AMT X-Wing Fighter
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Ah sci fi - I love it - the ability to go wild and it doesn't matter what you do.
I opened this box up - a special edition one to find aweful gold plated sprues, that was definitely not going to cut it.
So into a bleach bath it went - down to the plastic and then primer - now we can start.
From the start I wanted to do a different X-wing and when I saw the black and white Cavern Angels Squadron from Rogue One that was it, I had to, but I also wanted it to look like it had been through some really tough battles.
The challenge was how to make scratches show under both black and white paint, as neither metallic or dark or light colours would show under bots, so Green Chromate was the go to.
After the green I used hairspray to do the chipping but first had to mask and paint the black and white angled patterns.
Then the chipping began, using cotton buds and a toothpick I started removing paint - was a tedious bud fun process, and at the end a great result - but still too clean.
So I made a brown/grey wash and used that to give an overall dirty look to the model. And then... I called it done.
