When painting Star Trek ships, soo or later you will have to deal with aztec, their unique color's pattern. I selected 2 videos, with different scales, showing how to deal with it.
Thanks to OrbitalDrydock BC and TrekWorks channels on YouTube for these great videos!
Orbital Drydock Masking & Painting: 1/350 Lower Saucer in 3 hrs
Revell 1/500 Scale Into Darkness U.S.S. Enterprise
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