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This was the first of my Voyager line. It's the original release model so cutting open the windows was tricky. First I
punched out all the lit windows with a hammer and screwdriver. In order to make the windows the right shape of the windows (long oval not wide rectangles) I covered all openings and poured liquid
polyester into the holes I created. I then masked the little oval shapes with latex befor painting. Lighting the deflector dish was tricky since the transparency of the parts are reversed
(you know the problem) so I made a cast of the deflector dish from latex and cast it with transparent resin.
I used small (about 1 1/2 Inch) fluorescent lights I took apart from some cheap
night-light (the ones with all the spelling mistakes on the back). and installed 4 in total - in the saucer, secondary hull, and two blue ones of the necelles.
I used an enamel aerosol spray fro
the local hardware shop for the hull base color. The interior was covered with black and then a white layer for a more uniform distribution of light.
in order to create the effect of
engines/deflector on/off, I painted a thin layer of copper over those transpart parts which, upon lighting, shine through it make the color invisible.
The dark windows, special detailing, and
escape hatch numbering were painted using a black gel pen. The sensor array detailing was created by drybrushing it with aluminum. and adding some copper and red areas.
The model is mounted on a
copper pipe painted black for the electrictricity to get to the ship, and since the starfleet emblem was too small for this heavy model I used th one from my Enterprise-E kit.
Total buildup time: Approx 2.5 Weeks
Daniel Bram
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