Estes USS Enterprise #1275, Part 40, Repainting The Propulsion Caps

I'll be bouncing around two different builds for a bit -

Here's the instruction illustration, the shaded area designated "dark gray". The caps are actually a lighter gray.

I first tried Ace Machinery Gray, but it was too dark!

I repainted it using Ace Light Gray. Now it is much closer to the color shown in the original T.V. model displayed at the Smithsonian.

Those raised rear rectangles (see the instruction drawing above) should have been painted off the model to avoid another mask.

The elevator was hand painted light gray.

The port side running light was painted red. I don't have any green paint so the starboard side light will have to wait.