Here are some pictures of the final build and paint of my Far Trader.
Here is the starboard side of the Far Trader with the main paint job done
The aft view. The thrusters are not yet painted.
Here is the port side.
Now the bow end. The windows are not yet finished.
An angle shot.
A close up of the cockpit with a tile floor and a computer wall with a sliding door in the center.
A view of the captains cabin with a tile floor and a scene of some alien world on the back wall.
I placed two 15mm figures on the cockpit floor to show scale.
And another figure in the captains cabin.
I added chairs and a console for some visual detail on the bridge. Those pieces are from RAFM.
I added the window wire to both the captains cabin and the bridge. I didn't cover with clear plastic because that always seems to yellow over time.
A view from the front.
A close up of the finished cockpit.
In the captains cabin I added a meeting table and two sets of benches. The table was made from cardboard and painted brown.
Here is a view of the almost finished ship.
A view of the painted thrusters.
Another view of the thrusters.
And another view.
Now with some 15mm figures for scale.
Here my hand drawn deckplans next to the Far Trader.
Now an overhead view of two Far Traders. The one on the left was made by RAFM during The New Era edition of Traveller.
Here is a picture of the cargo door and the starboard side iris valve. The cargo door was printed on index card stock then glued onto the side of the ship. The iris valve took a few more steps. First I copied the iris valve drawing from Traders and Gunboats, then I printed it onto a used label sheet. I then pressed a clear adhesive tape strip onto the printed iris valve. Waited a bit, peeled it off the label paper. The image transferred onto the tape then I simply put the tape onto the ship.
Now the other side. I had tried to remove the tape and leave the valve image but most of the ink stayed on the tape so I left the tape in place. This way the tape keeps the valve image protected.
I have a couple of turrets I may yet use but they really don't match the aesthetic of the ship so I will keep looking for a better match.
My next build will be the Subsidized Merchant. The difficult part of that build will be the launch.
