Painting the DL44
Ok so I was doing research on how to get the weathering right and I wanted to make this as close to the original paint work as possible. This is how it started - Aluminium blacked body - Chrome/Alu Flash suppressor - Cast metal and brass scope - Black (anodised?) metal scope mount This was the goal : I sprayed the scope mount a base coat of silver and then black over the top as a final coat. The scope was sprayed brass and then a top coat of black. The disc was sprayed brass then silver then a top coat of black with weathering levels between. The weathering was achieved by doing this : Dabbing the areas wanting to look weathered with petroleum jelly on an ear bud, then spraying over the top. The petroleum jelly stops the paint in those areas adhering, and when it's all dry you just wipe it away! Its really simple, gives a perfect 'chipped' look and anyone can do it. The disc was done twice so that it has the appearance of multiple levels of paint....