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Offline Splashcoat

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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #30 on: September 05, 2013, 05:51:33 AM »
Stage 1 weathering:

Black pigment powder and gloss coat.

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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #31 on: September 06, 2013, 07:22:09 AM »
I decided to keep with the avian naming convention and call this particular YT-1300 "The Kestrel". Given the name, I thought some wing-shaped markings would be appropriate. An image search provided a suitable set of wings which I printed onto frisket film and cut out to make a template. I am experimenting with the hairspray technique on this build; so I burnished down the tepmplate and airbrushed a layer of hairspray. While the spray was still slightly tacky, I sprinkled a few grains of coarse salt in a random pattern. After the hairspray dried, I airbushed a layer of Tamiya Royal Blue over the template.


After the paint was set but not fully cured, I attacked it with water, brushes, Q-tips, and an old toothbrush.



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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #32 on: September 06, 2013, 08:11:55 AM »
Wow, now that is just cool. What a great effect! Look for this to show up on our front page soon.
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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #33 on: September 07, 2013, 07:00:03 PM »
Upper Hull Markings:
The wings didn't turn out quite as distinct on the upper hull surface as they did on the bottom. The bottom is flatter and less detailed.


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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #34 on: September 08, 2013, 07:53:39 AM »
I think they still look pretty daggone awesome. Off to share.
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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #35 on: September 08, 2013, 05:29:18 PM »
Still an excellent job ! I really like it.
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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #36 on: September 09, 2013, 06:25:29 AM »
More weathering (dot filter):

I applied dots of various colours of oil paints...


... and then blended them together with a soft brush dampened in mineral spirits.

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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #37 on: September 10, 2013, 06:10:16 AM »
To try something a little different, I wanted to see how it would look if the cargo handling mandibles were actually handling some cargo.
To that end, I fabricated a tank pod (Spice? Fuel? Tibanna Gas?) out of ping-pong balls and styrene:



Painted & weathered:




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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #38 on: September 11, 2013, 03:07:51 AM »
I am really enjoying this build. The paint and accessory work is off the charts as I said on our front page and facebook page. Keep it coming!
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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #39 on: September 11, 2013, 06:21:07 AM »
Cheers, Tamer.
Here's the finished product; the YT-1300, "The Kestrel":



































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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #40 on: September 11, 2013, 04:40:12 PM »
Wow, looks like I am gonna have to go to the fp again tomorrow.

You have got to be pleased with how this one turned out. You used all the painting tricks I know to just great effect.
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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #41 on: September 12, 2013, 08:19:27 PM »
awesome! It looks great. The paint apps are spot on and I love the addition of the cargo balls.
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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #42 on: September 15, 2013, 08:36:55 AM »
Thanks for the positive feedback, everyone. I had a lot of fun with this build... now I just have to find some shelf space for the beast.
Cheers.
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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #43 on: October 02, 2013, 10:32:12 PM »
Super job mate the weathering is perfect and I really like the crago balls very ingenious.

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Re: W.I.P. - YT-1300 Light Freighter
« Reply #44 on: October 07, 2013, 11:16:46 PM »
Very cool! Interesting idea with the cargo mandibles holding something there!
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