Painted! One Narn Cruiser and two Minbari Fighters

I got my most dreaded ship painted up: my Narn G'Quan Heavy Cruiser, from Babylon 5.  The striping pattern I decided to just freehand, on top and bottom, which took a while!  I had to sacrifice some specific details on this ship, which I'm prepared to live with: Each black stripe pattern ought to have a thin white outline, and I simply don't have the tools for that right now; also, right through the center of the ship beneath the pylons, there should be a green stripe with Narn characters that I presume are the ship name or serial number.  I could not paint that on, as the bridge pylon was already glued on.  I still think it looks pretty darn good!

The red color is Testors Insignia red, and the black striping is simply flat acrylic black.  I also used a black wash for the metal sections in the middle, to give them more depth and detail.  The rear of the engine nozzles are also painted black, although not shown here.

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I also have two Minbari Nial Heavy fighters.  The paint scheme was not difficult: I mixed a base coat of blue, then used a darker blue shade for the detailing along the center and weapon pylons.  The cockpit and gun ports are detailed in black.  Because it's an organic ship design, I actually really enjoyed painting it, because you don't have to worry whatsoever about straight lines.  I could just move the brush around to paint those little lines and blotches and it all looks great without too much effort!

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