Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet)

Commander Max · 01-12-2011, 09:04 PM

This is the big one. Not many models come bigger.

I've been working on this project for a while.
I thought you guys would like to see my progress.

I'm building the Pilot and Production versions. I'm thinking about making them available as finished models. Kits wouldn't be very realistic.

These bridges were printed, and still need finishing.
But you guys might want to see more. OK, here is some more.

Deflector dishes in a row, SS, 66", 350 scale and 18". I printed the SS dish for reference, the final will be metal.

Some of these parts should look familiar. Even the elusive pink Christmas bulb(well not that elusive).

What I was very happy to find was the original gearmotor.

I can say the warp nacelles are very big.

Very very big, the rectangular blocks are 1"-2"-3".
You want to know how I did them.

They are particle board, milled to a base shape.
Covered with Bondo and milled again.

These are nearly finished, I just have to mill off the ends. The printed parts are placed for fit.
Want some more...

Here is the neck, about half done.

This is what the part looks like after a few hours of running.

Here is one half of the secondary hull.

It's big, note the milled surface. It cleans up very quick.

This is what people want to see. This is the upper saucer, it's done as a 1/4 negative mold to save time and space, the saucer would be about 5 feet in diameter, using traditional methods the molds would be monsters. The ship will be cast in fiberglass.

The sensor bands proved to be problematic. They look great in the pic, but cleaning up the tooling marks were not going so well.
So I'm using an alternate method to save some time and headaches.

I milled groves for the bands, so I can place a 3/8" round and fill in around it. After I've sanded the part smooth.

That's all for today.

trekman1017 · 01-12-2011, 09:18 PM

You art truly insane and I envy you. I plan on doing the same thing when I retire in 2064. Which pilot version do you plan to build?

starwarsdoc · 01-12-2011, 11:06 PM

You gotta tell me you'll build me one of these. Please please please. Let me know a cost if you have any idea. And of course a timeframe. Thanks for making something so cool.

Clay

phase pistol · 01-12-2011, 11:26 PM

Huh huh huh huh huh huh.

jamief123 · 01-12-2011, 11:53 PM

wow!!!

CessnaDriver · 01-13-2011, 12:01 AM

Now THAT is studio scale!!!

I only know of one other 11 ft build.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYpvO-7ky58

TruBlood · 01-13-2011, 12:16 AM

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Alex

Commander Max · 01-13-2011, 12:49 AM

Thanks guys,

CD I've never seen that, thanks.
Funny thing I've never seen the original ship in person either.

I did have earlier go at the saucer. I did these in 20O8.

This is what made me realize I needed to do something different for the saucer. And I needed to make more room to construct such a model.

Trekman1017 I'm making the second pilot for myself. I designed both pilots so I could make either one.

Clay, sure I will make you one. I don't feel comfortable giving any particulars at this time. My goal is this year.
I started machining the parts in October.

crackerjazz · 01-13-2011, 02:03 AM

Hot dang what a beaut!!! What alien technology do you bring before us? You are bringing our dreams to reality!

Colin Droidmilk · 01-13-2011, 02:42 AM

Terrific!

moffeaton · 01-13-2011, 08:29 AM

I'm weeping with admiration, envy... all sorts of stuff!

feek61 · 01-13-2011, 09:31 AM

I project I personally have always dreamed about; just awesome!!!! This is my new favorite thread!!!!!

dcarty · 01-13-2011, 10:07 AM

That's amazing alright--now we've got two big "E" threads to drool over

So, uh, where ya gonna put it when your done?

ILMwannabe · 01-13-2011, 10:09 AM

Awesome! I will follow this thread with great interest!

CessnaDriver · 01-13-2011, 10:30 AM

Hanger deck with shuttlecraft!
Little red shirts inside the windows!
Apollo's grubby fingerprints!

Proper · 01-13-2011, 11:30 AM

"You may find that having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting." --Spock

But not in this case! HOT DANG!!!

DB537 · 01-13-2011, 12:17 PM

Tripper · 01-13-2011, 01:09 PM

Woa. What more can be said? Following with interest.

915stag51 · 01-13-2011, 01:29 PM

I will be keeping an eye on this, its lookin good...

crackerjazz · 01-13-2011, 02:43 PM

And 3 available scales, no less!

Will you ever build a scale matching the DeBoer Refit?

micdavis · 01-13-2011, 03:33 PM

Wow!

Proper · 01-13-2011, 05:15 PM

What do you mean you found "the original gearmotor" for the nacelles? How'd you do that?

Pauleysolo · 01-13-2011, 05:26 PM

Very cool!

Bryancd · 01-13-2011, 05:48 PM

Holy Sh@t! Hey, I live n Fountain Hills, I want to come visit it!

