>>6490974Thanks for the tips. I stopped at the hobby store earlier today and got the most shiniest stuff they had. On my cutlery it actually painted on fine unthinned, I was surprised. Possibly a bit too sparkly for a sword, though - the "flat aluminum" might be better. Far better than the nubs and flow marks of the unpainted plastic (below), though.
>>6490994I didn't know there were silver gundam markers! This sounds like it would give a much finer shininess than the coarse sparkles in the paint.