Now … Voyager…

[Trekkriffic]

So much expertise, patience, and talent.

"Impressive" doesn't really convey my thoughts sufficiently.

Wonderful modelling, explanation & photography.

As always - thanks so much for sharing this with us Steve.


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Thanks a lot Joe. And thanks for the nice compliments in your earlier post. Please don’t sell off your collection on my account though. I enjoy seeing everyone’s builds, not just my own!

[Trekkriffic]

Amazing ... the patience for such a detailed, long term project ... a labor of love ... ... thanks for the detailed step by step updates ...

You’re welcome and thanks for the nice post about your Yamato build and of the importance of the real ship to the Japanese people.
I’d really like to see some more pics of it “outside the box” so to speak. Is that cover plexi or glass? Must weigh a lot either way.
Anyway, thanks for sharing your “labor of love” with me. I enjoyed reading about it.

[Heavy Metal Spike]

So much expertise, patience, and talent.

"Impressive" doesn't really convey my thoughts sufficiently.

Wonderful modelling, explanation & photography.

As always - thanks so much for sharing this with us Steve.

• Thanks a lot Joe. And thanks for the nice compliments in your earlier post. Please don’t sell off your collection on my account though. I enjoy seeing everyone’s builds, not just my own!

Oh - this could be the end of the world as we know it - people confusing ME (Ian / Heavy Metal Spike) with Joe (barad_dur)

For future reference I'm the one that types with a Scottish accent - usually with my feet . . . Joe on the other hand is a sophisticated American Gentleman.


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[bucketfoot-al]

Amazing ... the patience for such a detailed, long term project ... a labor of love ... ... thanks for the detailed step by step updates ...

You’re welcome and thanks for the nice post about your Yamato build and of the importance of the real ship to the Japanese people.
I’d really like to see some more pics of it “outside the box” so to speak. Is that cover plexi or glass? Must weigh a lot either way.
Anyway, thanks for sharing your “labor of love” with me. I enjoyed reading about it.

Thank you - for not taking offense at my "thread hijack" The glass case is indeed heavy glass. I had it made two years ago by Mario, the island's glass guy (who just replaced a few old cracked window panes at our vacation home just today Must be coincidence ). The entire "glass bell" as they call it in Croatian cost me about $160. (I think that is a good deal for us Americans!). I have lots of "out of the case" photos on my website (linked in my signature line). Yamato photos start on page 5 of the gallery.

[bucketfoot-al]

*SNIP*

• Thanks a lot Joe. And thanks for the nice compliments in your earlier post. Please don’t sell off your collection on my account though. I enjoy seeing everyone’s builds, not just my own!

Oh - this could be the end of the world as we know it - people confusing ME (Ian / Heavy Metal Spike) with Joe (barad_dur)

For future reference I'm the one that types with a Scottish accent - usually with my feet . . . Joe on the other hand is a sophisticated American Gentleman.


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HUT MAN!

[tay666]

I was gonna try and come up with something to say about all those beautiful photos, but then I got distracted by the rest of the conversation

[Trekkriffic]

So much expertise, patience, and talent.

"Impressive" doesn't really convey my thoughts sufficiently.

Wonderful modelling, explanation & photography.

As always - thanks so much for sharing this with us Steve.

• Thanks a lot Joe. And thanks for the nice compliments in your earlier post. Please don’t sell off your collection on my account though. I enjoy seeing everyone’s builds, not just my own!

Oh - this could be the end of the world as we know it - people confusing ME (Ian / Heavy Metal Spike) with Joe (barad_dur)

For future reference I'm the one that types with a Scottish accent - usually with my feet . . . Joe on the other hand is a sophisticated American Gentleman.


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Aaaach! Ian! Yes! What a total bawbag I am. I’m so embarrased now.

[bucketfoot-al]

I was gonna try and come up with something to say about all those beautiful photos, but then I got distracted by the rest of the conversation

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Aaaach! Ian! Yes! What a total bawbag I am. I’m so embarrased now.

That's ferr a'richt jimmy


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[Trekkriffic]

Short video. Just a little more aztecing (?) to do and final touch up before airbrushing the final thinned basecoat over top.


