Lee Chambers Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Hi everyone, I have been wanting to build this diorama for some time now, having gathered up the entire photo etch and extra decals to go with these kits, although small in scale they do have great details. I plan to add some lighting to both ships and some battle damage to the Enterprise, I will be recreating the battle scenes from the movie, this will be keeping me busy until the end of the year no doubt. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACETRACK Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 i cannot wait for this!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Awesome. Can't wait to see this progress... Cheers, Tom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispisme Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 This’ll be fun to watch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 100% on board with this build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Mikey-1980 said: 100% on board with this build! Thanks guy's i hope to keep weekly updates if i can,should be an interesting project. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Hi guys, I have been busy adding lighting to the Enterprise and Reliant kits. The Enterprise has had battle damage added to it with some blue and white flickering smd's fitted and all of the decals put on, they needed some Tamiya X20A to get them to soften and bed down, but overall they went on pretty well. The Reliant has now got all of the lighting fitted including lighting around the hanger bay doors. I will be adding most of the decals to the Reliant next and then putting the upper and lower decks together and adding the photo etch detailing. I have decided not to add any lighting to the warp nacelles as the blue chiller grills as they are known were not lit in the movie, so I have decided for accuracy to not light them. Also I have bought a Galaxy print to use as a back drop for the diorama; I intend to add some more colours to it in an effort to give it the Mutara Nebula look. That's all for now guys thanks for looking. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) 'Khan, I'm laughing at the 'superior' intellect...' Love that battle. One of the best even today. As much about smarts, patience and tactics as firepower. And those models are looking great! Liking the lighting. Would love some close ups of the battle damage. Edited November 3, 2020 by Thom216 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick4350 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Thom216 said: 'Kahn, I'm laughing at the 'superior' intellect...' Khan... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 You've not hung about with the Enterprise there have you!?! Looks fantastic by the way too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 6 hours ago, Thom216 said: 'Kahn, I'm laughing at the 'superior' intellect...' Love that battle. One of the best even today. As much about smarts, patience and tactics as firepower. And those models are looking great! Liking the lighting. Would love some close ups of the battle damage. Thanks,the battle damage will be fully revealed once i have finished the diorama,there is some nice details in those areas,so watch out for more updates! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Mikey-1980 said: You've not hung about with the Enterprise there have you!?! Looks fantastic by the way too There is still some final touches to be added,but for now i am fully working on the Reliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 20 hours ago, Mick4350 said: Khan... Thanks, I knew something looked wrong...🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 Hi all, I have been busy building the Reliant kit, it's all together with the lighting, still needs the final decals adding etc, but we are getting close to finishing this part of the build off now. For the Chiller grills I used some kitchen foil as a backing to reflect some light back and give a better look to them overall. Also I have done a lot of hand painting in the details and added some photo etch here and there. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 Hi all, just a quick update on the Wrath of Khan build, well I have just about completed the Reliant ship, I wanted to have the Phasor cannons firing, so I used some 2mm clear acrylic rod which I lightly sanded and sprayed orange pearl fading the colour towards the ends. In person they appear to project the light from the orange LED's down the acrylic rod to a point of light, unfortunately the camera does not show the effect so well, but in a dimly lit room it really does look great. So now I have to create the Mutara Nebula by adding some lighting and paint effects to the Galaxy print, then get it all assembled for the final reveal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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