Re: Enterprise NX-01 Refit

At last! Finished the masking!

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IMG_6254 by trekriffic, on Flickr

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IMG_6256 by trekriffic, on Flickr

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IMG_6259 by trekriffic, on Flickr

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IMG_6261 by trekriffic, on Flickr

I went ahead and brushed on some MM Titanium metalizer on the endcaps and a strip behind the bussard dome as an underpaint layer. Big deal, the next coat I airbrushed mostly covered it up.

Here it is after airbrushing with MM Steel metalizer:

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IMG_6267 by trekriffic, on Flickr

After a half hour I shot her with Tamiya AS-11 Medium Sea Grey:

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IMG_6268 by trekriffic, on Flickr

Next I'll mask off panels for some of the Medium Sea Grey. Then when that's dry I'll remove all the masks and airbrush with a thinned mix of Testors Insignia White and IJN Sky Grey enamel so the panels are just visible underneath. Then I'll go back and retouch the endcaps, bussard stripe, nacelle trenches and other areas with a darker grey for accents.

The scalloped panel under the front of the nacelles and the the front of the dorsal will get painted a more light to medium grey color, maybe mix in some MM Hellblau for the doral.

Still deciding on the mixing ratio for these accent colors.