Studio Scale Defiant (DS9)

[REL]

Thanks.

Here's a small update. It looks like a disaster, but it's actually starting to come together. I'm glad Bondo is cheap, lol.

 

[REL]

Still sanding and priming.

 

[ZOMBIEREPELLENT]

that looks awesome, gotta love high building primer haha :lol

 

[REL]

It's like putty in a can :thumbsup

 

[BlindSquirrel]

That's beautiful. What primer do you use?

 

[REL]

For gap filling, where I am at this stage, I use Duplicolor Filler primer, the primer in the pics. For finish primer I use Mr. Surfacer 1200 or Plastikote sandable primer. Mr. Surfacer being the smoothest and most expensive, so I'll use that on the last coat.

 

[kalarcana]

Any updates on this beauty?



Rick

 

[jschlosser]

Nice progress on the coolest ship ever..

looking forward to keeping tabs on your work!

 

[Mike J.]

http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/maximum-defiant-the-devil-in-the-details/ ?


-Mike

 

[REL]

Ok, back on this now. I'm hoping to this project finished by this summer.

I decided to make the whole thing a one piece hollow fiberglass casting, so I joined the upper and lower body together and I'm now working that.

Like an idiot, I let the bondo on the front notch set up completely, so I've got to use a metal file now to work it.

Looks bad now, but I'll get it right.

 

[IEDBOUNTYHUNTER]

Looking good rich. moving right along.



Al

 

[REL]

Thank you.

Now I'm installing the bridge, first I made the bridge pieces out of plexiglass, 3 steps deep.

Then using my dremel router I routed out the material so the plexi pieces would fit flush.

Checking the fit.

Blending it in with bondo and gap filling primer.

 

[feek61]

Beautiful as usual!!!

 

[Chronicle]

Sweet dude. Nice to see you back on this! Can't wait.

 

[MooCriket]

Looking GREAT:thumbsup

 

[Commander Max]

Dremel couldn't get better advertising.

 

[newworld]

Holeee crap. What an awesome project.

 

[REL]

Thanks.

I'm now putting in the top engine stuff.

 

[3d-builder]

That went together flawless Rich!!thumbsup

 

[Kuhn Global]

Beautiful...... simply beautiful!