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Update... Been workin' on the bridge and the saucer halves mostly...

The command pod, or whatever you call the center section of the bridge with the command chair and helm/nav console needed some work so I cut the chair and console free from the raised platform and went to work.
Here's how it looked after some cutting, filing, and sanding:

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After some light grey, black, medium gray, and red paint:

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The chairs were cut loose and brass wire added to make a base.
This was very delicate and tedious work considering the chairs are about the size of the end of a pencil:

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Since taking this pic I abandoned the idea of gluing little L-shaped pieces of wire to make the legs. Just too much work and they just didn't look quite right. I'll probably just glue tiny bits of wire to the floor in an "x" configuration around the holes I drilled to insert the chairs.
I'll do the same for every chair on the bridge.

Here's the bridge after adding decals, PE consoles and display panels:

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Still need to glue the center section in. I also need to finish painting the chairs before gluing them in. The railings are PE too and look nice the way they are but I'll probably modify them too. I used the clear part from the lighting kit for the surrounding upper level consoles; they light up from behind and underneath as does the main viewscreen! I used the grey opaque kit part for the center command section. It was much easier to modify grey plastic than it would have been working with a clear part where it would be hard to see what your xacto knife and file were doing.

After the first shot of primer, the gridlines were still visible on the saucer halves so I slapped on more PPP.
Needless to say, I went at it with gusto and renewed fervor:

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I sanded away for hours using 150, 180, and 400 grit sandpaper:

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Upper saucer after sanding (cough! cough!). You should have seen the clouds of putty dust I blew away as I sanded:

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The upper and lower sauce halves after priming. I held my breath and... this time...NO DAMN GRIDLINES!

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And the B-C deck got another puttying, sanding, and priming. No hatch grooves now!

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Thank GOD! I have now exited the offramp from the gridline highway to hell...

<blockquote data-quote="trekriffic" data-source="post: 144984" data-attributes="member: 11008">Update... Been workin&#039; on the bridge and the saucer halves mostly...The command pod, or whatever you call the center section of the bridge with the command chair and helm/nav console needed some work so I cut the chair and console free from the raised platform and went to work. Here&#039;s how it looked after some cutting, filing, and sanding:[ATTACH=full]46256[/ATTACH]After some light grey, black, medium gray, and red paint:[ATTACH=full]46257[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]46258[/ATTACH]The chairs were cut loose and brass wire added to make a base. This was very delicate and tedious work considering the chairs are about the size of the end of a pencil:[ATTACH=full]46259[/ATTACH]Since taking this pic I abandoned the idea of gluing little L-shaped pieces of wire to make the legs. Just too much work and they just didn&#039;t look quite right. I&#039;ll probably just glue tiny bits of wire to the floor in an &quot;x&quot; configuration around the holes I drilled to insert the chairs. I&#039;ll do the same for every chair on the bridge.Here&#039;s the bridge after adding decals, PE consoles and display panels:[ATTACH=full]46260[/ATTACH]Still need to glue the center section in. I also need to finish painting the chairs before gluing them in. The railings are PE too and look nice the way they are but I&#039;ll probably modify them too. I used the clear part from the lighting kit for the surrounding upper level consoles; they light up from behind and underneath as does the main viewscreen! I used the grey opaque kit part for the center command section. It was much easier to modify grey plastic than it would have been working with a clear part where it would be hard to see what your xacto knife and file were doing.After the first shot of primer, the gridlines were still visible on the saucer halves so I slapped on more PPP. Needless to say, I went at it with gusto and renewed fervor:[ATTACH=full]46261[/ATTACH]I sanded away for hours using 150, 180, and 400 grit sandpaper:[ATTACH=full]46262[/ATTACH]Upper saucer after sanding (cough! cough!). You should have seen the clouds of putty dust I blew away as I sanded:[ATTACH=full]46263[/ATTACH]The upper and lower sauce halves after priming. I held my breath and... this time...NO DAMN GRIDLINES![ATTACH=full]46264[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]46265[/ATTACH]And the B-C deck got another puttying, sanding, and priming. No hatch grooves now![ATTACH=full]46266[/ATTACH]Thank GOD! I have now exited the offramp from the gridline highway to hell...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trekriffic, post: 144984, member: 11008"] Update... Been workin' on the bridge and the saucer halves mostly... The command pod, or whatever you call the center section of the bridge with the command chair and helm/nav console needed some work so I cut the chair and console free from the raised platform and went to work. Here's how it looked after some cutting, filing, and sanding: [ATTACH=full]46256[/ATTACH] After some light grey, black, medium gray, and red paint: [ATTACH=full]46257[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]46258[/ATTACH] The chairs were cut loose and brass wire added to make a base. This was very delicate and tedious work considering the chairs are about the size of the end of a pencil: [ATTACH=full]46259[/ATTACH] Since taking this pic I abandoned the idea of gluing little L-shaped pieces of wire to make the legs. Just too much work and they just didn't look quite right. I'll probably just glue tiny bits of wire to the floor in an "x" configuration around the holes I drilled to insert the chairs. I'll do the same for every chair on the bridge. Here's the bridge after adding decals, PE consoles and display panels: [ATTACH=full]46260[/ATTACH] Still need to glue the center section in. I also need to finish painting the chairs before gluing them in. The railings are PE too and look nice the way they are but I'll probably modify them too. I used the clear part from the lighting kit for the surrounding upper level consoles; they light up from behind and underneath as does the main viewscreen! I used the grey opaque kit part for the center command section. It was much easier to modify grey plastic than it would have been working with a clear part where it would be hard to see what your xacto knife and file were doing. After the first shot of primer, the gridlines were still visible on the saucer halves so I slapped on more PPP. Needless to say, I went at it with gusto and renewed fervor: [ATTACH=full]46261[/ATTACH] I sanded away for hours using 150, 180, and 400 grit sandpaper: [ATTACH=full]46262[/ATTACH] Upper saucer after sanding (cough! cough!). You should have seen the clouds of putty dust I blew away as I sanded: [ATTACH=full]46263[/ATTACH] The upper and lower sauce halves after priming. I held my breath and... this time...NO DAMN GRIDLINES! [ATTACH=full]46264[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]46265[/ATTACH] And the B-C deck got another puttying, sanding, and priming. No hatch grooves now! [ATTACH=full]46266[/ATTACH] Thank GOD! I have now exited the offramp from the gridline highway to hell... [/QUOTE]

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