Jonathan Reich’s Interplanetary UFO

This is a cool little kit that I remember as a kid in the early 70’s. But I could never have built it this good back then. As with most old kits it took some serious sanding to remove the seam lines.

After I removed the seam lines I primed it with a gray automotive primer. I used Valspar Satin Everglade Glen as my basecoat. Once this dried I placed the decals on the model.

I then coated the model with Testors dull cote to help the weathering adhere to it. I then ground some compressed charcoal sticks and brushed it in places where I wanted the model weathered and battle damaged. (I also went around most of the battle damage decals with the charcoal to exaggerate the battle damage)

Once it was dry I coated the model with Krylon Glowz. This can be found in Wal Marts spray paint aisle. This will make the model glow in the dark very well. But a word of caution, only mist it on the model lightly. If you put it on to heavy it will crack. It will crack your decals also. So use it very lightly. The directions on the can also state that adding more paint does NOT increase the glowing effect.

Once the Glowz dried good I put a cote of Testors Gloss Cote over the model. I wanted it to look ghostly lit so I thought that having it glossy would achieve that effect better than it being dull. (Glowz dries flat)

Anyway I had fun with this kit and thought these tips would help anyone that wants to actually paint the model but still have it glow in the dark.

Jonathan Reich