UPDATE ON THE COLORS AS OF MAY 2018
I rarely see full how to's with colors n such, similar to helmet paint ups on JP paint ups, so last time i painted an ESB pack i took some pics with posting this in mind. Keep in mind this is just how I do it, and it isnt "perfect", but i feel its a very close match to the ESB Cloud city promo shots that i use for the reference. Thjose photos can be found here on TDH in the gallery.
So we will start with the colors i use. I use both rattle can and airbrush for this paint up
Rustoleum satin spruce green rattle can
Krylon Black primer rattle can
Krylon grey primer rattlecan
Krylon Matt finish rattlecan
Model master Panzer Olive Grun
Model master Lict blau RLM76
Model master silver chrome trim
Humbrol #154 (insignia yellow)
Humbrol #33 (flat black)
Humbrol #100
Humbrol #34 (flat white)
Humbrol #73 (wine)
Humrol #60 (scarlet red)
Humbrol #27
Floquil Up Light Orange
Floquil caboose
Floquil Rock Island Maroon
Floquil Weathered Black
Testors rust
Mineral spirits
You will also need 3 or 4 chip/house painting brushes 1.5"
a couple of fine tip brushes
paper towels
Plastic or paper dishes
Airbrush
1- Give the pack and parts a light sand with 150 sandpaper and then 220
1-a- For ESB, i attach the fuel caps, piano keys, and the rocket flange, and also assemble the thrusters (if need be) except for the greeblies since this pack is mainly all 1 color.
2- Prime with the kryon grey primer. You may want to let this dry fully and give it a light sand with 300-350 sandpaper and prime again. Let fully dry and hit it with 350-400 sandpaper. that should make it smooth but still leave a little for you color to bite to.
3- spray the body thruster and rocket parts with the rustoleum spruce green(this gets the bulk of the green down so you dont need 3 bottles of the MM paint to get good coverage)
4- (this may seem odd, but i always do this! lol) Immediately after you spray the spruce green put on a coat of the matt finish. (this helps tone down the sheen a bit and also speeds up the dry time.) Wait at least 4-5 hrs till fully dry.
5- UPDATED MAY 2018- Airbrush 1 or 2 light coats of the MM Panzer Olive Grun mixed with the RLM76 and a little Humbrol 27 (grey) which is the final green tone. It will be lighter than whats pictured here as this is an update to the colors and more accurate. ihavnet nailed the ratios yet, but just mix em till you get something slightly darker to the reference s it will dry slightly lighter.
6- Mix some of the Humbrol 73 with a touch of the Humbrol 33 to obtain a dark burgundy/red color.
7 - Apply this color to the lower half of the rocket on the "stripe"and then on the slots and below them on the lower part of the thrusters.
8- Put a little of the Rust paint on a plastic or paper dish dab the chip brush in it then brush it on a paper towel a few times and dry brush the lower part of the rectangle section to the right(as your looking at it) of the center cylinder of the pack. Also brush it on both side on top between the fuel tanks and where the piano keys start.
You may need to put a touch of mineral spirits on the brush as well to get it to blend well. be sure you dab/brush it on the paper towel and test it first before going to the pack!
So..this is where we are now...
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