Update time! Not that much to show off since last time. A few more ships have been painted up (Emperor, a Sword, more Cobras) and a bunch of bases have been painted.
One of the things I'm pretty pleased with are the space bases. When I'd painted BFG years ago most of the bases were left black after being undercoated. Some had a ship name label on them, and very few of them had the a star field on them (with the old toothbrush and paint trick). While space probably isn't as busy as the bases make it look, they're a lot more noticeable now / add some colour and variety. The nebulae were done by a couple of sponge applications of paints; building up from a dark to a brighter colour. I've added some facings for ease of reference.
Cruisers, now with their bases.
Emperor Battleship, showing its good side. Somewhere, somehow I've lost the left hand side engine covering; so it'll just have to go without / pretend its battle damage.
Comparison with a Battleship, Cruiser and Escorts (Frigate and Destroyer).
Revised group shot of what is painted.
Also on the painting table are some launch bay assets; fighters and bombers. I think when these were bought originally they came on the old 30x5mm epic bases. Those have long since been lost or damaged, and I had to scrounge up some 20x20mm bases instead. No WIPs of the bombers, just some shots of them and a comparison to the Emperor Battleship. Red and Gold squadron standing by!
Here are the fighters (and some space stations!) after a nice acetone soak, ready to be based.
All based, and ready for some priming! They'll be photos of them being painted in the next update.
All that's left to go are the space stations, two Dauntless light cruisers and a Mars Battlecruiser. I also plan to go back and add some engine effects to the cruisers, and some lighting for the Battlecruiser lances / batteries. Then the painting project is done!
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