Thanks Q. Glad you like it!
Here's the photo bomb for today...
Ribbed detailing was added to the aft ends of the nacelles. I used half round Evergreen rod attached with CA glue:
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USS Voyager WIP Img - 131 by Steve J, on Flickr
A small slice of round Evergreen rod is glued into the slot of the horseshoe atop each impulse engine.
Afterward I filled it with AVES putty leaving a slight indent on top. A tiny detail to be sure:
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USS Voyager WIP Img - 132 by Steve J, on Flickr
Masked off the raised rib detail on the clear part behind the main deflector at the front of the secondary hull using Tamiya tape sliced very thin:
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USS Voyager WIP Img - 133 by Steve J, on Flickr
Liquid mask was applied to the center section which is semigloss white according to the instructions.
Then I painted the ribs with a mix of rust brown and orange enamels:
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USS Voyager WIP Img - 134 by Steve J, on Flickr
I added some more International Orange to the mix for the second coat of the deflector grill ribs:
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USS Voyager WIP Img - 135 by Steve J, on Flickr
Wiring up lower half of the fantail with the red and green formation lights and the clear flashing nav light in the center.
The nav light will be wired to a Tenacontrols flasher board in either the secondary or primary hull, haven't decided that yet.
The formation lights don't flash and will be wired to a separate power circuit:
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USS Voyager WIP Img - 136 by Steve J, on Flickr
The upper half of the fantail was wired with a rectangular clear LED and light blocked on the top and sides using mylar foil.
I also glued a tiny rare earth magnet between the legs of the LED:
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USS Voyager WIP Img - 137 by Steve J, on Flickr
Nacelle wires were paired together - one positive and one negative pair from each nacelle soldered together.
These were then soldered to a single positive and negative feeder wire for each pair.
Shrink tubing was then shrunk down over the solder joints:
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USS Voyager WIP Img - 138 by Steve J, on Flickr
Took a break from wiring and sprayed the secondary hull with grey primer.
I sprayed the photo-etch brass hatches and covers with adhesion promoter though before the grey primer.
The nasty seam down the middle was a bitch to fill and sand but I think it looks pretty good now:
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USS Voyager WIP Img - 139 by Steve J, on Flickr
I also sprayed the top of the saucer hull with grey primer:
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USS Voyager WIP Img - 140 by Steve J, on Flickr
Next I'll start gluing .010 styrene plastic to the backs of the window frames of the larger window groups before attaching the backlit interior room panels that will be lit from behind, I have a roll of "natural white" LED strip I can use for this so they will light up nicely.
