Hey all,

I'm relatively new to X-Wing but I have a rapidly expanding collection of both Rebels and Imperials. Thanks in no small part to my predisposition for SMS (Shiny Model Syndrome).

Coming from a 40K background I'm big into my miniature painting.

I've since done a number of X-Wing repaints so I thought I'll share some of them here with the community

First up is my newest acquisition: The Phantom

Phantom - cloaking

Phantom - decloaking

Phantom menace

More pics available on my blog: Hobby Foundry

Very nice.

That just has awesome sauce all over it...

Good work with the ships, I like the engine glow of the Falcon, greettings.

Simply Amazing!

Really good looking ships. I like the energy lines throughout the black not just on the edges.

Mmmm, sexeh.

Sweet... I only wish I could paint with a steady hand...

Thanks all for your kind words!

For Wave 4 I actually prefer the TIE Defender as a model but the rules for the Phantom is just pure Amazeballs. Therefore I decided the model deserved to have a cool repaint to match its awesomesauce rules. And I agree with Mr. Sergovan, the cloaking and decloaking is full of awesome sauce

Anyway next up is my YT-1300 repaint:

YT-1300 Light Freighter

The conversion and repaint tutorial for the YT-1300 is available on my blog here and here respectively.

Here is my Krassis Trelix repaint:

You can check out the repaint tutorial here.

Very sweet, and inspiring!

I come from a 40K background also and all that time spent highlighting space marines and painting power weapon effects has paid off. Although I will confess, painting some of my own ships was quite an odd feeling at first- painting marines, and Eldar, and then transitioning to ships took some getting used to.

Great work! Dat Phantom looks awesome!

Great work!

Wow very good models....

Excellent work with the design of the falcon, I love it, greettings.

Thanks gents for the compliments!

@Fritz40K - Yeah all that time spent highlighting Space Marines and power weapons came in handy for X-Wing repaints! Remember not all repaints are complete repaints. I intend to spice up some of my ships with additional spot colours only.

Anyhow here's my Kath Scarlet repaint:

You can check out the repaint tutorial here.

In case any of you were curious regarding how I did the TIE Phantom cloak/decloak effects, I just posted a tutorial on my blog here.

You do some great work there, those are all great paint jobs, wishn I was better schooled in air brushes.

Anyhow here's my Kath Scarlet repaint:

Wow that looks fantastic!

Some questions on the wash step:

What ratio of wash do you use?

Do you cover the model with the wash or use more of a pin wash technique?

Thanks bro!

In relations to the wash ratio: what I use depends on how dirty/worn I want the model to be. For Kath's white Firespray I started with a 1:1 mix of wash and water which gives it a worn out look that's not too dirty. I then followed up with 100% wash in the recessed areas.

I had to look up what pin wash was but no I don't use the pin wash technique! I just covered the model with the wash.

Hope this helps!

Partial repaint of the Millenium Falcon:

Repaint tutorial on my blog here.

These are all, of course, beautiful.

Thing is, I just don't think I could ever own more than one Firespray. To me, it just such an iconic Boba Fett thing I think having two would just look weird to me. I feel exactly the same way about the HWK-290.

The Firespray, historically, was used as a systems patrol craft by law and military.. I think it should be used as such.. and why I painted up an imperial version..

Another Firespray repaint done.

Boba Fett this time:

Painting tutorial on my blog here.