trekriffic
Sr Member
Thanks for the support Chris. This one's taken about 3 months now. No one can accuse me of rushing things that's for dang sure.
TOS Enterprise-1/1000 kit by Polar Lights
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Chrisisall
Master Member
LOL, when I say 2 months with no interruptions, I mean like, work ...:lol
trekriffic
Sr Member
Actually, if you consider all the interruptions I've had during this build, 3 months doesn't sound so bad. 2 months UNinterrupted and I could see myself finishing 3 or 4 of these kits!
Chrisisall
Master Member
Well, so far it's paid off. VERY shiny.
Commander Dan
New Member
Looks grea! I hope mine will look as good if I ever get around to finishing it!
I've got a half a dozen of these in various stages of completion and with varied paint schemes, so don't feel bad. I keep meaning to get back to one of them, maybe one day soon.
liskorea317
New Member
Here are some pics of her as she is right now...ready for glosscote and decals...
Lit up!
Before I spray the glosscote though I'm seriously considering giving her a rubdown with model wax.
Most car modellers will know what I'm talking about as it's used primarily to give shine to car model finshes.
It gives an ultra smooth (slippery in fact) finish and also deepens the color a shade.
I used it on the 18 incher and really liked the results.
Its hard to believe that this is an 11 inch model! Fantatstic job!
trekriffic
Sr Member
Well I finished applying the last of the decals yesterday and gave her a good coat of Glosscote an hour or so ago. She looks pretty awesome IIDSSM.
I'll give it a few more hours and hit her with the Dullcote. The only area that will not get Dullcoted is the deflector dish. I plan on giving the clear bussard domes one shot of Dullcote to minimize reflections when photographing. Only one coat though. The rest of the ship will probably get a couple of coats.
Another thing I did was stop at Michaels after my workout this morning and buy a flat 6 inch diameter pine disc. I'm painting it gloss black and will glue it to the bottom of the 4 inch base to give it a little more stability. The stand is a two piece affair designed so that the rod the ship mounts to slides into another outer brass sleeve mounted and glued to the resin base. It's about 6 inches long or so. When I want to photograph (or just play with) the model I can leave it on the brass rod by just pulling it out of the brass tube in the base. The brass "display" tube has the next size down brass rod inserted inside it at the top surrounded by a sleeve of Evergreeen tubing glued on with CA that slides into an Evergreen tube in the model and is a tight enough fit to prevent the ship from turning when I tilt it at various angles. This is important when I go to take pictures.
I'll give it a few more hours and hit her with the Dullcote. The only area that will not get Dullcoted is the deflector dish. I plan on giving the clear bussard domes one shot of Dullcote to minimize reflections when photographing. Only one coat though. The rest of the ship will probably get a couple of coats.
Another thing I did was stop at Michaels after my workout this morning and buy a flat 6 inch diameter pine disc. I'm painting it gloss black and will glue it to the bottom of the 4 inch base to give it a little more stability. The stand is a two piece affair designed so that the rod the ship mounts to slides into another outer brass sleeve mounted and glued to the resin base. It's about 6 inches long or so. When I want to photograph (or just play with) the model I can leave it on the brass rod by just pulling it out of the brass tube in the base. The brass "display" tube has the next size down brass rod inserted inside it at the top surrounded by a sleeve of Evergreeen tubing glued on with CA that slides into an Evergreen tube in the model and is a tight enough fit to prevent the ship from turning when I tilt it at various angles. This is important when I go to take pictures.
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Can't wait to see your next round of photos, sounds like you've put a lot more work into it.
Chrisisall
Master Member
Umm, dude, we don't "play" with our precision pieces. We "replicate onscreen motion".
cool
trekriffic
Sr Member
Umm, dude, we don't "play" with our precision pieces. We "replicate onscreen motion".
Awesome! I love that terminology!
coolI also intend to "replicate onscreen poses" with some of the photos I take against my space backdrop.
Chrisisall
Master Member
The TOS Enterprise (specifically my Art Asylum painted up toy/replica) is my most played wi-, er, onscreen motion-simulated piece (haven't done any good weathering on it- yet) .
Next would be my Vipers & Galactica.
robn1
Master Member
Been waiting to see this with decals.
I like to hold an X-Wing or TIE out at arms length and spin around in my chair. The room spinning around behind looks just like the DS trench! Makes me dizzy though :wackoUmm, dude, we don't "play" with our precision pieces. We "replicate onscreen motion".
trekriffic
Sr Member
I like holding it on it's brass rod. No fingers getting in the way. One of the best things about TOS Enterprise is she looks great from so many angles. Gotta go get a beachball from Toys R Us to simulate the ship in orbit over a planet.
Something like this pic taken with my 1/1600 Enterprise:
Something like this pic taken with my 1/1600 Enterprise:
Brilliant, love the composite work. Yeah, there is no bad angle for the TOS, can't say that for the JJ-prise. FYI, I'm almost 50 and I do play with my toys and have no co,punction about it. I'm doing the things and creating the ships that were no available when I was sitting in the big green racking chair watching THE Star Trek. LOL!
I like holding it on it's brass rod. No fingers getting in the way. One of the best things about TOS Enterprise is she looks great from so many angles. Gotta go get a beachball from Toys R Us to simulate the ship in orbit over a planet.
Something like this pic taken with my 1/1600 Enterprise:
trekriffic
Sr Member
I hear ya man. I'm in my mid-50's and I still enjoy sitting back in my recliner watching TOS episodes on DVD with a "starship on a stick" in my hand. My cat doesn't seem to like it so much though...
Booya, Nothing wrong with that man. When the wife is at work and I have a few moments and am in the mood, I turn out the lights, unplug the phone and watch my favorite Trek episodes. I'm sorry, but there's nothing like a swashbucking Captain the kicks arse on Klingons and mates with everything he sees. Reminds me of my time in the NAVY! Woot! We all have our things.
Chrisisall
Master Member
50's here too, like Kirk in ST III & IV, ha ha!
Gotcha, still young enough to kick arse and not to young to take ****e off of klingons! Right?
trekriffic
Sr Member
Okay folks here she is. Only took me about 4 months this time. That's a record for me!
