I'm waiting for the Tantive IV to become available again. When it does, I plan on changing the red stripes and maybe adding a few more. Just to make it unique.

So the question is: would a Sharpie in the desired colour be enough?

Also on my list to collect are the Raider and C-ROC, which I'd like to do more work to. With the Raider, I'm debating between some First Order coloured stripes to a full on First Order black with red with white solar panels. As for the C-ROC I'm leaning towards a Red Dwarf look, but leaving the crates the way they are and adding some white and/or maybe yellow. If I do go for the Red Dwarf look, I might make the Scyk green.

So how about for these: Would Sharpies do an entire model or would that look amateurish and pathetic?

I'm going to mirror the colours on the Armada versions of the Corvettes, and possibly on a Mel Miniatures C-ROC, but I figured if it would work on X-Wing Epics it would work on a smaller ship model.

You certainly can colour minis with sharpie. I've seen a few people do a solid job of it.

And if the worst comes to the worst, sharpie cleans off easily.

1 hour ago, thespaceinvader said:

You certainly can colour minis with sharpie. I've seen a few people do a solid job of it.

And if the worst comes to the worst, sharpie cleans off easily.

Thanks.

Red Dwarf theme?! That's smegging genius!

Of course, you could always do one Scyk in green and another in blue....

3 hours ago, Ghost Mouse said:

I'm waiting for the Tantive IV to become available again. When it does, I plan on changing the red stripes and maybe adding a few more. Just to make it unique.

So the question is: would a Sharpie in the desired colour be enough?

Also on my list to collect are the Raider and C-ROC, which I'd like to do more work to. With the Raider, I'm debating between some First Order coloured stripes to a full on First Order black with red with white solar panels. As for the C-ROC I'm leaning towards a Red Dwarf look, but leaving the crates the way they are and adding some white and/or maybe yellow. If I do go for the Red Dwarf look, I might make the Scyk green.

So how about for these: Would Sharpies do an entire model or would that look amateurish and pathetic?

I'm going to mirror the colours on the Armada versions of the Corvettes, and possibly on a Mel Miniatures C-ROC, but I figured if it would work on X-Wing Epics it would work on a smaller ship model.

https://imgur.com/gallery/KvGF9

Every ship I do nowadays uses a combination of metallic sharpie, shellac, india ink and alcohol-based marker. Much faster than paint and much easier to deal with imo.

1 hour ago, Refugeanoth said:

https://imgur.com/gallery/KvGF9

Every ship I do nowadays uses a combination of metallic sharpie, shellac, india ink and alcohol-based marker. Much faster than paint and much easier to deal with imo.

Sweeeeeet!

YT-1300 and the U-Wing are definitely my favourites, though the work you've done on all the ships is outstanding.

If that's the standard than can be reached, then my much less ambitious and puny ideas should be no problem. Will bear in mind using more than just the Sharpie, such as inks, but I'll experiment a bit on cheaper more disposable things to see what works best for what I'm going for.

I've put some red stripes on my Tie cockpits so i can tell between mine and my friends (its easier now that mine are Magnatised as well)

Sharpies work well for that though

2 hours ago, Ghost Mouse said:

Sweeeeeet!

YT-1300 and the U-Wing are definitely my favourites, though the work you've done on all the ships is outstanding.

If that's the standard than can be reached, then my much less ambitious and puny ideas should be no problem. Will bear in mind using more than just the Sharpie, such as inks, but I'll experiment a bit on cheaper more disposable things to see what works best for what I'm going for.

Invest in ardcoat also! Makes for an excellent sealer for inks and sharpie.

Now I want to try Sharpie!
Given that I'm too nervous to do real paint...

17 minutes ago, Celestial Lizards said:

Now I want to try Sharpie!
Given that I'm too nervous to do real paint...

The metallic sharpies are by far the best investment I've ever made. Come in a 3 pack with silver, rosegold and broze for 12 bucks and they can be used to add some real pretty flair to basically any ship.

I second the metallic sharpies. They are a good way to add that +1 to most ships. You can easily make copper pipes stand out and add dings and "wear" on edges using the silver marker. Gold makes a good accent color as well. It beats buying a whole bottle of paint of a color that is needed only rarely.

I must say however, the barrier to entry on painting is pretty low and you might discover that you have a knack for it. Eventually, when you have a few extra ships and a few extra credits, I'd recommend trying it. You don't have to do the whole ship either, just some custom colors like stripes or colored cockpit glass to start.