A milestone in my model building! This is the Star Trek kit I have waited a lifetime for!
Worked hard to smooth out the gridlines on the saucer. After the hull color was applied they were penciled back in with a fine point (Very hard lead) drafting pencil and a compass rule. Rust ring was airbushed very subtly. At certain angles they appear and disappear giving the ship its 'As Seen On TV' appearance.
Bottom gridlines were obliterated as well. Lines redrawn in hard lead.
I think I was the first person to finish one of these with the gridlines puttied and filled in.
In the overhead shots you will notice the missing warp engine grills and vents on the pylons. I have yet to order the photoetched brass grills that will be inserted in these areas to replace the thicker less accurate kit parts.
Galileo is removable via a magnet placed underneath the shuttlebay floor.
More finished pictures with a nice clean backdrop to come!
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