ScootyPuffJunior Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 First Order TIE fighter Bandai 1/72 scale All-in-all, I think it turned out okay. When painting this I remembered how difficult black is to pull off on a model and how annoying it can be to photograph properly. Speaking of which, I think I'm going to invest in some new photo backdrops because this felt-like one I have now pisses me off! 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Cool! The snowy base is a really nice touch, turned out great only thing is though shouldn't there be a red patch on the side of the cockpit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 That's a fantastic looking F-O TIE, the snow base looks great. I wasn't keen on the black colouring when I first saw them in the trailers, but it's really growing on me now only thing is though shouldn't there be a red patch on the side of the cockpit? The red flash was on the Special Forces 2-seat TIEs Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Apologies for my ignorance! foot+mouth= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Apologies for my ignorance! foot+mouth= No need to apologise, I only know from looking in the cross-sections book. Oh god, I hope I'm not turning into a SF rivet counter Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSolo Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 This came out great, i remember opening the box of one of these and thinking damn that is a LOT of black detail, but youve really bought it out and made it look real congrats! Did you spray the inside of the cockpit glass to get it red like that? Its looks really good and the base is cool too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootyPuffJunior Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 This came out great, i remember opening the box of one of these and thinking damn that is a LOT of black detail, but youve really bought it out and made it look real congrats! Did you spray the inside of the cockpit glass to get it red like that? Its looks really good and the base is cool too! Thanks! Yes, the cockpit glazing was sprayed with Tamiya Clear Red (X-27). I was actually pretty nervous about doing that because it's something I've never attempted but I think it turned out okay. No need to apologise, I only know from looking in the cross-sections book. Oh god, I hope I'm not turning into a SF rivet counter Andy Bandai also has a Special Forces TIE and I just got it in the mail earlier this week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarichta Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Great job! This snow base is very nice. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake the snake Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air-to-Air Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 You've done a good job of giving that some life, difficult to do with a TIE at the best of times. If you've had enough of the felt background, have a look on eBay for "photo background paper". It does not have a texture like normal paper so the camera tends not to focus on it. There are a range of different colours available. I've found that the colour of the background can have a significant impact on photo quality (even when you know how to use your camera). I recommend picking up some different coloured papers and test shooting against them before deciding what background paper you want to settle on. Time well invested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 That looks excellent. May I ask what colour you painted the solar panels? I'll be starting the Special Forces TIE soon and wasn't sure what to go for. Initially I thought they were a white/light grey, but on my third viewing of the film, noticed they had a metallic sheen to them. White Aluminium perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootyPuffJunior Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 That looks excellent. May I ask what colour you painted the solar panels? I'll be starting the Special Forces TIE soon and wasn't sure what to go for. Initially I thought they were a white/light grey, but on my third viewing of the film, noticed they had a metallic sheen to them. White Aluminium perhaps? I used a Tamiya Flat White with a little of Sky Grey mixed into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evansdad Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Very nice work. I have a Bandai Special Forces TIE on order and I'm a bit concerned about doing an all black paint scheme without it looking like a monochromatic toy. I was thinking about how it could be painted to try and represent some depth to the individual panels with some slight weathering. Sort of what would be done if painting a stealth aircraft. There are so many shades and variations of "black". Anyone have any suggestions? How did you do the chipped paint? Did you mask it before painting the black, or is it simple silver paint applied afterward? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 SQUADRON Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 No need to apologise, I only know from looking in the cross-sections book. Oh god, I hope I'm not turning into a SF rivet counter Andy i think in this case there are no rivits so the term might be plasma weld counter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootyPuffJunior Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 There are so many shades and variations of "black". Anyone have any suggestions? How did you do the chipped paint? Did you mask it before painting the black, or is it simple silver paint applied afterward? For this model, I first sprayed everything with Alclad Flat Aluminum and applied some Humbrol Maskol with a a piece of torn sponge in the areas I wanted the chipping. After that dried, I gave everything a coat Tamiya Rubber Black (XF-85), which is a very dark grey color. I removed the Maskol with some silly putty and then gave the entire model a drybrush with 502 Abteilung Faded Grey oil paint. Personally, I prefer to paint black models without using black and instead use dark greys to simulate black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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