The Last Vigilante

[rob85]

That’s a very nice cabinet, I need to invest in one as mine is completely full and won’t take anything ginger than a Mitchell.

 

this build is looking beautiful, nice work.

 

Rob

[helios16v]

8 hours ago, reini said:

Little testing with the washes. Flory Models Dark Dirt has been my go-to wash, it goes with pretty much anything. But I just bought the Gray one too, and I thought it could work well with the light gray & white.

 

You get more contrast with the Dark Dirt, obviously it being darker, but it also makes it the plane look bit more dirty. In this case, I prefer the gray one, it still creates some subtle weathering that is great base for adding on more weathering. So Gray it is.

Something to maybe experiment with on a test subject would  be to use the gray on the upper surfaces and forward lower sections, then use some of the dirt on the aft lowers to hint at the fuel/hyd oil/engine oil that permeates the paint around the engines.

 

It's definitely turning out lovely.

[reini]

@helios16v That is a viable idea! Bit late though!  I was contemplating on using Dark Dirt wash on the upper side and Grey on the white - but decided not to. I decided that I would weather it with other methods.

 

 

 

First, some Streaking Effects & Washes.

 

 

 

 

 

And then some 'Engine Effects'. This are little bit thicker and are shiny. So good for details and refinement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Never spent so much time on a canopy!  I masked them from the inside too and added the PE parts.

 

 

Added some chipping and we are ready to put them on. Almost done! 

 

 

 

[Andwil]

Looking like Avery well used Vigilante 👍

 

AW

[reini]

And it is done

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[rob85]

Done and looks fantastic, a really stunning job on this one!

 

Rob

[Ryan Lumb]

A lovely looking kit you have made, I always thought it looked like the tsr2 but apparently the vigilante was built before the tsr2.