Deep space 9

[Alan 45]

She I saw my sons DS9 dio he did me it got me thinking how I could do something similar

Well I used to collect the furuta Star Trek models , these were a collection of starships you got in vending machines only in japan and I have the USS Defiant and a Jem'Hadar attack ship so I watched a couple of episodes to see how they looked both for painting and battle sequences , also on screen they look a similar scale

Hear is how they look now

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As you can see they are quite detailed kits for there size 3 inches for the Jem'Hadar and nearly 4 inches for the Defiant

First up is giving them a good clean in soapy water , the Jem'Hadar needs a complete repaint as for some reason it's blue and not the silvery grey it looks like in the show , defiant just needs some battle damage

[Guest]

Let's see how all it turns, Alan

Sounds very interesting.

[eddiesolo]

Interesting set up Alan. For that small they are detailed and should look superb re-painted etc and then in a setting.

Si

[Alan 45]

Cheers folks thanks for the support

Defiant now has her battle damage , major blast points have been made by heating the end of a holder for corn on the cob then pushing it into the plastic , this then makes a groove and builds up the edges to give the effect of metal being first outward due to an explosion , then the rip or crater has been painted matt black and then dabbed with a little bit of black to give a scorched effect , then DB with steel make the effect of bare metal

The lesser marks are simple DB in black with steel highlights [ATTACH]77549.IPB[/ATTACH]

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dorsal and ventral views [ATTACH]77551.IPB[/ATTACH]

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major blast points
The Jem'Hdar attack ship has had a coat of primer [ATTACH]77553.IPB[/ATTACH]

Next I will mix some steel and light grey and apply it to the Jem'Hadar for it's main hull colour

[Guest]

Very interesting Alan the kits look good so far will be watching with interest.

scott

[Dave W]

The Defiant battle damage looks good.I can almost hear Worf saying 'Today is a good day to die'!.

[Alan 45]

Cheers guys I appreciate it

Here's the finished Jem'Hadar attack ship [ATTACH]77554.IPB[/ATTACH]

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Battle damage as before
Here's what she looks like in the show [ATTACH]77556.IPB[/ATTACH]

Not exactly spot on but near enough for the size of it
Next is the base , I'm just going to cut two sides of the box away so I'm left with a bottom and two sides these will be painted black with specks of white for stars and I'm going to see if I can get a decent pic of DS9 cut that out and stick it on if it looks good enough I'll leave it if not I'll paint the denorious belt on instead

[eddiesolo]

Good start Alan, the Jammy-dodger ship looks better know it has had a coat. The blast points on the Defiant look superb, really realistic.

Si

[Alan 45]

Cheers Si I've had to put it on hold for until tomorrow , I haven't got enough black paint to do the setting or pipe cleaners to simulate phaser fire , I was going to use clear straws but I thought if I used pipe cleaners then I can just paint the fluffy bits lightly to give it that blue hue on the edges of the beam

[eddiesolo]

So, you're going for the full battle scene...like it, that should be good to see how you pull that off, interesting idea using pipe-cleaners.

Si

[Alan 45]

Mate its age old problem of dioramas! It looks holding your head but probably not in real life

[eddiesolo]

Mate its age old problem of dioramas! It looks holding your head but probably not in real life

Well, we were on about that before, what looks in your head rarely transpires into the finished item. But, if we don't try then we never know, that's part of the fun I suppose.

Si

[Guest]

According to the DS9 tech manual the Defiant had ablative armor, so that damage effect would be correct, I think.

[Alan 45]

Yes Steve your right, ablative armour decipates the energy from an energy based weapon and disperses it over a larger area but like anything else it won't last for ever

Si your spot on it will be interesting to see if it works