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Taking a summer break from studio scale stuff and working on something fun and quick, namely building Fine Molds' 1:48 TIE-Fighter into a half-scale replica of Vader's ANH Wingman, just before he was ambushed...
Replicating the actual filming miniature, so I added a nominal representation of the standard internal armature:
The armature doesn't have a purpose other than to be visible in the cockpit. No clear parts in the windows on this build, just like the originals.
Next I airbrushed the wing stars using Tamiya Haze Gray, TS-32, decanted directly from the spray can and cut with Mr Color Leveling Thinner. Notice how incredibly nice the "Koolshade" effect is straight out of the box:
Decided there's no need to paint those panels, except for the very outer edge, which also needs to be Haze Gray so that it blends in with the wing framing once it's all sandwiched together.
One of the cool things about the Tamiya Haze Gray is that you can make your model look like just about any picture of the original miniature by varying the light and exposure. Here's the exact same color applied to the mid-section:
and here's a different shot of the same area:
Look familiar? That's just the first coat. Have a few dings to fix and then hope to finish it off this weekend. More to come...
Special thanks to Gene Kozicki for sharing the pics he took of Richard Edlund's original, and for the color match work he shared with us while working on the eFX project. Thanks Gene!
Replicating the actual filming miniature, so I added a nominal representation of the standard internal armature:
The armature doesn't have a purpose other than to be visible in the cockpit. No clear parts in the windows on this build, just like the originals.
Next I airbrushed the wing stars using Tamiya Haze Gray, TS-32, decanted directly from the spray can and cut with Mr Color Leveling Thinner. Notice how incredibly nice the "Koolshade" effect is straight out of the box:
Decided there's no need to paint those panels, except for the very outer edge, which also needs to be Haze Gray so that it blends in with the wing framing once it's all sandwiched together.
One of the cool things about the Tamiya Haze Gray is that you can make your model look like just about any picture of the original miniature by varying the light and exposure. Here's the exact same color applied to the mid-section:
and here's a different shot of the same area:
Look familiar? That's just the first coat. Have a few dings to fix and then hope to finish it off this weekend. More to come...
Special thanks to Gene Kozicki for sharing the pics he took of Richard Edlund's original, and for the color match work he shared with us while working on the eFX project. Thanks Gene!
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