I picked up this kit for the princely sum of $5 from a IPMS member who was thinning out their stash…
I started construction a couple months ago for the Sci Fi Group Build here and built up all the major sub assemblies…
then it was sidelined, pending gap filling, seam clean up, etc, in order for me to finish up a couple other projects… as usual I was overcomitted to GBs on here…
well now I have resumed the work and started the clean up work so stay tuned…
Ah, I see you also have an eye for $5 kits…[whstl]
Lots more surface detail than my old 1960s AMT model.
I’m looking forward to watching the build.
Qapla’!
(Success!)
Yes I do [;)]
I hope that you enjoy the show…
and i have klingon fonts, a transliteration font and a klingon characters font.
Now that would be a cool forum feature…[^o)]
seam/gap clean up… I have found that Squadron putty is much more malleable four pressuring into tight areas when dosed with liquid cement…
for some gaps in the bridge area I used sheet styrene shims and then cut and filed them to blend with the contours
After all the sanding, I added the warp engine nacelles
I left the shuttle hanger off until after some basic painting because of a decal that goes under the grillwork
after filling and clean up of the warp engine attachments I added the bridge connection boom
and finally the bridge housing once the boom had dried
all ready for painting the base coat now…
Very cool SP! I think I said before I built this kit back in the late '80s. Probably one of the better AMT Trek kits if for nothing else it’s lacking the delicate nacelle struts of the Big-E.
Thanks Gamera. This thing is feeling pretty solid except for the front end of the boom. The Enterprise nacelle struts were always a weak point on those kits.
I just finished an airbrushing session for this build. In the original movie on screen, this sucker looks gray with a greenish tinge. On a site I found about the studio models they are called a dark military green (yeah thats pretty specific). And since the original model was reworked and repainted into a more pure gray for the 6th film, there is no way to go and see how it was. So I compromised and used Humbrol Dark Slate, a nice medium gray green shade. It took me three refills of my airbrush jar, and I still need to go back and do a touch up on the lower side of the boom. But now it looks much better than that original green plastic.
and for those curious about the size of this build, here it is with a standard 12 inch/30 cm ruler
after the touch up of the boom comes the fun part… hand painting all the deflector panels in varying shades… masking and airbrushing would be too time consuming…
Can hardly wait to watch you do the panels. I want to try a sci fi ship and have no idea how to handle same.
Looking very ‘Klingon-y’ already. [Y]
Thanks Greg. I think the color looks very Klingon indeed.
As far as the deflector plates go… thats gonna be the old fashioned way, with enamel paints and a brush [;)]
The work you have done so far looks terrific. knox
Classic Klingon vessel, a classic AMT kit, and a classic Klingon to boot. Cool.
Nice picture of Kor/Baltar there.
I didn’t know you did Sci Fi Stik. Nice work on this one.
Thanks for watching and the kind words guys.
Bish, yes I do sci fi, but I have not done any for many years. This is a very nice change of pace for me.
And now onto the next stages of this paint project
on the lower main hull I used Humbrol Slate, a lighter and greener shade than the base coat of Dark Slate- the kit instructions recommend RAF Interior Gray Green for the darker color and US Interior Green for the lighter color, but those just looked too green when compared with the movie model…
then the instructions recommended a mix of Testors Purple and White for selected ares on the upper main hull, boom, and bridge. I did not have that color in my inventory, but I did have an old Humbrol Authentic colors Mauve which is a nice medium grayish purple, depending upon the lighting… so I painted that color where indicated, plus a few more of the deflector plates on the boom
Tomorrow I plan to do more of the deflector plates and some other areas with some other similar colors…
keep checking in for more…
Nice paint job.
Thank you sir. I think that most of the fun on this project will be the painting.
Painting looking good…no smears from snacking on Gagh while you worked…
Looking forward to adding the insignia and the ceremony celebrating it’s official entry into the Klingon fleet.
Coming right along.