Bandai X-Wing

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Made some progress last night...


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Next up... flat black to prepare my first attempt in black basing
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Wings! Very cool!

Good luck with the black basing.
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Watched a couple YouTube videos and might go with the pre-shading method instead. I don’t know yet. :bag: :bored: :hmm:
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After fighting with the PE for the left side on my '55 Chevy, I decided to tackle the pilot. I used Russian Marker Red instead of Orange. I didn't want to go with basic orange because it looks like bright orange. Russian Marker Red has a bit of orange tint than red. The photo looks red but believe me it looks perfect as a weathered orange.



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“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”

Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney

“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Cool! :cool:
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Tom, if you’re using the Model Master version of Russian Marker Red, yes it has a distinctly orange tint to it. Maybe drybrush on some orange onto to fold highlights of the flight suit to get more of an effect.
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Great minds think alike. I was thinking a drybrush of orange over the highlights would really make this guy's uniform pop.
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I may do that as well. Maybe add a little black to tone the brightness of the gloss orange.
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Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney

“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Not much of progress but boots and gloves are painted. Did I mention how much I hate painting figures? :bored:

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“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”

Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney

“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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You are making progress! The size of that rascal is another reason I do not like to do figures. Looks really good.
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