Revisit and restoration of old Star Trek models

[IndianaCook]

Hi all,

Sorry for the delay in updates...

Had my head in this project quite a bit, barely any time to look up! But, as I've made significant progress I felt it was time to update

 

So, finally my detailing decals turned up:

 

This was the part I was really looking forward to:

 

I'd been waiting to do this for aaaages

 

They went on really well:

 

I eventually finished applying the decals to the bottom of the ship:

 

And started applying them to the top:

 

She was starting to scrub up rather well

And to be honest, I couldn't resist having a quick mess around in Photoshop:

 

Not the best but it was a quick job, trying to be sneaky while in work

 

Eventually I made a start on the top of the ship:

 

Aaaaaand top done!!

 

 

 

I covered her in Microsol... that stuff is amazing!

 

 

Actually, at this point there were still a couple more details to apply but application was pretty much done!

It was at this point I realised she was actually starting to look mighty fine... and was starting to feel quite proud of myself! 

 

Almost there...

 

 

 

Added in the final details, some windows round the edge of the saucer and a couple other things too.

Bit of a mini disaster right at the end though; I gave her another coat of Microsol and accidentally scraped the underside registry off!  However I was able to salvage it as I had spare numbers on the decal sheet, I only needed a 7, 0 and 1 in the end.

And finally I've given her a couple of coats of clear matt... I really don't like the glossy look.

I've really enjoyed working on my Enterprise D and am proud of how she's turned out, I'm glad she's no longer stuck at the bottom of a box in a cupboard somewhere, she will soon be on proud display!

There are a few imperfections and I probably would have done some things differently but overall I couldn't be happier. Considering too that this is the first time in a few years I've had another crack at modelling (not including the rescue of my Bird of Prey which really didn't need much doing to it) 

As I've finished I will take some nicer shots and add post a link to Ready for Inspection.

 

The only thing left now is to buy the stand and display her proudly

 

Thanks for looking guys...

 

LLAP \V/

 

 

 

[IndianaCook]

Enterprise D ready for inspection: