Romulan Bird of Prey - 1/650 Vintage Recreation Display: Build Log #5

Greetings model builders!

Continuing on with the Bird of Prey...

This is where we last left off with this project.  For those wondering why there is a lean (or listing to be nautical) to the model on its stand, that's because I re-opened up the hole after drizzling epoxy through it in the main hull for the stand and did it hand-held with a drill.

Below are the two components to still be added to the model, but won't be doing it until the decals are on and sealed as I want to make the finish of the model different from these and to keep these components crisp.  Debating on the colour of the 'bussards'.  It's hard to tell what colour they were but I like the gold.  If I didn't have a reference, this would be my instinct to use.

So, during the holidays, after some excitement getting my 1/350 Klingon K'Tinga, and a lot of libations wet sanding the hull, I dropped this model a total of 4 times!!

I didn't photograph the aftermath, too upset...

So the damage wasn't severe, but the port nacelle popped off and the joint along the port wing/pylon cracked.  So I used gap-filling Super T Glue (CA) to address this, followed by 'red putty'.

I sanded the rest of the hull with 400 and 600 with wet sand paper.  In sanding over a few times, I noticed the pylon connection with the nacelle and the main hull developed a crack.

a very fine split

I'm relatively new to using Super T Glue, and I have great results with it.  Unfortunately when this happened my thin version of it had dried up?  Weird, so I went back to my original CA solution (and doing this after-hours, this was my only other option).  Just a different thin CA, all good.  I drizzled using capillary action to fill the gap with ZAP and used a fast setting solution to set it.

So here we are with pass #3 with the main colour, Testors Light Blue.

Sanding the hull again with 400 grit wet sandpaper and 600 grit.

And this revealed some flaws of the recent repair.

So more sanding, and red putty work...

That about wraps up this entry.  Below is a link to the previous entry, part 4.

https://fordosmodels.blogspot.com/2018/12/romulan-bird-of-prey-1650-vintage_29.html

Happy Model Building!

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