Klingon D7 Battle Cruiser

[PaulTRose]

'Perhaps today is a good day to die!'


next thing on the bench.........Klingon D7 Battle Cruiser


i need to do something different and ive not done anything science fiction for a while, and since on another forum they have just started a sf gb it seemed the perfect oppertunity


picked this up in the MZ closing down sale a few years ago


theres a bit of argument over colour scheme, some say grey some say green......my plan is light grey over all......might pick some bits out in medium grey, and a darker grey panel wash


im also thinking of having a go at some form of lighting.......cant afford a proper led set up but i have a bold and cunning plan that might only cost me a quid!


my main worry is where im going to put it when its done!


Qapla'!

 

[Alan 45]

This must be new tool I built one of those when I was about 10 and it never had any detail on the engineering section


I'll look in on this it's made me one

 

[PaulTRose]

This must be new tool

it is...sort of.....new tool in 2011

 

[Alan 45]

it is...sort of.....new tool in 2011

I was 10 in 1977 so it's new tool to me

 

[Robert1968]

I was 10 in 1977 so it's new tool to me

Your an old git then Alan ( I was born in 1968 ) I was 9 in 1977 ( still racing around on my Raleigh chopper!!


Robert

 

[monica]

this looks interesting and will be keeping an eye on it,

 

[Robert1968]

'Perhaps today is a good day to die!'
next thing on the bench.........Klingon D7 Battle Cruiser


i need to do something different and ive not done anything science fiction for a while, and since on another forum they have just started a sf gb it seemed the perfect oppertunity


picked this up in the MZ closing down sale a few years ago


theres a bit of argument over colour scheme, some say grey some say green......my plan is light grey over all......might pick some bits out in medium grey, and a darker grey panel wash


im also thinking of having a go at some form of lighting.......cant afford a proper led set up but i have a bold and cunning plan that might only cost me a quid!


my main worry is where im going to put it when its done!


Qapla'!


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I'm so jealous I really wanted to get this kit when out but damn never got one


Damn damn damn


I've never gone into sci fI but I always loved the Klingons battleccuisers and birds of prey


I'm definatly in for this one.


Popcorn at the ready


Kind regards


Robert

 

[dubster72]

Gonna enjoy watching you build this one Paul

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Looking forward to this build.

 

[PaulTRose]

apologies for lack of updates..........combination of crappy shift pattern when i dont feel like doing much, other stuff going on that demanded more attention and to be honest, not a lot to show!


ive made up as many sub assemblys as i can.......lots of filler needed on joints, still not finished yet


im not sure how im going to do the 'windows'...some i know i can put in after ive painted.......ive seen someone else do this and he just sprayed over the top then scraped away the paint cos they are too small to mask


tamiya bottle for scale


Qapla'!

 

[dubster72]

It's coming together!


On the windows, why not paint the area that surrounds them & then mask the resulting area with white tack. So when the whole model is painted (assuming you're doing it with an airbrush), the pre-painted bits should blend in....


Hmmm probably makes more sense in my head than it does from writing it!

 

[PaulTRose]

been a while since i posted any upates but i have been slowly plugging away at this


main problem has been everytime ive given i spray of paint its shown up some bit that i havnt filled/sanded enough.........its now had so many coats of paint i dare not give it any more.......and its taking so long to make any progress im in danger of losing interest so im just going to crack on with it and get it done so i can move on to the next thing i have planned


decals on, next step is some matt varnish over the top, then assembly, then i can think about how im going to light it up!!


Qapla'!

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Looking good Paul,can't wait to see the lights.

 

[PaulTRose]

so here is how im lighting it..........some AA battery powered xmas lights i picked up for a quid in the post xmas sales lol

 

[Deleted member 4539]

I wouldn't know where to start lighting a model.But still looking forward to this.

 

[eddiesolo]

Looking good, should look superb lighted.

 

[Jase]

This is shaping up nicely interested to see the final effect with all the lighting

 

[PaulTRose]

I wouldn't know where to start lighting a model..

thats two of us then :D im bodging this as i go!!

 

[PaulTRose]

well....its finished, but i cant take any pics til tomorrow during the day, but heres a teaser in the dark






Qapla'!

 

[Fenlander]

That looks impressive!