I wanted to paint an ARC, and luckily I got one from a friend to paint as I don't collect the Rebel ships. I wanted to try a sort of "realistic" paint scheme, the camo pattern suits a recon ship fairly well. The ship design is probably the most WW2ish, so North African Italian inspired camo pattern is fitting.

These things probably fly in-atmosphere missions also, so sky blue underbelly (and the said camo) is understandable.

I like the ship's desing, maybe I should start playing rebels just for these ships.

For the painting enthusiastics, there are two things to note. I tried the salt chipping method for the first time on this, it's quite easy - if somewhat time-consuming - and produces good chipping effect even for the models of such a small scale. And I'm getting used to the panel liner process.

Edit: "Crappy" in the topic meant the quality, not the difficulties showing them.

And now the bloody pics are not even working, **** you, Google!

Now I'm puzzled, the pics seem to work sometimes, sometimes not. Odd.

That looks FANTASTIC.

Yes it is very close to the Italian air force paint schemes used in the Libya and Malta conflicts of WWII

Really does suit the Arc.

Well done.

All the best.

Barry.

I've got nothing. Pics are still goofy for me.

Same here. Maybe because i'm on my iPad.

...and again

I'm on a PC with Google Chrome and I've got nuthin'

AAARGH! I hate computers! Probably I forgot to sacrifice a virgin and/or my soul to Steve Jobs' ghost or something.

I'll try to upload the pics using some other service. Later.

New try, with different image sharing service.

Let's see if this works better.

Ahh... much better. Great looking ARC!

almost looks like it belongs in the Protoss arsenal.

It works. I love the two tone, in unusual colours. The yellow base really stands out. Great job with the faded effect as well.

Finally can see it! It looks great!

Love it! Looks like you modeled it after mid-20th century war planes, which are also a favorite style of mine.

Great looking repaint.

Thanks!

Love it! Looks like you modeled it after mid-20th century war planes, which are also a favorite style of mine.

Yes, the inspiration for this paintjob is coming from the WW2 Italian aircraft. Italians used similar camouflage, and even the yellow markings can be seen in some aircraft. The yellow stripes look actually really good on the camouflage, no wonder that Axis airforces used that kind of markings!

Great job with the faded effect as well.

I used the salt chipping for the first time, it's quite simple if somewhat arduous method.

Overall I'm really happy with the results, I might keep the ARC myself and start collecting the Rebels...