USS Bozeman

glorbes · 11-23-2011, 05:55 AM

I've always liked this ship, but I love this build. Really sharp, awesome work on her, Chris...and your decaling is coming along beautifully. When I saw that shot of the ship with black paint, I thought that would be a really nifty variant...almost some kind of stealth Miranda-class that is invisible to sensors

Chrisisall · 11-23-2011, 11:36 AM

Thanks, I-

HEY! GET AWAY FROM THERE!!!!

Crikey, I can't turn my back for a second!!

AbsoluteSciFi · 11-23-2011, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chrisisall

Oh, that's a papercraft my Son found online & painstakingly made himself.

Ain't it cool?

The Last Starfighter, Disney's first gambit 3D production movie, (1984) Nice papercraft resemblance!

Chrisisall · 11-23-2011, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AbsoluteSciFi

Nice papercraft resemblance!

My Son thanks you!!!

robn1 · 11-23-2011, 09:18 PM

Danger Captain Bateson! Danger!

Chrisisall · 11-28-2011, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robn1

Danger Captain Bateson! Danger!

Wow, no kidding, Rob! I must have got those decals from Dr. Smith, because they flaked before I could even blink. Last time I EVER get decals off Amazon!
(The JT Graphics ones were flawless, BTW)

Old school time. I'm gonna PAINT the aztecs.

robn1 · 11-28-2011, 07:29 PM

Have you ever tried Microscale liquid decal film? If you brush it on the decals and let it dry it should prevent them from flaking.

Chrisisall · 11-28-2011, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robn1

Have you ever tried Microscale liquid decal film?

No, just put 'em on & clear coat it is all I've done, and it's worked so far. I conjure these were stored in a hot place or something. The JT decals took elbow grease to remove. The rest just came off like dust after I coated 'em.
GRRR ARGH!

Ooops! Phasered away half my table...

robn1 · 11-28-2011, 11:22 PM

To be clear, the Microscale film is applied while the decals are still on the paper. It's meant to restore cracked carrier film.

Chrisisall · 11-29-2011, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robn1

To be clear, the Microscale film is applied while the decals are still on the paper. It's meant to restore cracked carrier film.

Okay, maybe I wasn't clear myself- it looked okay on the paper, it slid off pretty well, but when I went to clear coat them after they were dry, I saw the areas had just 'risen' off the hull as if the glue on the decals wasn't ever there.

It came off in easy to remove flakes (except for a JT Graphic decal that held on VERY tenaciously).

Chrisisall · 11-29-2011, 01:53 PM

Okay, starting over with the aztecing: first a light coat of darker grey...

After it's dry, I'll begin masking off the aztec bits that will remain that grey, and return the rest of the hull to the lighter grey.

robn1 · 11-29-2011, 02:24 PM

Ahh, when you said they flaked off I thought you meant they broke apart. I've had it happen

Some folks mix white glue into the water to improve adhesion, but I figure if they need that then they probably aren't worth bothering with.

Engelnicht · 12-02-2011, 07:29 AM

Looking great!

space rat · 12-03-2011, 12:41 AM

Chrisisall, Sent you a PM about the aztecing.

Chrisisall · 12-03-2011, 03:08 PM

Wisemodelman:
When you removed the tape from the model, did you paint the aztecs?

ChrisisallAsh:
Yeah... basically.

Wisemodelman:
Did you paint the exact aztecs?

ChrisisallAsh:
Look. Maybe I didn't paint every single little tiny greeble, no. But basically I painted them, yeah.

Wisemodelman:
Dung eating fool! Thou hast doomed us all! When thou mispainted the aztecs, the Army of the Rivet Counters awoke!

Okay, I ordered a new set of decals from a REAL model company. That masking was makin' me nuts, and taking FOREVER...

JMChladek · 12-03-2011, 03:44 PM

Me thinks somebody has been watching Army of Darkness too much. LOL.

I'm sure it will look great no matter what you come up with.

Chrisisall · 12-03-2011, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMChladek

Me thinks somebody has been watching Army of Darkness too much. LOL.

Did that make you smile? Man, I love that flick!

Yeah, I'm digin' this model. It'll get there. I ain't no dung eating fool...

Chrisisall · 12-11-2011, 03:36 PM

Minor update, more hull colour changes & prep for new decals.

Micro sol is my new friend.

PHArchivist · 12-12-2011, 12:05 PM

What a fantasti project!

Chrisisall · 12-12-2011, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PHArchivist

What a fantastic project!

Thanks! Luckily my client wanted it dark as it appeared onscreen- makes the windows show up better!

SteveNeill · 12-12-2011, 04:34 PM

Real nice Chris. Super clean work.

Steve

Chrisisall · 12-12-2011, 04:50 PM

Thanks so much Steve! It'd be easier if this model was, oh, say, five feet long....

...and I had a year....

...and 100X the experience....

Chrisisall · 01-18-2012, 04:18 PM

Okay, nearing the end, good decals, micro sol, improved workspace...

