Now these are cool models; near-future Slicks ready for any job be it rapid insertion of troops, casevac or ass & trash. Perfect toys for the 15mm sci-fi table!
The canopies of these vehicles are wonderfully sculpted and the potential is there to really make a stand-out statement if only I can pull it off.
So, carefully I cut out the canopy areas, saving the resulting masks so as to be able to cover the canopies again when this stage is done. The canopies were then sprayed black.
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| The FanVan engines were painted in phase one of the 15mm Sci-fi Project. |
Once the black was dry, I mixed up some Tamiya gold with a few drops of clear orange and thinned the mix down for spraying with Tamiya thinner. I sprayed on the orange-gold at an oblique angle to create a fade from gold to black.
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| Lotus position Buddha, agent of dharma in our pulp themed games, got the rest of the orange-gold paint. |
The next step will be to lock down this gold-black fade with a coat of Future and then tomorrow morning put the masks in place and get on with painting the rest of these beauties.
Calling FanVan Fans
I'll admit I've put off painting these kits hoping that some clever and talented person out there would post some inspiring shots of their finished FanVans. So far no luck!
IF you have painted FanVans, take some pictures, post them up and share the link! Lets see some FanVan action out there!
Looking good! Although I suppose you won't be able to see the full effect until the fuselage get painted.
ReplyDeleteI really like this model. I haven't painted any so far they're most definitely on my to-do list.
Admittedly my 15mm stuff was bumped down a notch on the priority ladder by Infinity though.
Thanks Martin.
ReplyDeleteI'm keeping my fingers crossed with these.