1/350th Romulan BOP- Vacuform Version..Almost There

[feek61]

Got the lighting installed and tested.

 

[yt]

I like the looks of your lighting, I can't wait to see more.

 

[takevin]

Yep

 

[vaderman1701]

Will,

That is really coming along nicely. I can't wait to see more. It is always nice to see customer build-ups. Wait until you sit it next to the MR TOS 1/350. I have mine next to my scratch built 1/350 and it just looks awesome.

Scott

 

[JP Modelworks]

Looks great ! :thumbsup Very similar to the vac kit I manufactured and sold many years ago. Here is a shot of my build up. Background done with Adobe Photoshop.

 

[tk0147]

Simply awesome! Great photos to show the scale and comparison.

 

[feek61]

I ended up making a metal armature for mine (and beefed up the hull with stiffeners). I also have mounted mine from the back via two brass tubes that resemble an exhaust on an '57 Chevy, lol. The brass tubes also serve as the electrical connection. I couldn't bear the thought of mounting it through the beautiful decal on the bottom.

You can see the ends of the brass mounting tubes on the back of the hull. They connect (but are insulated because they carry the current for the lighting) to the aluminum armature that supports the wing pylons.

 

[feek61]

Chipping away at the stone on this one. This is my favorite ship so it's a real pleasure to work on it. Got it all buttoned up and I am puttying it up. So far so good. I must say that I have reinforced the thing so much that it's heavy as hell! :lol

The front of the engine has two LEDs on each side. One green and the other cycles through different combinations of red, blue and green which gives it the effect of something happing in there, lol. The multi-colored LED has been painted on the front so all you see is the indirect effect bouncing around inside the engine (which has aluminum tape inside). I have an orange LED in the back of the engine but didn't want to have a giant orange glow coming out of the back so I painted the supplied clear resin part and just drilled out the exhaust ports only for the light. I like the effect; here is what it will look like (before and after).

 

[Rhett J Martin]

I'm hopping back onto my build thanks to the pics bove! Definatly gets a guy inspired!!! Looking forward to getting this on finished!

 

[vaderman1701]

Nice work!

 

[TheSt.LouisKid]

Looks good. :thumbsup

Wish I had time for one.

 

[feek61]

Thanks, I wish I would have taken a little more time making sure the windows were lined up when I drilled them! :lol Just a few things left to do other than the biggest part of the kit which is the decals. I have to attach the front of the nacelle caps (after clear-coating), paint the rear nacelles silver, paint the emitter and make a stand. Hope to be completed by the weekend (that is if the brass I ordered for the stand arrives).

 

[Carson Dyle]

Very nice.

This one's definitely on my list.

 

[JP Modelworks]

Looks fantastic !!!!!

 

[DarthDuck]

FEEK,
Should have started your own thread. While obviously tied together it would be nice to just focus on your build which BTW is looking good.:cool

 

[Smiling Demon]

GEEZ Man, that looks like crap!
Send it to me and I will dispose of it for you!!

Seriously though, looking pretty sweet!!

 

[MooCriket]

Awesome work so far!

 

[feek61]

Hey Scott,

Sent you an email.



Will

 

[vaderman1701]

Sent you one back. Hey any finished pictures of your build-up? Just curious.

Scott

 

[feek61]

LOL, well, not sure I ever took any to be honest. She came out beautiful; one of my favorite ships. You did a great job on the kit.