G’day Fett-Heads! Busy at work on my new ESB paint up - was happy with my first effort a while back, but have learnt a lot since then, and due to things like tools, not stencilling properly etc, I really wanted to make some solid improvements. I recently acquired a sensational new airbrush and compressor kit, so been really loving it. I actually have two airbrushes now –a dual action which I received with the compressor, which rocks for detail and smaller work, and a single action for larger coverage. This lid is one of James’(BGHunter), and it’s even more refined and perfect than the last one I got from him. I really can’t talk highly enough of his product, so can only hope my paint does his work some justice. I will break things down section by section,but due to time constraints, this will take me some time to finish. I am documenting this to show my progress, but also for my own use. Hope you enjoy,all feedback welcome kids!



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) on the completion of the rangefinder ear. I still have the obvious weathering and brown splatters to add, as well as the rub on letter decals - I will do all of this weathering after all the paint work has been completed for continuity (and so I clumsily dont rub any letters off etc...). This ear was fairly straightforward, but had some super fine detail that was challenging in parts. Have a stalk and topper on the way, so that will be added in down the track of course. The other thing which was time consuming, but completely worth it, was masking and painting out the black and white arches, and also the 9 black strips on the silver panel. May be more time consuming than basic decals, but leaves you with a far better end result, and you can adjust to the correct size and shape which isnt always possible with a standardized decal. Anyhoo, on to the pics - dome and cheeks to come next (might take this old man some time tho.. 





































































