AMT Round 2 Klingon Bird of Prey Build Part 7

Final part. The Klingon Bird of prey is done!
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[@TranyaAddict]

Very nice. One of the best builds of the BOP I've ever seen, and certainly the best BOP diorama I've seen, your Vulcan landscape here looks perfect! Also I'm very impressed with your work ethic, I find it rather hard to finish models, but you finish yours with a great amount of skill and patience. Thanks for showing!

[@Quaralane]

That turned out very nicely, despite the pains it gave you along the way. Nice work. "Everybody remember where we parked."

[@senatus]

You know, some months back I mentioned that I would've preferred light gray panels in lieu of the yellow green ones you added, but I changed my mind. This build is just flipping GORGEOUS as is!

[@japanesesandman]

Looks really great! I'm glad you managed to complete it without tossing it from a high place in frustration. Looking forward to your next series.

[@metalfiend124]

Beautiful job! Despite your feelings of mistakes you might have made, this model looks awesome! Partly because of the original design and partly because of your great painting and lighting and modeling on it. This was my favorite star trek ship design, along with the original Romulan from the 60's. I only tried to paint one model I made, the Darth Vader tie fighter from the original Star Wars movie, and that was just black panels on a grey ship! Now I see whata good paint job can do to a model.

[@gpgpgpgp1000]

Looks awesome! Glad you stuck with it til the end. Boarding ramp in particular turned out great.

[@ModelManTom]

Quite fine work! Very glad you finished this one!!! Hope you light many more models. It really puts a build on a whole other level. You can always get some 1/350 naval figures and add them way down the line.

[@WPT1776]

Gorgeous model. One of my all time favorite ships, and she looks absolutely stunning. Fabulous work, absolutely fabulous.

[@kolloduke3341]

There is always one "I THINK SHE LOOKS BETTER UNLIT"!lol

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

Hands down the coolest Star Trek spaceship ever, and probably the 2nd Coolest of all time...next to the _Millenium Falcon_ of course.

[@Glorfindel13004]

Tony that came out great. "little dead Spock" classic.

[@bttfspencer]

I like the paint work you did on it, the lights look very spacey and realistic on the base. Good work. :)

[@childofnight2000]

The model looks great,I have a kit im about to put together,and light up.Youve giving me some things to consider while doing the build.Thanks for the videos they'll be alot of help.

[@sm870621345]

Beautiful job! This both inspires, and terrifies me, to work on my own.

[@MarcFraley]

This project turned out great! Thanks for sharing your build!

[@senatus]

Great job. To play the role of critic, I probably would've replaced the yellow-green panels with bright gray ones; while I realize you took artistic license with this -- and it looks fantastic, regardless! -- those grays add a whole new dimension of contrast to panels on the main body and wings. Regardless, amazing work.

[@lunhil12]

Just finished mine, with lighting and yes it was a pain in the neck. Nice job.

[@MacAttack001]

Wow! That looks SO good! The ramp really does show up very well. It was a tough build and the lighting does add to it! 8-)

[@ThePaintingClinic]

Thanks. It does light up. I just didn't get the camera low enough to see it.

[@gsaum]

That is a BEAUTIFUL model! Great job! You've captured one of my favorite scenes from the TOS films. I'm planning on building my BoP in the same configuration as yours, with a minor exception: it will depict it from The Voyage Home, with "HMS Bounty" painted on the side. I might add the crew too. :) Magnificent project! Well done!

[@kolloduke3341]

I have one thats nearly 30 years old , i am working my way through it hehee, , good luck with yours ..lol..

[@stevecaldon2468]

Wow you did a fantastic job. Hope when i finish mine it looks half as nice.

[@ccon69]

Great job, I'm glad you stuck it out till the end. :)

[@JimBob_Joe77]

Looks VERY NICe with the underside ground lights.

[@senatus]

Btw, I hope you might disregard my earlier comment. Yeah, the studio model's accent colors are bright gray and blue-green -- but what you wound up with is simply *beautiful*, man.

[@ThePaintingClinic]

@Nibenonn No. That wasn't there until the start of Stark Trek IV. This is the from the end scene from Star Trek III.

[@awhispertoascreamcryptidsp4810]

Whoa! That is one epic paint job.

[@tubeviewerX20]

Excellent. Fit for a feature film.

[@isaacwilbourn3362]

Incredible. Great job!

[@millenniumf1138]

Fantastic! I was dubious of the use of yellow for the navigation lights, but it turned out great. I'll be doing a similar setup for a third KBoP, though mine will be landed on Qo'Nos, and I'll definitely be using this build as a guide for the landing pad.

[@Toxicrafa]

It looks awesome. I love the ramp lighting effect, looks so real! Really good job!

[@ThePaintingClinic]

@Lee78072 It's shown that way on the box art, but not in the movie. Also if they parked it at an angle all of their knick-knacks would slide off their dressers when they parked.

[@MrChief101]

Fabulous work. I would've suggested running the brass supports through a wooden brace underneath the plaster. And using them to conduct electricity to the model. Either tubes for wires or straight brass rod, soldered to. Say not 'so'-- you must continue lighting, if I may impose on our brief acquaintance-- you do it well and, hey bud, take a look at that model again. Heartache, grief, sure! But just look at that model.

[@mattylovin1]

Beautiful work

[@blightedpanda]

I admire your perseverance. :)

[@thedownhilla]

Just finished this 7-part playlist : ) Thanks for persevering, and sharing your lessons learned and you successes too : ) Wonderful finishes piece : ) Mine just arrived from the US (very hard to find kit!) and I'm tempted to buy the older (non-landing) version too if I can find Dom's L&M wing hinge conversion kit! Happy modelling : )

[@kolloduke3341]

I have one i bought 27 years ago and she is 15 inchies wide and long , cant wait to finaly finish her .Havent yet because i have moved so much , and i didnt want to transport her completed .Good luck ! with yours! lol..

