Talon | SNJ Talon Series Acrylic Natural Metal Finish Paint
Reviewed by Jay Laverty
For those of you who prefer to work in Acrylics as opposed to enamels or other solvent based paints, Hawkeye Hobbies via their SNJ metallic finishes range has come through with something new and very exciting!
Offering pretty much any flavour you could hope for, this new range is comprehensive and ready to spray. That is to say it does not need any thinner, as it is ready to spray straight from the bottle.
The colours available at this time are: Aluminium, Bronze, Pewter, Gold, Copper, Platinum, Gun Metal, Red Anodised Aluminium, Dark Aluminium, Bronzed Aluminium, and Steel.
According to the Hawkeye website the paints:
- Quickly dries to semi-gloss sheen
- No priming or sealing required
- Safe for masking when totally dry
- Can be used with SnJ Polishing Powders
- Accepts decals & weathering like real metal
I haven't yet had the opportunity to give these a try as I have been working on tanks recently, but with the new Hasegawa P-47 now available and it's plethora of natural metal finished, you may want to give them a go.
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This review was published on Saturday, July 02 2011; Last modified on Wednesday, May 18 2016