First of all I want
to thank everyone for their feedback on my last post. It is very much
appreciated. Mahalo to you all. Now onto the model. I had noticed that the
sci-fi section needed an update, so here is my Klingon Bird of Prey. My girl was
finally able to drag me away from the sun, surf and sand long enough to get me
into the house. Much to her dismay I saw my workbench, and this marvelous sight
along with much crying and many beers, helped me come to peace with the fact
that I would not see the beach for a whole afternoon. So construction began.
Lucky for me this one was easy.
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This is a very simple kit,
as with most sci-fi kits there's no interior to worry about. In fact I can
summarize the entire construction process for you. Open beer, glue wings
together, attach guns to wings. More beer. Glue hull together and attach
bridge to body. Yet more beer. Attach wings to hull and pau. You got
yourself a spaceship bruddah. There is a large gap underneath where the
wings join the body, but I figured no one is going to be staring at the
underside of the ship, so I just drank some beer and forgot I even saw
anything. The painting was pretty straight forward. First I started by
spraying the bottom feathers with Tamiya Dull Red. I masked those off and
sprayed the rest with olive drab. I used the cheap stuff you can get from
Walmart. The color is reasonably close to the studio model, and my wallet
was much more appreciative of this choice. As you all know wallets are
like wives. As they say, Happy wife, happy life. Happy wallet...well
nothing really rhymes with wallet that makes any sense, but you get
the idea. The engine baffles were done in black then given a silver
highlighting. Accents to the upper wings and hull was done in green
chromate, light gray, and rust. I gave it a very, very light wash. I know
many like their Klingon Birds very dirty. But by now beer was running low,
so it was pau hana time.
All in all a decent
kit. Not much detail and a Waimea Canyon sized gap underneath, but a fun and
quick build. Plus it actually looks like a Bird of Prey. Which is really all
that matters brah. So grab some beers and meet me at da beach. Until next time.
Aloha.
Ben Pardini
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