Gino Dykstra’s Klingon Bird of Prey

This is the AMT Klingon Bird of Prey (not the new version, although I intend to get that one). This was built basically out of box to see what I could achieve with painting effects. Once the basic color was laid down, I painted all the details by hand, then airbrushed over them with appropriate colors to get a uniform appearance. The engine exhaust area as well as the photon torpedo launcher were airbrushed on the inside in reverse to get the colors to look right on the outside of the plastic. A simple base and voila — a Bird of Prey! One of the nicer kits AMT released in the Star Trek line.

Gino Dykstra