My PL 1/350 Enterprise!

Forbin · January 2 2013, 02:40 PM

The PL 1/350 TOS E, in 2nd pilot configuration.
I'm calling this one practice, finding all the little idiosyncrasies to avoid when I do the series version with lights.
And while it looks okay in wide angle pictures, there are a TON of little blemishes, paint damage, fuzz in the dullcoat, torn decals.... OY! I've never built anything this big before that needed a smooth, clean finish!

Overall Tamiya AS-2 (IJN gray) rattlecan laquer, which goes on so smooth it's amazing. Ruined by a blotchy damn dullcoat coat. Dark patches are Medium gray, light highlights Flat Gull Gray.

MadMan1701A · January 2 2013, 04:49 PM

Well, I thing it looks fantastic, and looks great up on the shelf there.

-Ricky

Santaman · January 2 2013, 05:43 PM

As always, nice job.

Sarvek · January 2 2013, 09:54 PM

Fantastic work.

Potemkin_Prod · January 2 2013, 10:16 PM

I wish I had that skill level...

Fantastic work!

Ensign Ro- · January 2 2013, 10:23 PM

Looks freakin' awesome to me! :-)

Kaiser · January 2 2013, 10:54 PM

Epic Model and Epic TV set up there

Albertese · January 3 2013, 03:52 AM

The colors look spot on! Are those the recommended paints or did you come across these in your own research?

--Alex

Forbin · January 3 2013, 04:18 AM

It's the spray can version of the recommended overall color.

blssdwlf · January 3 2013, 04:23 AM

Well done, Forbin

YARN · January 3 2013, 08:26 AM

That's brilliant.

I am not a fan of heavy grid lines or weathering on the TOS-E - I like the idea that, as a futuristic ship, she is pristine and pearlescent white, and so well manufactured that you can't really see where the joints are.

Great model though. Mad skills.

Forbin · January 3 2013, 03:26 PM

Thanks!

I do agree to an extent about weathering and panel lines. But you sort of HAVE to do something to make it look more interesting.

Robert Comsol · January 6 2013, 05:42 PM

Forbin wrote:

"I do agree to an extent about weathering and panel lines. But you sort of HAVE to do something to make it look more interesting."

Hmm...I always felt the design to be so timeless and still light-years ahead of our time that there wasn't really any need to make it look different.

What I really would consider to be "interesting" would be a presentation of a USS Enterprise in dry-dock configuration, i.e. with all the exterior hatches extended / opened for repair and maintenance (as this is something I've never seen done before).

Bob

Forbin · January 9 2013, 04:05 AM

Same pictures a little bigger:
http://www.inpayne.com/models/350e2p2.html

Nero's Shadow · January 9 2013, 11:19 PM

"All I ask for is for is a tall ship and a star to steer her by " brilliant work !!!! Loving the bridge on show with scale figures great detail !!!!

January 2 2013, 02:40 PM	#1
Forbin Admiral Location: I said out, dammit!	My PL 1/350 Enterprise! The PL 1/350 TOS E, in 2nd pilot configuration. I'm calling this one practice, finding all the little idiosyncrasies to avoid when I do the series version with lights. And while it looks okay in wide angle pictures, there are a TON of little blemishes, paint damage, fuzz in the dullcoat, torn decals.... OY! I've never built anything this big before that needed a smooth, clean finish! Overall Tamiya AS-2 (IJN gray) rattlecan laquer, which goes on so smooth it's amazing. Ruined by a blotchy damn dullcoat coat. Dark patches are Medium gray, light highlights Flat Gull Gray. __________________ My kitbashes: http://www.inpayne.com/models/kitbash/trekpage.html My Kitbash Wallpapers: http://www.inpayne.com/models/wallpa...allpapers.html My kitbash calendar: http://inpayne.com/calendar/kbcalendar2013.html

January 2 2013, 04:49 PM	#2
MadMan1701A Commodore Location: Milton, FL	Re: My PL 1/350 Enterprise! Well, I thing it looks fantastic, and looks great up on the shelf there. -Ricky __________________ -=MadMan=- Check out my new website! MadMan's Shipyard: www.madshipyard.com

January 2 2013, 05:43 PM	#3
Santaman Rear Admiral Location: A little while in the past.	Re: My PL 1/350 Enterprise! As always, nice job. __________________ "Sword is personal, brings slicing to a man, you getta that personal feedback, nuclear weapons?.. Meh, goes off big bang and you don't get any feeling.."

January 2 2013, 09:54 PM	#4
Sarvek Captain Location: Oregon, USA	Re: My PL 1/350 Enterprise! Fantastic work.

January 2 2013, 10:16 PM	#5
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January 2 2013, 10:23 PM	#6
Ensign Ro- Commander Location: Maine, USA	Re: My PL 1/350 Enterprise! Looks freakin' awesome to me! :-)

January 2 2013, 10:54 PM	#7
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January 3 2013, 03:52 AM	#8
Albertese Fleet Captain Location: Portland, OR	Re: My PL 1/350 Enterprise! The colors look spot on! Are those the recommended paints or did you come across these in your own research? --Alex __________________ Check out my website: www.goldtoothstudio.squarespace.com

January 3 2013, 04:18 AM	#9
Forbin Admiral Location: I said out, dammit!	Re: My PL 1/350 Enterprise! It's the spray can version of the recommended overall color. __________________ My kitbashes: http://www.inpayne.com/models/kitbash/trekpage.html My Kitbash Wallpapers: http://www.inpayne.com/models/wallpa...allpapers.html My kitbash calendar: http://inpayne.com/calendar/kbcalendar2013.html

January 3 2013, 04:23 AM	#10
blssdwlf Commodore	Re: My PL 1/350 Enterprise! Well done, Forbin

January 3 2013, 08:26 AM	#11
YARN Fleet Captain	Re: My PL 1/350 Enterprise! That's brilliant. I am not a fan of heavy grid lines or weathering on the TOS-E - I like the idea that, as a futuristic ship, she is pristine and pearlescent white, and so well manufactured that you can't really see where the joints are. Great model though. Mad skills.

January 3 2013, 03:26 PM	#12
Forbin Admiral Location: I said out, dammit!	Re: My PL 1/350 Enterprise! Thanks! I do agree to an extent about weathering and panel lines. But you sort of HAVE to do something to make it look more interesting. __________________ My kitbashes: http://www.inpayne.com/models/kitbash/trekpage.html My Kitbash Wallpapers: http://www.inpayne.com/models/wallpa...allpapers.html My kitbash calendar: http://inpayne.com/calendar/kbcalendar2013.html

January 9 2013, 04:05 AM	#14
Forbin Admiral Location: I said out, dammit!	Re: My PL 1/350 Enterprise! Same pictures a little bigger: http://www.inpayne.com/models/350e2p2.html __________________ My kitbashes: http://www.inpayne.com/models/kitbash/trekpage.html My Kitbash Wallpapers: http://www.inpayne.com/models/wallpa...allpapers.html My kitbash calendar: http://inpayne.com/calendar/kbcalendar2013.html

January 9 2013, 11:19 PM	#15
Nero's Shadow Captain Location: Into Darkness !!!	Re: My PL 1/350 Enterprise! "All I ask for is for is a tall ship and a star to steer her by " brilliant work !!!! Loving the bridge on show with scale figures great detail !!!! __________________ That green blooded son of a bitch !!!!