UPDATE: My new Polar Lights 1/350 Refit

Chris, You have every right to be abit weary....

StevenQ wrote:

Amen to that!! They grow up at warp speed. Spend as much time as you can with her at these wee ages. Cuz the TARDIS won't take ya back!!

TARDIS is down for repairs No time as of yet to when it'll be done

Shawn, its just a generic home brand mat white spray can from the local homewears store, and the aztec is done in pearl white.. I discovered this combination last year when did my first refit..

Anyways mate, havnt seen you around, and it appears you are new, so would love for you to introduce yourself, and tell us about yourself!...

We have a member that has more than one personality, and username, and for me, it seems strange that the new people always place messages on his threads... I guess I have become weary lately...

Anyways, welcome...

Chris

Chris... What are you using for your base color, or more accurately, what do you recommend?

 

-Shawn

Amen to that!! They grow up at warp speed. Spend as much time as you can with her at these wee ages. Cuz the TARDIS won't take ya back!!

Chris, enjoy your time with her & Cherish every minute of it since this is the greatest time in her life & absorbs all that she encounters too. She wont stay little for too long ... although we wish they would They just grow up far too fast

Hey Steve.. Sounds like you have a bundle.. We only have the one at the momment, and she is proving to be enough.. I would like more, but the wife is making me work for it!!..

Sakura is very much the little girl, but at times she does prefer to hang out with dad and "Gee Gee", her Japanese grandad.. She loves to do anything that means getting dirty.. But as soon as she comes inside, she plays with her dolls, and loves anything pink.. I guess she is enjoying the best of both worlds, and thats excellent!

She particularly loves the mornings that I go to work early, because Gee Gee picks her up in his small work truck and takes her to Kindy, and she thinks that's the ants pants!

Chris

All cleaned up! Except I rubbed off a few letters!

 

Chris, I wouldn't call her a tomboy. All three of my daughters love super heroes. Started wuth The Incredibles, then on to X-men. They like the Spidey and friends too. But they still are into all the "girly" stuff too.

Chris, you are doing it "Together" you're just doing the messy stuff. She's doing the rest "Her" way & as she wants it.  In other words, she's got you wrapped around her lil finger bro


Steven, tsk tsk... clean up yer mess

He he he, thanks for the comments guys.. It has been fun playing with my daughter.. She is a real tom boy when it comes to these sorts of things.. One minute she has to get dressed up in an all pink pretty dress and she is a princess when we go out.. But then when she gets home, she wants to watch Spider-man for the 300th time, and she isnt even 4 yet..

Then when I found Supergirl for her, she wanted to be like Supergirl, and so now we have been doing this model together.. Well actually, I have been doing it, she just tells me how she wants it..

Chris

Sorry, better clean off the keyboard!!

StevenQ wrote:

Mmmmmm......Supergirl!!!!    Seriously, its coming along nicely. Great to get the kids involved.

Ok Steven, ya kin quit yer droolin' now

Mmmmmm......Supergirl!!!! 

 

Seriously, its coming along nicely. Great to get the kids involved.

Chris, so what if you're taking your time on the refit quality time with your daughter is #1 prioirty
So, no apologies needed on that enjoy your time with her since she'll grow up too fast if ya don't
I'm pleased to see the wifey has also taken an active role in this lil' venture. I see this as Time well
Spent & this Supergirl will be a special piece to your daughter...

Well, have to be honest here.. I have been very very lazy the last week or so.. But the fact that I have started another 3 kits in that time doesnt help the process much.. When I said that I wanted to take my time with the this new PL Refit, I didnt think it would be this bad?

In the last week, I have just let her sit there and I started work on my two AMT Tie Fighter and Tie Interceptor kits.. They could probably wait as, I have the AMT Reliant and Refit already started.. But no.. I the smart one, needed to start on them... D****head.....

Anyways, another project that has taken some time is the Supergirl Figure for my daughter.. T&his is a Japanese released model of the Motion Picture Supergirl, but with the assistance of my daughter loving the new Superman. The colours have been darkened to match the red of his suit, and although not finished, my wife insisted in resculpting the face to resemble what she thinks our daughter will look like when mature.. So this supergirl will be half Japanese, and with brown hair!..

I will however say that I did actually finish the back end of the PL refit, and I have placed in the windows of the horticultural section on the secondary hull..




Next picture is of Supergirl.. The flash makes the blue a little bright in this pic.. And the head hasnt been finished as of yet.. With the wife's re sculpting....


Blury, but the blue and red are a little better.. Notice the blood red.. The wife and daughter said she had to be like the new Superman...


Lastly, the next picture is for the mighty Australian Socceroos in the Football World Cup.. My shrine to them here in Japan.. Aussie flag with the Home and Away Jerseys!


