AMT Romulan BOP/ TOS
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DarthDuck
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Paternal unit of the Nick,
Thank you very much. There was at least one other gent who did what seemed all of this too. It was posted in a thread on someone else's Rommie buildup (in 1/350th) a while back and I think he also started with the AMT kit? IIRC he also stated he had built it some time back? He might not have had the Plasma Weapon powered up though???? Then there is the subject of that same thread which is a 1/350th and he is doing all of this but without having to "correct" the AMT kit since his is the AW Studios 350th kit. That gent is "Swanny" and it's posted at SFM.
Meanwhile I've retested all the various powered elements and sorted their wiring to the switch and the phono plug. This is what it all looks like before getting stuffed and set into place! Quite the temporary mess. :confused
Coffee Addict
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Awesome job! I love this ship and you did it justice.
Smiling Demon
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She sure is pretty!!!
Angelus Lupus
Sr Member
The best I've ever seen the BOP looking, well done!
DarthDuck
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Thank you gents one and all.
So:
It's masked and ready for paint. Just in case I receive replies before the dirty deed happens I'm wondering how a dark grey base with quite a bit of silver pearl overlay (amounting to a sparkly gunmetal finish) and then a flip-flop copper/green prismatic shift overlay would look? The reason for the phase shift paint is to move it towards green which I associate with Romulans while using the copper to tie in with the orangish/rust bird graphic?
I think it's a cohesive scheme but of course it's arguably non-canon?
Thoughts gents?
Take too long though and you'll see for yourself!:love
EDIT: I've already revised my plan of attack. Probably will go with a Gold to Green phase shift (prismatic) overlay. Again, to tie the graphics into my idea of the "The Romulan Color", green. But it's all being done with pearls and phase shifting overlays so it will still be subtle to some extent.
So:
It's masked and ready for paint. Just in case I receive replies before the dirty deed happens I'm wondering how a dark grey base with quite a bit of silver pearl overlay (amounting to a sparkly gunmetal finish) and then a flip-flop copper/green prismatic shift overlay would look? The reason for the phase shift paint is to move it towards green which I associate with Romulans while using the copper to tie in with the orangish/rust bird graphic?
I think it's a cohesive scheme but of course it's arguably non-canon?
Thoughts gents?
Take too long though and you'll see for yourself!:love
EDIT: I've already revised my plan of attack. Probably will go with a Gold to Green phase shift (prismatic) overlay. Again, to tie the graphics into my idea of the "The Romulan Color", green. But it's all being done with pearls and phase shifting overlays so it will still be subtle to some extent.
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yuumi2891103
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Great improve !
This is going to be The awesome model:thumbsup
katsu
This is going to be The awesome model:thumbsup
katsu
DarthDuck
Active Member
Domo arigato Katsu!
(My feeble attempt at the Japanese my mom could never get me to learn?):ninja
Angelus Lupus
Sr Member
That prismatic paint totally works for the BOP! A couple of the images make it look like matt silver, but I assume that's to do with lighting.
DarthDuck
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Yes. The angles and curves (overall form) of the BOP lend itself to any prismatic or pearl effect and I had never used this one before but stumbled on it just as I was going to paint. Without light causing the paint to "shift" it is a dark matte silver which is akin to grey so I thought it worked for being in the family of the original color while updating it dramatically at the same time. Why wouldn't a future paint/material have refractive properties on a starship?
Now I just need to figure what I want to do to cap it off.:cool
DarthDuck
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I wanted a base to help identify this further as Romulan. Looked up an old TOS Rommie emblem and it will sit atop the pedestal. The "fingers" will control the switches for electronics with contacts underneath triggered by depressing the red for weapon and green for all lights since the engines are switched upon the model itself. Of course those are paper templates already transferred to other styrene pieces.
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DarthDuck
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And here it is complete prior to paint. Again, the control switches will be activated by pressing down on the radiating "fingers" which rest below the half round trim to limit their travel back upward. The beveled and rounded edges were chosen to reflect highlights from the pearl and prismic shift paints that will be used on the trim.
I thought your build looked really clean, and at least according to these last photos, there's proof. Prismatic finishes, reflective finishes... if the base isn't really smooth and clean, it shows more in them than in any other finish you can add. Well, again, just so happy, honored, pickled tink that you've decided to send this test build along to me, since you won't have room for it once you get to the real one.
