Recent content by custardchris

Thanks guys, I will try to get a thinner spray out of my airbrush

SO I've not made much progress since the last update, but I have been trying to tidy up some of the paint. And everytime I do it, I always have a bit that goes over the edge of the masking tape, as in the picture. This is with a Badger airbrush using Tamiya paints, thinner and masking tape. When...

Really big bump here. I had stalled on this for a few years, but have brought it back out because of the lockdown. If it doesn't get finished now it never will! It's completely rewired I've sprayed the whole thing in Tamiya light gray, which I was going to use as just the primer, but thought it...

Thanks for the compliment JamesInNC, really good to have positive feedback. I've not managed to get much else done, as I tried to finish the wiring last week, and discovered that there's a now loose connection somewhere in the nacelle/rear assembly that I've glued closed, which is very...

Massive bump here, as I just haven't had the time for ages to get anything done on this. Since last update, I've attached the engines to the hull, and got most of the way through the wiring. The wiring is really a mess, but I can work out what's supposed to go where, just about. Hopefully...

Quick update:- I've got the engine section wired up and sealed up, with a nest of wires coming out. But I must have bashed or pulled a wire as now one set of the formation lights in the nacelle don't work. They did yesterday:( So I'll have to prise it open and work out what I've done. Very...

So I've managed to get some more done on this. First up, sealed the saucer after opening it up for more light blocking, and given it some puttying and sanding. Not happy with the seams yet though, bit I don't seem to be able to get them any better. Also, deflector fitted along with lighting...

If that's a clear E-E, I'm straight in there. Really fancy a Sovereign class, but there's no way I'm drilling all those windows out.

I am fancying getting myself one of these if I ever finish my Voyager. One of the clear ones though, maybe. What's this about a re release of the E, though? Think I've missed that announcement...

Ok - what liquid mask should I use? I don't know much about them...

I have filled it in already, but could drill them through again, I guess. Can I fill it in from the outside though?

I was thinking liquid mask, but I don't know much about it. What brands are available? What's best?

What's going to be the best way to mask the Kristal Klear windows when I paint the outside? I read on another forum somewhere that you can get away without masking them, which doesn't sound right to me...

Honestly, it's a bit too ambitious given my lack of skills. Still, if you don't try, you don't learn!

I've not made a model since I was a kid (mid 30s now) but started to feel the need to made a Federation starship after catching Enterprise and Next Gen reruns a few years back. In the UK, the Voyager is the easiest to get hold of, so for Xmas 2011 I got one from my wife. She thought it would be...