Romulan Bird of Prey - 1/650 Vintage Recreation Display: Build Log #4

Greetings model builders!

Continuing on with the Bird of Prey...

Main Body - Painting 

Once I was happy with the filing of gaps, etc., it was time for me to move on to 200 grit wet sanding

I then moved forward with wet sanding the model with 400 and then finally 600 grit sandpaper.  Once I was happy with this, time to paint this bird!

The paint of choice for this build is Testors Light Blue in a rattle can.  Is this accurate to the filming model, absolutely no.  Is this model accurate to the filming miniature, no.  That's not my goal here, but to recreate a look and feel from the 70s and 80s from my youth, from what I saw hanging from the ceiling back then and this would have been the blue used.  

First Pass

I went over the model with paint for a first coat, not bad.

In the daylight, you can see a few flaws which are to be expected.  This paint is quite glossy so any imperfection is quite visible.

So another pass again of red putty and then sanding...

Also a problem where the pain peeled on the starboard side, most likely from not cleaning the area from sanding.  I had the same problem recently in a bathroom reno where the paint peeled off the ceiling in sheets...

Second Pass

I sanded again with wet 200 and 400 grit sandpaper and was a bit heavy handed with the paint but this model has few details (at this point) so it should mask a few sins.

I'm allowing time for drying between coats for the paint to cure.

That about wraps up this entry.  Below is a link to the previous entry, part 3.

https://fordosmodels.blogspot.com/2018/12/romulan-bird-of-prey-1650-vintage_5.html

Happy Model Building!

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