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Most of the paint work done on the lower dish. When I close my eyes I see masks! All the paint is pearl. I wish I could photograph it. When you move it, the pattern fades in and out. Some colors get more prominent, and others fade back. From some angles you can hardly see the pattern.
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And a test of the shuttle bay - I really dig the sequential landing lights. Note the tiny little people - red shirts and gold shirts. There is a guy way at the back doing like a "touch down" pose. :rofl:
I also added the flickering blue warp engines. The reflective black deck is not correct but I like it better than grey - I put a couple coats of clear acrylic over it, then decals, then more acrylic. There is some dust in there and the camera shows glue on the feet of the people that the eye can't see. I blew the dust out and it's sealed up now. I'm bummed that the tiny railings are bent a bit - they are super fragile. No fixing now. :dance: Check out the lights in the ceiling and on the sides. That thing by itself is a complete model. Excuse the music - I used Youtube's crap - my original video had dogs barking their asses off. |
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The neck and some detail on the engines. Every dang part of this will have that four color pattern. |
Hey Mr. Smart guy, just how were those little people breathing in space with the door open?:D On a serious note, very cool!
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Here’s what you should do with the one that broke.
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Look at the detail on that saucer. Holy crap. |
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Top saucer getting paint. Lots of intricate masking.
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That, sir, is as impressive as hell. Craftsmanship:seasix: at a professional level.
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Another idea for the crashed version.Attachment 24252
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Top of the saucer. The red around the center bridge area is too bright. I’ll tone that down later with some white, translucent pearl.
The colors aren’t as bright in regular light. Plus, this will be shot with clear acrylic (Future floor wax) then, a matte spray over that. That brings down the contrast. Good lord so much masking. I still have to do the outer edge and a bunch of details. Plus a shit load of decals. |
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Another shot of the masking at the impulse engine.
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That looks badass, 'Snik' ! I don't have the patience for the masking:)
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I think the colors are too strong but too late now. Having a lot of trouble with liquid masking the windows. So much paint built up they are not coming off cleanly. And there are a lot of windows.
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I’ll do some testing and decide. I’m not sure it will look bad if the fuselage and engines are more iridescent than the saucer. This thing is going a bit off the rails. But I persist. So many problems. :confused5: |
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Oh the tedium. Spent four hours ironing out the circuits for the secondary hull and engines. 19 circuits. Over 30 wires. Many tie together. I made jumper wires with the correct colors for hook up to the circuit board.
I also connected the part where the model mounts. It has to be strong so I used 3M structural adhesive. I’ve been using it on high stress points. Finally I used a special tool to describe the panel lines lost to filling and sanding. Next, crazy Aztec painting on body and engines. I am switching to clear lacquer with pearl pigment to see if I can get more luminance. We shall see. |
And I thought I was nuts when I was building a ship model 25 years ago when I was learning to sail and I made sure every knot in the rigging was correct even though you'd need a magnifying glass to see that.
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