this trick to create a rosewood music box. That has maintained it luster over the years. --Best Regards, Rassilon. |