Duraluminium is that warm, slightly golden aluminium alloy you see on polished wartime airframes — brighter than plain aluminium, with a bit of character to it. Through an airbrush it goes down as a fine, convincing metal that gives natural-metal builds real warmth and variety instead of a single cold silver. It's one of the go-to shades for breaking up a fuselage panel by panel.
At a glance
- AK Xtreme Metal metallic — reference AK482
- Ultra-fine pigments for a genuine metal look, not a grey approximation
- Ultra-high coverage with a hard-wearing, weather-resistant film
- Airbrush-ready; no primer required and won't attack the plastic
- Takes a varnish without dulling the sheen
Best for
- Warm, alloy-toned panels on natural-metal aircraft
- Contrasting against cooler aluminiums and steels
- Adding believable panel variation across a fuselage
Lay it in among a few other Xtreme Metal shades and your airframe stops looking painted and starts looking built from metal.
Metal finishes live and die on contrast. Build a full natural-metal palette from the Xtreme Metal range and keep thinner and cleaner handy for the airbrush.
