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1/537 AMT USS Reliant....COMPLETE!

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1/537 AMT USS Reliant....COMPLETE!
Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 5:26 AM

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Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 5:29 AM

Upgraded with Round2/AMT Aztec decals set.

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 7:38 AM

Ohhhhhhhhhhh nice work!!! I was wondering you painted all the aztek detailing, the decals look great!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 8:35 AM

Thanks.The decal set is extremely tedious and extensive.It took me two weeks to place them all.They would show up better on a lighter base color,but I wanted a very subtle effect as seen in the movie.

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 8:52 AM

"Khan, you bloodsucker!"

Another awesome build, TD.

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Timothy Kidwell
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Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:27 AM

I don't know about awesome,but thanks.

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  • From: Cave City, KY
Posted by Watchmann on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:10 AM

TD4438

The decal set is extremely tedious and extensive.It took me two weeks to place them all.

I see you had to "do your own dirty work." Looks great!

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Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:16 AM

Thank you.There is much room for improvement.

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  • From: N. Georgia
Posted by Jester75 on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 11:15 AM

That is one sharp Reliant, nice work!!

Eric

 

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Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 11:39 AM

Thank you.I wish I had the talent to light it up.That's still on the bucket list.

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  • From: Harrisburg, PA
Posted by Lufbery on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 6:43 PM

Very nice work! We were just watching that movie again this past weekend. The ship's design is complex and you built it and finished it wonderfully.

Regards,

-Drew

-Drew

Build what you like; like what you build.

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  • From: San Diego, CA, USA
Posted by Gerry on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:14 PM

Well Don!

Love the aztecing but also the slight sheen, you see it nicely in the first underside photo.

Just like the movie finish.

Gerry ...Young at Heart - Other parts slightly older.

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Posted by TD4438 on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 7:12 AM

Thanks guys.The sheen is just luck.I did shoot for the subtle movie look for the aztecing by using a light grey base color.

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  • From: NW Washington
Posted by dirkpitt77 on Friday, March 1, 2013 8:50 PM

As far as I'm concerned, the Enterprise refit and this ship are the two most beautiful designs in the Trek universe. Elegant, yet functional lines. Great looking build you have there. Nicely done. Beer

    "Some say the alien didn't die in the crash.  It survived and drank whiskey and played poker with the locals 'til the Texas Rangers caught wind of it and shot it dead."

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Posted by TD4438 on Saturday, March 2, 2013 6:27 AM

Thank you.The Enterprise refit is tough to beat.I have have to agree with you on that.

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Posted by MKelley on Saturday, March 2, 2013 6:26 PM

Very nice

 

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Posted by TD4438 on Saturday, March 2, 2013 9:05 PM

Thanks.I picked up two more Trek kits today.The Polar Lights 1/1000 Refit and AMT 1/1000 Enterprise B.

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  • From: Central Texas
Posted by NucMedTech on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 9:13 AM

TD,

    Very nice job! Makes me want want to pull out my old kit and get to work. All though I'm currently in the Star Wars mode right now.

-Stephen

Most barriers to your successes are man made. And most often you are the man who made them. -Frank Tyger

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Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 6:12 PM

I hear you.I binged on subs last year.Took me a while to get to that.This year looks like it's going to be sci-fi.I have plenty of SW kits in the stash.

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Posted by TomZ2 on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 7:04 PM

Aztecing (or Aztec’ing)  A decorative treatment to complex geometric pattern exhibiting simple self-similarity in that small details of its structure viewed at rough scale repeat elements of the pattern.

Aztec has patterns produced by low-complex pseudo-fractals. The purpose of the digitized repeated design, viewed if the light hit the model at an oblique angle, is to match the visual texture of typical manufactured panels.

“Terror Must Be Maintained.” — Imperial Starfleet Prime Directive (Mirror, Mirror)

Occasional factual, grammatical, or spelling variations are inherent to this thesis and should not be considered as defects, as they enhance the individuality and character of this document.

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Posted by TD4438 on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 7:01 AM

That's certainly how Reliant and Enterprise appeared in the movies.

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Posted by terry35 on Friday, March 8, 2013 12:54 PM
Yep AWESOME, that's the word I'm using, brilliant.

Terry.

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Posted by TD4438 on Friday, March 8, 2013 7:46 PM

Thanks.Still MUCH room for improvement.

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Posted by zincwhite on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 1:07 AM

sweet ship.

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Posted by TD4438 on Friday, April 12, 2013 2:39 PM

Thanks.

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Posted by Gerry on Friday, April 12, 2013 7:24 PM

Beautiful build. I have that ship in my pile waiting to be done.

But I did do my own kit-bash Reliant in TOS style.

Gerry ...Young at Heart - Other parts slightly older.

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Posted by TD4438 on Saturday, April 13, 2013 7:33 AM

Well built and nicely photoed.

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