Hello Everyone,
I'm back to working on the Klingon Bird of Prey, albeit slowly.
Sorry for being out of commission for too long. Lots of weddings, funerals, birthdays, baby showers, etc. over last summer and fall, but January 12/13th this year took the cake.
I thought I was dealing with persistent lung and chest infections, but it turned out to be much more serious. Long story short, Google "Saddle Pulmonary Embolism" and "Catheter-directed Thrombolysis" and you'll get the idea.
But, the good thing is that I was cleared for normal activity pretty quick and am actually feeling better than I have in some time. I still have some residual symptoms and leg swelling to deal with so I'm still just a tad bit limited in how much I can do.
Anyhow, I have been rethinking my color scheme a little bit. I decided my original colors were a bit too bright so i went with some darker ones. Good thing is all the hull colors are now Model Air, so no messing around with thinning Model Color. I'm set on using Model Air so I'm going to do some more practicing on a scrap kit (when I can get back to Hobby Lobby to get one).
Hull Colors - All Vallejo Model Air
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Main Hull - Pale Green 71.095
Underside Feather Pattern - Red 71.102
Accent Panels:
Light Ghost Gray 73.615 (Surface Primer)
Light Green Chromate 71.006 and/or Green Zinc Chromate 71.094
"Emerald Color" - Light Green RLM25 71.267
"Sac Bomber Green" - Green 71.329
White 71.001
Black 71.057
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Metalllics
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Rust 71.069 and 71.080
Gun Metal 71.072
Steel 71.065
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Clear Parts
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Tamiya Clear Yellow X-24
Tamiya Clear Orange X-26
Tamiya Clear Red X-27
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And the VERY rough colors in GIMP
I still need to drill out the rest of the windows and running/spot lights and test one of my lighting boards. And order some more paint of course.
Cheers,
Spencer
