25 Ford T Bucket

[GTMust]

I think you could get very close with a very watered down acrylic blue paint (almost no color at all) touched to the top of each header tube and alowed run down, if you started with a very small amount and gradually built it up to get the deapest color close to the engine block. I'd probably try to hold it almost horizonal when touching the paint to the plastic and roll the model around as the paint runs down the pipe. I wouldn't try to brush it on though, just let the liquid finds it's own way from the top down. If you look closely at the "blueing" effect you will see a trace of a copper color in there as well.

Once you were satisfied with the appearance (use John's pictures as a reference) and after it was dry, applying a gloss clear over the headers would be close, I think.

Bear in mind...... I'm only guessing, never tried it but a little experiment on a spare bit of sprue beforehand would tell you if it would work or not. If the worst comes to the worst and you're not staisfied with the appearance just paint over it and start again.

My theory in life.... nothing ventured... nothing gained! Experiment!

Tony

[Ron a.k.a. Grouchy Pants]

ok you talked me into it lol... think i'm gonna make up 2 or 3 test pieces, then put my laptop on my bench with a pic of those headers on it and go from there. Not exactly sure but it looks like there might possibly be 3 colors, not sure maybe its just how it looks when the blue meets the second color. Thanks for the encouragement Tony i've been trying all kinds of stuff ive never done before with this build so why stop now right.

Ron