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Its finale time on the X-Wing.

Started applying all the decals one-by-one on the top of the x-wing, once all done I Microsoled them & left them to dry.

I then sealed them in Revell Matt Clear & once dried I started work on the weathering.

I picked up a tip from another video on youtube about chipping with paint instead of the hairspray technique, whilst I couldnt really get the white to work on the red decals, the black, grey & silver paint I applied with a bit of sponge worked a treat.

Undeterred, I tried scraping a little away here & there with one of my scribes & brushing away with a stipple brush & the patterns that formed were quite nice.

I then started with the black & earthshade washes & whilst I went overboard a little, the wash has turned out really well.

I made the mistake of putting some Humbrol Rust Wash on the nose area & it ruined it a little but I used some IPA to clean that off.

I did the same inside the X part of the wings, but not as harsh with the washes & the same on the underneath & they both have turned out really well.

Quaralane (Patrick) on youtube & SMA told me not to install the rear plate or rear piece, as R2 will not go in once installed, so I put R2 in first & then the plate & the rear panel afterwards.

Talking out the rear plate, I didnt want to leave that blank in black, so I picked out some of the detail with silver, gun metal, grey, & brown to tart that up a bit.

I then washed the guns on the sprues & sanded down the excess left & put the blue stripes & they curled around by themselves.

I decided to use the non-windowed canopy & painted that in greyish blue & dabbed a little whit paint on & washed it.

The stand I didnt do anything with, as I plan to hang this from my ceiling.

Im really chuffed on how this has turned out, better than I expected.

Cheers,

Wayne.

<blockquote data-quote="Deadman Disciple" data-source="post: 200427" data-attributes="member: 19615">[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz9AVeYxkrQ[/youtube][ATTACH=full]83807[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]83808[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]83809[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]83810[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]83811[/ATTACH]Its finale time on the X-Wing.Started applying all the decals one-by-one on the top of the x-wing, once all done I Microsoled them &amp; left them to dry.I then sealed them in Revell Matt Clear &amp; once dried I started work on the weathering.I picked up a tip from another video on youtube about chipping with paint instead of the hairspray technique, whilst I couldnt really get the white to work on the red decals, the black, grey &amp; silver paint I applied with a bit of sponge worked a treat.Undeterred, I tried scraping a little away here &amp; there with one of my scribes &amp; brushing away with a stipple brush &amp; the patterns that formed were quite nice.I then started with the black &amp; earthshade washes &amp; whilst I went overboard a little, the wash has turned out really well.I made the mistake of putting some Humbrol Rust Wash on the nose area &amp; it ruined it a little but I used some IPA to clean that off.I did the same inside the X part of the wings, but not as harsh with the washes &amp; the same on the underneath &amp; they both have turned out really well.Quaralane (Patrick) on youtube &amp; SMA told me not to install the rear plate or rear piece, as R2 will not go in once installed, so I put R2 in first &amp; then the plate &amp; the rear panel afterwards.Talking out the rear plate, I didnt want to leave that blank in black, so I picked out some of the detail with silver, gun metal, grey, &amp; brown to tart that up a bit.I then washed the guns on the sprues &amp; sanded down the excess left &amp; put the blue stripes &amp; they curled around by themselves.I decided to use the non-windowed canopy &amp; painted that in greyish blue &amp; dabbed a little whit paint on &amp; washed it.The stand I didnt do anything with, as I plan to hang this from my ceiling.Im really chuffed on how this has turned out, better than I expected.Cheers,Wayne.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deadman Disciple, post: 200427, member: 19615"] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz9AVeYxkrQ[/youtube] [ATTACH=full]83807[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]83808[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]83809[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]83810[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]83811[/ATTACH] Its finale time on the X-Wing. Started applying all the decals one-by-one on the top of the x-wing, once all done I Microsoled them & left them to dry. I then sealed them in Revell Matt Clear & once dried I started work on the weathering. I picked up a tip from another video on youtube about chipping with paint instead of the hairspray technique, whilst I couldnt really get the white to work on the red decals, the black, grey & silver paint I applied with a bit of sponge worked a treat. Undeterred, I tried scraping a little away here & there with one of my scribes & brushing away with a stipple brush & the patterns that formed were quite nice. I then started with the black & earthshade washes & whilst I went overboard a little, the wash has turned out really well. I made the mistake of putting some Humbrol Rust Wash on the nose area & it ruined it a little but I used some IPA to clean that off. I did the same inside the X part of the wings, but not as harsh with the washes & the same on the underneath & they both have turned out really well. Quaralane (Patrick) on youtube & SMA told me not to install the rear plate or rear piece, as R2 will not go in once installed, so I put R2 in first & then the plate & the rear panel afterwards. Talking out the rear plate, I didnt want to leave that blank in black, so I picked out some of the detail with silver, gun metal, grey, & brown to tart that up a bit. I then washed the guns on the sprues & sanded down the excess left & put the blue stripes & they curled around by themselves. I decided to use the non-windowed canopy & painted that in greyish blue & dabbed a little whit paint on & washed it. The stand I didnt do anything with, as I plan to hang this from my ceiling. Im really chuffed on how this has turned out, better than I expected. Cheers, Wayne. [/QUOTE]

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