Vigilant Warden Custom Star Wars Dropship Andor Jedi Sith Empire Vintage

  

The OS-11 "Vigilant Warden" was deployed in the chaos following the Clone Wars. Manufactured on Corellia as a modular escort craft, it served as both gunship and perimeter transport - protecting convoys through pirate zones and Imperial sieges alike. Its domed canopy gave full field visibility, while dual rotary cannons and pod-mounted rocket arrays provided devastating close-range fire.

Crews described it as "a tank with wings" - slow to die, and always first into the storm. Paint & Weathering: Each panel of the OS-11 has been hand-painted and weathered to achieve the look of a veteran field gunship.

Base layers of steel grey and gunmetal laid down over a filler-primed surface for realistic metallic depth. Layered tone work using warm bronze panels and streaked titanium greys to evoke industrial Corellian plating. Blue accent panels airbrushed and masked with fine chipping effects - designed to replicate paint wear around panel edges and turret mounts. Carbon scoring and blast marks applied using graphite rubs, soot pigment, and controlled stippling for plasma scorch realism. Dry-brushed silver passes highlight the raised edges of armour and rivets, giving the illusion of exposed alloy beneath chipped coatings. Oil washes (Payne's Grey, Burnt Umber) flow into recesses to emphasize depth, followed by gentle streaking with AK Interactive grime and rust tones. Engine nozzles and vents burnished with layered metallic heat staining - dark iron, cobalt, and violet hues blended to simulate ion exhaust residue.

Subtle dusting with desert ochre and muted sand pigments around the lower skirt and cargo ramp, creating the look of repeated planetary landings. Final sealing coat in ultra-matte finish to unify tones while keeping a faint metallic sheen under direct light.

The end result is a battle-tested craft that feels lifted straight from a live-action Star Wars scene - worn, functional, and authentically grimy. Optimised for 3.75-inch figures - perfect scale alongside Rebel transports or Clone gunships. Includes functional cargo ramp and interior detailing for troopers or equipment staging. "When the skies burned over Jedha, it was the Warden-class that held the line -" - Extract from Alliance Field Log OS-11, Captain Reis Daro Thanks for looking, Josh.