phantom Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 I guess the new, it has the Aztec decals. Very thick but nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Yep thats the round 2. Its amazing they threw the decals in there for about the same price as the basic kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Your bit with the F-18 is very close to what I was planning to do with my PL 1/350 NX-01 Enteprise as I was planning to stick an F4F Wildcat with its wings folded inside the shuttle bay. Just a little something to mess with the IPMS Judges. ;) Nice work BTW! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 Now its starting to look like the Enterprise. Huge gap between the neck and lower hull. Putty has since been put in the crack and is drying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Looking great! And H U G E !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Noice stuff Shawn ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rampage55 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 (edited) Very cool, I'm looking forward to seeing her all lit up... Mark Edited December 6, 2009 by Rampage55 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 The inside lights are not as bright as I would have hoped. Sadly I had to split the lines to run it off two batteries. All 40 of one was far too dim. I hope to be painting the lower hull today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Paint is on. Gloss on the next day off then comes decals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twhite80 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Wow! That thing is looking sweet! Are you going to use the Aztec decals? How is it looking when you light it up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Yep Aztec decals, just like on the primary hull. Sadly they do not show up in the photos, but ask Elmo, they are there. I told SWMBO'd I am too tired to work overtime this week so Wed and Thursday is going to be building time. Hopefully the replacement ENTERPRISE decal shows up in the mail by then and I can call this build done. As for the lights. They are there. The camera flash seems to bleach them out. Unless I have every light off when taking the photos they do not seem to show up. Made one mistake.....well two.......The warp nacelles I reversed the port and starboard lights somehow. :) Not ripping that amount of putty apart so forget it. 40 lights. I figure really I could have made due with just the exterior lights really...Oh and the shuttlebay. Should have stuck with 16 lights. oh well they are cheap. Other sad thing is there really is no where to put the wires apart from out the bottom and into the base. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkW Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Are the Aztecs available from the company directly? Yours are obviously replacements, but wondering if they outright sell them. Gray is the one color Alps can't do... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 No, mine came in the box. Apart from the lights (F-18 and 5 crew men)this is a completely out of the box build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 She's a Beauty, Shawn ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 Round two sent me a replacement decal sheet (thanks Susan and company), the gloss is on and drying. As I am off Wednesday I hope to have another photo to show very soon. So, to sum up regarding the decals. The company takes care of its customers :) . But it would not hurt to check your decal sheet to ensure it has suitable carrier on all markings. The replacement sheet appeared to have enough but I still added some decal film to be on the safe side. I don't want to have to bug the company more then once. Round two is good to go in my books. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) And, she is done. Edited December 10, 2009 by phantom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Your Enterprise came out Beautifully, Shawn, Congrats ... Good on Round Two for making good too ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Nice build, amazing kit, amazing results Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C-130CrewChief Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 inspirational.....seriously. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Wow great build! I so want one of these kits but need to save the coin to buy one. Well done! Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I have to say the decals look pretty convincing. I had not seen a buildup with them in place. Makes me wish I had the second release instead of the first one! I am going to have a heck of a time masking all the little squares and aztec off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Wow. Those aztec decals came out VERY well indeed. Challenging build to be sure, but you did up that model very well man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Thanks guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crowe-t Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 phantom, I just came across this build. It came out great and the decals look real nice. What paint did you use as the base? I recently bought a 1/350 Big E and some of the decals had smudges on them. I contacted Round 2 and they replaced the 2 sheets for me. They have great customer service. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 I used a tin of rust. I think it was Humbrol, but I'm not sure as I spilled it and tossed the empty tin. I HATE those freakin STUPID tins. I had a problem with my decals too as you can see a couple pages back, I agree great customer service!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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