In pictures of many modern US armor, I have seen a pearlescent coating (?) on vision blocks. I was wondering, how could I duplicate this without having to buy a new bottle of paint?
Kyle

Kyle, the only way I now how to this is to use the Pearl Clear nail polish for the make-up section of the drug store. Mostly I just use Tamiya's clear blue paint and leave it at that.I hope you find a way to do this with out buying the nail polish. STUG

I usually achieve good results mixing together some Tamiya clear varnishes. If you do not want to buy more paint bottles, try to get a suitable match nixing something you've got, write down the recipe, and add some clear gloss to your formula...
Ciao

Hey guys, thanks for the ideas. Your thoughts have provoked an idea in my head though. Here's the plan: I'll mix some flat red and some silver for a base coat; then, I'll cover that with a second coat of clear blue, maybe thinned down, maybe not. Tell me what you think. I'll try it as soon as I can. Once again, thanks for the ideas.
Kyle

Try with various colours mixing and you'll come to an almost infinite quantity of shades. Almost every vehicle's iposcope/periscope color looks different from the others...
Ciao

Most folks have gone to an arts & crafts store or party supply store and found some type of mylar ribbon that is the appropriate color. Buy it, cut to size and superglue in place. A roll or sheet should last you a lifetime.

I've used Testors Sea Blue gloss enamel and had some decent results on the few models I've built.

I also used on an M2 (because I have hands as steady as a sugreon on 5 pots of coffee) a Staedtler fine point, permanent blue marker then sealed with nail polish clear cote and had some success also.

Thanks everyone for your replies. I really do appreciate it. As far as the techniques go, I am still in the build process so as soon as I reach the painting process then I'll post pics on the details. Thanks again.
Kyle