Intergalactic Empire Productions

Hello everyone! Today we will be painting the infamous Slave I in the scheme of Boba Fett. This was is a bit intimidating. Boba is arguably the most infamous bounty hunter of the trilogy and beyond and his ship is quite battered as well. Well, worry not! Following these steps will ensure you get a good looking model to sow dread in your foe’s hearts. If the battle damage gets to tough for you do to, it will still look good without it!

Today we will be using Games Workshop paints. This is not a sponsorship or promotion, I just like them.

We will be using Layer Ulthuan Grey, Base Khorne Red, Layer Straken Green, Layer White Scar, Base Corax White, Layer Eshin Grey, Layer Dawnstone, Base Abaddon Black, Base Jokaero Orange, Layer Fire Dragon Bright, Layer Lugganath Orange, Shade Fuegan Orange, Shade Nuln Oil, and Shade Agrax Earthshade.

Starting out we are going to do a base coat in Layer Ulthuan Grey. Overall this ship’s base color is a light grey and its an easy color to work with.

We are then going to do most of the rear hull in Base Khorne Red and certain panels in Layer Straken Green. These colors will darken appropriately later on with a shade. The green will cover the wing mounts, an upper panel, and the large forward panel. Like most star wars ships, the exact coloring and patterns have shifted over the years, so I did what I could to follow the original movie model.

Normally I do not mix colors, but for a one off unique ship its not as big of a deal. We are going to mix 1 part Layer White Scar and 1 part Layer Straken Green. I did parts measured by brush globs. Be sure to not contaminate your other paint pots! His ship has quite a few paint layers peeling off, but this color mostly covers the lower starboard, part of the middle starboard, the upper starboard above the cockpit…

… and a good chunk of the port side as you can see.

Next, we are going to use Base Corax White to chip the red and mixed light green a bit. Normally you would use a thinner paint like a layer, but Corax looks more natural in my opinion and tints cleaner. Get it thin on your brush and chip pretty much the entire outer edge of red with dry brushing. Then break up the light green bit some as well to help it look more worn.

The other side for reference.

The back is a nice dark grey, so we are going to base coat it with Layer Eshin Grey with the exception of the dome on the back.

To help make the details pop, dry brush the back (except the dome) with Layer Dawnstone.

The heavy cannons will also be done in Layer Dawnstone. Note: The official model has a small gun shield on the bottom of the lower cannons, but it is not portrayed on this tiny model. Something to look into if it matters to you.

We will do the cockpit glass in Base Abaddon Black. Note that this cockpit is basically 2.5 decks which is why it appears so large for the size of ship that it is.

The engines have nice bright orange glow to them. To achieve this we will start with Base Jokaero Orange, covering all engine ports fully. Shape your brush with water if you need help getting into the slit engine. Next, Layer Fire Dragon Bright will be applied everywhere except for the outer edge of the engines. Then, Layer Lugganath Orange will be applied in the recesses of the engines. Lastly, Shade Fuegan Orange will be used to wash the engine colors together, pooling in the recesses to help the engine details pop nicely!

Next we will use Shade Nuln Oil on the entirety of the ship except the engines themselves. This will tone the colors down slightly to the desired tones, get that Corax to look more worn, and help any details on the model show up better.

Lastly, use a watered Shaded Agrax Earthshade on the front lower panel. Its always very dirty and sometimes as a light tan. You could alternatively use Layer Karak Stone and Nuln Oil wash it.

How did you do? Remember, very few painted pieces are truly perfect. Take a step back, wash your brushes, and look at it from three feet away. It probably looks better than you think!