Or I can improvise. Well, at least I can try to ... ;) It is just like Photoshop - you add new layers, filters and masks until you are happy with the result. Only you don't have a "hide layer" button ...
Now that is what I call an analogy.
Good grief, have I been missing the CSO skill progression all this time? That's phenomenal work. The stripes over the missile pods is an effect I didn't know was missing on minis till now, but boy howdy does it offer a better sense of scale.
The lighting is something I think I could do, but not in terms of color selection. I'd probably also under-do it than over-do it, reducing the effect too much (personal habit).