Full Thrust - Mirage IX Fighters
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My plan to finish off my federal Stats Europa (FSE) space navy fleet for Full Thrust continues with these Mirage IX fighters.
The White Squadron
The Orange Squadron
The Blue Squadron
The Yellow Squadron
The models are from Ground Zero Games. The pictures above show the finished squadrons while the section below shows the painting steps used.
My plan to finish off my federal Stats Europa (FSE) space navy fleet for Full Thrust continues with these Mirage IX fighters.
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| The White Squadron |
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| The Orange Squadron |
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| The Blue Squadron |
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| The Yellow Squadron |
Mirage IX Fighters -
The Painting
The painting steps below are for the White Squadron but the steps for the other squadrons were pretty identical.
Black undercoat
Above: As usual, I started with black undercoat
White layer
Above: I’ve painted everything white but leaving black spacing.
White wash
Above: Then I gave the fighters a white wash to soften the edges.
The painting steps below are for the White Squadron but the steps for the other squadrons were pretty identical.
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| Black undercoat |
Above: As usual, I started with black undercoat
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| White layer |
Above: I’ve painted everything white but leaving black spacing.
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With added trim colours
With added trim colours
Above: Time to add some squadron colours to tail planes and front section of the fighters.
Followed by adding a final white highlight to the fuselages.
The red engines
Red wing lights
Above: The final steps were to add red engines and wing lights and tidy up the black pins and bases.
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| With added trim colours |
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| With added trim colours |
Above: Time to add some squadron colours to tail planes and front section of the fighters.
Followed by adding a final white highlight to the fuselages.
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| The red engines |
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| Red wing lights |
Above: The final steps were to add red engines and wing lights and tidy up the black pins and bases.
Let me know what you think in the comments.
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