The base color of the Black Star is flat black. The best way to cover these large models is with a rattle can.
Ain’t nobody got the funds to pay for model paint via an airbrush. So I used flat black spray paint and went to town.
There’s a dumbbell holding the base down and covered with the drop cloth.
Looks good.
Looks like some kind of massive laser rifle.
Back on the C-stand and ready for weathering.
Not sure why I started here, but I did. I mixed black and white artist chalks with a dry brush and rubbed it in good. This gives the black a more slate gray or charcoal black color that I was after. It’s a slow process.
Soft focus but you can see the whole ship has been dusted with the chalk.
Next up was a pass with brown for rust coloring. Just to add interest and age the ship.
This side’s looking pretty sweet.
Because the model would be photographed in “space” I was a bid concerned you would loose detail. So I dry brushed silver over the details to help make them pop and add another layer of age to the model.
It looks a bit too rust colored here.
But trust me, on the cover, it will look smashing.
Like the decals and the scribbling graffiti?