That looks great! Were all those console decals in the kit?
I would do a darker pinwash just to do the normal highlighting of the lines and disks etc .
Then maybe a sympathetic gentle dry brush with something like Tamiya metallic grey or gun metal to give the base grey some different tones… Others may have a better approach…
Yes, the kit decals are very good…
I first painted the interior panels white…and maked off the decal areas…
Then I airbrushed the gray and removed the masks…the white background makes the decal colors pop I think as they are also designed to be back lit…
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They’ve gone down really well. The white behind does help them pop and look bright.
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When I do the tinted clear colours I use a base colour the same as the tint. These lights on my ASLAV are solid resin, painted orange, then have the Orange Clear over them:
(In progress build, needs some touching up on the brush guard, etc,
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That makes sense…I did not want to put the clear colors over the grey.
This was my biggest fear … The big NCC 1701 E decals splitting…
Thankfully… They didn’t and went on great. I think I made the right choice in cutting them in half as well … just after the first 1… made it a lot easier tto position them and keep the curve looking fluid.
They are still wet and have a coat of Micro Sol to help them conform to the dips and ridges.
The thin yellow masking tape strip is to act as a center line …
Also did the final 2 long strips with starship enterprise on the hull sides. Both went on perfectly as well … Happy chap 
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A bang up job, well done sir! 
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Cheers buddy. I’m actually really chuffed with it how it looks… I just did a few more with the nacelles attached … It has a good look… Will pop them up here in a while once I sort a few things
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As promised… With the nacelles attached
That’s it finished for the kit. Now need to paint up the display base in gold and silver…
Will also be giving the E a coat of Army Painters Matt varnish … Enjoy
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That looks fantastic!
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Thanks Stephen… Much appreciated
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Well worth the effort John. She looks great.
Cheers,
Colin
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Many thanks Colin. Glad you like the look of it
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Got the base done.
Nothing fancy, but looks ok.
I need to take the metal support rod into camp and us the workshop there bend it slightly so Enterprise E sits at a gentle angle instead of totally level…
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Beautiful job on the Enterprise, Johnny. 
Looking forward to see it on the stand.
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Not being pulled into a black hole Peter lol
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Update on Red 2, had a couple hours over the last two days. Interior of three wings just about ready.
Wedge ready for helmet painting, will be freehanding it.
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Nice assembly line… Looking good
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