A long time ago at a Hobby Weekend far far away…

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Project Entry by graystoak

Chicken Tonight

May 19, 2022

Tutoring 6

Skill 6

Idea 6

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Moving on to the operational Walker, I was surprised at how little variation I had put into the paint job. I had clearly chickened out of doing something bolder. I only had one person to blame, and that was John. He should’ve pushed me harder!

I definitely needed to do more than just lighten the grey with the airbrush. I had planned to mask the base with cling film but in the end it was easier to just flex the plastic until the base and feet separated. With the base out of the way I went back over the Walker with the original dark colours I had used – Corvus Black and Dawnstone.

This was an immediate improvement but as originally planned, I now needed to bring the grey up to a lighter finish. As with the downed Walker, this was was achieved with Vallejo Air – light grey