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This model feels like it's taken forever to build and paint, I'll be glad to see the back of it and move on to something else. Possibly the U.S.S Reliant I've had on my shelf for a few years. This one's been hard because between starting this model and today, I've lost both my mum and dad. When I look at it, it'll always be the one I was building through this difficult time Anyway, enough of the depressing background! So again, I've not taken as many photos as I would have liked to, but here are the once I have... Here, I've started masking out all the clear plastic using normal Revell masking/modelling tape cut to fit. I originally tried to use a latex mask on the larger clear areas, but I really don't get on well with it. though it worked well on the bottom engine area as it's raised off the model plastic. The first all-over spray. Not the final colour but something that I can use as the foundation. Now, I've never done it before, but I thought I try a bit of pre-shading... I did it in the evening with poor lighting, so it came out way too dark. I ended up spraying it out and not doing/using it in the end. So, in this photo I've given the model its correct colour base coat and I've started to spray some of the detail panels. With the painting done and dry I removed the masking and attached it to the power to check the lighting. It always amazes me that you don't have to be super accurate when masking the windows, they always turn out really well! I applied the decals and let them set a bit, then I brushed on a little Revell Decal Soft and let them soak for a moment before using a toothpick to push them down in to the detail lines. I then noticed that the neck of the model had started to come lose So I glued and clamped it again. I guess at some point while moving it around to paint and do the decals I might have knocked it. It's looking like it'll be fine though. With the decals on I plugged it in again... though it's not quite finished! I'm thinking of using a dark wash to bring out the detail on the body of the model. So that's next I'll post the last little bit of this build next week hopefully!

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Hi @Monkeysinister I used Humbrol #35 Varnish Gloss - 14ml Acrylic Varnish (https://www.humbrol.com/uk-en/35-varnish-gloss-12ml-acrylic-varnish.html) applied with an airbrush before applying the decals, and then again after the decals had dried. The result was okay (I'm happy with it) but it was my first model ever and others might have better advise on this subject!

After a recent disaster this model has become a 'work in progress' again The mains adapter I was using for the power source had a removable/changeable end and it came off. I put it back on, plugged it in and turned it on. After a few seconds I could smell burning Turns out I'd put it on the wrong way around so the polarity was wrong. Luckily the power (9v) fed in to a small circuit board outside of the model, which in turn provided power to the other circuits inside the model. It also handled the timing for the navigation lights. So all the circuits and LEDs inside the model still work! The image shows the completely melted 555 Timer chip socket after I tried to pull out the chip. I was going to replace it but the solder tracks on the board are also a bit of a mess. I'll probably build a replacement board while doing the electronics for another model. I'm just glad the Enterprise model is still fully working! Phew

Those secondary impulse engines look fantastic! Very nicely done. I briefly looked at a similar effect when doing my Enterprise NCC1701 but in the end just went with a plain red, next time I'd love to get it looking as good as yours Looks forward to seeing more of your build!

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Nice build log, lots of detail Looking forward to seeing the finished model!

That looks amazing! Very nice :) I've seen some people use a soft pencil to bring out the deeper panel lines. Is that how you did yours?

Thanks @RACETRACK I looked in to this a bit after someone else also mentioned DS9. The model does indeed look like it's based on the Enterprise featured in the DS9 episode 'Trials and Tribble-ations' which does have the grid lines... it made me feel better about not filling them in and trying to be faithful to the original series version I'd also love to build/have a 1/350 Enterprise, but I think the Mrs might get upset as I've not really got anywhere to display my models (yet)! The model I've shown above is a good size though, not too big but big enough to really get stuck in to, I really enjoyed building it. Even now, more than a year after I finished it I still enjoy plugging it in and looking at it

Oh crap... I've just got mine out of the box and it does indeed have the panels scribed in I'll have to think about what to do, but I may forget about the aztecs on my Revell model, treat it as a bit of a test run (for lighting and colours etc) and maybe look at getting the Polar Lights version at a later date! Thanks for the info though! When I eventually get started on it I'll be posting my work in progress here so you can all see what I'm doing wrong Anyway, I'm really looking forward to more updates on your build, thanks for posting!