Aztek Dummy · 01-13-2011, 05:55 PM

Let me know if you'd like any help with the pennants and other markings. They'd be a whole lot easier to put on as vinyl rather than trying to paint them or worrying about decals yellowing over time

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01-12-2011, 09:04 PM	#1
Commander Max Formerly Atemylunch Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Phoenix, Az. Posts: 811	Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) This is the big one. Not many models come bigger. I've been working on this project for a while. I thought you guys would like to see my progress. I'm building the Pilot and Production versions. I'm thinking about making them available as finished models. Kits wouldn't be very realistic. These bridges were printed, and still need finishing. But you guys might want to see more. OK, here is some more. Deflector dishes in a row, SS, 66", 350 scale and 18". I printed the SS dish for reference, the final will be metal. Some of these parts should look familiar. Even the elusive pink Christmas bulb(well not that elusive). What I was very happy to find was the original gearmotor. I can say the warp nacelles are very big. Very very big, the rectangular blocks are 1"-2"-3". You want to know how I did them. They are particle board, milled to a base shape. Covered with Bondo and milled again. These are nearly finished, I just have to mill off the ends. The printed parts are placed for fit. Want some more... Here is the neck, about half done. This is what the part looks like after a few hours of running. Here is one half of the secondary hull. It's big, note the milled surface. It cleans up very quick. This is what people want to see. This is the upper saucer, it's done as a 1/4 negative mold to save time and space, the saucer would be about 5 feet in diameter, using traditional methods the molds would be monsters. The ship will be cast in fiberglass. The sensor bands proved to be problematic. They look great in the pic, but cleaning up the tooling marks were not going so well. So I'm using an alternate method to save some time and headaches. I milled groves for the bands, so I can place a 3/8" round and fill in around it. After I've sanded the part smooth. That's all for today.

01-12-2011, 09:18 PM	#2
trekman1017 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Somers CT Posts: 239	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) You art truly insane and I envy you. I plan on doing the same thing when I retire in 2064. Which pilot version do you plan to build?

01-12-2011, 11:06 PM	#3
starwarsdoc Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 194	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) You gotta tell me you'll build me one of these. Please please please. Let me know a cost if you have any idea. And of course a timeframe. Thanks for making something so cool. Clay

01-12-2011, 11:26 PM	#4
phase pistol Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York Posts: 14,610	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) Huh huh huh huh huh huh.

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01-12-2011, 11:53 PM	#5
jamief123 Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Aurora Wisconsin Posts: 68	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) wow!!!

01-13-2011, 12:01 AM	#6
CessnaDriver Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,825	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) Now THAT is studio scale!!! I only know of one other 11 ft build. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYpvO-7ky58

01-13-2011, 12:16 AM	#7
TruBlood Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Here and There Posts: 115	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) Yes! Yes! Yes! Alex

01-13-2011, 12:49 AM	#8
Commander Max Formerly Atemylunch Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Phoenix, Az. Posts: 811	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) Thanks guys, CD I've never seen that, thanks. Funny thing I've never seen the original ship in person either. I did have earlier go at the saucer. I did these in 20O8. This is what made me realize I needed to do something different for the saucer. And I needed to make more room to construct such a model. Trekman1017 I'm making the second pilot for myself. I designed both pilots so I could make either one. Clay, sure I will make you one. I don't feel comfortable giving any particulars at this time. My goal is this year. I started machining the parts in October.

01-13-2011, 02:03 AM	#9
crackerjazz Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 486	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) Hot dang what a beaut!!! What alien technology do you bring before us? You are bringing our dreams to reality!

01-13-2011, 02:42 AM	#10
Colin Droidmilk Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Greece Posts: 1,320	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) Terrific!

01-13-2011, 08:29 AM	#11
moffeaton Hey there, Blimpy Boy... Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 6,543	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) I'm weeping with admiration, envy... all sorts of stuff!

01-13-2011, 09:31 AM	#12
feek61 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Sunshine State Posts: 1,366	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) I project I personally have always dreamed about; just awesome!!!! This is my new favorite thread!!!!!

01-13-2011, 10:07 AM	#13
dcarty Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Colorado Spgs, Colorado Posts: 1,326	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) That's amazing alright--now we've got two big "E" threads to drool over So, uh, where ya gonna put it when your done?

01-13-2011, 10:09 AM	#14
ILMwannabe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Posts: 180	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) Awesome! I will follow this thread with great interest!

01-13-2011, 10:30 AM	#15
CessnaDriver Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,825	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) Hanger deck with shuttlecraft! Little red shirts inside the windows! Apollo's grubby fingerprints!

01-13-2011, 11:30 AM	#16
Proper Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 213	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) "You may find that having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting." --Spock But not in this case! HOT DANG!!!

01-13-2011, 12:17 PM	#17
DB537 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Altoona, Alabama Posts: 309	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet)

01-13-2011, 01:09 PM	#18
Tripper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 517	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) Woa. What more can be said? Following with interest.

01-13-2011, 01:29 PM	#19
915stag51 Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 26	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) I will be keeping an eye on this, its lookin good...

01-13-2011, 02:43 PM	#20
crackerjazz Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 486	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) And 3 available scales, no less! Will you ever build a scale matching the DeBoer Refit?

01-13-2011, 03:33 PM	#21
micdavis Godless Heathen Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 11,017	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) Wow!

01-13-2011, 05:15 PM	#22
Proper Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 213	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) What do you mean you found "the original gearmotor" for the nacelles? How'd you do that?

01-13-2011, 05:26 PM	#23
Pauleysolo Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 2,084	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) Very cool!

01-13-2011, 05:48 PM	#24
Bryancd Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Fountain Hills, AZ Posts: 1,989	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) Holy Sh@t! Hey, I live n Fountain Hills, I want to come visit it!

01-13-2011, 05:55 PM	#25
Aztek Dummy Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 269	Re: Studio Scale TOS Enterprise(11.25 feet) Let me know if you'd like any help with the pennants and other markings. They'd be a whole lot easier to put on as vinyl rather than trying to paint them or worrying about decals yellowing over time

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