How can I make metallic chain mail and weapons look better on my plastic figures?

When trying to produce a metallic look to your figures rather than just adding a silver colour, try building up the colour.

With chain mail, first give the area a base coat of black making sure you get the paint in to all those dimples. Then when dry add a gunmetal colour by dry brushing over the top. Then finally, to make the chain mail really stand out, give it a very light dry brushing with a silver colour. This will help to give depth and a real metallic look.

The same process can be used for metal helmets, swords, axes, spears and arrow tips or in fact any edged weaponry. The only difference being that you will need to add a line of silver to the sharp bit to create the look of a sharp edge.