jimpeachey
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Damn a voyager that big would really flick my switch!
1/350 enterprise d 6 footer
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Cadeus
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Monster Dave
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Galaxyman1701d
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Working on all the panel lines, trying to get them all even and looking as close to the studio model as possible.
I enlarged the lifeboats from the new round 2 enterprise d. The green tape marks where the original screw cover hatches were to hold the bottom panel. I wanted them to be recessed so the panels will be flush.
A couple coats of primer, next the phasers and I will sand the primer down to the tape, pull it to leave a nice sharp line.
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Got half of the secondary hull lines masked!
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This baby is big! Thanks for looking!
I enlarged the lifeboats from the new round 2 enterprise d. The green tape marks where the original screw cover hatches were to hold the bottom panel. I wanted them to be recessed so the panels will be flush.
A couple coats of primer, next the phasers and I will sand the primer down to the tape, pull it to leave a nice sharp line.
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Got half of the secondary hull lines masked!
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This baby is big! Thanks for looking!
As I've said before... Beautiful work!
Jerry Lee Kirk
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Nice work Galaxyman.
Do you mind if I ask you how and what material did you use to add such lines?
If somebody have the answer: What happend to Bruce Domain image databank.? In my PC the images of studio models do not appear any longer.
Do you mind if I ask you how and what material did you use to add such lines?
If somebody have the answer: What happend to Bruce Domain image databank.? In my PC the images of studio models do not appear any longer.
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Galaxyman1701d
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Nice work Galaxyman.
Do you mind if I ask you how and what material did you use to add such lines?
If somebody have the answer: What happend to Bruce Domain image databank.? In my PC the images of studio models do not appear any longer.
They are in the uk. Jammy dog fineline tape.
Galaxyman1701d
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Update.
Working on all those panel lines! Fun! Fun! Fun!
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First piece all buffed out ready for wax and molds. After laying down the tape I primered and sanded back to the tape height. Peeling the tape leaves a beautiful panel line!
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Whew! That was a lot of panel line on the secondary hull! Got the phasers roughed in, none of the windows will be in the molds. I figure they have to be masked when I paint the model so why tape them off twice? Just to make my parts look cool? I plan to have pre templated window masks made, align them with the panel lines a bundle at a time, not one a lt a time.
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Ready for primer
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Primered! This is the only reason I'm excited to go back to work tomorrow! I work on it on my lunch break.
Thanks for looking!
Working on all those panel lines! Fun! Fun! Fun!
View attachment 153510
First piece all buffed out ready for wax and molds. After laying down the tape I primered and sanded back to the tape height. Peeling the tape leaves a beautiful panel line!
View attachment 153511
Whew! That was a lot of panel line on the secondary hull! Got the phasers roughed in, none of the windows will be in the molds. I figure they have to be masked when I paint the model so why tape them off twice? Just to make my parts look cool? I plan to have pre templated window masks made, align them with the panel lines a bundle at a time, not one a lt a time.
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Ready for primer
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Primered! This is the only reason I'm excited to go back to work tomorrow! I work on it on my lunch break.
Thanks for looking!
Such beautiful work!
Jerry Lee Kirk
Member
I can't understand the line right, cause in the studio model picture I see aztec thin plates only.
Galaxyman1701d
Active Member
The original had panel lines and they have started to disappear after the second paint job.
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Here the original and the first paint job.
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Here you can still see the panel lines
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Here the original and the first paint job.
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Here you can still see the panel lines
love:loveJerry Lee Kirk
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Galaxyman, I'm nobody compared to your wizard modeler skills.
But, If you allow me: Did you made some tests, painting some surface with 2 or three layers, after add the tape line ?
After all we can't know for sure what technic they used for add line and paint.
PS: I bet the CGI version didn't gave sh... to such details.
I saw some cgi inserts in a TNG screencap of blu-ray especial edition, and it was not like the real ship. The scape pods were too scarped.
But, If you allow me: Did you made some tests, painting some surface with 2 or three layers, after add the tape line ?
After all we can't know for sure what technic they used for add line and paint.
PS: I bet the CGI version didn't gave sh... to such details.
I saw some cgi inserts in a TNG screencap of blu-ray especial edition, and it was not like the real ship. The scape pods were too scarped.
