Just slapped a buncha paint onto the first of two Valkyries.
First, I painted all the panels and parts that stuck out a dark red. Then I dry\brushed the entire model with a bright silver. Finally, I washed the entire model with a black wash.
Painted Bird
Cockpit Closeup
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Recently I’ve been 3D printing conversion parts for a pair of Valkyries I’m hoping to bring to a tournament soon. I really like the aesthetic of twin turbines for wings instead of the static wings that come with the kit so that’s what I’ve been working on. I recently posted this conversion on my Etsy store. On top of that, an article over at 3DPrintingIndustry.com was written up about my (then) unfinished conversion.
I ran some LEDs through the ducts in the wings and wired them inside of the plane. This is my first conversion with electronics involved and it was all very straightforward.
V1 Freshly Printed Wing
V1 Painted up a wing to see the layers from the print better
V1 Dryfitting the wing to the plane
V2 Final dryfitting
Soldering up some LEDs
Lighting up the LEDs
LEDs on and installed
LEDs on and installed
LEDs on and installed in the dark
LEDs on and installed in the dark
LEDs on and installed in the dark
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