Star Wars Speederbike colors???

[joscasle]

I am building the Bandai 1/12 Speederbike, but I have doubts about the colors to use, especially the color of the engine parts. The manual indicates the color steel, but it seems to me that this color is totally wrong, but what color do you think is correct?

Thanks

 

[Axlotl]

Weathered black?

 

[joscasle]

Weathered black?

Yep, that's an option. Looking at reference pictures it looks like black, In others a dark iron or some metalizer, but it can be a very weathered black.

Thanks

 

[Axlotl]

Years ago when I built one I painted the engine parts flat black, gave it some brown washes and steel drybrushing, then rubbed graphite into it. I thought it turned out pretty darn good. No pics, sadly - that was a long time ago, and I don't have it anymore.

 

[Analyzer]

Personally, I would do a black, and then the Tamiya Gun Metal Weathering powder and Silver powders to highlight it and give it that metallic sheen

The other alternative is use a Gun Metal color and black/brown washes to darken a bit

It is what I am planning

 

[joscasle]

Thanks for your ideas.

 

[Analyzer]

Here is an example of the black base with Tamiya gun metal weathering powder. Of course it is a lot smaller than 1/12, but could still work

 

[joscasle]

yeah, looks very similar!!

 

[joscasle]

original prop

 

[joscasle]

Hot Toys 1/6

 

[division 6]

ILM Miniature

 

[akumazeto]

1/4 Speeder Bike

1/4 sideshow repaint. I am also pretty sure it’s the same size as filming model. Placed it here to be sure. Enjoy.

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