stapleton13
Well-Known Member
I got my pegasus Galaxy quest kit, and wanted to share with you the steps I took to create a hero Vox using this kit.
I got a blue pocket plasma display, and began by taking a diamond dremel bit, and carefully removing the edge of the disk. This takes a lot of time, and care. Also you must make sure to wear a mask, because you do not want to breath in glass dust. After I got close I used 180 wet sand paper, and continued to remove glass from the edge until it fit into the vox.
I cut out the hole for the display, and sanded down the lip as short as possible so the display would have as much room as possible. I then glued the 2 body halves together. I then took a razor blade, and removed the back at the seam between the midplate, and the back.
Next I glued extra styrene to the midplate on the body. I also glued and shaped more styrene in the back panel to help create more room inside the model when assembled. I added enough so that when the plasma display is installed. The nipple on the display will just barely protrude through the large hole I drilled in the back.
I also added pieces of styrene inside so that a screw hole could be drilled in the back, and a piece for the screw to go into on the body.
I also added styrene just under the hinge to match up with the back when installed.
I then took my dremel, and cut a slot , and glued a piece of styrene to the back that matches the slot.
I then smoothed the parts, and filled seams with puddy, and primed the parts. On my model I also cut holes in both the hinge, and body so that a magnet could be glued into both halves after painting to hold door shut, because I chose not to use the spring catch in the kit.
Then I painted the parts, and glued in the disk.
All I need to do is get a ipod shuffle battery, and I will complete this tutorial with the electronics to make the disk work when I get it in. Stay tuned.
I hope this helps get you started.
Myron
Here is a couple of pictures showing the pegasus model by my hero scratch build.
I got a blue pocket plasma display, and began by taking a diamond dremel bit, and carefully removing the edge of the disk. This takes a lot of time, and care. Also you must make sure to wear a mask, because you do not want to breath in glass dust. After I got close I used 180 wet sand paper, and continued to remove glass from the edge until it fit into the vox.
I cut out the hole for the display, and sanded down the lip as short as possible so the display would have as much room as possible. I then glued the 2 body halves together. I then took a razor blade, and removed the back at the seam between the midplate, and the back.
Next I glued extra styrene to the midplate on the body. I also glued and shaped more styrene in the back panel to help create more room inside the model when assembled. I added enough so that when the plasma display is installed. The nipple on the display will just barely protrude through the large hole I drilled in the back.
I also added pieces of styrene inside so that a screw hole could be drilled in the back, and a piece for the screw to go into on the body.
I also added styrene just under the hinge to match up with the back when installed.
I then took my dremel, and cut a slot , and glued a piece of styrene to the back that matches the slot.
I then smoothed the parts, and filled seams with puddy, and primed the parts. On my model I also cut holes in both the hinge, and body so that a magnet could be glued into both halves after painting to hold door shut, because I chose not to use the spring catch in the kit.
Then I painted the parts, and glued in the disk.
All I need to do is get a ipod shuffle battery, and I will complete this tutorial with the electronics to make the disk work when I get it in. Stay tuned.
I hope this helps get you started.
Myron
Here is a couple of pictures showing the pegasus model by my hero scratch build.