Chris

Chris_in_Japan wrote:

Well if we are going to get picky now Ed..  Instead of.... "it Dollars Not dollers"... Shouldnt it be... "it's" dollars, not dollers...??? Cheers Chris

LoL...

Well if we are going to get picky now Ed..  Instead of.... "it Dollars Not dollers"...

Shouldnt it be... "it's" dollars, not dollers...???



Cheers Chris

Chris_in_Japan wrote:

Well, for the $20 question.. I sometimes sell kits overseas.. And so because most of the people that I deal with are in America, I usually deal in US Dollers.. I didnt realise I had left that money on the cabinet like that.. Chris

Tsk Tsk Chris... leaving money laying about like that and it Dollars Not dollers

The refit's comin' along nicely tho bro that dullcoat sure makes it stand out ina subtle way

Hi Spelunko..

Well, for the $20 question.. I sometimes sell kits overseas.. And so because most of the people that I deal with are in America, I usually deal in US Dollers.. I didnt realise I had left that money on the cabinet like that..

As for the aztec, for the saucer, I made up my own template. If you go back in this thread you should see my picture of my home made aztec.. As for the rest of the ship, I do everything myself.. I dont like buying extra's when I do a project.. I like all of my kits to be built in house, and from my own creation..

Good luck on your projects..

Chris

Hey Chris,

From over here in Taiwan, she is looking great. The flat coat did help a lot.

One question, if you are in Japan, what the heck is a US$20 doing on your shelf?

OK one more question, Did you do the aztec on your own or did you buy a template? I am still considering oout my TOS is why I ask.

My LHS has 2 more of these Ertl kits. I may go pick them both up so that I can play with some ideas. I may even do one as a Declaration class, but this will take some scratchbuilding. (Sorry to butt into this thread with this)

Ed, the NX and E-E under the big girl are the Bandai offerings.. I got all of them but the Voyager.. The Bandai Ent-A sits on top of my monitor..

Just took another pic, as I just gave her a dull coat.. It really has broughht the blue down a bit, although the glare in the room is making it hard to see..



Chris

Oh yeah, I remember having to take my shoes off whenever I visited my Japanese g.f. yrs. ago
I see the NX in there behind the reit. What size is that? I also see the 1701 back there too. (PL 1/1000? I got one of them too)Looks like a good spot to display the refit. That cabinet looks just the right size for it too.

Well, I was thinking to put him there, but the problem is the width of the saucer, and then once the nacelles are on, you are limited to displaying at an angle.. So if not there, she will go in our entry where you take your shoes off. (In Japan all houses have a special entry for taking shoes off).

Here is a picture of our entry with the first Refit that I built and sold last summer, just to give you an idea of what I am talking about.. Didnt have my new camera in those days....





Chris

Lookin' sharp there Chris!! Looking at the books to the 11 O' clock position gives a fair assessment on it's size. Where ya gonna store this Beast?

Update time..

The secondary hull is all but complete. I was abit hasty in my last post.. All the windows are in, and I have finished with the decals.. All thats left now is to paint the phaser banks yellow, and then add the back end and shuttle bay doors.. Oh and I have to paint the chrome strip around the second front ring of the deflector...







Chris

Secondary hull is completed and ready for decalling and dull coat...

New update tonight or tomorrow..

Chris

Thanks mate... Taking my time is definately what is happenning.. Actually, I am enjoying not doing too much, if you know what I mean.. Sometimes I zone myself so far into a model with research and all, and then I build it, and after its complete, I think. What just happened?

With this one, when I do something to it, I put it up on the mantle, where I will constantly be able to look at it.. Scrutinise over it for a few minutes, walk away come back and repeat..

I am finding that by not rushing, and thinking of it as a job, I am actually enjoying the thought process without worrying about anyone elses wants or desires.. Its the way I want it to look!

Chris

It's looking great Chris and don't worry about satisfying tastes. The "Bishops of Canon" can always drool over studio photos   Your artistic flair compliments the build making it a unique piece.  Take your time and you'll have one heck of a Starship.

Jack

Chris_in_Japan wrote:

Thanks Ed.. I was hoping that there wasnt a dork smiley.. So thank god on that one!.. Thanks again for the comments.. People are going to start to think that we are lovers with the amount of time we appear on each other's threads.. Cheers, Chris

Well Chris, There is the "Don't ask... Don't tell" clause in effect so, Deny Everything!!

Thanks Ed.. I was hoping that there wasnt a dork smiley.. So thank god on that one!..

Thanks again for the comments.. People are going to start to think that we are lovers with the amount of time we appear on each other's threads..

Cheers, Chris