>To Be Concluded!

SteveNeill · 01-18-2012, 04:22 PM

Great job Chris. Makes me want one it looks so good. Very under stated and realistic looking.

steve

trekriffic · 01-18-2012, 04:22 PM

Interesting. Are those windows on the B-C deck structure supposed to be that large? They seem out of scale to the others.

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11-23-2011, 05:55 AM	#201
glorbes Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lr. Sackville, Nova Scotia Posts: 130	Re: USS Bozeman I've always liked this ship, but I love this build. Really sharp, awesome work on her, Chris...and your decaling is coming along beautifully. When I saw that shot of the ship with black paint, I thought that would be a really nifty variant...almost some kind of stealth Miranda-class that is invisible to sensors

11-23-2011, 11:36 AM	#202
Chrisisall Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Western Mass. USA Posts: 1,258	Re: USS Bozeman Thanks, I- HEY! GET AWAY FROM THERE!!!! Crikey, I can't turn my back for a second!!

11-23-2011, 09:18 PM	#205
robn1 Shat happens Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Snow Camp, NC Posts: 1,846	Re: USS Bozeman Danger Captain Bateson! Danger!

11-28-2011, 07:29 PM	#207
robn1 Shat happens Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Snow Camp, NC Posts: 1,846	Re: USS Bozeman Have you ever tried Microscale liquid decal film? If you brush it on the decals and let it dry it should prevent them from flaking.

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11-28-2011, 11:22 PM	#209
robn1 Shat happens Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Snow Camp, NC Posts: 1,846	Re: USS Bozeman To be clear, the Microscale film is applied while the decals are still on the paper. It's meant to restore cracked carrier film.

11-29-2011, 01:53 PM	#211
Chrisisall Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Western Mass. USA Posts: 1,258	Re: USS Bozeman Okay, starting over with the aztecing: first a light coat of darker grey... After it's dry, I'll begin masking off the aztec bits that will remain that grey, and return the rest of the hull to the lighter grey.

11-29-2011, 02:24 PM	#212
robn1 Shat happens Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Snow Camp, NC Posts: 1,846	Re: USS Bozeman Ahh, when you said they flaked off I thought you meant they broke apart. I've had it happen Some folks mix white glue into the water to improve adhesion, but I figure if they need that then they probably aren't worth bothering with.

12-02-2011, 07:29 AM	#213
Engelnicht Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pflugerville, TX Posts: 152	Re: USS Bozeman Looking great!

12-03-2011, 12:41 AM	#214
space rat Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Second Star to the right... Posts: 126	Re: USS Bozeman Chrisisall, Sent you a PM about the aztecing.

12-03-2011, 03:08 PM	#215
Chrisisall Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Western Mass. USA Posts: 1,258	Re: USS Bozeman Wisemodelman: When you removed the tape from the model, did you paint the aztecs? ChrisisallAsh: Yeah... basically. Wisemodelman: Did you paint the exact aztecs? ChrisisallAsh: Look. Maybe I didn't paint every single little tiny greeble, no. But basically I painted them, yeah. Wisemodelman: Dung eating fool! Thou hast doomed us all! When thou mispainted the aztecs, the Army of the Rivet Counters awoke! Okay, I ordered a new set of decals from a REAL model company. That masking was makin' me nuts, and taking FOREVER... Last edited by Chrisisall; 12-03-2011 at 03:13 PM.

12-03-2011, 03:44 PM	#216
JMChladek Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bellevue, NE Posts: 770	Re: USS Bozeman Me thinks somebody has been watching Army of Darkness too much. LOL. I'm sure it will look great no matter what you come up with.

12-11-2011, 03:36 PM	#218
Chrisisall Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Western Mass. USA Posts: 1,258	Re: USS Bozeman Minor update, more hull colour changes & prep for new decals. Micro sol is my new friend.

12-12-2011, 12:05 PM	#219
PHArchivist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 16,902	Re: USS Bozeman What a fantasti project!

12-12-2011, 04:34 PM	#221
SteveNeill Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,913	Re: USS Bozeman Real nice Chris. Super clean work. Steve

12-12-2011, 04:50 PM	#222
Chrisisall Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Western Mass. USA Posts: 1,258	Re: USS Bozeman Thanks so much Steve! It'd be easier if this model was, oh, say, five feet long.... ...and I had a year.... ...and 100X the experience....

01-18-2012, 04:18 PM	#223
Chrisisall Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Western Mass. USA Posts: 1,258	Re: USS Bozeman Okay, nearing the end, good decals, micro sol, improved workspace... >To Be Concluded!

01-18-2012, 04:22 PM	#224
SteveNeill Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,913	Re: USS Bozeman Great job Chris. Makes me want one it looks so good. Very under stated and realistic looking. steve

01-18-2012, 04:22 PM	#225
trekriffic Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 612	Re: USS Bozeman Interesting. Are those windows on the B-C deck structure supposed to be that large? They seem out of scale to the others.

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