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[Bryan Young]

Still, after all these years, this antiquated soul still seeks help.
This is to do with the 2 cowl vents on my Naval Picket Boat.
I can make the actual vents OK from Plasticard vac-moulding. All my other models have painted vents....this awkward thing has polished brass items.
I have a "spare" vent of the correct size left over from the "Northumbrian" ferry model, so I gave it a few coats of Humbrol Metallic Brass. When dry it looks more like gold than brass....especially when placed alongside my lovely new "real" brass funnel.
So. To the question. How does the Humbrol product fare when compared to the offerings from "Plasikote" and "Rub'n'Buff?
Looking at an American web-site I gather that some Plating Companies" can brass plate plastics. Anyone know of one?
Yours in hope. BY.

[unbuiltnautilus]

I can highly recommend Rub-N-Buff Gold, have used it on my Nautilus prop. The Humbrol Gold is a bit 'grainy' for my liking. I got my Rub-N-Buff from Squires in Bognor Regis before he closed his retail side. he may still list it on his website.

[Guy Bagley]

you can have items vacuum chromed or vacuum plated,

 this includes, silver /chrome,
a warm gold kind of colour and also a brass'ish' looking finish-

 this will work with any non organic material, -
 the place i used was down near brighton and i gave them a call and they said as it was only 2 small peices if i dropped it in to them they would add it to the next batch of production work they were doing and it didnt cost me a cent

 they specialised in lenses for torches and similar which they chromed, - its a thin coating and it can scratch if you are heavy handed but so long as you protect it or laquer it you should be  ok,

 may be worth looking in the phone book to see if there is anywhere local who may be able to help... they may also do a larger range of finnishes and colours/ matrials than the place i used...

[tonyH]

Why not copper plate and then polish?

Conductive paint from Maplins, a dose of CuSO4 and sulphuric acid, bit of plumbing pipe and a battery charger.

Tony

[Bryan Young]

Ingenious.....but it's a brass coat I'm looking for, not a copper one.
However. According to the American web-site ......can't recall its name, but I just asked for "Brass Coatings" (and got some info I don't really want to know about regarding Brass Knuckles) someone said that a "Plating Shop" could probably do Brass. So I just sort of thought that if an American can do it then the probability is that "we" can as well.
I'd hate to spoil the model just because of this! BY.

[tonyH]

Aye, the only problem I could see with brass is the fact that it's an alloy rather than a single metal so the plating gets a tad awkward.

Best of luck.