Daniel Bram’s Voyager Models
This is part of my special Voyager line. I created this model as it appeared in the Episode “Year of Hell” (ST:VOY 176-177) from the series. I first built a smaller scale 1/1400 ship a a prototype to test my techniques.
First I cut open the hull breaches using a soldering iron and trimming off the edges for the “eated out effect” (credit goes to Chris Ford). I then installed deck remains using plastic sheets and then melting them a little to simulate broken bulkheads, walls etc.
I then painted the model as if it were brand-new, adding all details (hull panels, escape hatch numbers and details, and decals) except for the windows as I wanted them to appear to shine – which won’t work if they were to be dirty with the weathering…
First step of the weathering was to paint all the hits in flat black and the raised details in aluminum. I then used a pencil on the contours of the hit marks and smeared them using my finger (it really hurts after a while). I then crushed some coal in a box and applied it to the ship with a soft brush for the extra blast effects. A fixative layer was applied after each “coaling” to make it permanent. Now I painted the windows with black/white gel pens. and finally a few generous layers of Dullcoat. I mounted the model on a note pike which was painted black.
Approx total buildup time:
- 20 Hours for 1/1400
- 30 Hours for 20′
Daniel Bram
