Thanks to the Bandai and the recent release of the Force Awakens, I picked up some models to add to my collection last Christmas. I had planned to get these models fully painted and with the recent arrival of my T-70 and Millennium Falcon, I decided to start some work on them.
I did most of the major assemblies some time ago while parts, such as the interior, were left unassembled for easy access while painting. The first to be painted is the T-65 X-Wing from the original trilogy. My personal favourite craft from the Rebel alliance.
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| X-Wing fully assembled and glued after cockpit and pilot is fully painted. |
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| A close up of the pilot |
I thought the wings would look great with Ushabti Bone/Screaming Skull. I immediately disliked the scheme once it was fully painted. The entire part was painted over using Pallid Wynch flesh to bring the color back close to white. I will probably go with a greyish white for this model on the rest of the body. The red pieces were previously painted with a layer of Mephiston Red. I will probably basecoat it again with Khorne Red to have them a little more darker.
The pilot itself was a challenge due to its small size. The biggest problem was actually the decals as the decals provided to were of stiffer materials. Even soaking it in water was not able to seperate the decal from the paper. Hopefully the work done would have it stick well enough to last.
More reasons to paint the model instead.
3 comments:
Hey that pilot looks good. I see you have been bitten by the Star Wars bug too. My personal favourite as a child was the X-Wing too but for some reason I kinda like the Falcon and Tie-Fighter more now. :)
As for decals, try using two Mr.Hobby products called Mr. Mark Setter which is applied before decals and Mr. Mark Softer which is applied after if the decal is too hard and cannot conform to the shape you are trying to stick it to.
Hehehe. I actually loved the Star Wars models for very long time. Only got the opportunity to get a bunch of them during last Christmas shopping. (Except for my Tie Advanced which I got for almost a year already). Partially assembled them since I have been planning to paint them for a very long time. As you can see my project flow, I put them on hold since my Dark Angels have been a priority all these while.
I'll probably be picking up Mark Softener when I am over in Times Square since I got Mark Setter when I did my first MAC II model a few years back. Been sitting on the shelf ever since XD.
Btw, the Star Wars fighters that ruled for me were the Tie Defender and Assault Missleboat. But I have to admit, the B-Wing is catching up fast in my favourite rebel fighter list.
For me anyway, Mark Softener seems to be all I need as my main concern is getting the decal to conform to the model shape. Bandai's decals are really good quality and you rarely need the Mark Setter!!!
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