TOS Type II Phaser Replica (my final attempt (no, really))

[finalfrontier]

An alternative brush-on color that I have used in the past for Phaser Ones is Tamiya German Grey (XF-63).

I used it on the midgrade builds seen in this thread:

A Tale Of Two...make that Three...Midgrade Phaser IIs

I agree on the ST forum! Love to see that happen.

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Nice, I believe that I will go with the Tamiya XF-63. That is the look I am going for and BTW your midgrade turned out great!

Can't go wrong with Tamiya products. Thanks for your help.

 

[Chrisisall]

Minor tweak just now almost a month later for my hero- the well for the fins was too deep in front & showed the front of the fin assembly on close examination (I don't know how I missed that- rushing to the finish line, I guess), so I mixed up some epoxy and toothpicked it into the gap. It takes on the gray colour so I don't even have to paint it.
Just in case anyone is interested in my borderline OCD perfectionism....

 

[finalfrontier]

A little more done after returning from out of town. It's beginning to look like a phaser. Handle is together and P1 is moving along slowly. I have a lot of finishing to do after breaking the P1 shell a few times but it will be OK. I need to figure out the aluminum front on the top and get the side rails on next.

 

[Chrisisall]

It's like a sculpture your're making....

 

[finalfrontier]

It's like a sculpture your're making....

It goes through stages, sometimes I like it and at other times I feel like it will never be good enough.

 

[finalfrontier]

What is a good paint for the power pack/handle?

 

[Chrisisall]

Rustoleum dark bronze.

 

[finalfrontier]

The primer showed some spots that needed filled so after the putty dries and gets sanded I can move forward on it a bit.

 

[ssdesigner]

What is a good paint for the power pack/handle?

It goes through stages, sometimes I like it and at other times I feel like it will never be good enough.

I think that it's looking great. Love seeing the progress pics. Very inspiring!

 

[finalfrontier]

Painted the phaser body, a custom mixed color that closely matches the screen color to my eye ( disclosure that my eyes aren't the best).

The P1 has been a challenge and I had to take it back to base several times because I just wasn't happy. I am going with the duplicolor that was suggested a while back now because the brush on that I wanted didn't look good in my eyes.

 

[finalfrontier]

 

[finalfrontier]

I'm going to give it a matte coat after it dries a few days.

 

[finalfrontier]

Started to put it together to see how it's going. I haven't had much time to work on it so it's been longer to get finished than I thought. I need to do something with the rear fins, maybe put some black in between them for contrast.

 

[Chrisisall]

Started to put it together to see how it's going. I haven't had much time to work on it so it's been longer to get finished than I thought. I need to do something with the rear fins, maybe put some black in between them for contrast.
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Lookin' great, my man!

 

[finalfrontier]

Lookin' great, my man!

Thank you, it was yours that inspired me to do another "last one".

 

[finalfrontier]

I need to put the front window on and the power dial on the phaser 1 then do some touch ups then I can call it done...I think

 

[Chrisisall]

I need to put the front window on and the power dial on the phaser 1 then do some touch ups then I can call it done...I think View attachment 1770551View attachment 1770552

I'd call this a bloody success, mate! Flood us with pictures once those two bits are finished! Is it possible to lower the front nozzle just a little bit?

 

[finalfrontier]

I can't now, I should have noticed it earlier, I will put more pics up when its done. The humidity is pretty high and the paint is taking a long time to dry completely.

 

[Chrisisall]

I can't now, I should have noticed it earlier, I will put more pics up when its done. The humidity is pretty high and the paint is taking a long time to dry completely.

Ehhh, it's just a mm. The overall look is stunning (yeah, that was intentional, ).

 

[finalfrontier]

Ehhh, it's just a mm. The overall look is stunning (yeah, that was intentional, ).