I've just joined this forum so am testing out the postings with my recently commissioned Red Jammer y wing re-paint.
another angle of the beasty, this was unpainted (or partially painted) on the real ILM model in Elstree. The client wanted the scheme to be completed and not a direct copy of the ILM miniature. There are obviously flaws in the detailing as this isn't a Red Jammer, but as it goes I think the overall look has definitely improved and the feel of the model is now that of a filming miniature. The really shoddy Master replicas paint job made it look like a toy. I've tried to use the correct weathering techniques of the time on this model, loads of paint chipping to reveal the undercoats, a somewhat hap hazard application of the detail "blobs" (just like the ILM model), all paints are automotive and really hard wearing. all hand mixed for colour and shot with an airbrush, no washes whatsoever on this. Its finish is incredibly hard wearing.
the finished model is 21 inches long, full metal armature. Nose cone was sculpted from wood and covered in plasticard, I know its not true to shape but I liked it the way it was so left it. If you fancy seeing below the skin I have some images of it on one of my albums, feel free to have a look. I had a load of fun greebling this up, kind of overdid it on the pipes, but hey 
this is my favourite shot of the model.
