Bell209 Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 Masks are off. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51985660144_712f96f2b7_b.jpg Lots of detail touch-ups required now. One thing I hadn't counted on was the way the Mr Crystal Color reacts to enamel paints when applied with a brush - they just won't take (Tamiya acrylics are almost as bad). I'll have to coat the whole model in Future first and then do the touch-ups. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Nice work Rob, Looks like it is ready for its first cruise out of spacedock. Hard to believe it was ever in the state you started with 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Decalling now. There are a lot! The JT-Graphics decals are on a solid film and need to be trimmed close. They're fairly thin and conform well but Micro-Set makes them hard to handle as they want to set down immediately, so I took to adding a couple more drops of dishwashing liquid to the water and letting them sit in it for at least 30 seconds (much longer than the five seconds the instructions say). I also found that, against my better judgement and years of avoiding touching decals, in many cases a finger moistened with the water from the bowl was the best way to position stubborn, long, thin decals. After they'd set, a coat with Micro-Sol and they pulled down very well indeed. Almost done. A few more to apply and the touch-ups you can see masked and ready and then a final Future coat to seal. I also worked on the base this weekend. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 looking very good Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 Thanks, Ray. The decals certainly change the way it looks - much happier now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Nice progress. Have to agree, she looks like a brand new kit compared with where you started. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Almost done: Just the clear coat and a decal for the base to go now. The end is finally in sight! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Noice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Very nice! 🖖 I tried building that kit a couple of months ago but chucked it in the bin as I couldn't find a good way to attach the nacelle pylons......I have a 1/1000 TOS Enterprise on the bench now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 20 hours ago, Devo said: I couldn't find a good way to attach the nacelle pylons They're definitely the weak point. Reinforcing with wire has strengthened mine but I've still managed to crack the starboard nacelle pylon at the base a couple of times through careless handling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 Finished. RFI at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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