Revell 1/50 Poe Dameron X-Wing- "That's one hell of a pilot!"

DirtyBrush · Jan 14, 2016

Hello all!

While I'm waiting on various parts for my X-Wing diorama to arrive, I figured I'd make a start on a kit I recieved last week for my birthday- the Revell 1/50 Poe Dameron X-Wing

I was a little nervous about being able to pull off this paintjob, since I usually stick to very light colours that can be easily weathered and shaded, but once I started I think I got into the swing of it.

Credit where credit is due, I am Leaf inspired me to start off with a base coat of very dark, gunmetal grey, which looked pretty good on its own, but when I gave it a black wash and some drybrushing as shading it really looked the part. I'm happy with where it's at, but I may go in and darken some areas a little more- just to make the high points pop. More updates will be following!

Cheers, DB

mcusanelli · Jan 14, 2016

DirtyBrush,
That looks excellent! Great weathered effect, looking forward to seeing the rest!

i am leaf · Jan 15, 2016

I am Leaf inspired me to start off with a base coat of very dark said:
Love it, that color looks excellent! I'm getting my massing & detail done right now, hope to have a thread started soon too :thumbsup

DirtyBrush · Jan 15, 2016

mcusanelli said:
DirtyBrush,
That looks excellent! Great weathered effect, looking forward to seeing the rest!

i am leaf said:
Love it, that color looks excellent! I'm getting my massing & detail done right now, hope to have a thread started soon too :thumbsup

Cheers guys!

I had had a free day today and I may have gotten a little carried away, haha
I'm almost done now, just a few more areas to finish up, Poe Dameron himself, a few touch ups, and then maybe a bit more weathering too

bwize · Jan 15, 2016

That's looking great. Love the weathering.

mcusanelli · Jan 15, 2016

I love it! It actually looks like the paint is worn away, exposing the metal underneath, great effect dude!

DirtyBrush · Jan 17, 2016

bwize said:
That's looking great. Love the weathering.

mcusanelli said:
I love it! It actually looks like the paint is worn away, exposing the metal underneath, great effect dude!

Thanks guys, much appreciated!

Just have a small update for today- an even smaller repainted BB-8

I've been a bit busy the past couple of days, but I'll be finished very soon!

jake88 · Jan 17, 2016

I love your color approach as apposed to a straight up flat black.

i am leaf · Jan 17, 2016

Looking sharp, the weathering is spot on, and I agree with jake88 the color choice is excellent, glad we both took this route

DirtyBrush · Jan 17, 2016

jake88 said:
I love your color approach as apposed to a straight up flat black.

Thank you! I'm afraid all credit for that colour idea goes to I am Leaf though. I'm really happy with the depth it gives the model, especially when the detail is so soft in some areas.

i am leaf said:
Looking sharp, the weathering is spot on, and I agree with jake88 the color choice is excellent, glad we both took this route

Much obliged, and yeah, this was definitely the way to go. I'm looking forward to more updates on your own build!

DirtyBrush · Jan 19, 2016

Ok, here's the final update on the build!

I've finished everything on the old girl, but I'm definitely going to swap the stand out for a different one- I hate those Revell ones
I used a 1/52 Snowspeeder pilot for Poe, and he turned out a little too small but it's not a major issue. As for the rest of the ship, I touched up some areas and added a few scorch marks for some weathering.

I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out overall, especially since I was unsure about the quality of the model, but I'm happy with it!

glorbes · Jan 19, 2016

Man, that looks gorgeous. Also, how great is the scene you quoted in your thread title? So much fun.

blakeh1 · Jan 19, 2016

That turned out great! I love the metallic like finish on the back body

mcusanelli · Jan 19, 2016

Absolutely fantastic!!!

DirtyBrush · Jan 19, 2016

glorbes said:
Man, that looks gorgeous. Also, how great is the scene you quoted in your thread title? So much fun.

Haha, I know right? As cheesy as it was, that scene summed up everything the little kid in me loves about X-Wing pilots in Star Wars. And thanks very much!

blakeh1 said:
That turned out great! I love the metallic like finish on the back body

mcusanelli said:
Absolutely fantastic!!!

Thanks guys, good to know it turned out alright from other peoples' perspectives, haha

i am leaf · Jan 19, 2016

D U D E.

This looks incredible, I'm so happy it turned out so good. Excellent work with the weathering & coloring

DirtyBrush · Jan 20, 2016

i am leaf said:
D U D E.

This looks incredible, I'm so happy it turned out so good. Excellent work with the weathering & coloring

Thanks, Leaf!

Are we gonna see anymore of your build soon? I can't wait to see the end result

i am leaf · Jan 20, 2016

DirtyBrush said:
Thanks, Leaf!

Are we gonna see anymore of your build soon? I can't wait to see the end result

You bet, need to get some more photos of the progress this weekend

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