A Modeler’s Guide to Painting the Starship Enterprise part 2 by Gary Kerr

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Annotated orthographic images and paint specifications

Version 2.0 Revised 8-30-2018

Diagrams and paint chart for the restored Enterprise.    Prepared by Gary Kerr.    See the full article for details!

TESTORS MODEL MASTER PAINT MATCHES

(Matches for all but the Pilot nacelle dome and copperish-gold deflector colors were made by Mike Anderson)

Production hull gray

65%  #1730  Flat Gull Gray
35%  #2115  Japanese Army Lt Gray

Pilot hull gray

70%  #2077  Lichtgrau RLM 63
20%  #1741  Dk Ghost Gray
10%  #1745  Insignia White

Upper saucer color in 2016

75%  #2115  Japanese Army Lt Gray
25%  #1730  Flat Gull Gray

Light gray trim

40%  #1745  Insignia White
25%  #1732  Lt Gray
20%  #2109  French Light Blue Gray
15%  #1722  Duck Egg Blue

Medium gray trim

75%  #1730  Flat Gull Gray
25%  #1726  Lt Sea Gray

Dark gray trim

70%  #1794  Aggressor Gray
20%  #1788  Euro 1 Gray
10%  #1735  Wood

Extra-dark gray trim for the faux nacelle recess and windows

80%  #1723  Gunship Gray
20% #1745  Insignia White

Leading edge of saucer pylon

50%  #2078  Hellblau RLM 65
25%  #2087  Hellblau RLM 78
15%  #1745  Insignia White
10%  #2765  Turquoise

Red markings

50%  #2772  Fire Red
50%  #1705  Insignia Red

Yellow markings

90%  #2011  Cadmium Yellow
10%  #1708  Insignia Yellow

Turbolift green

75%  #2071  Grau RLM 02
25%  #1793  SAC Bomber Green

Engraved rings under the saucer & the tan arc on the upper saucer

Hint: Remember, the arc is relatively subtle overall, with deeper shades of tan aligned with the grid lines.  This effect is best achieved by mixing a clear medium into the paint and building up layers of paint to match reference photos, such as the b&w 1966 publicity shots.

75%  #1735  Wood
25%  #1745  Insignia White

“Space dirt” – Hint: If possible, incorporate a clear medium into your paint mix and slowly build up layers of paint to achieve varying depths of color. 

80%  #17735  Wood
20%  #1736   Leather

Pilot nacelle domes

1964 color – base coat of Sherwin-Williams “Fireweed” SW 6328 (satin to gloss finish).  If you wish, carefully spray some dark swirls over the base color, to match screen caps of the model.

2016 color – base coat of Benjamin Moore “Harvest Brown”  2104-30 (eggshell finish).  To more closely match the 2016 version of the domes, add a few irregularly-shaped dark gray blotches, along with some redder areas, made from some warm red paint added to your “Harvest Brown” mix.

Pilot saucer pylon

(For the 1st Pilot model, apply a gloss coat over the blue paint)
75%  #2126  Russian Topside Blue
25%  #2765 Turquoise

Deflector dish

95%  #2019  Copper
5%  #1782  Brass

Deflector dish support shaft & backing (and Pilot nacelle dome spires)

35%  #2019  Copper
30%  #1782  Brass
20%  #1744 Gold
15%  #2022 International Orange/FS12197

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