Polar Lights 1:350 Scale Star Trek Starship Enterprise, Part 4

Completely flush windows that completely fill the openings are a great look. I did install the clear pieces the kit provides, but as one might expect they are not perfect. The clear does not completely fill the openings, and it tends to be slightly recessed. 

I filled each window, where the clear parts were in place, with a U/V activated clear recine. A added multiple layers in each window until they were slightly domed above the hull surface. 

Next I used a series of sandpaper grits to smooth the surface. It's necessary to start with a fairly aggressive grit because the recine is extremely hard, much harder than the plastic. I stopped at 800 grit I think it was. It's enough to return the windows to clear and leave the surface completely smooth.

I sprayed the inside of the pieces with a matte clear to slightly fog the clear plastic of the windows. On a model this big it would be otherwise possible to actually see inside.

These windows will be masked for primer and final color paint.

See all the posts for this project here.