A while back we ordered in some Vallejo Liquid Silver and Liquid Gold, what we didn’t realise at the time was these were no normal paints and required things like alcohol to thin, as such we’ve not had a proper look at them – until now…
Our chosen test model was Glaurio ven Alten lll from the Cursed City boxed set as he had a good amount of silver and gold adorning his outfit, here’s how we go on and some pointers for using the paints yourselves.
The Golden Rule: These are not normal paints, they have a high metal content and do not like water, as such do not use water to thin these paints or clean your brushes. Rust will form in your paint pot and on the model. You’ll need alcohol instead.
How to Use
Shake the pot well (see the example photo below forcorrectly mixed paint. Basically – Shake it, shake it again, stir it, then shake it again for good measure.
Do not use paint directly from the pot the fumes are strong, pour a little on to a pallet. (Not a wet pallet). To thin add a couple of drops of Isopropyl Alcohol (the higher % of alcohol the better). This is also used to clean your brush after.
As with any new technique, do a test model first!
The Verdict
Took a bit of research on howe to use correctly but having done that we enjoyed working with these paints and will be using them for all our weapons and armour in the future! Take a look though the photos the shine on the amour is striking.
The gold shines on the end of the scabard. Acrylic gold needs alot of shading and a brown undercoat to make it pop not the case here this is one coat . The armour looks polished and shines away with no varnish added .
Bonus: A Tinfoil Mirror!
We thought it would be fun if our hero actually had a working mirror for his vampire encounters.
So to achive this kitchen foil was bent to the shape of the mirror, using the rounded end of a paint brush. The foil was then removed and the indented shape in the foil cut out.
The finished mirror loks great, it’s a trick Rich uses on his WW2 vehicle dioramas.
The finished model is below
