Hey, all. I’ve started work on my own kitbash of the USS Yeager, from DS9. I’m going to be following the paint scheme of the filming model, using the colors that fellow modeler Stephen Loftus used on his own kitbash.
For my bash, I’m using an old Voyager saucer from a previous kit. I’ve stripped the original paint down to the bare plastic (using oven cleaner - spray it on, and let soak for about 10 minutes, then brush off with a toothbrush), then applied some Tamiya Fine Surface Primer, then shot the base coat of Testors Flat Gull Gray. I’ve now masked off the parts of the saucer to be painted light blue, in this case, Testors Russian Underside Blue.
I realize most of the saucer windows have been previously installed. I have black and white ultra-fine-tip Sharpie paint pens for the windows, and I am confident I can redo them cleanly, once all the painting is done. This will be a LONG-term project, as I am absolutely determined to do this right, so don’t expect daily or sometimes even weekly updates. But they will come.