Can you paint it to look real?
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Search Youtube for a video of Adam Savage of Mythbusters modifying a wooden sword. He used something called plumber's aluminum tape for the blade. That may produce a metal-look you're probably going for. (That being said, the blade of this thing is pretty thick, so it would likely only look good from certain angles, regardless of what you did to it).
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The surface is pretty smooth and would not take paint well. However, if you could find a primer that would bond with plastic well, then I bet you could paint it.
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That depends on how good of a painter you are. With the right paint yes very easily. However with the wrong paint it could easily chip if you plan on fighting with it once painted. Spray paint would be the best way to make the attempt, it won't chip and then you could fight with it.
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If you want it to look like a real ship YES I painted mine and it looks great, but if you just want a toy to play with do what you want, but why get it if your not prepared to do a nice job and make it look like the real thing. That is what modeling is.Don't get started doing things half way it is a bad habit to break always do the best you can at what ever you start and you'll never go wrong.
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You would need to use a metal primer first, but yes this could be spray painted a different color and still look good. I would assume you would need several coats of the new color.
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There is a glossy finish (clear coat) but you could easily paint it. Use a basic primer first. A stain probably would not work.
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You would have to paint them yourself. It only comes with the one set of options.
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It is made if cloth material, so yes I would assume you could paint it. I use sheer prints over mind to change to the color schemes I need for my events.
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Painting is possible. It has a shine to it so may need sanding. Staining would seem tough with the finish. I thought about the same thing but it does look nice as is.
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You could probly paint on it with a nice acrylic or fabric paint. It's a fairly smooth fabric.
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I don't see why it couldn't be painted.....but, it is fairly nice as is....white with a tan trim....John Bonney
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Yes it can be painted. However you must sand the surface first to give the paint something to stick to. Following the painting you must spray a clear coat after atleast 48 hours.
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You need to paint it. It's an amazing product..my dad took 3 months to complete it..each little piece needs to be painted.
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We used a stain on ours so you could certainly paint one. We used the stain before assembling it so it was easy.
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This one looks as pictured and is ready to go, but if you want a difference color, you can repaint it. Hobby paint will spray much finer and thinner, and will likely weigh less, but doubt it will change performance much.
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yes. A friend of mine painted his and it looked good and worked fine. One advice is not to give it too many coats of paint .
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I think it would wear better painted, but I guess you wouldn't have to. I painted mine and love the way it turned out.
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I believe so, it does not have a glossy finish so it would be easy to paint
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you can paint if yourself if you are confident enough and can find the right color. I gave it to the guy who bought my car and he said he will paint it. good luck