Metallc Silver blank?

[Staccato70]

Does anybody know of a metallic silver blank similar to the color of the helmet below? I was thinking maybe a a couple of the M3 blanks sold on exotic might match...the Solid Gunsmoke or the Solid Galactic Silver. Does anybody know if one of these might work? Is there a non M3 blank that would look similar?

 

[crabcreekind]

Metallic Silver

 

[Joe S.]

I just got the gunsmoke, it's a lot darker than that. Be careful with the metelic blanks, there're brittle!

 

[Pjohnson]

Sliver

Not sure if you cast your own blanks.
If so, using aluminum powder will get you gosh darn close. I casted a couple last week and they look very close.

 

[ed4copies]

The metallic blanks are a commercial polyresin. I have no idea how they achieve the effect, but it is pretty convincing.

As resins go, I would rate it "intermediate". Not as easy as well-made homebrew PR or alumilite, but no where near as difficult as Acrylester. If your skew-turning technique is good, you will have no problems.

 

[Staccato70]

Thank you all for your responses...you've given me a couple things to think about. I was afraid the M3 blanks might be a difficult turn.

 

[bmlewis]

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