Lance, the foil is ordered.
In your big scale real brass should be possible. The result of Proper plane looks great:
See here:
https://properplane.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=70_59&product_id=122But an extra $25 (for a pair) is not just a little bit
Prop-perfect...
Nearly, I was surprised by the heavy grain on one side in the dark wood. It was not visible on the outside of the veneer, but wood is a product made by nature, so you will never know before what you will get
Foil better then painting I think, might try a slightly thicker foil or very thin lead foil, like from a champagne bottle cap....
So with thicker foil it was hard to close it and bring it to the multiple curves of the blade. Other material has to be painted to brass again. The bare metal foil has the big advantage of easy cutting with sharp scalpel on the object.
An in 1/48 the blade tip is not very big as it looks on the macro picture
Cheers,
Frank
