Rob998 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I have actually started a kit! Well it’s a kit in that it has 4 pieces that need glueing together, and it needs painting. Its The Rocinante from The Expanse, a 3D resin print from https://www.printedplanes.com/shop?category=The+Expanse So 3 pieces have been glued together and I’ve given it a couple of coats of good old Halfords primer. I’m waiting for some metallic Tamiya to arrive so I can paint the inside of the drive bell, then I will work out the best way to mount the support tube and then I can install the blue LED, connect the hull together and route the wiring through the tube. Then it’s just a matter of deciding of how to paint it whilst waiting for the decals to arrive. Sorry for the messy workspace, the toddler Terminator takes up a lot of real estate. Or at least that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 You can get decals for this? Can a ask where from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob998 Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 JBot, if you can get hold of him. @Mike put together a decent sized order and I jumped in on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Rob998 said: JBot, if you can get hold of him. @Mike put together a decent sized order and I jumped in on it. We did It's done & dusted now, but the shipping isn't out of the ball-park, so don't let that put you off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob998 Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Did some pre-shading and the drive bell. Forgot to remove a strip of masking right at the back of the hull, and not sure if I can be bothered mixing up the tiny quantity of paint to fix this, I’m not fully convinced that the lighter areas of shading will even show up under the main hull colour which will be Tamiya XF 20. First time at air brushing and pre-shading, so no idea how it’s all going to turn out. Will try and get a coat or 2 of the main hull colour on at some point today. Maybe start detailing the greeblies on the drive bell too. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Looking good so far Rob. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob998 Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) Did the main Hull colour and some detailing, need to leave it alone now until the decals arrive or its going to have all kinds of odd looking stuff all over it… Wearing a hi mag visor gives you an odd perspective on what needs extra detail… Didn’t ensure the edge of the masking tape was properly stuck down here, doh. Got it back though... As I said, I need to walk away now or I’ll overdo it. Edited February 16, 2021 by Rob998 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Looking good, nice to see someone else build this lovely kit! Now we just need to scratch built some landing legs and a mass driver to bring it up to date... oh and a new paint job too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob998 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 Decals have landed, so hopefully I’ll be able to finish it off next week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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