THE CLUBHOUSE

Well using Future to restore some of the paneling effect worked the trick. After brush painting panels all over the ship I thought the glossiness was a bit too strong so I sanded lightly with a fine grade polishing film (something finer than 600 grit) to take some of the shine off. Then I oversprayed with Dullcote. It turned out really well. The panels still glint when holding the model at an angle under a light but when looked at straight on in medium room light they are almost invisible. All in all I am quite pleased with the results. It's nice and subtle; I think light sanding and overspraying with a matte finish really kept the glossy Future panels from being too strong.

Couldn't resist. Here are some quick pics of the finished ship on my workbench.

Finished by trekriffic, on Flickr

Finished by trekriffic, on Flickr

Finished by trekriffic, on Flickr

Lots more to come!

I'll start taking photos tomorrow. In the meantime, I thought you guys might like to see the square brass mounting tube I'll be using for some of the photos. It inserts into a square brass tube I mounted in the aft of the ship on the port side just for taking photos from the stern angle.

Brass Arm Inserted by trekriffic, on Flickr

Brass Display Arm by trekriffic, on Flickr

Great job on this!