BS Galactica

[Els]

Hello all,

I just finished up a Moebius Galactica kit. The guns on the top and bottom were replaced with some resin after market.

I wanted to make the base a little more stable so I cut a groove matching the shape of the plastic base in a craft store wood base. Then it was epoxied in place and cleaned up with some Bondo.

Els

[Trojan Thunder]

Great job Els

Did you follow the kit instructions for the paint scheme? I have seen quite a few variations of it to give different effects. I like the way yours turned!

On the base, did you just stain it and seal it (the wood part that is!)

[phantom]

Oh, I like that!!! Kind of makes me want to build my NX-01 Enterprise.

[Els]

Thanks.

Phantom, build that NX-01, it is a nice change of pace to get away from aircraft from time to time.

Trojan, I kind of followed the kit instructions. I had planned on using some homemade panel decals to cover the silver like I did on the Pegasus that I built. I had a problem with my printer though. It kept on printing with a red tint instead of just gray scale ( I can't remember how to calibrate it). I ended up just using Tamiya spray bomb silver and then Tamiya gun metal for the darker shade.

I didn't stain the base. I base coated it with a khaki color then I used dark brown and an old bush to make some streaks over the khaki. Once that was dry I mixed Tamiya clear green and red together to get a clear brown. Several layers of this were airbrushed over the base and this was what darkened it up and gave it a shine.

[Trojan Thunder]

Thanks Els, the technique on the base worked well