Andy Moore Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Thanks guys Believe me, these things aren't unusual for me. It's a rare build that doesn't have some kind of incident at some point. It's not so much impatience, more abject clumsiness. I tend to be more suspicious when things go smoothly. Lots of slightly irritating distractions have kept me from the bench for most of the weekend, so not got as much done as I'd like. Hopefully I'll get some more time tonight. I have managed to spray some of the panels in various lighter and darker red tones to break up the finish a little. I randomly masked off individual panels... ...then sprayed a slightly darker tone of the base colour made with the addition of a little Tamiya Hull Red. Pale reds can be a pain to mix, as adding white just gives you pink, so for the lighter tones I mixed Vallejo GC Warm Grey with GC Gory Red, and lightly sprayed this over various panels to give a more faded look. I didn't bother masking for the pale red. It was just concentrated in some areas more than others, and as a result the model's lost a little definition, but that will come back with the panel washes and weathering. Some of the smaller details were picked out by hand with various Vallejo red tones Once all that was done, I masked round the cockpit frame, sponged on some masking fluid for paint chips, and gave it a coat of Vallejo Black and Grey Green in a 50/50 mix The landing gear's also had some paint. The chipping for these was done with hairspray That's all so far, but hopefully there'll be more before tomorrow Andy 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Air-to-Air Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 I like how this is shaping up. I like your panel by panel approach to laying down the red, kind of what we've come to expect of X-Wing maintenance crews. The landing gear looks sensational. The gear on this kit looks very toy-like as raw plastic but the finish you've put on yours makes them look solid and realistic, I really like how they turned out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Sinclair Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) She's really coming to life now Andy. You've completely transformed the landing gear. I was wondering just now how she'd look with F.O.D. intake and possibly exhaust covers like a parked fighter jet. Could add a simple fictional squadron logo or the Rebellion logo. Just a thought that popped up. Can't wait to see more! -matt Edited May 8, 2016 by M_Sinclair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 She's really coming to life now Andy. You've completely transformed the landing gear. I was wondering just now how she'd look with F.O.D. intake and possibly exhaust covers like a parked fighter jet. Could add a simple fictional squadron logo or the Rebellion logo. Just a thought that popped up. Can't wait to see more! -matt I like the idea about FOD guards. I might look in to doing that. I need to find some stenciling to add to the fuselage and wings, and if I find something suitable for a logo or nose art I'll add that too Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomMajor Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Thanks guys Believe me, these things aren't unusual for me. It's a rare build that doesn't have some kind of incident at some point. It's not so much impatience, more abject clumsiness. I tend to be more suspicious when things go smoothly. Lots of slightly irritating distractions have kept me from the bench for most of the weekend, so not got as much done as I'd like. Hopefully I'll get some more time tonight. I have managed to spray some of the panels in various lighter and darker red tones to break up the finish a little. I randomly masked off individual panels... ...then sprayed a slightly darker tone of the base colour made with the addition of a little Tamiya Hull Red. Pale reds can be a pain to mix, as adding white just gives you pink, so for the lighter tones I mixed Vallejo GC Warm Grey with GC Gory Red, and lightly sprayed this over various panels to give a more faded look. I didn't bother masking for the pale red. It was just concentrated in some areas more than others, and as a result the model's lost a little definition, but that will come back with the panel washes and weathering. Some of the smaller details were picked out by hand with various Vallejo red tones Once all that was done, I masked round the cockpit frame, sponged on some masking fluid for paint chips, and gave it a coat of Vallejo Black and Grey Green in a 50/50 mix The landing gear's also had some paint. The chipping for these was done with hairspray That's all so far, but hopefully there'll be more before tomorrow Andy what did you paint the landing gear with, alclad or vallejo paints ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Sounds a fab idea. I have just added FOD guards to my Hunter, but that's because it's an awful kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazB Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 I like the idea about FOD guards. I might look in to doing that. I need to find some stenciling to add to the fuselage and wings, and if I find something suitable for a logo or nose art I'll add that too Andy What about a pin-up of sorts for the nose? I've spotted them on occasion in the animated shows, often using the Twi'lek girls Gaz 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 That's the sort of thing I'd got in mind. I always liked the LAAT/c with the Wampa 'shark mouth' I'd design something myself, but I haven't got a printer that's up to the job of printing decals. There isn't that much space on the nose anyway, so it'll probably be best if I leave it with just the white stripes for decoration. Speaking of the white stripes, I've been mulling over the best way to show paint chipping on them. The main options are hairspray or masking fluid and since the underside of the wings won't be seen when it's on the base, I used them as a test bed The one on the left is hairspray and the one on the right is masking fluid The hairspray gives the smallest chips, and it also makes it easier to get them along the edges of the panels, but it's also the most unpredictable, and you can end up with oversized chips like the two on the right edge of the outer white section The masking fluid has a tendency to be more 'blobby', and it's harder to confine the chips to the edges of panels, but it is easier to control the effect You can also see on the one above that I've started to add some paint chipping to the red as well. This is just painted on with a brush, and I'll be chipping the rest of the wings and fuselage like this I've also got a tiny bit of work done on the base. The aperture in the frame was filled with a square of MDF, then a sheet of plasticard was cut to make the paved area. The revetment wall will go down the left side of the hardstanding, and the remaining area will be the snow landscaping (unless I decide to go with desert or forest or something else) The plasticard's been textured a bit with a round burr in a dremmel, and had some panels scribed onto it, along with some cracks in the corners It looks a bit rough in the raw plastic, but once painted it should look something like this one I made a while ago Andy 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 what did you paint the landing gear with, alclad or vallejo paints ? I used AK Xtreme Metal polished aluminium for the landing gear. The engines were Alclad and the turbine faces were Vallejo. They'll end up being more heavily weather, so a lot of the polished finish will disappear. