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How to achieve this copper coloring?

November 13, 2009

I am in the process of making some props as christmas gifts and can;t seem to find out how to color the copper just right I'm going for the color scheme below,does anyone have any ideas as to how I could achieve this? I really love the way this coloring looks!
Thanks,Hector

Hector Laureano
hobbyist - NY

Individual pieces may have been copper plated before riveting. Copper paint is equally probable.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
November 16, 2009

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