USS Voyager WIP Vid - 009 by Steve J, on Flickr

[barad_dur]

Wow - another fantastic build - That shuttle bay is really rock’n it!
Thank you for taking us along on another incredible build.

[Heavy Metal Spike]

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Nice lil' video Steve - shows the progress beautifully. It's not easy getting lighting to show up clearly on a video but you did so perfectly.

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[Trekkriffic]

Wow - another fantastic build - That shuttle bay is really rock’n it!
Thank you for taking us along on another incredible build.

Thank you. Yeah I'm glad I took the WIP photos of the bay with and without the shuttles since it's hard to see everything in there now that it's in the ship.

Anyway ...

Aztecing (?) with chalk completed for upper secondary hull. These will be oversprayed with the “J” paint mix:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 349 by Steve J, on Flickr

Shuttle bay unmasked:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 350 by Steve J, on Flickr

Light test after unmasking:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 351 by Steve J, on Flickr

Shuttle bay floor markings:

USS Voyager WIP Img - 352 by Steve J, on Flickr

Type 9 shuttle in bay. One of two. Note the string of lit fibers along the gallery wall:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 353 by Steve J, on Flickr

Shuttles in bay. You can see the nose of a type 8 shuttle in the alcove to the left:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 354 by Steve J, on Flickr

Control room window and crewman visible in rear wall of bay. Stern fantail windows are stiil individually masked::

USS Voyager WIP Img - 355 by Steve J, on Flickr

Light test in shadow:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 359 by Steve J, on Flickr

[bucketfoot-al]

That is just insane. A person could be forgiven for asking whether you Photoshopped a photo of the actual shuttles into the Bay of your unfinished model!

Keep the in progress photos coming!

[Trekkriffic]

Hello trekkers and fellow trek modellers. Sorry for the delay in posting. Been doing a lot of masking and painting...

Masking off nacelles for Tamiya chalk:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 362 by Steve J, on Flickr

Base Tamiya chalk layer done for secondary hull and nacelles. I will overspray with colors “A” and “J”:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 363 by Steve J, on Flickr

Nice shot of underlying dorsal “aztec” patterns.


USS Voyager WIP Img - 364 by Steve J, on Flickr

Working on chalk staining the Aero Wing's underside:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 365 by Steve J, on Flickr

Secondary hull upper grey “J” panels after airbrushing:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 366 by Steve J, on Flickr

Airbrushed slightly darker grey secondary hull panels unmasked:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 367 by Steve J, on Flickr

Gratuitous beauty shot:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 368 by Steve J, on Flickr

Main sensor pallet painted flat black as a base to start:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 371 by Steve J, on Flickr

Main sensor pallet brushed with dark grey, then medium grey, then dry brushed with steel.
There are other colors to be brushed on later - aluminum, copper, red, and blue - using a fine tipped brush:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 372 by Steve J, on Flickr

Strong back sensor pallet brushed with dark grey, then dry brushed with medium grey enamel.
Once this dries I’ll brush on the other color:


USS Voyager WIP Img - 373 by Steve J, on Flickr

More to come shortly.

[tay666]

Oh man. This build has so much subtle and nuanced details all over it.
It really is amazing!

[bucketfoot-al]

Oh man. This build has so much subtle and nuanced details all over it.
It really is amazing!

I second Trev's comment. Its a pleasure to look at!

[Trekkriffic]

Oh man. This build has so much subtle and nuanced details all over it.
It really is amazing!

You ain’t seen nuthin yet dude. Wait ll I finish all the little dots and squares of color in the rest of the sensor pads.
I also want to lay some thin black decal strips to frame the docked Aero Wing.
Also, there will be a ton of tiny decals all over this thing.
Getting to the short strokes now,

[Trekkriffic]

Oh man. This build has so much subtle and nuanced details all over it.
It really is amazing!

I second Trev's comment. Its a pleasure to look at!

Thanks man. Here are a few more pics. I’ll post more tomorrow…


USS Voyager WIP Img - 374 by Steve J, on Flickr


USS Voyager WIP Img - 376 by Steve J, on Flickr

[bucketfoot-al]