SCI-FI Star Wars Shadows of the Empire - Xizor's Virago - Finished
- Thread starter Massassi
- Start date
MandoMan531
New Member
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2015
- Messages
- 73
Re: SCI-FI Star Wars Shadows of the Empire - Xizor's Virago
I did finish it! Not with much skill but I did hehe. Unfortunately now, it got destroyed when I moved. Definetly hunting one down, I really loved that ship!
Massassi said:
I did finish it! Not with much skill but I did hehe. Unfortunately now, it got destroyed when I moved. Definetly hunting one down, I really loved that ship!
nicholassagan
sippin on gin + juice
- Joined
- Dec 28, 2011
- Messages
- 2,013
Re: SCI-FI Star Wars Shadows of the Empire - Xizor's Virago
pretty bad azzzzz
pretty bad azzzzz
JohnSimmons
For Spud: I was once Merseajohn
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2011
- Messages
- 5,645
Re: SCI-FI Star Wars Shadows of the Empire - Xizor's Virago
Great work getting this together!
Great work getting this together!
blakeh1
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Oct 26, 2011
- Messages
- 925
Re: SCI-FI Star Wars Shadows of the Empire - Xizor's Virago
Looking forward to how this turns out! It sure was a pain to fix all those gap and alignment problems and get the wing mechanisms working properly so they could open and close.
Most of the toys/miniatures I've seen have gone with a dark grey almost black paint scheme with no highlight colors for the trim
If it helps, I went with a mostly greyish white (similar to the Shuttle Tydrium color) and a gun metal type color for the trim. If your interested... http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo32/blakeh01/Star%20Wars%20models/IMG_5861_zps57ba076b.jpg
Forgive the build I did it from start to finish in one 8 hour sesssion so I left a lot of gaps and misaligned pieces I should have taken the time to fix better.
Looking forward to how this turns out! It sure was a pain to fix all those gap and alignment problems and get the wing mechanisms working properly so they could open and close.
Most of the toys/miniatures I've seen have gone with a dark grey almost black paint scheme with no highlight colors for the trim
If it helps, I went with a mostly greyish white (similar to the Shuttle Tydrium color) and a gun metal type color for the trim. If your interested... http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo32/blakeh01/Star%20Wars%20models/IMG_5861_zps57ba076b.jpg
Forgive the build I did it from start to finish in one 8 hour sesssion so I left a lot of gaps and misaligned pieces I should have taken the time to fix better.
Massassi
Member
- Joined
- Aug 25, 2013
- Messages
- 82
Re: SCI-FI Star Wars Shadows of the Empire - Xizor's Virago
Hi blakeh1,
I was just looking what kind of colors I would use. I am thinking to make mine a bit darker. The Ref. pictures from the game are not that clear. But I think I will not make the contrast between the dark and light parts that big.
I will post some sample colors as soon as I get to it.
I looked at some of your other pictures as well. What kind of models are the B-Wing and Y-Wing. Are they all the same scale?
The most star wars models I have are all different scales. I do not understand that at all.
Hi blakeh1,
I was just looking what kind of colors I would use. I am thinking to make mine a bit darker. The Ref. pictures from the game are not that clear. But I think I will not make the contrast between the dark and light parts that big.
I will post some sample colors as soon as I get to it.
I looked at some of your other pictures as well. What kind of models are the B-Wing and Y-Wing. Are they all the same scale?
The most star wars models I have are all different scales. I do not understand that at all.
MandoMan531
New Member
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2015
- Messages
- 73
Re: SCI-FI Star Wars Shadows of the Empire - Xizor's Virago
Looking really good! Keep it up.
Looking really good! Keep it up.
blakeh1
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Oct 26, 2011
- Messages
- 925
Re: SCI-FI Star Wars Shadows of the Empire - Xizor's Virago
At any rate, looking forward to your paint scheme!
I love to see people tackle this model since you so rarely see it and it is a pretty cool design.
The X-wing minis game just released a version of it (or at least I saw it for the fiirst time last week at my local gaming store). They are calling it a Star Viper. They have rules for the Virago version
https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/x-wing/news/scum-and-villainy/Star-Viper-600px.gif
While the scheme may be lighter than your going for, it gives a good reference for some other markings and details you could take advantage of (like the symbol on the wings, the green lights etc...
The B-wing and Y-wings are 1/72. The B-wing was mastered by Al Wong and released by Fantastic Plastic, although it may see a future rerelease by Multiverse (MVM) models
The Y-wings are Fine Molds and Revell. Both are 1/72. The Revell kit is the one with the thinner neck and shorter engine rods
As far as the scale of the Virago your working on. I think someone scaled it out to somewhere around 1/60 th
Massassi said:
At any rate, looking forward to your paint scheme!
I love to see people tackle this model since you so rarely see it and it is a pretty cool design.
The X-wing minis game just released a version of it (or at least I saw it for the fiirst time last week at my local gaming store). They are calling it a Star Viper. They have rules for the Virago version
https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/x-wing/news/scum-and-villainy/Star-Viper-600px.gif
While the scheme may be lighter than your going for, it gives a good reference for some other markings and details you could take advantage of (like the symbol on the wings, the green lights etc...
The B-wing and Y-wings are 1/72. The B-wing was mastered by Al Wong and released by Fantastic Plastic, although it may see a future rerelease by Multiverse (MVM) models
The Y-wings are Fine Molds and Revell. Both are 1/72. The Revell kit is the one with the thinner neck and shorter engine rods
As far as the scale of the Virago your working on. I think someone scaled it out to somewhere around 1/60 th
cargoman5126
Anything in scale I'm into it...
- Joined
- Nov 7, 2012
- Messages
- 829
Re: SCI-FI Star Wars Shadows of the Empire - Xizor's Virago
That thing looks sick!!! very cool ship.. Great progress.. Looking forward to see where you go with the final finish..
That thing looks sick!!! very cool ship.. Great progress.. Looking forward to see where you go with the final finish..
Massassi
Member
- Joined
- Aug 25, 2013
- Messages
- 82
Re: SCI-FI Star Wars Shadows of the Empire - Xizor's Virago
I did not have any time to work on my model this weekend. But I did visit our local miniature and model fair, in the Netherlands. Lots of agricultural vehicles, RC cars, trains and boats. Only two stands with scale models.
Nothing sci-fi related. I made a small youtube movie to show you what a Dutch model fair looks like.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/BLpf4XBBGDU[/youtube]
I plan to rent a table next year and show some of my dad's models (lots of wooden boat models) and my sci-fi models. Including the Xizor's Virago of course.
I did not have any time to work on my model this weekend. But I did visit our local miniature and model fair, in the Netherlands. Lots of agricultural vehicles, RC cars, trains and boats. Only two stands with scale models.
Nothing sci-fi related. I made a small youtube movie to show you what a Dutch model fair looks like.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/BLpf4XBBGDU[/youtube]
I plan to rent a table next year and show some of my dad's models (lots of wooden boat models) and my sci-fi models. Including the Xizor's Virago of course.
cargoman5126
Anything in scale I'm into it...
- Joined
- Nov 7, 2012
- Messages
- 829
Re: SCI-FI Star Wars Shadows of the Empire - Xizor's Virago
Very nice...
Very nice...
