672nd Fighter Wing, Red Dragon Squadron Imperial Navy - “The Red Baroness” (SPRING CLEAN CHALLENGE 2021 by Zebraoutrider)
Voss Pattern Lightning. - Zebra stripes camouflage base layer
I’ve decided that the Voss Pattern Lightning will be the wing partner to the Thunderbolt and scouting ahead like an outrider. The original Red Baron’s Squadron had multicoloured fuselage with each pilot able to customise their plane almost akin to a knight and their bespoke heraldry.
So, for the Voss Pattern Lightning I’ve decided on a zebra pattern for the upper side of the wings.
First of all I selected an appropriate image of a zebra skin pattern from the Internet and used that as a guide to drawing, with a sharp fine pencil, the stripes onto the wings.
Once the drawing was complete I selected Citadel Macragge Blue paint as the initial base colour for the zebra stripes. This fighter will be my interpretation of ‘The Blue Max’.
Base layer of zebra stripes applied to wings and upper fuselage.
Next up will be to get a 3D effect into the stripes with further layering and highlights.
Time taken:
Drawing zebra stripes 1 Hour
Painting base layer of stripes 1 Hour
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