X-Wing Revisited Red 5 Build
The Red 5 X-Wing was Luke Skywalker's starfighter, the very X-Wing that destroyed the Death Star.
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Sadly, we may not see new info on the Red 5 ILM Model, less of all of the fuselage, as all that it is left from the original filming model are the wings.
In the following gallery you will see pictures of the painting process of my Red 5 studio scale X-Wing.
Painting a Red 5 X-Wing - First Steps.
In the picture above, the model is painted with the base color described on the right, but the camera lens does not depict accurately the real color. You may see how much the base color varies in the three pictures. |
The first issue to solve when painting a Star Wars model is the base color. Is it white? is it grey?. The truth is that there is much debate between studio scale modelers on this subject, as mostly no one has been beside an original model.
*The rectangular colors samples in the chart are just a guide, as the colors may vary according to your monitor screen and color profile settings on your PC. |