Among the most realistic of all sci fi spaceship designs...
....ha ha ha ha HA! Well, maybe some of the coolest!
Was a bit intimidated by the small etched parts, and the fairly complicated painting scheme for the EDF missile destroyer:
But eventually realized "those etched parts aren't going to attach themselves" and went at it. New skill, new aspect of the hobby - positive attitude, positive attitude...
It was clear to me immediately that these etchings [?] were going to be bits of sharp metal. I gingerly cut them off the sprues, only having one piece fly off somewhere...
Using a modest-paced superglue, I found the parts fairly easy to attach, so my shock, surprise and pleasure. Probly their light weight helps, and it was the right type of glue - not too thin, not too thick.
View from back above, side view below:
After the initial glueing, I used the super thin insta-cure as a second level of hardened protection.
Only problem is that the insta-cure also instantly wrecks the clear bases, and it does NOT come off with acetone [nail polish remover].
Amazing! The parts went on fairly quickly, and they held well!
To put the base coat on the Gamilon destroyers, I used a medium green Vallejo - as is too often the case, the cap was again a problem...
As the EDSF ships are supposed to have some "light grey", and I figured it'd be a better base coat than pure white, I painted them with a new Warpaints grey primer.
Above, the EDSF primed up quickly. The Gamilons needed a couple of coats to get the green as a consistent color.
The base coating "as good as it gets", I had to try out some paint schemes to get the right effect. The forward "eyes" are [in my mind] torpedo tubes, and the yellow blogs on the sides are supposed to be the barrels of two turrets [they face fore and aft]. Overall, I don't think they look like barrels, but the yellow looks good.
The EDSF base coats were a bit fiddly, and trying to hand paint neat stripes, etc, is a pain. But eventually I got them "good enough" and called it "done".
After getting the center stripes adequate, I used a micron 1.0 black pen to put on some little details, including the bridge windows, laser turret holes, forward torpedo tubes, and some lines on the front [whatever they are...].
I dislike the cruisers / battleships, as they just aren't sculpted properly. But I have'em so they're getting painted. Overall, they look OK.
The Gamilons came out pretty well, I think. Not as cool looking as the EDSF missile destroyers, but good enough.
And here they are at a distance, about a foot - they look better than close up!
And here's what they look like on the star mat.
The lighting makes the bases more shiny than they appear in real life. I don't know why... but they look better with the eye than with the camera.
Overall, pleased with how they came out. Still have to give them a sealer coat, and then perhaps a shading of some kind.
Would like to do another batch of 12 little ships, then some of the large ships... or vice versa?
Stay tuned!
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