Let Us Spray

Today we color spray the E-Web Engineer from Star Wars Imperial Assault!

Ah… The Emplacement Weapon, Heavy Blaster… Truly the weapon of choice for discerning Imperial officers everywhere! You see… The Empire has, or rather had, a problem. Most of the people living in it were unhappy for pretty much of the time… However, unhappy people who are being shot at become much happier when the shooting stops. Well, some of them do anyway… In any case, the problem is solved! Whether you need to mow down some pesky freedom protesters from a hundreds of meters away… or if you need to level out a crowd to ferret out a cowering suspect… the E-Web is the right tool for restoring peace and order to the galaxy!

After cleaning the model and priming white, I base coated the engineer with Vallejo Model Color Off White. Then I gave the gun and the dark portions of the engineer a coat of Vallejo Model Color Dark Grey.

Next I gave the gun a dry brush of Vallejo Model Color Natural Steel. Not surprisingly some of the metallic paint got on the engineer, so I touched him up as necessary. Remember to use a separate container of water to rinse your brushes when working with metallic paint.

After that, I gave the entire model a wash with Vallejo Black Shade to give some detail and depth to the mini, and to also tone down the metallic highlights.

Next I lightened the engineer back up to a cleaner white with successive layers of off white, in the same way I did the storm troopers earlier. Then I applied some chipping effects with the same technique used on the probots. After that, I painted the bases black.

Lastly, I hit them with the Testors Dull Coat, and gave the armor a coat of Vallejo Gloss Varnish.

I do believe our engineers are ready for their noble mission of happiness and merry-making!