SS Buck Rogers Starfighter
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samster27
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Jayroth, colour is pantone 467 from http://www.riolettcustomaerosols.co.uk/cheap-pantone-paint/
£10.99 for 400ml spray can. Also ordered the correct colours for my Thunderbird 2 at the same time.
Will post how they look.
Sprayed mine in primer to find any faults today. Looks great in primer. Will fit wings next. Thinking about lighting the engines.
£10.99 for 400ml spray can. Also ordered the correct colours for my Thunderbird 2 at the same time.
Will post how they look.
Sprayed mine in primer to find any faults today. Looks great in primer. Will fit wings next. Thinking about lighting the engines.
FlyingDachshund
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I've seen Rustoleum Painter's Touch Navajo White as a recommended base color. Gene's recommendation for Tamiya TS-7 racing white is a bit lighter but still a nice off-white leaning towards a very light tan: http://www.baecklund.eu/scalemodels/gig/herbie.html
Mark in Okinawa
Mark in Okinawa
Not that I've seen - but my search is far from exhaustive... I can't think of anywhere that will custom mix a color in a spray rattle can... that's why I bought a can from these guys as a test... If it works well I have no issues paying for good supplies
You get what you pay for... or you get you're money back Jedi Dade
FlyingDachshund
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Ah, here's the paint guide I was looking for - it was back on page 7 of this thread.
Mark in Okinawa
belleauwood
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Ok, on that paint guide . . .
Back then, I was RIDICULED by several supposed "In the Know" people that my colors were "Too Tan". Personally I still like that build and color plate. And I will be displaying it right next to the timeslip one I have and I'm going to build at some point, which will be in studio paint and studio scale.
Now, after a LOT more research and some access to the original painted miniatures and pieces from them, I can honestly say that I was even LIGHTER than the real deal with that palette of colors. So keep that in mind if you are hunting those colors down.
I'm to the point on this to say like a lot of things Studio Scale, paint it as you like that fits in the scheme. Obviously unicorn purple and pink is out, but your interpretation of the white or tan is fine.
As seen on screen (much whiter) is fine, I'll just bust your b a l l s as its not true "studio scale" at that point if you call it a studio scale build. Call it "as seen on screen" from a studio scale cast, and I'm 10000% fine with that. The Chronicles is TOO white even for me, it seems like a crossover of the Battlestar white "Gods" gear and Buck. Which I have seen in the hands of people, and several older build (couch cough GkVFX!) and looks good, if that is what you like, OK. But Chronicles really shouldn't call their SF "Studio" at that point. Its FAR too white for that.
The tan that George gives is spot on to what I've been able to research in the years since that guide, and for what its worth those in the EU have the closest commercial color match for the base tan available off the shelf in the smaller humbrol style tins by Revell as Revell Beige, code 32314 (enamel) and 36314 (Acrylic). I have a few and they are VERY VERY close to the pantone and parts from the originals. From that you will have to work your own mixes to match the other colors of the paint guide, but with that as a start and an available commercial paint line that can be mixed and toned you should be a long way ahead of the old days.
As far as the panel placement in that guide goes, I stand by it even the "believed" panels pattern on the bottom. Still no pictures of that that are usable have really surfaced since then, but . . . I'm pretty confident in what I laid out there. Its sure as hell wasn't all the same base color with no other panels as most have painted over the years. And until I paint the timeslip version in a couple of years, you can all count that no one will release whatever photos they do have showing it as that is quite simply the nature of the SS beast!
Glad to see all the interest out there still, this is STILL one of my favorite McQuarrie designs and out of the show it is the best, most memorable and well executed thing thing to hit the screen from this series besides Erin Gray in spandex of course!
Ryan
Back then, I was RIDICULED by several supposed "In the Know" people that my colors were "Too Tan". Personally I still like that build and color plate. And I will be displaying it right next to the timeslip one I have and I'm going to build at some point, which will be in studio paint and studio scale.
Now, after a LOT more research and some access to the original painted miniatures and pieces from them, I can honestly say that I was even LIGHTER than the real deal with that palette of colors. So keep that in mind if you are hunting those colors down.
I'm to the point on this to say like a lot of things Studio Scale, paint it as you like that fits in the scheme. Obviously unicorn purple and pink is out, but your interpretation of the white or tan is fine.
As seen on screen (much whiter) is fine, I'll just bust your b a l l s as its not true "studio scale" at that point if you call it a studio scale build. Call it "as seen on screen" from a studio scale cast, and I'm 10000% fine with that. The Chronicles is TOO white even for me, it seems like a crossover of the Battlestar white "Gods" gear and Buck. Which I have seen in the hands of people, and several older build (couch cough GkVFX!) and looks good, if that is what you like, OK. But Chronicles really shouldn't call their SF "Studio" at that point. Its FAR too white for that.
The tan that George gives is spot on to what I've been able to research in the years since that guide, and for what its worth those in the EU have the closest commercial color match for the base tan available off the shelf in the smaller humbrol style tins by Revell as Revell Beige, code 32314 (enamel) and 36314 (Acrylic). I have a few and they are VERY VERY close to the pantone and parts from the originals. From that you will have to work your own mixes to match the other colors of the paint guide, but with that as a start and an available commercial paint line that can be mixed and toned you should be a long way ahead of the old days.
As far as the panel placement in that guide goes, I stand by it even the "believed" panels pattern on the bottom. Still no pictures of that that are usable have really surfaced since then, but . . . I'm pretty confident in what I laid out there. Its sure as hell wasn't all the same base color with no other panels as most have painted over the years. And until I paint the timeslip version in a couple of years, you can all count that no one will release whatever photos they do have showing it as that is quite simply the nature of the SS beast!
Glad to see all the interest out there still, this is STILL one of my favorite McQuarrie designs and out of the show it is the best, most memorable and well executed thing thing to hit the screen from this series besides Erin Gray in spandex of course!
Ryan
belleauwood
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Well I did find this OLD version of the build and paint guide for our old kit . . . almost all applies to any SF.
The color scheme is laid out by panels in the last couple of pages.
Now, here's hoping the Google Doc link works for y'all . . .
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByTMGSH_3dZ1aWZ6WmFxd0tVYkU/view?usp=sharing
Ryan
The color scheme is laid out by panels in the last couple of pages.
Now, here's hoping the Google Doc link works for y'all . . .
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByTMGSH_3dZ1aWZ6WmFxd0tVYkU/view?usp=sharing
Ryan
samster27
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SWFAN, I have just posted a general modelling thread to get some help with the electrics...follow this and lets see what we get.
