Snowspeeder AT-AT & Falcon repaint

This is a lttle plee for a bit of help from the experts here. After months of pacing up & down & can I or cant I, I have decided to have a go at repainting/weathering my MR SS Speeder Falcon and AT-AT. I'm not thinking of a complete overhall but like My Han EE blaster I just couldn't take the look of it. I'm pretty confident but have never tackled a model of this size. The main thing i need help with is what is a good but not too expensive airbrush kit to start with, & what are the best paints to use. Rgarding oil washed is this just standard artist oil paints & what do you thin them with? I'm ok with pastels & drybrushing but have only ever used Humbrol model paints for drybrushing. Is there a better paint for this as well. Any help even down to the blue masking tape to buy would all be a great help as I totally trust you lot, the reserch i have done has left me with a few blanks. I appreciate there is a wealth of info out there but even a few good titbits could get me on my way? Cheers Guy

Study this...

Be very carefull when masking the falcon, some areas paint might lift off even if using low tack tape, I wouldn't worry about the Snowspeeder and AT-AT. Lucky me when I masked a section the paint lifted off only on a small piping detail and was a easy fix.

GFollano

GF said:

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Be very carefull when masking the falcon, some areas paint might lift off even if using low tack tape, I wouldn't worry about the Snowspeeder and AT-AT. Lucky me when I masked a section the paint lifted off only on a small piping detail and was a easy fix.

GFollano

Interesting... Wouldn't have expected...

The paint on the Speeder is pretty solid and with a light sanding to even it out it works fine as a base for the repaint. If you decide to go so far as to take it apart LMK and I'll show you how it comes apart so as not to break anything.

Thanks chaps, I know I'm asking a for a lot of info ? Any idea on a good airbrush kit?

What airbrush experience do you have Guy? Nil? If so maybe a good starting point would be a single action from badger, or maybe even an Aztek?
Id also think about getting some good practice in before touching the MR pieces buddy, not trying to tell you how to suck eggs lol, but its a big task even to do the speeder, let alone the Falcon.
Look forward to your progress

lee

Thanks dont panic, I'm gunna do some basic kit bashing & practice Like crazy till i get confident. I have done many hours of spraying guitars with full size spray guns but never with an air brush.Regarding oil washes, something I have never done, is it normal oil paint in the tube so to speak or a different type & what do you dilute it with?

Guy, i think youll have no worries then buddy, your just doing it on a finer scale is all lol.
As for washes, yep, i use run of the mill oils, and thin with white spirits to the viscosity you need!

lee

Max Zephyr said:

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The paint on the Speeder is pretty solid and with a light sanding to even it out it works fine as a base for the repaint. If you decide to go so far as to take it apart LMK and I'll show you how it comes apart so as not to break anything.

If there is a way of taking this beauty apart with out damage that would be of great help, cheers?

Sure I'll wrangle up all the pics in one place so you can see.

I can feel my visa bills going up pretty soon :-) just fornd this great sit I'm sure its old news here but what a great resource for weathering for a novice like me?
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/

Max Zephyr said:

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Sure I'll wrangle up all the pics in one place so you can see.

Cant wait to see them, thanks.