Hope4Sun
Active Member
Now I've read and read and read and downloaded images of x-wing builds and I know that they are greyish and not white and also that lighting, differing cameras, screen etc will never quite reflect the same colours. But this is the first model I've done in over 25 years and I'm using it as practice before attacking the 1/48th Finemolds X-wing then the falcons I have ended up with.
Please forgive the paint job, first time with air brush and pre-shading, etc (a full build is being documented and I will share if I don't trash it lol), but got as far as the Grey Tamiya Fine Primer, pre shaded with Tamiya black X-1 then from the instructions 50:50 X-2 and XF-20 to show the pre-shade (may need one more coat), but the model really does look quite dull currently.
I've included some pictures below in sunlight and with and with out flash and with grey scale for reference (in case it helps anyone else in the future), just wondered is the sort of thing most have been seeing, personally I think I may lighten her up a little, but not a lot, just worried when I weather etc, it will end up a lot darker. I welcome any feedback , maybe it's my pre-shading still too visible? Practicing on a scrap model to see what it looks like after weathering and a transparent dusting of white tinted clear coat just to see what that looks like and to practice weathering.
Sunlight:
Without Flash
Without Flash
With Flash
Without Flash
With Flash
Please forgive the paint job, first time with air brush and pre-shading, etc (a full build is being documented and I will share if I don't trash it lol), but got as far as the Grey Tamiya Fine Primer, pre shaded with Tamiya black X-1 then from the instructions 50:50 X-2 and XF-20 to show the pre-shade (may need one more coat), but the model really does look quite dull currently.
I've included some pictures below in sunlight and with and with out flash and with grey scale for reference (in case it helps anyone else in the future), just wondered is the sort of thing most have been seeing, personally I think I may lighten her up a little, but not a lot, just worried when I weather etc, it will end up a lot darker. I welcome any feedback , maybe it's my pre-shading still too visible? Practicing on a scrap model to see what it looks like after weathering and a transparent dusting of white tinted clear coat just to see what that looks like and to practice weathering.
Sunlight:
Without Flash
Without Flash
With Flash
Without Flash
With Flash
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