Well, I finally managed to get two test-ships painted. They look better in person, as the flash tends to wash out the depth.
Comparison-shot of 2 resin Dreads (mine), 1 metal Dread (Studio Bergstrom), and 1 Modified Nebulon-B (SWMB)
It was hard to decide what color to make the drive flare, since I was torn between an "angry" red, or this "happier" light blue.
Paintjob was accomplished thusly;
Spray-prime in Black (Krylon Ultra-flat Black)
Base-paint in Charadon Granite (GW Foundation)
Dry-brush in Codex Gray (GW Paint)
Wash in Badab Black (GW Wash)
Drive-flare done with a mix of Prussian Blue and Titanium White (Liquitex Art Acrylics)
This achieves a decent table-top standard, considering I'm painting over 200 of the things, though the Katana will receive extra detailing, as will the extras for the Rendili Home Defense Fleet.
I may try to convert a few into Assault Frigates eventually, but that will wait until I have finished molding the first couple of hundred. For those of you that haven't been reading my blog, I'm attempting to recreate the Katana fleet, amongst other things.
Dreadnaught Count: 118 Resin and 7 Metal
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