OK, these were a Christmas present that I finished a while back. To be honest, I debated ever posting these (they aren't exactly my best work), but since I was on here anyway, here goes.
These were from the DS9 Cadet Series set.
First off, the USS Saratoga, which I used the kit-supplied decals on. I hate, hate, hate the decals that these kits come with (which I why I always paint them however I please), because the decals are super thin and prone to tearing, and don't want to stick to any surface. If you choose to use them, use some sort of decal settling solution, which I didn't.
Next one was the USS Defiant, which I masked and painted how I wanted. I wondered what the Defiant would look like with a red paint scheme, faded and scratched from overuse. I kind of free-handed the markings.
The best part of this kit was its simplicity: the Defiant is only FOUR pieces! Crazy, right?
Finally, a Cardassian Galor-class cruiser, which I actually finished first, and spent the most time detailing.
I blacked out the markings to avoid using anymore decals on this ship. I think it looks a little more intimidating without them, what about you?
In the course of 'research' into the ships in this set, I came across some controversy in the 'actual size' of the USS Defiant (Producers of the TV series and the films rarely had any consistency in the sizes of the ships, unless they set its size ahead of time), so out of curiosity, I calculated the size of the ship in 1/2500th and converted it up to actual size. Interestingly enough the ship is 175 meters from stem to stern (which is 5 meters shorter than the Soviet Typhoon-class Submarine).
For a size comparison, I set it up next to Enterprise-E (another 1/2500th kit that I painted my way).
In 'First Contact', there was a scene with these two ships next to each other, where the Defiant was completely dwarfed by the E. As you can see here, the size difference is not that large.
Any how, with that put to rest, as it were, I'll end this with a close-up of my Enterprise-E, because I am very proud of how its name turned out, and this is my post, so I feel like showing off a bit:
Thanks for looking, everyone.
Comments, Criticisms, and Critiques welcomed, encouraged, and demanded.
Klik