The next step is to apply the Gesso primer, which, being a thick primer, it will cover all the printing lines in 1 or 2 coats. Here you can see some tools you can use for sanding: If you want to sand the surface a little bit, you can use sandpaper or even a Dremel tool with sanding nozzles. The first step was to sand the surface of the cargo containers to eliminate imperfections or 3D printing lines, although in later tests that I have made, this is not necessary to sand if we are going to apply the Gesso primer, which I will also apply in the next step. As you can see, these are high quality models. If you haven’t yet seen the previous cargo pallet tutorial, I recommend you reading it.įirst of all, I will show you how the original models of these cargo containers look like. These cargo containers in particular are a 3D models designed by and printed by Imperial Terrain, which you can find here. These steps can actually be used to paint any type of cargo container. In this article I want to show you how to prepare and paint cargo containers that will serve as scenery for the Star Wars Legion game or any other wargame.

Star wars cargo container