Star Trek........to blindly go....

Blindly indeed!! Before starting this Comp. entry I had a realisation....I have NO idea how to
Do this. I tentatively looked on the Bay......no outfits, nothing that would fit an AM or the alternative,
Really expensive custom jobs. So that was my starting point, I'm going to have to make this stuff
Myself!

Spock.
This was the biggest challenge, I wanted a Vulcan but an AM version not a super accurate version.
The ears......first attempt, shaped plastic glued on....fail! Second attempt PVA Glue built up in layers .....failed!!
Third attempt Super Glue Gel built up in layers...hang fire!!....it worked!! It took about a week of building up layers and hair drying them dry, I also found that the Gel took a sanding and would hold paint...result!





I dull coated it and started the paint job....




Kirk.
Ah!...it all started so well, paint job done, looked good, store it away till the unis are made, except the head
Started to go Off! The paint reacted with the old Plastic of the head leaving it looking like this......

...start again!


This time around I used a spray primer before painting which solved the problem!

The Uniforms.
I found 2 kids t-shirts that were the nearest I could find to ST unis and made a few tests...

This version shows the original braid I was going to use before I found the curved gold version
The neck...


Progress....


McCoy
I was only planning to do Kirk and Spock but I had a stroke of luck...I won 4 sets of Phasers and belts on the Bay,
It seemed only fair to make use of them! McCoy was the easiest to do, I even tried to paint in his slightly arched
Right eyebrow like the Mego version!


Nearly done, ordered some Dragon German Marching Boots and found 3 pairs of MAM cut off Trousers.

Landing Party.......ready to beam down!

Excellent WIP pictures , a truly talented bash master !....the force is strong......oh hang on that's the other one !

Clever stuff BB, brilliant

Wow! The work that goes in! Fantastic!

Inspired stuff BB

Outstanding Paul! really love all the wip shots. Really shows us how much hard work you put into the bash!. Outstanding stuff mate

very nice work...outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nothing short of awesome Paul!! A well deserved win and even more so with the custom work! With your talent you should choose a vam outfit you like and Reproduce it yourself by making the uni in your own way! Congrats again!!

awesome work on them now you need Scottie and Sulu

and maybe something like this

Excellent "how I did it" shots, Paul! You really put a lot into these figures and it's great to see all the photos and the work you did.

Top work, top!!!

Amazing work Johnny!

Very kind, thank you all! It was a frustrating/ fun project to do, hopefully the pics show
that there is no easy way to dash this type of Bash off, you just have to dig in and try
to achieve what you think is right...or at least what you 'hope' is right!

There was another stage where I attempted to make the Phasers from broken French Resistance
Rifles, I just couldn't get them to look right......least said on that one!

......b#%*^y ears!!

Great post Brownboots! I love those figures!

JUST WOW! Great job!

great work there bb , will you try a klingon for the next comp ?

blueboxier wrote:

great work there bb , will you try a klingon for the next comp ?

...a Klingon eh?...hmmmm?.....now that sounds like a real challenge! Original
Series?.......hold that thought!

Excellent figures! Truly first-rate! The WIP photos were very informative!

-Nate