I've now started on the Spot light turrets that are seen at the very bottom of the drydock. 3 new pics are on the last page. Next I'll add wiring and LEDs, then I'll opaque all of the new parts I've just finished and paint them their final color. Then I can finally work on the Gangway and begin assembling the last panel frames to the overhead modules. I've added 15 new pics for the Drydock pt II. I've finished up some of the detailing on the spot lights, work booms, work lights, and the misc. panels. I've also added some dry transfers to a few of the pieces. I've also started working on the part of the Drydock that I've been looking forward to since I've started working on this project and that is the "Gangway" that will connect the Enterprise to the drydock. By the next update I'll have that detailed a little more and painted up. Then I can start adding these pieces to the model and finally enclose the drydock around the Enterprise! More to come! I've been doing a lot of work on the Drydock these last 2 weeks. I have 12 new pics that show off some very nice views of the model, thus far. I've begun wiring the PL Enterprise to it's connectors and have run the wires up to the overhead modules. I've also painted the Gangway. Next I'll finish building the coverings to hide the wiring and then I'll start to add the work booms and lights. I had to add some re-enforcement rods to the side panels to support the weight of the panels and to help straighten them out. It will also keep the model together so I can move it around without worry during transport. These rods will be painted later on. I also have some good news for those of you who didn't care much for the green color on the Enterprise "Strong-back". (I know I didn't really care for it and the more I thought about it... I REALLY didn't care for it.) Sooo... I decided to make the color a lot more subtle as seen on ST:TMP. This also harmonizes with the rest of the Aztec detailing. You know it's there, but it doesn't jump out at you. In the next few weeks I'll also be making a cover for the model box so it will be safe when it's stored or being moved. Stay tuned. It's nearly done! 
I know the updates have been a little slow the last few weeks, but I am working on a lot of the wiring for the Drydock. I've run into a few snags that slowed me down a bit, but I should have some new pics for you shortly. I have almost one side of the model wired and I did a test lighting in the dark and let me tell you the model looks stunning under it's own lighting. I'll get a picture of that posted in the next few days. I still need to add some re-enforcements to the side panels to keep them from swaying when the model is moved. I'm adding the work booms on and the work lights. The trick is to hide the wiring and make it look like its part of the detailing. I'll add another update when these details are completed. Stay tuned!This update has the first lighting test pics of the port side of the drydock. All of the pics you will see here are lit "ONLY" by the lighting from the Drydock model. There was no additional lighting used to enhance the pics. Just imagine how it will look when the top and starboard side lights are working. As of this update, none of the wiring for the PLE is hooked up as of yet. First I'll finish the wiring for the drydock, which should take another week or so, then I'll start running the controll switch wiring to a control panel which will allow the individual groups of lights, including the ships to turned on and off at any given time. Stay tuned! More to come soon!
If you like those pics... Check out this next update!
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