Cheers DT

Spencer

Like what you have done with the mod there Spencer.

I havent quite decided what I am going to do with mine yet apart from the weathering

Very nice work so far Spencer, do you intend to paint the whole ship eventually using the Tamiya white primer?

Panel weathering (part 1)

The method below is to give those that are looking into weathering their Falcon for the first time. These are methods that I use but there are also methods that others will prefer to use. These parts being used are from the original test are not part of my build or off the current release.

The first picture shows the part primed with Tamiya fine surface primer in white. This gives a good base colour for the falcon but others may decide to choose an off white for their final builds. Tamiya fine surface primer has the advantage of being self levelling and once completely dry can be worked on with no sanding down to get rid of what is known to some as an “Orange peel” surface. This in effect is when the surface of the paint looks dimpled and will need to be sanded down to achieve a smooth finish. (A lot more work involved too!)

The second picture shows the panel lines airbrushed once again using Alcads Exhaust manifold. (ALC123) this can also be done with a dark earth or black ground artist’s pastel stick if you do not access to an airbrush. The odd area was also airbrushed to give it a “Dirty” look that will reveal itself later in the sequence of pictures.

Next it was time to mask off some of the panels that will need to be painted in grey and this can be seen in picture 3. I used Tamiya fine surface primer in grey for this purpose. Additional colours where added for effect only and for the purpose of this tutorial shown in Picture 4

Time to get Dirty!

Pictures 5, 6 and 7
I use artist oils for some of my weathering and on this occasion I used Winsor and Newton Burnt Sienna with some Turps. A wash was made up using the two and applied all over the turret area. Then using a clean brush with fresh clean turps, most if not all of the wash was cleaned away but allowing a slight colour change to the white. (This is more noticeable than in the pictures)

Scratches and scrapes

Picture 8 shows the turret with a few scratches and scrapes and this was done with a scalpel and some sand paper. You can do as little or as much as you want here but if your going for the authentic look of the original prop then you might want to study some close up images easily found on Google.

Picture number 9 shows two turrets, the finished one from this article on the left and another that was done as a test ages ago using some of the techniques described above and the final 2 pictures shows a toy that I repainted for my son to keep him happy due to the fact that no way was he taking the DeAGostini one home when its complete! No matter how much I love him.

(Included a penny shot for you too Jase as I know how much you like them)

I hope this has helped and as usual, any questions feel free to ask.

Fantastic Spence
Really appreciate the time you put in to give us virgin weatherers an insight into how to achieve this look.
off to buy some supplies and give it a try

Regards
Dan

Thanks Alan As long as people understand it enough to give it a try and it helps then I'll continue with more tips and styles etc as I go along.


Spence

Some nice, simple steps to get a great finish -- thanks for sharing!

Are you planning on painting the panel parts separately as they arrive, or paint the model as a whole once assembled (aside from some small sub-assemblies, of course)?

I'm undecided myself -- I'm currently thinking of base painting the parts as they arrive (i.e. prime, pre-shade and paint the panels in various shades), assembling when I have them all and then applying the weathering.

Hi Outerarm...

All the panels will just be primed and then any preshading etc will be done once the hull parts are all complete. The different colour panels will be done on the idividual panels as it makes it easier but I prefure to do all the major weathering etc in one go

Spencer

Great build Spencer learning stuff my self from your build even at my age

Trev.

Many thanks Trev and always room to learn new stuff and still learning myself

Spence