This is my first build post on here.
I built all kinds of models when I was a kid, and I did a lot of kit bashing back then too (not well... but it was fun!) I finally got back into modeling after 25 years. I started working on Trek kits, specifically the 537 scale Reliant and a 350 scale Reliant. I love all scifi but grew up with Trek so I have a special fondness for it. Anyway, Trek builds are pretty simple if you do them straight out of the box... but even as a kid I rarely did that! I was putting lights in Cylon Raiders back when we had to use actual light bulbs! One thing I learned real fast about Trek builds is that THEY CAN BE TEDIOUS! Unlike BSG and Star Wars builds, the Trek universe has a much 'cleaner' look. To me what that means is it is LESS FORGIVING! When everything is nice and clean then all details have to be perfect. Whereas with BSG and Star Wars, grime and wear are where it's at! Mistakes can be hidden with grime and weathering, or even used to enhance the worn look. Not so much so with Trek.
Then... I went blind last year. I started losing the vision in my left eye around March, and by the end of April I lost all the vision in that eye- all I could see was white, no shapes or anything. By the end of June I lost 75% of the vision in my right eye so I was legally blind at that point. The doctor said I had the most aggressive case of cataracts he has ever seen, especially for someone my age. Needless to say this put an end to my model building until I had surgery on both eyes.
Anyway... nuff of that...
I'm still working on the Reliant (both the 537 and cutting the 350) but when I started seeing Aztec patterns in my sleep I figured it was time for a mental break!
This one should be a quickie... and fun! At least to me. I've always loved the Viper when I was a kid. I personally like it better than the X-Wing, it just looks like a badass hot rod fighter
I picked up a Moebius 1/32 scale kit, much nicer than the 1/72 scale I had when I was a kid. Unlike Trek builds, this should be very quick and easy. Not too many parts and lighting should be a breeze. Six LEDs and something a little different! Later on I will do another one (or two!) with functioning laser cannons and sound, this one will just have cockpit lights, thrusters, and like I teased... a 'little something different'
Everything is primed and light blocked already, so when I get the photo etch, the cockpit will take the longest to do and then I'd say a day to paint and put everything together, a day to weather it and beat it up, and then it should be done!
See if you can guess what that 'something different' is going to be...
More pictures of the complete build to come...
I built all kinds of models when I was a kid, and I did a lot of kit bashing back then too (not well... but it was fun!) I finally got back into modeling after 25 years. I started working on Trek kits, specifically the 537 scale Reliant and a 350 scale Reliant. I love all scifi but grew up with Trek so I have a special fondness for it. Anyway, Trek builds are pretty simple if you do them straight out of the box... but even as a kid I rarely did that! I was putting lights in Cylon Raiders back when we had to use actual light bulbs! One thing I learned real fast about Trek builds is that THEY CAN BE TEDIOUS! Unlike BSG and Star Wars builds, the Trek universe has a much 'cleaner' look. To me what that means is it is LESS FORGIVING! When everything is nice and clean then all details have to be perfect. Whereas with BSG and Star Wars, grime and wear are where it's at! Mistakes can be hidden with grime and weathering, or even used to enhance the worn look. Not so much so with Trek.
Then... I went blind last year. I started losing the vision in my left eye around March, and by the end of April I lost all the vision in that eye- all I could see was white, no shapes or anything. By the end of June I lost 75% of the vision in my right eye so I was legally blind at that point. The doctor said I had the most aggressive case of cataracts he has ever seen, especially for someone my age. Needless to say this put an end to my model building until I had surgery on both eyes.
Anyway... nuff of that...
I'm still working on the Reliant (both the 537 and cutting the 350) but when I started seeing Aztec patterns in my sleep I figured it was time for a mental break!
This one should be a quickie... and fun! At least to me. I've always loved the Viper when I was a kid. I personally like it better than the X-Wing, it just looks like a badass hot rod fighter
I picked up a Moebius 1/32 scale kit, much nicer than the 1/72 scale I had when I was a kid. Unlike Trek builds, this should be very quick and easy. Not too many parts and lighting should be a breeze. Six LEDs and something a little different! Later on I will do another one (or two!) with functioning laser cannons and sound, this one will just have cockpit lights, thrusters, and like I teased... a 'little something different'
Everything is primed and light blocked already, so when I get the photo etch, the cockpit will take the longest to do and then I'd say a day to paint and put everything together, a day to weather it and beat it up, and then it should be done!
See if you can guess what that 'something different' is going to be...
More pictures of the complete build to come...
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