Managed to finish the painting of the U-Wing this week, gone with a weathered look to show being in battles and planetfalls. I've also tried a different way of painting the windows on the underside, by using silver washes, and blue glaze
The colour scheme came from the one seen in Rogue One dropping pathfinders on Scarrif as the example below shows.
Frank asked if I'd gone for this toy because of price, now the price was reasonable, but the main reason for using this one was the scale of it, as it was the closest scale I could find for use with the figures, as shown below.
I'm still looking for a Y-Wing, and B-Wing in a suitable scale to finish the Rebel ships, and there is a lot of Imperials I still need to find as well, the scale I tend to look for is 1:48 as that's the closest in the scale that kits are readily available, though 1:35 would be better, it's not a scale that Star Wars kits appear very often.
That's all for this post, so until next time stay safe and have fun !
Cheers Dave
Really came out well Dave! Love the yellow line accents. Think I’ve seen some scale appropriate kits out there in Hobby Lobby over here, I’ll take some pics next time we stop in to send you
ReplyDeleteThank you Dai, the yellow lines really add a point of interest on the piece. That would be very much appreciated mate, as I'm having trouble finding anything over this side of the pond ! LOL
DeleteWow! I didn't realise just how big that brute was until you showed it alongside some of the infantry figures. It's an impressively-sized space vessel to be sure, and a super paint-job to boot!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Simon, it is a bit of a beast, and certainly made painting it tricky ! LOL Scale wise it's almost perfect, when put next to other vehicles and miniatures.
DeleteMy intial thoughts wee "That's a nice little model", until I saw it up against the figures when my thoughts turned to "That's a fecking big model".
ReplyDeleteSuperb repreentation from the illustration, It'll make a stunning centrepiece for any game.
Thank you Joe, it is rather large, and did cause some issues painting due to the weight, but glad to get it done, and really like the colour scheme, although the yellow was a bit of a pain.
DeleteFantastic, you really nailed it. Wow, it's so impressive!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Suber, it certainly stands out on the desert boards, just hope it lasts long enough in the games to see time on the board ! LOL
DeleteImpressive definitely! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you John, need to go back to normal sized models for a while after this one ! LOL
DeleteExcellent work, Dave, and it is a whopper of a model! The weathering looks great, like it's seen some action, and you've really got the paintjob down. As far as scale goes it's pretty much spot on for those minis and they look great with it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt, thought a mid battle scheme would suit it more than pristine, and pleased with the colour scheme I went for in the end. Handy always having a model in my pocket when walking around shops, great for working out scales ! LOL
DeleteSplendid looking ship,bigger than I thought it would be, nicely weathered and you certainly can't spot it's toy ancestry!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you Iain, it is surprising how large it is, and certainly gave me hand ache while holding it during painting. Went for a more subdued weathering than on some of the other ships I've done, and very glad you can't spot the toy it used to be ! LOL
DeleteAwesome work Dave. The weathering looks so natural - is it easier or harder to weather something of this size? I've only done smaller scale stuff and I imagine something like this must take a fair amount of time and a good level of skill?
ReplyDeleteThank you Justin, the trick with the weathering I found is to do really thin glazes, rather than washes, and if need be build up multiple layers, until you get the desired result. As this one was going to be less than normal, I only had to do one all over glaze, then an additional one for the streaks I wanted, and gun and engine flare. The biggest thing is experimenting and practice.
DeleteThe U-wing looks really great, Dave! While it may not be iconic like the X-wing, I think it is a well-designed ship and you painted it to perfection. It looks used or "lived-in" as pretty much everything in Star Wars does.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeff, I liked the design when I first saw it, and filled a role that they previously hadn't covered, small transport, with fighting capabilities. Glad you like the weathering it's something I'm still experimenting with.
DeleteThat looks excellent mate, that's one of my fave ships from Star Wars, and you've done a cracking job on it. You'd never guess ther models origin.
ReplyDeleteCheers Roger.
Thank you Roger, it quickly grew on me too, and was really happy to get one into my collection. Glad I managed to make it less toy like ! LOL
DeleteWow Dave, the ship and the Pathfinders look amazing. Loved the WIP discussion! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThank you Mark, was happy with the end results, and always happy to share WIP to help inspire others to have a go. Hope you have a great Christmas.
DeleteDamn, Dave - that's one impressively painted ship - and as Zabadak and others noted - the size is deceptive until you see it aloneside the miniatures! Great work!
ReplyDeleteThank you Azazel, it is a beast of a ship, and really good scale with the legion models, the colour scheme really sells the piece and is straight from the movie.
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