It'll be a little while before I get around to it.  My basement/workshop is being renovated right now, and I have no where to put that big kit as of yet.  Some day though!

That PE set looks amazing and the backlighting really sets it off!

hey senormodeler

that cockpit s totally cool. i'm still catching up on GBs and figuring out what lights to order (not the kit) for my T2 AHK. i may start on the tank since i can build the entire suspension before worrying about lights for it,

Still working on all the greeblies:

Got the Fast Tramp Lighting kit in the mail and the Booster pack and the Wall Power kit.  Going all out:

Did this:

I'm playing with the LEDs, trying to figure out how many to use behind the cockpit back wall and how to make the light wrap around to the wall adjacent to the back wall. Still researching online about lighting models. This is my first attempt at that.

Thanks for looking.

Very cool! LEDs are pretty forgiving, the first models I tried lighting back in the '80s I used small bulbs hot enough that I melted the secondary hull of one Enterprise kit!

A small update...

As I continue to attach the 100s of tiny little greelbies to the hull of the falcon, I took some time to install the resin engine fans. I dremel'd out the center of the kit piece, sanded the fans to clean them up, and then CA glued them in. 

Here they are dryfitted in place. I won't attach them until I prime everything and paint the area underneath the engines dark grey/black.

And here's the resin radar dish subassembly, shot with primer.

Thanks for looking.

Bigger update than I. Nice detail work

sometimes you can't tell if it's worth the effort until it's in place.

Your Falcon is looking very nice!

Please keep the updates coming.

That Falcon is looking fantastic!

Nuc: Unfortunately I got no clue of what that ship is or where it's from, but it sure looks bad-a!

Yeah, those do look good!

Awesome looking Falcon so far! Very nice detail in that kit

Hi Schattenspartan,  it's a Battlestar from the series. Classed as a Light battlestar i believe it was destroyed during the cylon attack on the twelve colonies. I think it was also Adama's first command which ended poorly.

NucMedTech

Hi Schattenspartan,  it's a Battlestar from the series. Classed as a Light battlestar i believe it was destroyed during the cylon attack on the twelve colonies. I think it was also Adama's first command which ended poorly.

so a baby battlestar. i've een working on 1/72 and japanese 3 GBs but now watching TERMINATOR SALVATION and will wonder down to the stash and pull out T-2 stuff to mull over.

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Wayne I just opened up my Forbidden Planet cruiser. It has more parts than I thought it would and it comes with rotating LED's (left) under the saucer section. I'm thinking about building it in the landed ramps down position and with the other LED's, I think I'll light the stairways in a downward direction. I'll be able to light it two different ways. The saucer section is a little bigger than I thought but it should build up into a real nice ship. This will be the first time for me painting something so large, should be interesting. The outer ring of the saucer section is a different color so this makes for a bit of a challenge.  Terry

Whew! Finally got all the little tiny tiny little pieces in place on the back of the falcon:

I have to say that putting on all these little pieces was pretty therapeutic (sp?).

I'm on step 21 of 31 in the build. Feel like I'm over the hump, though I haven't started wiring the lighting yet, so maybe I'm delusional.

That's a bucket load of greeblies there! That detail is going to look awesome when she's all painted up.

Hey Wayne, I'm afraid I'll have to drop out of this one. I highly doubt I'll be able to even assemble my resin monster within the time frame. I want to do it properly (that kit is damn rare and bloody expensive) with custom lighting and a nice, solid stand. The custom lighting set I ordered sadly isn't available, so I'll probably have to make my lighting from scratch and that's gonna be time consuming as all hell. I'll still stick around in here and comment on all the great builds, and maybe (not too confident 'bout that though) end up building her with you guys... I really hope I can pull it off, but I won't be able to start untill February...

