Romulan Bird of Prey WIP (old AMT kit) Complete

Gerry

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April 2010
From: San Diego, CA, USA

Posted by Gerry on Saturday, September 26, 2015 1:15 PM

The only thing that can be said is WOW

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

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Thursday, September 24, 2015 9:27 PM

OK here it is, complete. Thank you for following this through all it ups and downs.

Steve

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Thursday, September 24, 2015 7:45 PM

waynec
hey MC you seem to build like i do, all over the subjects, starting and returning to in progress works.

Yeah, I'm all over the place right now. Just finished the BoP for the Star Trek GB, working on a T-72 for the Gulf War GB, working on the Karl Morser for your GB, and a Fokker Dr1 for the Aces GB.
Steve

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waynec

Member since
April 2006
From: Denver, Colorado

Posted by waynec on Thursday, September 24, 2015 6:13 PM

hey MC you seem to build like i do, all over the subjects, starting and returning to in progress works. i'm doing that in prep for a week holiday and the day after returning a local.contest. maybe i'll get more rational after that. Nope, doubt it. BTW i don't have a romulan font but still have my two klingon fonts.

Никто не Забыт (No one is Forgotten)
Ничто не Забыто (Nothing is Forgotten)

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modelcrazy

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July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 1:06 PM

Thanks Brandon. The decals came from JT Graphics. I think he is the only manufacturing source for AM BoP decals. He is a little slow but less expensive that the middle man, who gets them from him anyway. The decals were very thin and delicate but seem to have gone on without too much difficulty.

Steve

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BrandonK

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June 2014

Posted by BrandonK on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 10:04 AM

Steve, that is beyond cool. Soooo nicely done. HUGE decals. Great save.

BK

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 10:57 PM

Here is tonight's weathering. I am still completing the base and battery switch compartment, but should be complete tomorrow night.
So here is what I have tonight.

Steve

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modelcrazy

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July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Monday, September 21, 2015 10:26 PM

Well I finally received the new decals, I was beginning to think I wasted my money on them again as they took so long to get. I applied them and will start the weathering tomorrow night. It seem everything is working fine after all this time.

Steve

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modelcrazy

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July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Sunday, August 30, 2015 11:05 PM

I was finally able to get to the BoP this Sunday. I sprayed Future and then started to apply the AM decals. The decals are terrible. As soon as I tried to slide them off, they just came apart.
I'm going to have to contact Federation Models tomorrow and see what they are willing to do about it. I had my suspicions as they were yellowed.

Steve

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modelcrazy

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July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Friday, August 28, 2015 12:25 AM

Thanks Stick,

There some serious work to be done to bring it up to code, but it's a fun kit regardless.

I received some AM decals I orders from Federation Models. The shipping was a little steep, but I received them in what seems like 2 days.

I’ll continue working on it this weekend.

Steve

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stikpusher

Member since
July 2004
From: Sonora Desert

Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 4:09 PM

Yes Very cool! Since completing my K'T'Inga, I have been thinking of getting one of these. After seeing yours, I think I will just have to do that... Wink

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 1:36 PM

Thanks Banshee, I did just that yesterday.

Steve

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Banshee1000

Member since
September 2006
From: Ridott, Illinois

Posted by Banshee1000 on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 12:26 PM

If helpful, you can find after market decals here http://federationmodels.com/decals/jt_graphics/default.htm. Just scroll down to the 1/650 AMT Romulan decals.

I'm looking forward to seeing more of your build!

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Arved

Member since
August 2015
From: Northeast Florida

Posted by Arved on Thursday, August 20, 2015 10:03 PM

I have a Romulan Bird of Prey model, too. Only it's cloaked, and I can't find it anymore. :-P

Nice job, but I couldn't pass up the poor joke.

- Arved

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modelcrazy

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July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Thursday, August 20, 2015 9:52 PM

OK dog gone it, I can't find my decals. I may have to talk to AMT.

But here it is for now.

Steve

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modelcrazy

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July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Thursday, August 20, 2015 10:30 AM

OK, it’s still August, and as promised, I’m getting back to the BoP. It took me a little while to get my bench put together, and things like paint still needs to find a better home. I took a good look at the BoP last night and saw that I still needed some paint on the bottom, so I got to it. It looks like all that’s needed to finish is the decals and weathering. I also need to work on a better solution to hide the battery pack and the rod to hide the wires, maybe convert to AAA’s instead of AA’s, although I don’t know if AAA’s can handle the current.

Once I complete the paint and get the decals on, I’ll get some pics up.

Thanks for following.

Steve

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modelcrazy

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July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Sunday, July 12, 2015 11:04 PM

OK guys, I'm back home from vacation and back on the forum as usual. My wife and I are moving at the end of July, so I have packed up all the stash (thank goodness it still relatively small) and builds until the first part of Aug.

Nice thing is, I'll actually have my workbench back. I have been working on a TV tray for 3 years. At least I've learned space management, but that's not going to matter. once I start spreading out it will be a mess again.

I will continue the BoP in Aug.

Steve

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TigerEP1

Member since
January 2011
From: Springfield, MA

Posted by TigerEP1 on Friday, July 10, 2015 2:01 AM

Awesome, totally looking forward to more on this :)

On the bench:

1/35th Tamiya Willi's MB

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Gerry

Member since
April 2010
From: San Diego, CA, USA

Posted by Gerry on Sunday, July 5, 2015 1:26 AM

Pretty!

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

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mach71

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March 2010
From: Boston

Posted by mach71 on Friday, July 3, 2015 3:15 PM

Looks nice!

Enjoy your vacation

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Friday, July 3, 2015 12:06 AM

well this is about as far as I'm going to get before my vacation. I will be back on the 11th. All that's left is to put on the decals and do some weathering.

Steve

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modelcrazy

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July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Monday, June 29, 2015 12:32 PM

I used MM Gloss Ghost Grey enamel, but was very disappointed in the coverage. I will probably just spray it with some Krylon after I get the seams where I want them. Much less expensive than going through another bottle of MM.

Steve

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Banshee1000

Member since
September 2006
From: Ridott, Illinois

Posted by Banshee1000 on Monday, June 29, 2015 12:19 PM

That looks great! What color did you use for the exterior!

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modelcrazy

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July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Sunday, June 28, 2015 11:28 PM

I put everything together this weekend, filled and painted. It looks like I have some more filling to do. Now I'm assuming the BOP is an atmospheric craft, so I am going to weather it accordingly.