X-29 (Dragon 1:144)

[marcopreto]

These little models are great fun to build!

Dragon's X-29 has been a joy so far, with only tiny gaps on some areas of the fuselage, which were easily filled with Mr Surfacer.

The seat was installed after painting and adding a safety harness. The canopy was masked prior to it being glued in place.

Before starting to paint it a stand was fashioned out of a crocodile clip, a wooden stick and some packing material, allowing us to handle the model without the risk of touching freshly applied paint.

Mr Color Character white was firstly applied, followed by Gloss white on the center part of all panels. The resulting effect is very subtle.

Because gloss colours were used, decals could be applied without the need for smoothing the surface with a gloss coat. The decals strips were not perfect in its dimension, so acrylics were mixed to match the decal colour and brush painted where needed.

After protecting everything with 2 thin clots of gloss clear, the gear bays were weathered using Ammo Panel Line Wash (PLW) Deep Grey

I hope to post more soon as it's getting closer to completion.

Cheers

Marco Preto

http://mpminiatures.wordpress.com

[nicholassagan]

Looks great for the scale!

[Adam1818]

Great looking aircraft! Looks better then some of my 1:48 scale

[marcopreto]

Here are a few photos of the final stages of this little build.

All panel lines were picked up using PLW light grey.

Next time I'm marking panel lines over white, I'll try using a very sharp pencil or a even lighter colour.

The nose sensors were somewhat detailed using brass tube and copper wire.

After some coats of satin varnish, removing the masks and painting the last details, the model is completed.

I hope you like it.

Cheers

Marco Preto

http://mpminiatures.wordpress.com