SchattenSpartan

Well I do have that one lonely Star Destroyer in my stash... I originally wanted to build it for Wayne's GB, but I'm afraid I'll have to drop out of that one. I want to try my hand at some lighting, but the custom lighting set I ordered wasn't available

hey SS no worries on dropping out my GB. i understand especially given having to wait for the parts to do it the way you want. i'll keep you listed for now. i'm going to order some VOODOOFX light kits for my T-2 stuff.

watched RISE OF THE MACHINES tonight and have SARAH CONNER CHRONICLES on dvd. of course no killer machines there.

jibber

Wayne I just opened up my Forbidden Planet cruiser. It has more parts than I thought it would and it comes with rotating LED's (left) under the saucer section. I'm thinking about building it in the landed ramps down position and with the other LED's, I think I'll light the stairways in a downward direction. I'll be able to light it two different ways. The saucer section is a little bigger than I thought but it should build up into a real nice ship. This will be the first time for me painting something so large, should be interesting. The outer ring of the saucer section is a different color so this makes for a bit of a challenge.  Terry

hey TERRY cool. seems a few of us are trying lighting here. and some of the stuff is pretty big too.

Its a first for me, I wanted to get my feet wet and try a few. I'm going to get started on it next week.  

That falcon is looking nice good progress! Not much for me to show, just doing clean-up. The Valkyrie has some nice molding lines along the hull and I'm having to rescribe some of the hull plating. On the plus side I have all six engines ready for lighting.

My next bright idea is to core out the landing bays, however that will be a lot of work. Still contemplating that one.

The Falcon is coming along nicely, this is one I'm really interested in and I can't wait til its painted. Theres so many lines and nooks, should be very cool. Nice build...

I have a question on painting such a large (12") flat saucer. My plan is to prime it by spraying Tamiya Fine White or Gray from a rattle can, I've used this before with great results on larger pieces but never this big and this flat. My question is should I wash the saucer off before priming because it is so flat and will magnify any flaws. Thanks ,Terry

Terry, dang I saw all the lighting stuff you had there but forgot to comment! Really looking forward to seeing her all 'blinged out!' Personally I'd just wash the thing off with some dishwashing detergent, I mean it can't hurt can it?

I don't think so but it has such a smooth surface its not like washing smaller parts? Gamera the kit comes with a set of rotating red LED's but I thought lighting the stairways underneath would look cool but I don't know if I have the room. I may have to do some modifications. I almost never do this but I'm have a hard time waiting to start this one, I may just go ahead and build two at a time.

Jibber, washing never hurts. Better to be safe than sorry. After applying the primer check and make sure there are no small globs of primer from the can. If you do get some, 600 to 800 grit sanding pads should take care of those. I would then use a tack or microfiber cloth to remove any sanding particles instead of rewashing. As you already know surface prep is most important with metal finishes especially on a large smooth surface like you have. Oh and don't forget to wear gloves, body oil can really mess with the finish.

-Stephen

Thats great advise, thats what I was looking for thanks guys. Terry  

There are some nice looking builds going on in here!

I was away for a while.  Life sort of got in the way and kept me from the bench for about six weeks.  But I'm getting back into the swing of things.

I've got a bit of an update on the MPC X-wing.  I've decided to paint the rebel pilot that comes with the kit.  I hardly ever use the pilots but since I'm lighting this one up like its in flight and since there is no seat detail I kinda have to.

The kit pilot is not accurate at all.  He looks like he's wearing a Mercury Astronaut helmet.  So I added a styrene strip to give it that bulge in the center:

I didn't take a pic of it but the arms, when attached without modification, looked like they were trying to lift a barrel or something.  And the hands were down past the knees!  So I cut them down a bit to try to make them look a little more natural.  Now he looks like Hans and Frans flexing their pecks.  I used Mr. Dissolved Putty to fill the gaps:

Like I said, I don't normally paint the pilot figures so I'm not expecting to win any awards with this guy, but I think he turned out ok.  I used Citadel wargaming paint:

I'm definitely doing alot more scratch building on this kit than I was planning on doing...

Nice work, he looks like a rebel pilot to me!