Model Specifications:
Scale = 1/72
Length = 32 cm
Width = 19 cm
Height = 9.7 cm
The runabouts, as
seen on 'Deep Space Nine' and 'The Next Generation', were built to operate
independently as their own little starships.
Stationed at DS9, they give the station short range research
capabilities and tactical support. All Runabouts are named after
Earth's great rivers like the Rio Grande.
Following
that tradition, I've named mine the Petitcodiac (after a major
river in my hometown) with an appropriate registry NCC-73081.
The model was painted with acrylics. For the hull color I went with Quaker
Gray, and a Morning Mist Gray to show the hull plating in
various areas of the ship.
For the
overhead sensor module, I used Christmas Reds, Yellows, Blacks and
April Showers Gray to add color to the normally gray coloring on
Star Trek.
The warp nacelles were done with Copenhagen Blue mixed with
Navy to make them darker than my USS Enterprise-E model.
For the
cockpit, I used Lichen Gray and the windows were just painted
Flat Black.
The decals were self adhesive labels designed and printed by
MSFM's Stephen L.
