Decided that the base color was good enough and last night started.
Went through the few paints I had, then also got a few more at Walmart since I was there.
Left one I had, 3 on right are new.
Just realized the lightest one is satin and not matte.
Its not looking to be an issue.
If anything, I can hit it with a flat clear spray later on if even needed.
First I started with the red. Only had a pretty bright red, so I mixed some colors and painted it on. While close to what I had in mind, still off a tad bit.
Later on I remixed again and painted over it, but with some water mixed it so it wasn't too strong.
Hard to tell here, but I think its better.
Between using ILM reference pics, also have a collection of models built here and just off google. Its tricky to know for sure, since theres lighting differences, monitor differences, and the original models have probably faded..(looks like it in pics anyways)
While things that stand out, like the red painted panels are pretty easy to get right, (although my original paint job still messed some up), other parts can be harder to tell.
I see little differences between somenof these fan built Falcons.
So still goong to make it my own while keeping the feel of the original best I can.
For the red, heres everything I ended up mixing.
So for now, heres where I'm at.
So much to still do.
Some of the parts I might lighten, and others darken. We'll see.
For now, super tired and the kitchen is about to be redone, so need to try and get some sleep. Been waiting for almost 4 months waiting for this to happen.