[@davidshapiro6254]

Great build thanks for the post

[@MegadethHangar18]

Looks Great!

[@nicholasdickens2801]

Beautiful build. :)

[@Notmadenough]

A thing of beauty

[@GOPHER9971]

OUTSTANDING.

[@roopee6985]

fantastic job

[@TrekFanNCC-1701]

Great job man!

[@InFltSvc]

Good job!

[@ThePaintingClinic]

@ModelManTom Eh. Knowing me I'd have to sculpt tiny pointed ears on one of them.

[@Thunderhead7SMKR]

I just finished watching your entire build of this kit, Outstanding Job and I'm glad you didn't throw her away. Does the photon torpedo tube light up, In your final video I could not see this represented, during your light test it was lit up. Cheers and I look forward to all your builds and videos.

[@kolloduke3341]

" She looks amazing2!!!!!! Thats what im trying to go for , my model is looking like shes been in space for years , well battered and really needing to be taken in for a refit and a new paint job ! heehee!..

[@kargandarr]

Add a layer of foam 1/2 inch thick under the outside edges of it.

[@nikolaosb4135]

Well, thank you so much for this series. There is one thing that I was hoping to find out, in particular. How did you paint the red on the bottom of the wings? I couldn't find that discussed much at all, or any views of it.

[@ZombieMasterEd25]

thats sooo cool!!!!!

[@batgirlsucks]

very nice

[@metalfiend124]

If you had to sell this completed model, what kind of price do you feel something like this would be worth to a buyer? $200? $500? A $1,000? I'm sure you don't want to sell it , I was just curious what this might bring from a potential buyer if you got tired of it. I remember playing with my models in grade school and eventually destroying them accidentally as I used and enjoyed them. They could only take so much abuse! ha ha. Beautiful job on your model. thanks for posting the 7 steps.

[@gsaum]

I LOVE THIS BUILD! I'd like to use the same type of base for a Martian War Machine I'm building, although I've never worked with pigments. Question: did you airbrush the pigments? It sure looks like it based on the masked off frame. What process do you use for airbrushing pigments?

[@whocares6965]

That is bada$$!!!!

[@Lee78072]

@ThePaintingClinic OK!^^ To be Honest, i am thinking about building and D-7 Battlecruiser or a Bird of Prey like you!

[@Nibenonn]

Excellent job! Are you going to paint "HMS BOUNTY" on it?

[@Logan-B186]

were do you get these they are awsome looking

[@Lee78072]

Shouldnt the Nose be more raised??

[@carlmayne3519]

Awesome videos ... I've been watching your old ones as I'm just researching better use of pigments ... You use that odorless thinner .. does that seal in the pigments or will they eventually rub off ... I'm asking because I'm going to be painting up some bolt action vehicles soon which will be handled quite a bit, the only other type of sealant I have is the army painter anti-shine spray, and some cheap spray varnish used for protecting oil / acrylic paintings. :D

[@ThePaintingClinic]

The thinner gives light protection. It will still rub off with heavy handling. Spray varnish will eat most of it away.

[@TheRunesmythe]

For something that's going to be used for gaming (i.e. it will be handled a lot) you could try using an acrylic semi-gloss or matte. I mention both because it depends on how matter you want the finished look to be; acrylic matte tends to be *very* flat and will knock most, if not all, of the shine out of most metallic paints, whereas a satin semi-gloss will give you a less flat finish that's not super glossy by still retains some of the metallic sheen as well on parts that are painted metallic.

[@whocares6965]

Looking at that model and pondering. If that ship DID exist, was there really room for those whales? I’m thinking no way they could’ve fit whales in there. Hollywood movie magic! It’s a great build. Too bad the reliant went down in flames

[@xzarrethtkon7049]

"Most Impressive..." ^_^

[@austin132010]

nice

[@silvereagle2061]

I wonder where "Botany Bay" was painted on this ship? Remember Scotty painted the name on the ship.

[@ThePaintingClinic]

I thought Bones painted it.

[@silvereagle2061]

ThePaintingClinic Yes I believe your correct.

[@2eleveninprogress]

Robert Dambeck and it was 'HMS Bounty' - not Botany Bay

[@silvereagle2061]

Mike Merwin Dude why be a nitpicker and just answer the damn question instead of fucking with me?

[@samtaylor2112]

Robert Dambeck HMS Bounty was famous for its mutiny. The crew of the Enterprise committed mutiny to save Spock and Bones. The Botany Bay transported convicts from the UK to Australia. The difference is quit large and not nit picky... We all make mistakes and most are not a big deal

[@mr.anonymous2876]

awesome dieorama! and where did you get the lights?

[@ThePaintingClinic]

Ebay.

[@rasmokey4]

I bought the movable hing wing mechanism for $94.00. They were difficult to assemble and kept falling apart when I tried to actually move them! My advice is , dont get them!

[@ThePaintingClinic]

Not without oxygen.

[@KyIeMcCIeIIan]

can rust happen in space?

[@jollyrogerhobbies2386]

This looks great! I am building this same model but taking a different approach to it. I am also lighting it up but in a different way. I will be doing a diorama but in Golden Gate park as in Star Trek IV. Check out my channel to see the progress. Thanks for this vid series and keep up the good work!

[@joemoore4027]

Too much talking, not enough visual build info.