AT-TE 15mm

 

This is the first one done with many lessons learnt along the way.

Weathered and scratched up, this walker has seen some action.

It's very hard to know where to stop with damage and weathering. I had to keep stopping myself from going too nuts.

The cockpit is sombre grey, then highlighted with dots, then glazed with Tamiya clear yellow.

Gunner with his targeting computer.

The main thing I'm happy with is that the Tamiya grey primer is the perfect colour for the armour. This model had very little actually painted on it, most of the colour was achieved through oil washes.

UPDATE: While the first paint job is still fresh in my mind, I thought I'd better start the second walker quick.

This time around rather paint on the chips in the red paint work, I tried actually scratching them off with a blade. The technique worked well as the spray primer was a lot tougher. It also gives a lot better look than painting on the damage.

Next step is the oil washes. I'm glad I made a load of visual notes on the first one, as these proved really useful on the second.