After I painted those I started to search for and find others, and have managed to pick up a small selection. Today I am setting a goal for myself. Each month (30 days) I plan to paint a portion of what I have even as I pick up more. Each month I will paint at least one squadron, and hopefully more if I can get my hands on them. I'll be starting with the Narn Regime as I have six Frazi Heavy Fighters, a G'Quan class Cruiser, and a Var'Nik Destroyer.
The group shot above was painted about four or five years ago. Since then I have managed to add a few new skills to my repetoire that I plan to try out. So here are some closeups from the group shot with my own observations. I'll start with the G'Quan class cruiser.
Pros: The Chevrons and writing were all done by freehand. The process was VERY long and very trying. It does produce a very eye-catching effect though.
Cons: The metal of the ship is a bit garish. While not completely without depth it lacks the smoothness that an ink or a wash can bring.
Next is a scout ship of some sort. While not in the actual TV series I like the look of the model and felt that it fit the general theme and style of the Narn ships.
Pros: Again the chevrons are hand painted, which adds a very custom look.
Cons: Metal again lacks depth, but in addition to that there is very little distinction from the orange ship plating and the exposed metal. I can also see a bit of sloppiness from the yellow I used for the chevrons that got on the metal. The edges of the Chevrons are not as smooth as they could be either; which is something for me to try and fix on my next Narn cruiser.
Last up is a squad of Narn Frazi Heavy Fighters.
Pros: These turned out really well. There's not a lot of color on them, but it comes together really well. Note the freehand once again. Freehand is fun!
Cons: VERY fuzzy. To see them on the table they look great, but when you get up close they look really rough around the edges. You can tell that I did a lot of drybrushing on these guys. The next set of three I do I'm going to avoid doing any drybrushing, and see what I get.
My Babylon Project will last for at least five months, and possibly more if I get my hands on more miniatures. Here is what I have prepared for the rest of the five factions:
Earthforce: a squadron of Star Furies, a squadron of Raiders, and an Omega Class Cruiser
Minbari: a squadron of Nial fighters (anyone know where I can get more? Please?)
Centauri: a squadron of Centauri Sentri fighters, a Primus battlecruiser, and two Centauri Haven Patrol Boats
Shadow: a squadron of Shadow Fighters, and a Shadow Scout (I would LOVE to get my hands on a Shadow Cruiser!)
If you think the models look cool then you should definitely check out the series itself! Very good story and great characters!
