Lupano
New Member
New build. ^^
One of my favourite ships, the Reliant from Wrath of Khan. KHAAAAAAAAN!
Neat little set, but missing certain details, which, frankly, bugged me a lot. (It seems to be a sickness of mine, stickler for details. Typical German XD)
So I decided to try to correct that with photo etch. Working with photo etch parts for the first time sure is hard. Dropped a few pieces, which, luckily, I was able to find again. XD
Also finding the right glue was difficult. After several experiments, I decided to use Insant Super Glue. And INSTANT it is. To get the parts into the right position, before the glue cures, was quite the challenge.
But I am happy with the progress so far.
Photo Etch by Greenstrawberry.
The officers lounge windows are not accurate, but I find that I like it better this way.
Getting the shuttle bays in place turned out to be a problem. After bending the pieces into shape, I was unable to push them into the ports no matter, how hard I tried. In the end, I separated the bay doors from the wall detail and glued both parts in on their own. I discoverd, that the walls do not quite conform with the kit walls. It was a real hassle to get them to fit properly. Now they look very messy. I hope, they won't any longer after priming.
Not gonna light the ship, btw.
Next up is painting. Gonna try the aztecing by myself, without decals or after market paint masks.
Will be fun. And nerve-racking. ^^
I keep you updated.
Cheers.
One of my favourite ships, the Reliant from Wrath of Khan. KHAAAAAAAAN!
Neat little set, but missing certain details, which, frankly, bugged me a lot. (It seems to be a sickness of mine, stickler for details. Typical German XD)
So I decided to try to correct that with photo etch. Working with photo etch parts for the first time sure is hard. Dropped a few pieces, which, luckily, I was able to find again. XD
Also finding the right glue was difficult. After several experiments, I decided to use Insant Super Glue. And INSTANT it is. To get the parts into the right position, before the glue cures, was quite the challenge.
But I am happy with the progress so far.
Photo Etch by Greenstrawberry.
The officers lounge windows are not accurate, but I find that I like it better this way.
Getting the shuttle bays in place turned out to be a problem. After bending the pieces into shape, I was unable to push them into the ports no matter, how hard I tried. In the end, I separated the bay doors from the wall detail and glued both parts in on their own. I discoverd, that the walls do not quite conform with the kit walls. It was a real hassle to get them to fit properly. Now they look very messy. I hope, they won't any longer after priming.
Not gonna light the ship, btw.
Next up is painting. Gonna try the aztecing by myself, without decals or after market paint masks.
Will be fun. And nerve-racking. ^^
I keep you updated.
Cheers.
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