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Some great work there, the red is really eye catching. Sorry to hear about your troubles but also sort of glad I'm not the only one to have that kind of day at times My 2p on the base would be to rotate the wall slightly to put it all off-grid, but that may not be possible if you've started marking out panels. I think I just like triangles. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Some great work there, the red is really eye catching. Sorry to hear about your troubles but also sort of glad I'm not the only one to have that kind of day at times My 2p on the base would be to rotate the wall slightly to put it all off-grid, but that may not be possible if you've started marking out panels. I think I just like triangles. Will Thanks Will. I have those days all too often. It'd be my normal practice to set the base at a bit of an angle to give it some visual interest, but I'm slightly hampered here by the fact that the base is square, and only just big enough for the model. If I set the hardstanding and wall at an angle, the X-Wing would be hanging over the side of the base. I'm going to stand the X-Wing at a bit of an angle to the wall and scatter the other bits and pieces of equipment around. I'm hoping that will be enough to offset the symmetry in the base Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Sounds like a good plan. You might be able to push the rectilinearity (is that a word?) inside the strong black frame, and get something with Piet Mondrian vibes Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJLR_1 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Superb!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 Sounds like a good plan. You might be able to push the rectilinearity (is that a word?) inside the strong black frame, and get something with Piet Mondrian vibes Will Err... yeah, that's just what I was thinking Will Actually, I do seem to have been using Mondrian colours without realising it, so you may be on to something. When I do the Y-Wing, I could try partially melting it to give it a Dali look Actually, since you first mentioned it, I've been thinking that I really do need to get a bit of angle on the base. I can twist the hardstanding area, and fill any gaps with more plasticard. The joins can be made into more panel lines. I think I'll need to get the X-Wing done to a point where it's on it's legs, so I can stand it in situ to get a better feel for the layout Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiwashere Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 I prefer the chipping with the hairspray. Even the bigger chips look good imo. Please don't melt it though, even if Dali is cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 I prefer the chipping with the hairspray. Even the bigger chips look good imo. Please don't melt it though, even if Dali is cool. Yes, I think I'm going to go with the hairspray. I prefer the predictability of masking fluid, but the chips look better with the hairspray. Little bit of work done on the ground equipment. I've built up one of the pieces from the Hasegawa set (the hydraulic test stand), and added a few random details from the spares box. I'll call it a generator, but it could be anything really. I might make up one of the other units, but I don't want to overcrowd the base. I'll see what space there is at the end. I've also made up two of the ladders from the Brengun set. I'll use the bigger one, but I'm not sure about the smaller one, as it doesn't really reach any part of the X-Wing. I was expecting them to be a nightmare to put together, but they actually went together pretty easily Andy 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Lovely work as ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Could maybe pop the little one in front of whichever engine you've left open. It might to be able to get a technician's head in line for an inspection? Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Sinclair Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Awesome KEEEEEP GOOOOOING AAAAANNNDDYYYY!!!! -matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 The red shading and just the paintwork in general is killer Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootyPuffJunior Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I've also made up two of the ladders from the Brengun set. I'll use the bigger one, but I'm not sure about the smaller one, as it doesn't really reach any part of the X-Wing. I was expecting them to be a nightmare to put together, but they actually went together pretty easily Have you seen the ParaGrafix X-wing photoetch set? It has two ladders: one that reaches the droid socket and another for the pilot. From what I can tell, they're pretty spot on to what was used in the movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 Have you seen the ParaGrafix X-wing photoetch set? It has two ladders: one that reaches the droid socket and another for the pilot. From what I can tell, they're pretty spot on to what was used in the movie. Yes, I have seen that although, to be honest, I'd forgotten about it. In this case, I want it to look a bit different anyway, as it's not a Rebellion ship I got the white stripes done on the upper wings and nose this afternoon. I went with the hairspray in the end, and it came out reasonably well. I still keep getting the impression that I should be adding a flashing blue light above the cockpit (and a woolly cardigan on the seat) I've now started on the somewhat long-winded job of adding paint chips to the red. I'm doing this with a warm, pale grey This is just the first stage of chipping. I'll be adding a second round of chips to represent deeper scratches. These will either be in a dark grey or aluminium, depending on whether I want it to look like it's constructed from metal or some kind of composite. At the moment I'm favoring the dark grey, purely because I think it will give better contrast to the pale grey chips, and add a bit more definition to the ship Andy 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 this is fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazB Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Looking great, Andy Gaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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