Jastor00, thanks! I can't wait, too!
But first I need to finish the disc modifications and filling work. Did some progress during the last two days. The spotlights are almost ready for primer. Then I drilled out some additional windows behind the bridge:
Since these are never lighted in the movie, I already glued a piece of styrene behind them. I will give them a dark wash after painting and let some gloss clear run into them afterwards.
I also discovered another minor inaccuracy on the bottom saucer. The outer surfaces of the cross-like part that goes into the middle miss some holes, and the sidewalls are straight on the model but should be angled a bit. So I first drilled out the holes and gave them the correct shape. Pieces of styrene were glued behind them, and a small strip of 0.5 mm sheet was added in the middle. Afterwards, the sidewalls were sanded to the correct angle. Now the engraved detail on the bottom surface doesn't follow the edge anymore, but I'm not sure if I'll try to correct this, too. It's really a minor problem.
When the glue and filler is dry, I will have a last sanding session, then I'll might be able to spray the primer on for the first time.
Thorsten
But first I need to finish the disc modifications and filling work. Did some progress during the last two days. The spotlights are almost ready for primer. Then I drilled out some additional windows behind the bridge:
Since these are never lighted in the movie, I already glued a piece of styrene behind them. I will give them a dark wash after painting and let some gloss clear run into them afterwards.
I also discovered another minor inaccuracy on the bottom saucer. The outer surfaces of the cross-like part that goes into the middle miss some holes, and the sidewalls are straight on the model but should be angled a bit. So I first drilled out the holes and gave them the correct shape. Pieces of styrene were glued behind them, and a small strip of 0.5 mm sheet was added in the middle. Afterwards, the sidewalls were sanded to the correct angle. Now the engraved detail on the bottom surface doesn't follow the edge anymore, but I'm not sure if I'll try to correct this, too. It's really a minor problem.
When the glue and filler is dry, I will have a last sanding session, then I'll might be able to spray the primer on for the first time.
Thorsten