1/1000 1701-A Refit

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Dr. Brad
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1/1000 1701-A Refit

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After my 1701 1/1000 kit from Polar Lights languished on the shelf for many, many years, I finally finished it off last fall. My main goal was to see if I could get the Aztec decals to look, well, less like decals. I know there's no way they will look like a great paint job, but well, I wanted to see what I could do.

The buiild makes use of the stock decals, some supplemental decals for the "A", some decals for the main deflector and glowing nacelle grills, and a new bridge from the long gone Tetryon Parts.

I built the kit in sections and applied decals to the sections. I misted the base coat over the decals until the Aztec patterns were toned down enough (to my eye). Then I applied the markings and added a bit more base coat (a mix of white and light grey acrylic).

Comments are are welcome!

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#2 Post by kevtk135 »

Nice job!
I like the misted over decals and Aztecs.
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Re: 1/1000 1701-A Refit

#3 Post by sbeliba »

Great work, now you need a Reliant… :)
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#4 Post by Dr. Brad »

sbeliba wrote:Great work, now you need a Reliant… :)
Thanks all! And yes, a Reliant is in the works.... Slowly.
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