When I painted my dome, it didn’t occur to me to tape off any of the points of contact between the dome and the panels.  I had to come back with some sand paper and remove the paint to make sure the acetone weld would work. I also bought some silver leaf buff n rub … Continue reading "Dome assembly!"

After all the priming and sanding, I finally was able to put on the Duplicolor Sonic Blue Pearl paint with a couple coats of Duplicolor clear coat.  I wanted to use the same brand of clear coat as paint. I’m not entirely sure I like the shade of blue, but in doing research, a ton … Continue reading "Finally finished painting!"

I spent a significant amount of time sanding the panels, radar eye, and logic display inserts.  When your trying to finish 3D printed parts, the layer lines really show with a few coats of paint.  The filler primer combined with a bunch of sanding was the method that I’ve been using.  I can’t say I … Continue reading "Painting panels"

So I finished another coat of filler primer and let it dry.  There were still some slight imperfections such as visible print lines and such.  They were small and I debated if I should spend more time on prep to get the surface perfect before I painted. As you can see, my impatience won and … Continue reading "Painted dome and lower ring"