MPC 1:100 AT-AT

Trying a new technique with this one - black basing. Aim is to create a mottled/worn base coat with lots of variation ahead of the weathering.
First step was to build up the subassemblies then prime them all black using Mig One-Shot black primer which I had all sorts of issues spraying. Ended up thinning it down with Tamiya X-20A to get it to come out smoothly. 

First pass with the basecoat Dark Ghost Grey (Vallejo Air 71.120) in a random and patchy coat to start the worn base coat. Plan is to add a blending misted coat of thinned paint to tie everything up one colour but with lots of variation "built in". 

Close up of the main body mottle coat 

Oh, I like this!! Mixed up a 60:40 mix of Vallejo thinners with the Dark Ghost Grey as before and wound the pressure right down to about 0.8bar then misted it over the body in really, really light coats until it looked as I wanted it to. I could add a bit slowly and slowly to build up the opacity really easily section by section until I got it as I wanted. If it looked a bit too wet (too much thinners!) then move on to another section and come back. Lovely worn body and that's before any weathering steps. I like 😄 

Gloss coat and some oil paint streaking/filtering. Kept it subtle as I didn't want it to look "striped" but to give the impression of weathering/leaks. 

And the other side. 

Legs with some light rusty coloured chipping on the feet. Ready for a clear coat then a bit of a wash to match the upper body. 

This one had been sitting on the "Shelf of Shame" for too long so I finished it off. Legs had a coat of Clay wash then Matt varnish and assembled it. I painted the front "window" as the decal disintegrated and it looks OK with a bit of overpaint looking like a glow as if it's lit. Base is polystyrene board with Vallejo Ground Effect snow and the cannon is a Resin 3D Print primed then sprayed White-Grey and "beat up" a bit with Dark Grey sprayed from the airbrush.