Well gang it's been awhile, and now that a crazy year is wrapped up, I've turned some of my newer scratch building skills over to a new project.
Most of you will remember one of the first PL buildups to go on after it's release took place here in the form of a commision for Bryancd and was to be built and "lit" by myself. While my painting and assembly skills were up to the task, I had so much trouble lighting the model, that I not only melted some plastic; as I recently discovered, I actually lit a few parts on fire. So, needless to say, much time and money was wasted, and the model has sat gathering dust and debris. Bryancd moved on to another builder, and we came to an aggreement, thankfully(Thanks again B.).
As I've started to redesign my studio space (read: dining room), I've found that with numerous 1/350 masters being created for newer kits to go with the Enterpise, she's a bit in the way.
As I was deciding this, the Cristies auction happened and Phase Pistol was able to grab all those fantastic photos of some of our most beloved studio models, including the short seen 1701 model that took a nose dive into the Genesis Planet.
As i was think about how not to toss this model in the trash, or use it for spare parts, I cuaght the glint of my Dremel, and well . . . take a look . . .
I really can't wait to tackle this, as we'll be lighting it with train "fire lights" and we'll be mounting her on a "Genesis" base. I'll also take the opportunity to take you though the various movie damages, like the phaser slices, and the repaneld damage, etc. I'll do my best to show you guys how to build one of these up too.
Thanks to Karl for the photos and Bryancd for the insperation.
Most of you will remember one of the first PL buildups to go on after it's release took place here in the form of a commision for Bryancd and was to be built and "lit" by myself. While my painting and assembly skills were up to the task, I had so much trouble lighting the model, that I not only melted some plastic; as I recently discovered, I actually lit a few parts on fire. So, needless to say, much time and money was wasted, and the model has sat gathering dust and debris. Bryancd moved on to another builder, and we came to an aggreement, thankfully(Thanks again B.).
As I've started to redesign my studio space (read: dining room), I've found that with numerous 1/350 masters being created for newer kits to go with the Enterpise, she's a bit in the way.
As I was deciding this, the Cristies auction happened and Phase Pistol was able to grab all those fantastic photos of some of our most beloved studio models, including the short seen 1701 model that took a nose dive into the Genesis Planet.
As i was think about how not to toss this model in the trash, or use it for spare parts, I cuaght the glint of my Dremel, and well . . . take a look . . .
I really can't wait to tackle this, as we'll be lighting it with train "fire lights" and we'll be mounting her on a "Genesis" base. I'll also take the opportunity to take you though the various movie damages, like the phaser slices, and the repaneld damage, etc. I'll do my best to show you guys how to build one of these up too.
Thanks to Karl for the photos and Bryancd for the insperation.
