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Mr Mystery
07-04-2014, 11:20 AM
Evening all.

Just bought me a TIE Bomber, and there's a small mark annoying me on the launch pod.

To save me repainting the whole thing, can anyone advise the best matching paint for a quick retouch?

ksoh75
07-04-2014, 12:49 PM
trial and error brother. Trial and error. I use plastic container lids to match my colors in that type of scenerio.

Mr Mystery
07-04-2014, 01:27 PM
Knackers!

I'm crap at that.

kellyj
07-04-2014, 01:52 PM
Most X-wing ships are a simple base coat with washes applied (then stamped colors for effect). So really you need to match both the base and the wash.
I would find the local Golden Demon winner and show him the model. He may be able to tell you what colors and washes just from a quick look.

Ben_S
07-04-2014, 02:22 PM
If you try to match and get it wrong, it will look bad. Could you try picking it out in an obviously not supposed to be matching colour?

Mr Mystery
07-04-2014, 02:50 PM
Well that's not going to help!

Somehow I doubt a polka dot Bomber is going to keep the outer systems in line!

Deadlift
07-04-2014, 03:15 PM
Paint it as battle damage.

Houghten
07-05-2014, 02:31 PM
Don't be silly, TIEs don't suffer battle damage. If you look at them hard, they explode. There's no room for a state in between "perfectly fine" and "debris cloud."

Mr Mystery
07-05-2014, 03:31 PM
He's right you know!

TIE Pilots have to sit down very gently, as even that can cause them to detonate!

kellyj
07-05-2014, 05:36 PM
Lord help the TIE Pilot who just ate a bunch of beans.