So.... I decided to work on assembling the crew before mixing colors.

First I drilled a hole in the butt end of each figure and inserted a short length of Plastruct tubing:

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[url=https://flic.kr/p/2o6B6Qs]The Galileo 7 - WIP 020 by Steve J, on Flickr

Then I cut a short piece of brass rod and inserted it into the tube. This will make it easier to hold the completed crewman when I go to paint it:

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The Galileo 7 - WIP 021 by Steve J, on Flickr

After gluing all the body halves together I started on the first crewman, the very cute and attractive Yeoman Mears.

For Mears, I took the Uhura head and glued it to the torso; then and I gave her a pageboy hairstyle as seen in the episode.

I used AVES Apoxy Sculpt and several dental tools to sculpt her hair :

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The Galileo 7 - WIP 022 by Steve J, on Flickr

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The Galileo 7 - WIP 023 by Steve J, on Flickr

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The Galileo 7 - WIP 024 by Steve J, on Flickr

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The Galileo 7 - WIP 025 by Steve J, on Flickr

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The Galileo 7 - WIP 026 by Steve J, on Flickr

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The Galileo 7 - WIP 027 by Steve J, on Flickr

Once the AVES is good and dry I'll attach the arms and give her a coat of Mister Surfacer before final colors.

In the meantime I'll start working on Gaetano and Boma's heads.

Thanks for reading.