Republic Star Destroyer
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December 21, 2022Underside with the side panels glued on and primed with Vallejo Light Ghost Grey primer (73.615)2
December 21, 2022Top of the hull and bridge assembled and glued together, primed with Light Ghost Grey3
December 21, 2022Engine section, primed and engine 'tubes' painted Metallic Gunmetal (Vallejo 71.072) rest primed in Light Ghost Grey4
December 21, 2022Stand 'knocked up' in Blender, basically rectangles with a 10° slope on the tops and printed on my Elegoo Mars2. Guns left on the sprue and primed Light Ghost Grey.5
December 21, 2022Stand works!6
December 21, 2022Some random panel masking ahead of the top coat which will be Pale Blue Grey (Vallejo 71.046) which is really close to the primer color but should give some variation once painted to break up the surface a bit.7
December 22, 2022It's subtle but you can see the difference, especially after a coat of clear matt.8
December 22, 2022Same random masking and pale blue grey basecoat applied to the top. Matt topcoat added too.9
December 22, 2022Stands get a coat of black.10
December 24, 2022Underside painted (not quite 50 😉) shades of Grey. Red stripe masked & sprayed Fire Red (Vallejo 71.084). Darker panels hand painted Light Grey (Vallejo 71.050) and the raised bits highlighted with Light Gull Grey (Vallejo 71.121).11
December 26, 2022Final paint on the underside of the hull. Mostly Medium Grey (Vallejo 71.114) with details in the rear bay with Panzer Dark Grey (Vallejo 71.056) and Metallic Steel (Vallejo 71.065).
Rear set of red stripes masked (8mm wide, 2mm gap) and again sprayed using Fire Red (Vallejo 71.084).
Just ordered some more Tamiya TS-13 Gloss Clear to seal everything ahead of a wash where I'll probably just aim to bring out the panel lines a bit, it doesn't want to be too dirty!12
December 29, 2022Underside gloss clearcoated with Tamiya TS-13 then a thin wash all over of Light Grey (Vallejo 76.515). Left to dry for ½ an hour then wiped back with a kitchen towel moistened with Vallejo Thinners. Engines coated with a light coat of Smoke (Tamiya X-19) then the whole lot matt coated with Vallejo Premium Color (Vallejo 62.062).13
December 29, 2022Engine bells hand painted with Sea Blue (Vallejo 71.089) then centres sprayed with White (Vallejo 71.001) to try to replicate the engine glow.14
December 29, 2022Upper hull started, same colours as before.15
December 29, 2022Sidewalls gloss clearcoated and washed with Dark Grey (Vallejo 76.517).16
December 29, 2022Cleaned up and lights added using White (Vallejo 71.001) then matt coated. That's everything done on the bottom part, just the upper hull to do.17
December 31, 2022Upper hull painting completed, gloss clearcoat then decals and another coat over those. Light Grey wash as before and then a matt topcoat.18
December 31, 2022Final Assembly with some lovely clunks and clicks 😄 as everything connected up19
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7 April 2025, 19:25 -
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Finally, I've got around to starting this one. It's a big old kit! I have a few ideas for making a 3D printed stand and paint scheme.