Repainted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada

Repainted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada

I bought this miniature to replace a Liberty that I’d previously sold. I wanted to use it as an opportunity to do a bunch of things. 

  1. Firstly, I wanted to improve on the weathering that I did previously on the Providence carrier.  I felt that there was a “gap” to fill – the hull had lots of battle damage applied over a clean looking hull. Here I wanted to dirty up the hull before adding battle damage.
  2. I wanted to  experiment with some bigger areas of battle damage.
  3. Lastly, I wanted to try out using pigment paints.

Dirtying the Hull

The hull was stippled with a big round dry-brush, and then dry-brushed from front to back with highlight colours. Instead of trying to get an even looking hull, I made a kind of pattern of light patches an dark patches with the stippling, and also applied a number of different blue washes to various areas.

Using Black / Grey Pigment Powders

I made my own pigment powder from chalk pastels, and applied it generously where you see the big black patches.    I’m pretty pleased with the results. 

 

Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada
Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada
Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada
Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada
Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada
Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada
Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada
Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada
Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada
Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada
Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada
Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada
Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada
Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada
Painted Liberty Cruiser for Star Wars Armada