Hi Folks.
Here's another commission I have done this last year. Its a Salzo V4 X-wing which will be in the Unsurprising guise of Red 5.
I have spend 5 day up to this point building the kit with the clients wishes foremost. The cockpit was never going to be the a singing ,all dancing hyper detailed version as seen in some builds. As my self and the client were wanting something as close as possible to the "real deal" as on the ILM model. So it was modified to have a flat surface and minimal detailing. The interior has had a Eurofighter seat installed, as the original bucket seats seen in the ful size version simply look wrong in the miniature without a pilot.
Cockpit sub assembly was painted before installation as was the cockpit itself. These will be masked during the main painting session.
The starting colour was my obligatory off white which I like so much as it works really well with the colours I choose for the "dirt"
So this is now day one of painting.
It is shot in a base coat of automotive off white. This supplies a great base which you can cut back to with thinners etc when needed later on in the job.
Here's another commission I have done this last year. Its a Salzo V4 X-wing which will be in the Unsurprising guise of Red 5.
I have spend 5 day up to this point building the kit with the clients wishes foremost. The cockpit was never going to be the a singing ,all dancing hyper detailed version as seen in some builds. As my self and the client were wanting something as close as possible to the "real deal" as on the ILM model. So it was modified to have a flat surface and minimal detailing. The interior has had a Eurofighter seat installed, as the original bucket seats seen in the ful size version simply look wrong in the miniature without a pilot.
Cockpit sub assembly was painted before installation as was the cockpit itself. These will be masked during the main painting session.
The starting colour was my obligatory off white which I like so much as it works really well with the colours I choose for the "dirt"
So this is now day one of painting.
It is shot in a base coat of automotive off white. This supplies a great base which you can cut back to with thinners etc when needed later on in the job.