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This may not be the right place for this, but my question is about 'blackening' brass parts. Since 'Blacken-it' no longer seems to be available what other options are there??
I'm a newbie beginning with the Amati gunboat 'Arrow' model kit and the Model Shipways gunboat 'Philadelphia'. I have a PhD. in history & my limited research suggests that American ships of the Revolutionary War period did not have brass cannon - brass being way to expensive for the Colonial Navy (Army actually - since the gunboats were built & manned by the Army). I don't imagine that any of the fittings on the actual gunboats were brass - more likely they were made of bog iron. I'm not really keen on the idea of trying to paint the kit supplied brass fittings - I think that would add too much 'volume' to their size and not look accurate either.
Anyway any help, suggestions, info is appreciated. if this has been discussed elsewhere on the forum - please direct me in that direction.
Thanks Kevin
I'm a newbie beginning with the Amati gunboat 'Arrow' model kit and the Model Shipways gunboat 'Philadelphia'. I have a PhD. in history & my limited research suggests that American ships of the Revolutionary War period did not have brass cannon - brass being way to expensive for the Colonial Navy (Army actually - since the gunboats were built & manned by the Army). I don't imagine that any of the fittings on the actual gunboats were brass - more likely they were made of bog iron. I'm not really keen on the idea of trying to paint the kit supplied brass fittings - I think that would add too much 'volume' to their size and not look accurate either.
Anyway any help, suggestions, info is appreciated. if this has been discussed elsewhere on the forum - please direct me in that direction.
Thanks Kevin