Mondas42 Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 This is not a total WIP but more of a refit of an old model. Many years ago, at least 25, I built a kit of the Enterprise D. It was the fibre optic model and in those days I knew nothing about Aztec decals. It has been through two house moves and a few bangs and scrapes along the way. This is what it looked like up until a few days ago. as you can see I didn’t paint the model from the base colour of the plastic and hand painted (badly) the aztecing. So I decieded to revamp it. I removed the old decals, and sprayed the body a more accurate colour. I cracked open the model by leaving it in the freezer overnight to make the glue brittle so I could replace the old incandescent bulbs the model came with, with modern LEDS. I just received a new set of decals and I’ve got all the life pods to decal up! Over 400 of em! this is what it looks before the new decals are applied. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Cool Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Looking pretty good. I found my old one of those out about 10 years ago. It still looked great but wasn't lit. I may well do another one day. I remember painting in all the windows with a fine brush was a real chore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Sherratt Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Nice work, well done - John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmonk Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondas42 Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 Soooo many escape pods......soooo many decals! Arrrggghhhhh! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Nice! The updated paint job and decals look great, well worth the effort I'd say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACETRACK Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 sweet job! I got my 3rd one a month back just for myself. The other 2, builds for friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondas42 Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 well I finished it! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Very nice finish on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarkas Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Looks very good, but I have to ask: how are the lights in the warp nacelles connected to the power supply. If this is the same kit as I have had in the stash for nearly 30 years (I know, I know...🙄) the pylons are both part of a single piece of the secondary hull, and there's nowhere to hide the wires. I remember seeing a description of a build in which the modeller carved a trench into the (rather thin) pylon to run the wires along and then cover it over; didn't really like the thought of that. What did you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I am tempted to do this wilth my Enterprise D that i built when I was 14......strip it right back and start again. May I ask where you got the decal from please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalekCheese Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Um... necroposting. Sorry. a) Great model. b) OMIGOD A DALEK AND IT’S FULL SIZE AAAAAAAAAAAA But yeah, great model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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