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                        My 1/350 TOS ENTERPRISE In July's Reader gallery!

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                        modelcrazy
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                          July 2014
                        Posted by modelcrazy on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 10:13 PM

                        SWEET! looks fantastic Jim. Beauty work man, I don't have words.

                        Your a genious with the photo thing. The best I can do is my Galaxy SIII.

                        Steve

                        Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

                         

                         

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                        Jim Kirk
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                          December 2013
                        Posted by Jim Kirk on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 10:01 PM

                        Sincere Thanks! I just wanted to point out...without giving away all my secrets, How I did the Photograph.

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                        checkmateking02
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                          September 2003
                        • From: AandF in the Badger State
                        Posted by checkmateking02 on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 9:57 PM

                        Saw this in the magazine.  It's really great work.  It looks like it came right out of the TV screen.  You should receive a Starfleet commendation.

                         

                         

                         

                         

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                        Jim Kirk
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                        My 1/350 TOS ENTERPRISE In July's Reader gallery!
                        Posted by Jim Kirk on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 8:41 PM
                        Hey Guys! FineScale put one of my composites of the original series 1/350 Enterprise builds in the readers Gallery for the July issue! I am very humbled they saw fit to publish my work a second time. The first was my rebuild of the MPC Millennium Falcon in the March 2013 issue. Here is the Picture they chose to publish... I thought I would share How I did the Photo. The photo was a tribute to the original series special effects. First I puttied and sanded smooth the grid lines. I also used Paint Masks for the Registry, Banners etc. While still utilizing several of the kits decals. I also used the Polar Lights Lighting kit. However, I adjusted the lighting to reflect correct scale, a pet peeve of mine is an overly lit model! For the engine caps I used the RED lighting kit supplied lamps. I also dropped the power in the Nacelles to get the effect you see in the picture! I don't recommend this as I almost ruined the lighting board! To be honest after the picture was taken, I didnt like the look so I removed the red Lamps and put the Orange ones back in... I also used a different set of domes. Both the outer and Inner spinning domes. While installing the outer domes I damaged them. Both were cracked. I removed the three tabs that are part of the dome detail and sanded the areas flush. I also sprayed clear Tamiya red, slightly darkened in the top dome. I then sprayed the spinning domes Clear Tamiya red. as they were warped and I was getting replacements, I thought I would see how it would look. The warped inner dome caused the swirly effect. When I removed the outer domes to replace the Red lams, they broke completely ,However I still have the warped Clear Red Domes with the fans. This photo was taken using Incandescent lamps(There was an incandescent light to the rear of the upper saucer, You can see the reflection)as well as several LED lamps...which gives the model it's bluish tint. NOTE...The nacelle lighting CHANGES based on what light source you use... The model was air brushed a mix of Tamiya and model master paint through my Iwata Air Brush system over a base coat to give it depth. I used reference material I have collected over the years on the actual filming miniature. It was also weathered to scale, again, per the filming miniature. Of course since my Local hardware store doesn't stock Phasers(yet), they were digitally added as was the star field. The grain was the final step to pay tribute to the effects of the original series! The grain actually darkened the image a bit which you will see here... OK... Here I am recreating My composite photo seen in the totally awesome July Issue of Fine Scale Modeler! First I am NOT using the red lamps as I did in that Photo... I did not step the power down in the engine caps either as I did for that Photo. The engines look wrong to me in that photograph...way too dark. Also notice the replacement domes! The outer one has the correct Three Tab detail and is NOT air brushed Clear Red. Neither is the inner dome! I prefer this better! The Lighting used here is different than what I used for that picture so it doesn't have the Bluish tint that one does. This photo was taken utilizing as much natural sunlight as possible(the way I prefer it). So here is the model against it's appropriate background. Internal lighting to scale, external lighting correct... Step 2 the model is placed in a TOS era Star Field . STEP 3 Since I can't find real phasers at Home Depot I need to add them into the shot. url=http://s1165.photobucket.com/user/ELVISMAJORS/media/STEP%204a_zps6qpgfwld.jpg.html] [/url] STEP 4 She's in space firing her phasers now I need to add Film Grain to pay homage to the TOS... And here is the model on a recent trip to my Local Hobby shop! You will notice how the exterior lighting affects the Nacelle engine lighting here!! Since submitting that first picture to FineScale I corrected the Light on the Saucer, between the upper and lower Hull lights was wrong so I filed it in. Also catching the upper and lower hull formation lights on is a talent unto itself!!They blink you know!! Hopefully this info will inspire you guys to try your hand at Model Photography!!
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