2001 Aries 1B 1/144 by Stargazer Models

[buzzbomb]

Been a while since I have done something Sci Fi here, so to get the mojo happening I pulled Stargazers's 1/144 Aries 1B resin kit off the shelf.
All in all, this is a pretty nice kit in a nice handy size
So after the initial construction which is pretty easy, we are here


Lights.. must...have... lights, so drilled out the thrusters. I plan to base is just of landing point, so a bit still in the air...err space.


Bonus! They work. A group of 4 series LED to give light into the cabin


Testing.. the cockpit LED are red but not installed at this stage


Some dressing up of the thrusters a bit to hide the LED's somewhat


There is not a lot of room to run wires in this so it got a bit clunky as the zero planning I did came back to bite me on the ar$3.
But I got it together.

Just into painting, so more shortly

Thanks

Brian T

[Old Wombat]

Another brilliant piece of Stargazer 2001 resin magic given the equally brilliant buzzbomb treatment!

[zenrat]

Just the fact that you can wire up lights that work without killing you or setting fire to the model impresses the heck out of me.

[PR19_Kit]

Just the fact that you can wire up lights that work without killing you or setting fire to the model impresses the heck out of me.

....or the whole HOUSE even!

[Captain Canada]

Excellent work so far ! The lighting is a really nice touch.

[buzzbomb]

Thanks guys.

Because a lot of this has been happening for a little while...... we are done !
Although the kit put up a valiant rear guard to try and stymie completion with various bits and pieces (or my masking, take your pick) here we go as the painting was pretty much a two session effort.

It is pretty much the same all the way around


and no lights to show off the the lighting effects


Not sure about the dust "effect" yet.. this may disappear between now and next week at the Aussie Model Expo

Cheers

[NARSES2]

Impressive