I plan to paint the original steel satin black but still tossing up to use and finish off painting this one or start again knowing what bits to cut off the next one
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Mate, I reckon you should use another colour rather than satin black, reason being is that it will blend too much with the cannon and not make a point of it.
Possible a matt red or whatever is in the line of sight on the table when playing?
I think you want it to pop as it looks really cool