Going back a few months, a discussion on the above prompted me to do an experiment, using wine-vinegar, salt & Worcestershire sauce! The sample lay forgotten until I did a 'Tidy-Up'! Here 'tis.
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Patina - Hull plates
- Thread starter Stuart Little
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Makes one wonder what it does to your insides! Another idea, wonder what Coke would do, as it's good for freeing off seized engines
Worcestershire Sauce is the winner.
Ammonia and salt fumes seems to be the go-to route on current videos to create a greenish blue patina like those we see on ships with copper bottoms.
Example from USS Constitution regarding the color is below. A video for making large pieces follows, but for our purposes a small plastic container and lid would be about the right size.
Compare the colors on the video with the actual plates from the ship below.
Allan
Example from USS Constitution regarding the color is below. A video for making large pieces follows, but for our purposes a small plastic container and lid would be about the right size.
Compare the colors on the video with the actual plates from the ship below.
Allan
Copper turns green when exposed to air, not while it's submerged. Do you want the model to look like it's sailing or been hauled out for a week?
This is real copper on a model that been sailing in brackish water since 2010.
This is real copper on a model that been sailing in brackish water since 2010.