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Here is the paintjob. Have to do the detail painting today, but the tape has come off of the tiger stripes. I have decided that the two stripes on the roll bar are the number of years evading the federation.

Yep. I used a 1/1000 Reliant rollbar. The original is an excelsior bash, and I used a tos saucer, didn't invert it though. Thanks for the comments! Thank you, I hope you enjoy the paintjob I did... it is a little bit different from most trek ships.

This is interesting, it was the complete opposite for me. I used to be hugely into planes, but now they aren't as much of an interest. I did at the time want to be a pilot though.... and I was a cadet. Wish I was still interested in planes, but nothing really inspires me anymore. Bit of a sore spot still...

As I wait on my other projects (firebird stripping and decals shipping) I decided to do some scratch building/kitbashing. This is a version of a design seen in Star Trek Deep Space 9. I like the original design, but didn't have those parts, so I made my own. I have my own story for this ship though, and any trekkies on this site might enjoy that. If you have no idea what I am talking about, just appreciate it for the model building aspect ?. This ship is made by a band of ex-starfleet engineers who quit starfleet and fled federation. They saw the federation as a domineering society with no freedom to choose your own path, it was starfleet or nothing in their eyes. They sneaked into a graveyard and built their own ship that was warp capable, and disappeared into uncharted space. As this ship is owned by a separate entity, they scrubbed the hulls of any starfleet or federation livery, painting it in their own "freedom" colour scheme. (Which I have not decided on yet...) The panels are "patch" panels, and the extended antennae are sensor arrays. The second picture is of the original design, for those who do not know it. The below picture is the sort of hull pattern I want to try. Credits to Christian Bode on Star Trek Online for the pattern. Some ideas for a logo I want to put on the ship. I like the one on the bottom left, it looks like the "not equal" sign in mathematics, but using the delta shield instead of a slash.

I don't see a lot of these built either. I am in a bit of a waiting hole right now, so I don't know when I will update this one yet. I hope soon, because I hate it when my topics die

Well when I started my firebird, I was confused as well. As for glasses, the only person who can tell you to get them is an optometrist haha

That isn't the actual door. The door comes in two halves, the interior and exterior. What you are seeing is just the moulded in support for the body, as the doors are on separate sprues.

Oh I like those wheels. I think a red chicken would be pretty cool

Thanks! If what I am using right now doesn't work, I will try that.

Sorry, the old fart was just in response. No one here is an old fart unless they say so

@Reegs "How can you say that they don't know what being creative means? Just because they aren't building model cars doesn't mean they're all commie preverts quietly but determinedly undermining truth, justice, and the "Murican way." Well... If it aint the xbox or their phones, what part of that is creative?

Well that was a little uncalled for, it is a discussion, I don't hear any bitching not to mention it isn't all old farts. This discussion came from one of the people in question (a "yoot"). And I cannot see how 50 years ago was the beginning of the downfall of modelling when it still exists. Maybe it was better back then, but your pessimistic tone towards current situations is a little more dramatic than most.

Ah much appreciated! I try to avoid using amazon, but maybe this is a moment I might use it. I know that these mistakes are pretty common and problems do occur. I usually am ok with them, but at this scale it just isn't worth leaving it alone. Sorry about your 82, is the below image of your remade one? If so, WOW you did a good job, it looks really good.

Well whatever floats your boat!

Are you accusing me of trolling.... ?

Well welcome back. Girls never stopped me from modelling... maybe that was the problem... hmm. Regardless, I agree, your generation has the best cars. There is nothing quite like the 60's to 70's muscle... Video games are never an evil thing. I think people should keep enjoying their games, but branching out into different hobbies is always a good idea. Like loading ammo and playing the guitar. The less creative people we have these days, the more I feel like Equilibrium (movie) is going to become our future.

What kind of mundane cars?

I love that history in a way has repeated itself. You could be right about today not being much different, and I think the space between your group growing up and mine is the real golden age of modelling. The forum (to me at least) is such a bounty of information and I can see and understand your wishes to have had the access like we do today. I learn more from here than I did in English 12. However, if encouraging one person to try to get better is what you would say is success, then you have succeeded because I do like to improve. ?

Cute colour choice, reminds me of a ladybird.

How is that relevant...

Your rambling was most coherent, no need to worry about that. (I have no idea what OP means though). Coffee is the liquid of life, may need to get yourself some more of that. But to your point, everyone likes what they like. But do younger audiences like supercars? Or is it still the (apologies) older people? I think my point still stands that it is difficult for young people to get into modelling because they have a) no interest in something that takes skill or effort and b) there isn't much that they would like to build. I appreciate your viewpoint though. Don't forget your coffee

Exactly! Which is why I started this thread

Wow, I like the colour you chose for the undercarriage. Nice work

Soooo..... a little exercise for heaven is bad.... and speeding to hell is good? huh?? Of course.... Hahaha!

Her name is Lint XD