Alright! We’ve got part 2… miniatures! I definitely got better at painting small scale kits like these as time went on, I’ve got a lot of love for Wargaming now that I’ve given miniatures a good try!
MPC Empire Strikes Back Hoth Rebel Base build FINAL photoset
November 4th, 2023
After seven years, this project is finally complete. I would get motivated, get bored, put it away, and take it back out again later.
So after I put down the decals on the X-Wings (again, I had scanned the decal sheet from the 1:72 Fine Molds X-Wing kit), I gave it a clear coat, brought out some of the detail with Tamiya's Dark Gray Panel Line Accent Color before dirtying them up with artist chalk and a little bit of a Gundam Real Touch marker. I used some artist oil to add some extra streaks on the Falcon and then I was all done. Here are detail shots.
Luke's Red 5
Wedge's Red 2
For the "new recruits," I chose not to stress the red stripe decals. Now here are some shots of the Transport.
And the Falcon.
The base is just an upside-down sushi tray, and I installed a rocker switch that is powered by a 9V battery underneath. I painted the surface of the base Ankoku Black by Turner Acryl Goache, which is a light-absorbing black paint. It doesn't completely remove all reflected light, but it greatly diminishes it.