This is to be an open discussion about building your PL Enterprise. Questions, comments, ideas, problems, etc.
Ok, I've got my sub assemplies done and my base coat sprayed. I used Light Aircraft Grey (Model Masters), as they were out of stock of Light Ghost Grey, and I didn't feel like waiting for them to order it. Not to mention the color is pretty close anyway.
The snag I have run into is what color I should use for the darker grey accents around the ship (impulse drive, under nacelles, on front of neck, etc). Does anyone have any ideas?
I've also been contemplating the idea of penciling in the upper saucer grid lines and adding the rusty colored ring. I was thinking Model Masters Camoflague Grey would be an ideal color for the ring. It's still a close grey match for the rest of the ship, but has a slight brown/rust tone to it. Thoughts?
I'd love to hear what everyone else is doing. I know a few have been contemplating lighting effects. Mine will be sans the lighting this time around. Still concentrating on my Bandai for that stuff, but I may do a lit TOS 'E' in the future. I do have access to double red surface mount LEDs. They fit perfectly behind the smaller inner dome with room to spare. Granted it's not a circular motion as it's only two points of light, but I think it could still look good. If anyone is interested I may be able to hook you up with them fairly cheap.
On a related note, there was an article floating around the net some time ago, but I don't remember where exactly, in which the modeler explained how to wire up those battery opperated surface mount LEDs to a circut board/power source. He used them in a TOS Klingon Crusier. It was very well done.
Ok, I've got my sub assemplies done and my base coat sprayed. I used Light Aircraft Grey (Model Masters), as they were out of stock of Light Ghost Grey, and I didn't feel like waiting for them to order it. Not to mention the color is pretty close anyway.
The snag I have run into is what color I should use for the darker grey accents around the ship (impulse drive, under nacelles, on front of neck, etc). Does anyone have any ideas?
I've also been contemplating the idea of penciling in the upper saucer grid lines and adding the rusty colored ring. I was thinking Model Masters Camoflague Grey would be an ideal color for the ring. It's still a close grey match for the rest of the ship, but has a slight brown/rust tone to it. Thoughts?
I'd love to hear what everyone else is doing. I know a few have been contemplating lighting effects. Mine will be sans the lighting this time around. Still concentrating on my Bandai for that stuff, but I may do a lit TOS 'E' in the future. I do have access to double red surface mount LEDs. They fit perfectly behind the smaller inner dome with room to spare. Granted it's not a circular motion as it's only two points of light, but I think it could still look good. If anyone is interested I may be able to hook you up with them fairly cheap.
On a related note, there was an article floating around the net some time ago, but I don't remember where exactly, in which the modeler explained how to wire up those battery opperated surface mount LEDs to a circut board/power source. He used them in a TOS Klingon Crusier. It was very well done.
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