Finish on anchors.

[Ted Robinson]

Here are the results after stripping the black paint. I kind of like it. Is the finish suitable or unrealistic?

Original post
The white metal used on the anchors provided in my kit so not react to Birchwood Brass Black.
I tried painting them with Black acrylic paint but the finish looks like plastic.
I'm thinking of stripping the black paint and using steel paint followed by dry brushing with black.
Does anyone have a better suggestion.
BTW I'm aware of the stocks being upside down and have removed them.
Thank you
Ted

 

[Roger Pellett]

Prior to the development in the 1850’s of the Bessemer process for converting high carbon blast furnace melt, steel was a very expensive metal and would not have been used to manufacture anchors.

The common ferrous metals back then were cast and wrought iron. The anchors for your model would have been made from wrought iron. The flukes and arms would have been attached by Forge Welding, a process where the iron was heated to a plastic state, and fused by hammering them together.

Wrought iron typically has a black crust; like garden furniture. I would spray them with thin flat paint.

Roger

 

[Namabiiru]

It might not match a wrought iron finish, but flat black paint rubbed with graphite makes a very convincing representation of blued steel. If the flat black finish looks too much like plastic, you could try that.

 

[Ted Robinson]

Prior to the development in the 1850’s of the Bessemer process for converting high carbon blast furnace melt, steel was a very expensive metal and would not have been used to manufacture anchors.

The common ferrous metals back then were cast and wrought iron. The anchors for your model would have been made from wrought iron. The flukes and arms would have been attached by Forge Welding, a process where the iron was heated to a plastic state, and fused by hammering them together.

Wrought iron typically has a black crust; like garden furniture. I would spray them with thin flat paint.

Roger

Thank you

 

[Ted Robinson]

It might not match a wrought iron finish, but flat black paint rubbed with graphite makes a very convincing representation of blued steel. If the flat black finish looks too much like plastic, you could try that.

Thank you