https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpD0Sm5NXvg

I just got finished stripping the paint from an A-Wing in preparation of doing a repaint. Since I hadn't seen anybody else talk about the best way to approach this I did a video of my (successful) experiment.

Make sure you post the finished result, a blue a-wing sounds pretty sick!

jetsetter said:

I definitely will.

Dude, thank you. 

I've come so close several times to attempting to strip down one of my SWXM, but having two little kids I hate wasting what little free time I have on projects that don't pan out. 

You rule, man!

Not quite 100% done, but here's where it stands:

looks great man. So glad you posted the final paint job!!! I am the guy who comented on your youtube video.

Very nice!! 

Thanks, guys. I'll have a video up in a couple of days that will discuss some of the techniques used to do this repaint.

That is gorgeous.

Now if I could only get some X-wings in that trim :-)

I'm pretty happy with the paint on the models overall. Still, when I first heard of the A-Wings coming out the blue scheme from McQuarrie's painting came to mind and I knew that I was going to have to do at least one repaint. Now that I've done it I'm tempted to do more.

btw, there is a piece of hair by the putty…. ;-)

Really, really nice. Especially the light weathering and the engines. Really good stuff!

Torn between getting my X-WIng Minis blog up and running and doing some repaints! 

Dam! I sm liking the blue scheme so much more than the red. Very nice job and high quality work.

jetsetter said:

Cat hair, to be more specific.

I'm a huge fan of Ralph McQuarrie, so any work based on his designs is bound to catch my attention. But your model painting is just outstanding. Do you do commissions?