1/6 scale T-47 Snowspeeder
Another exciting project in the land of scale models! For this adventure I painted a very large 1/6 scale T-47 Snowspeeder (JazzInc 1/6 T-47) with the goal of being as accurate as possible to the studio scale Snowspeeder used in The Empire Strikes Back. The size of this model, being almost 1 meter long, meant some interesting challenges in creating a believable sense of scale. My goal was to replicate both the original painting techniques of ILM from Star Wars, as well as follow studio and film references as closely as possible, to see how close I can get to a screen accurate representation.
An exciting aspect of this build was the use of Archive-X acrylic paints exclusively, which are specifically formulated to replicate the original Floquil paints used to paint models in the original Star Wars films. It was the essential acrylic paints to provide this accuracy.
Airbrushed the Snowspeeder with black satin acrylic primer, and the initial base layer.
Masked and airbrushed lighter and darker tones according to studio reference.
Liquid masking chips and damage to then airbrush the orange stripes over, and later removing the liquid silicon to reveal a clean masking.
Many layers of watery acrylic washes, brushing to simulate grime, staining, dust, and wear.
Airbrushed softer shapes of scorch marks as a base, followed up by carving and chipping damage based on studio reference. Finally creating splatter shooting airbrush air at a brush for added scorch details.
Cutting window shapes from clear acrylic plastic, weathering with sandpaper, assembling into the Snowspeeder, and adding grime in crevices.
Colour, grime, and wear in the interior, followed by sponging metallic highlights.
Complete repaint of a Hot toys Luke Skywalker helmet to the style of his co-pilot Dak Ralter, and applying water decals.
Camera for scale