It's kind of an ugly mofo straight out of the box, so I'd like to repaint it. I have absolutely no direction in mind, though.

As a last resort I can fall back on "grey with [indeterminate colour] accents" but since that's what the rest of my fleet is gonna look like I'm tempted to make the HWK something more unique looking.

I'm not tied to the background material at all, and I would totally repaint a jet black A-Wing or an orange Millenium Falcon if I felt like it, so I'm open to anything here.

Suggestions and/or pics of your own HWK repaints highly appreciated!

A quick Google search for "HWK-290" turns up some really cool repaints, including this one:

EDIT: woo, 100 posts!

Classics List:

Racing Stripes

Angel Wings

Shark Mouth

Birds Beak

Or you could go for the High Rollers combination

Gold + Black + (red + white?)

If you painted them to look like different birds of prey: (Peregrines, Goshawks definitely Goshawks) that would be pretty cool too.

Robotech Skull Squadron style, maybe?

Make it look like a real hawk, complete with beak on the fore end and feathers on the wings.

Make it look like a real hawk, complete with beak on the fore end and feathers on the wings.

That reminds me of an a10 warthog.

A quick Google search for "HWK-290" turns up some really cool repaints, including this one:

EDIT: woo, 100 posts!

(For posting this cool thing)

Make it look like a real hawk, complete with beak on the fore end and feathers on the wings.

That reminds me of an a10 warthog.

Those things used to keep me up at night. Talk about a buzzsaw.

I hope to have my repaint posted soon along with the backstory.

Sneak peek hint: "Wookie Pizza"

I hope to have my repaint posted soon along with the backstory.

Sneak peek hint: "Wookie Pizza"

Papa Chewie's?

I ended up going with a tan base. Or, rather, I ended up buying a couple of pots of tan shades.

Still haven't settled on any accent colours, although I have a blue and a green lying around for my A-Wing repaints, and those both feel like "support" colours.

I am working on a BlackHWK at the moment. Maybe I need four of them.

The white and red colour scheme floating around on google looks really nice.

I am working on a BlackHWK at the moment. Maybe I need four of them.

The white and red colour scheme floating around on google looks really nice.

Not a good time to be a Blackhawks fan, all things considered.

That's ok, it's actually being painted up like an SR-71 blackbird stealth plane and BlackHWK was in reference to the helicopter, not the hockey team.

That's ok, it's actually being painted up like an SR-71 blackbird stealth plane and BlackHWK was in reference to the helicopter, not the hockey team.

Ever ridden in one? You'd expect there to be some kind of indication that you're about to fly, like the sound and fury of a plane during take off. Instead all you're left with is this quiet, disconcerting feeling as the ground suddenly disappears beneath you.