Igard
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Not sure what scale this is supposed to be as it says in the instructions it's 1/3750, but that can't be right.
The Klingon BoP's scale's always been somewhat ambiguous anyway, appearing at different sizes in almost all its episodes.
First thing I noticed is the huge gap between the engine grills and the engine exhaust. Also, the lack of any engine exhaust at all. So had to do some scratch building there and I didn't get it very accurate I'm afraid.
So, it's a modified B'rel class.
Also, the profile of the ship is way too fat. I trimmed down the upper hull quite a bit, so that it's more streamlined.
Another snag was with the decals. They had to be tiny to fit on this model. I printed twice as many as I would need just in case, but all 8 of them were completely unusable as they crinkled up. At less than 2mm width, they were practicallly falling off. So, no decals.
Here she is.
You can see here that the engine exhaust is just a shaped piece of clear plastic with Tamiya clear red paint.
Really happy with the feathered effect on the underside wings. The top side has this too, but obviously not brown. This was just Tamiya hull red mixed with various degrees of white and black to get the different tones.
Scratch built the cannons. Not accurate, but better than the kit and a good experience for me.
These stands were cut from a piece of plastic packaging. They're crossed over and asymmetric to give the ship a tilt. They're tipped with a couple of strips of sticky back rubber to grip the model. It's a bit wobbly, but secure enough. I hope. :-[
The Klingon BoP's scale's always been somewhat ambiguous anyway, appearing at different sizes in almost all its episodes.
First thing I noticed is the huge gap between the engine grills and the engine exhaust. Also, the lack of any engine exhaust at all. So had to do some scratch building there and I didn't get it very accurate I'm afraid.
So, it's a modified B'rel class.
Also, the profile of the ship is way too fat. I trimmed down the upper hull quite a bit, so that it's more streamlined.
Another snag was with the decals. They had to be tiny to fit on this model. I printed twice as many as I would need just in case, but all 8 of them were completely unusable as they crinkled up. At less than 2mm width, they were practicallly falling off. So, no decals.
Here she is.
You can see here that the engine exhaust is just a shaped piece of clear plastic with Tamiya clear red paint.
Really happy with the feathered effect on the underside wings. The top side has this too, but obviously not brown. This was just Tamiya hull red mixed with various degrees of white and black to get the different tones.
Scratch built the cannons. Not accurate, but better than the kit and a good experience for me.
These stands were cut from a piece of plastic packaging. They're crossed over and asymmetric to give the ship a tilt. They're tipped with a couple of strips of sticky back rubber to grip the model. It's a bit wobbly, but secure enough. I hope. :-[
