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  1. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    Odds and ends… Inner half of the upper bubble dome collar was foiled on the underside to help reflect and amplify the light shining thru the plastic into the cockpit. The top of the ring has been sprayed with Duplicolor Arctic White like the hull: Proteus WIP - 211 by Steve J, on Flickr I...
  2. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    Crew of the Proteus after hand brushing. Will get a coat of matte lacquer before detailing with gloss on select areas. Particular attention was paid to the safety straps and buckles. This took about 6-8 hours to complete including touch ups: Proteus WIP - 202 by Steve J, on Flickr
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    Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

    Man, and I thought my 1/350 Starship Enterprise was big! Yeah… I guess you like them HUUUUUUGE! I'm late to the game but am looking forward to following along now that I've caught up. I built a lot of military models as a youngster but never anything this size.
  4. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    It’s 16 inches long X 8 inches wide.
  5. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    Well sir, if you really like the lights, then this is the post for you! Major progress over the last few days... I used 4 layers of this foam packing sheet material to diffuse the bubble rim lights: Proteus WIP - 190 by Steve J, on Flickr Light test with foam sheet diffusion layers to...
  6. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    I drilled two small holes at the rear of the dome ring and passed the wires thru. This went much better than I anticipated: Proteus WIP-184 by Steve J, on Flickr Light test of my dome ring lights. I used warm white LEDs to match the ones in the movie: Proteus WIP-185 by Steve J, on Flickr...
  7. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    Thanks! It better be done soon or I’ll have to wait until we’ve finished moving to finish it. ⌛️
  8. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    I’m probably about 75-80% complete. I’m only 8 months or so into this build.
  9. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    Hope everyone had a nice holiday. Moving right along... I added the internal neck anatomy decal to the chart projector and lit it up. Looks very cool: Proteus WIP-174 by Steve J, on Flickr Upper hull was sprayed externally with Duplicolor black for light blocking: Proteus WIP-175 by Steve...
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    Proteus by Moebius Models

    Thanks BB! Yes, I held out for the two bedroom apartment with a den which will become my new workshop. Kind of a step up from working in the old garage. There is also a modeling workshop on the top floor; from what I could tell it appears there are mostly wooden airplane builders thereabouts so...
  11. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    Time for an update. If you guys like small stuff wait 'til you see this tiny LED strip I had to solder for Captain Bill Owen's pilot bubble. The only thing tougher to solder, in my opinion, is magnet wire. Here we go guys... Starting off with some micro detail painting. i masked around the...
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    Sherman

    Just looking at all the small parts made my arthritic left thumb throb! Good luck on your build.
  13. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    Well after only about 6-8 hours of work I finished my microscope that you almost need a microscope to get a good look at… Proteus WIP-170 by Steve J, on Flickr Proteus WIP-177 by Steve J, on Flickr Cora gives it a whirl… Proteus WIP-181 by Steve J, on Flickr Proteus WIP-180 by Steve J...
  14. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    Hah! I just noticed what you mean, Batman peering over the back of the couch!
  15. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    Molotov chrome pen? I’d be afraid of it exploding with a name like that!
  16. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    Also referred to as bare metal foil. it is very thin and easily torn. You carefully cut it to cover anything that looks like bare metal on a model and gently peel it for the backing paper. Then you apply some special (like thick white glue) adhesive to the part before sticking it down and...
  17. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    Thank you gentlemen. Your feedback and encouragement make all the hours I put in worthwhile... :cool: Modeling along... Pilot's control dashboard painted and decaled before attachment to support ring. I had some leftover gauge decals from the kit decal sheet since I used the Paragrafix...
  18. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    OKay, getting caught up... :) Pilot touch ups completed I used epoxy injected epoxy under his butt to affix him to his seat. I may do a weak grey-black wash to bring out creases and shoelaces: Proteus WIP-149 by Steve J, on Flickr Pilot steering while reaching: Proteus WIP-150 by Steve...
  19. trekriffic

    Proteus by Moebius Models

    As we leisurely float along and get caught up... More work on the pilot seat was completed on the pilot seat, etc... Looking pretty good. May paint the earphone wires silver: Proteus WIP-136 by Steve J, on Flickr Back wall ... Conduit added for control panel wires: Proteus WIP-138 by...
  20. trekriffic

    AMT 1:2500 Enterprise E

    As far as injustices go, I think having Riker maneuver the E with a joystick in “Insurrection” was a bit too much.
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