For the kenobi...
-Lots of sanding
-primer/filler
-more sanding
-primer
-everything painted silver except windvane
-variety of metallic spray paints
-grenade was painted then with satin black and dark bronze. Then threw it in a box of screws and shaken around to beat it up.
-rub’n’buff for the windvane
-emitter used dark steel, then pastel weathering, then gloss clear coat
-weathering was a combo of paint, pastels, acrylics, sandpaper, and rub’n’buff
It’s difficult to describe the process because there is so much layering of spray paints and whatever is near me in the garage. It’s taken years of trying various techniques to finally find something that works well. The Rey saber used very different techniques...