Warriors of Greece
Glorious Shields
I lined up the shields on an old paint stick wrapped with painters tape. You can prop these up at around a 45 or you can hols it in your hand to get a good flat angle for your spray can or airbrush.
I wanted to achieve a real bronze/gold look to these shields. So I chose to try the Alclad stuff I had stashed away from my model car days. I used it sparingly in the past for bumpers, trim and some jet exhaust tips. So first step is to put down the micro filler primer. You'll want to follow the directions on how to use Alclad products, but the do have instruction on every bottle. This was sprayed in two coats around 25psi. 
Next up is the gloss black base. And it is what it says it is. This pic is the day after they were sprayed and completely dry. Two coats to cover and about 25 min between coats. 
The Alclad Pale Gold was the closest thing I had to bronze. Go with 2 to 3 thin coats at 20 psi with 20min between them. They are looking pretty shiny, I may have to knock them done with a dull cote or wash. So if you do decide to try Alclad things to know are... do not thin anything, they are perfect and ready to go from the bottle. Ventilate, ventilate and ventilate, this stuff is lacquer and its not good for you. Lastly use and old airbrush, not your high dollar fine detail one and clean it using Alclad cleaner or if you do not have or cannot find get some nail polish remover and run that thru your brush. After that rinse several times with water. 
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