unbuiltnautilus
Active Member
I had a challenge. I was asked by a friend, to weather up three of his models for an upcoming show in February. I am aiming to deliver them to him tomorrow and by 7pm tonight, I had yet to start. Hopefully there is 2.5 Kg of Plaster of Paris in it for me, in it for the big bucks, that's me!
So, on the bench are two nice Rogue One models, both ready build, A TIE Striker and an X-Wing, plus a kit build Thunderbirds Mole. First job, a coat of matt varnish on all three, just to tone down the plastic look. Then food while the paint dried.
First up was the TIE Striker, this wanted a minimal going over. I planned a black wash in all the panel lines. This changed once I got started. First job was to give the model a bit of a buff with a cloth. This gave some of the raised areas and some panels, a slight sheen. A bit of a retrograde step, as I had just matt varnished the whole thing to get rid of sheen!
I used Humbrols Black Wash, didn't stir it enough, then thinned it with a low odour white spirit. This was washed over all the grey sections of the model, concentrating on 'interesting areas. The colour was not black, more a washed out grey. The wash then being lightly stippled about to produce a random effect. Then blasted with a hairdryer to set it off.
Next I set about removing some of the wash with a cotton bud, damp with white spirits. I have not used cotton buds as paint brushes before, very effective, I was able to highlight individual panels, by removing wash, or chase it about the model to produce streaks.
The next job being a pin wash of a slightly darker colour, targeting areas of the cockpit. Finally, I used a HB pencil, run into panel recesses, to produce a buffed edge to panels. This was buffed with a cloth in a fore to aft direction as a final touch.
One down..
So, on the bench are two nice Rogue One models, both ready build, A TIE Striker and an X-Wing, plus a kit build Thunderbirds Mole. First job, a coat of matt varnish on all three, just to tone down the plastic look. Then food while the paint dried.
First up was the TIE Striker, this wanted a minimal going over. I planned a black wash in all the panel lines. This changed once I got started. First job was to give the model a bit of a buff with a cloth. This gave some of the raised areas and some panels, a slight sheen. A bit of a retrograde step, as I had just matt varnished the whole thing to get rid of sheen!
I used Humbrols Black Wash, didn't stir it enough, then thinned it with a low odour white spirit. This was washed over all the grey sections of the model, concentrating on 'interesting areas. The colour was not black, more a washed out grey. The wash then being lightly stippled about to produce a random effect. Then blasted with a hairdryer to set it off.
Next I set about removing some of the wash with a cotton bud, damp with white spirits. I have not used cotton buds as paint brushes before, very effective, I was able to highlight individual panels, by removing wash, or chase it about the model to produce streaks.
The next job being a pin wash of a slightly darker colour, targeting areas of the cockpit. Finally, I used a HB pencil, run into panel recesses, to produce a buffed edge to panels. This was buffed with a cloth in a fore to aft direction as a final touch.
One down..