Thanks Q!

Sunday update...

Not a lot accomplished I'm afraid. Got involved in another project at my neighbor's-this time with her car.

Anyway, today was dome day...

I took some thin adhesive-backed foil strips and laid them on the inside of the lower saucer dome lined up where the external engraved lines are.

I also laid a disc in the center to block light from hitting the "ion pod" or whatever they called that little nipple in the center of the dome:

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IMG_4696 by trekriffic, on Flickr

Holding the dome under my worklight made for a nice subtle pie slice effect:

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IMG_4706 by trekriffic, on Flickr

Speaking of the "ion pod" I took some thin brass rod and drilled a small hole into some Evergreen plastic rod to make the sensor shaft:

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IMG_4689 by trekriffic, on Flickr

The finished pod. A hole was drilled into the clear kit part then the sensor shaft was glued in with CA.

Being made of brass the shaft is quite strong and should never snap off:

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IMG_4695 by trekriffic, on Flickr

The pod has gotten a coat of hull color. After it dries, the shaft will be painted silver with a red tip.

The other dome I worked on was the one over the shuttle bay. I taped off off most of the dome leaving a narrow band around the bottom rim.

I brushed on some Mr Surfacer 500 followed by the hull color:

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IMG_4709 by trekriffic, on Flickr

Nothing was done on the stand but my neighbor's car is running fine now! Oh and I got some yardwork done in the backyard.

Thanks again for any comments!