DeBoers Enterprise x 3 - WIP

NemVia

NemVia

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:coolGreetings everyone!

I am currently in the middle of this build at least with the Enterprise part of the model and will have updates on the progress almost monthly depending on how well the progress is going. I hope you enjoy the progress of this build.

In my update this week, I've begun working on the cargo bay section of the hanger deck. I had to take a lot of interior measurement od the DB Engineering section to make it as large as possible and also make sure it is to scale and that it will actualy fit into the model when I'm finished building it. Then I had to take a lot of measurements of the PLE hanger to scale it up to the DBE size. Everything is being built as a master so that I can make some casting molds. If you look at all of the detail that I'm adding, you'll see why I'm going to be making casting. To put the details on just the upper and lower cargo bay stalls on just one wall took me a little over 3 hours. It's a bear to do but worth the effort. By next update I will have the details on the upper part of the cargo bay added in and all of the strucural wall braces or "ribs" as I'm calling them will be added and then I can start on the ceiling and begin moving to the lower hanger deck starting in the middle section of the hanger. The New Pics star on slide 38 - 47. Hope you enjoy the updates and I'll see you when I have new pics.

Any coments and/or tips are more than welcome!

~NemVia~
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Re: DeBoers Enterprise with Drydock WIP

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My update for this month is a little late, but I've been working on my master molds for the hanger and am going to be starting the casting process. I have a pic of the test casting for the Starboard side of the hanger deck as well as the rear wall. Both test pieces came out very well and I will start the final casting this coming week. I had a few issues with resin I was working with and had to adjust a few things to get this part of it set up right. I also have some of the lighting effects ready to be installed after the pieces are ready and primed and then painted their final colors. I'm trying to match as closely as possible what was seen in TMP, but I'm going to be adding a few of my own touches for the realism effect. I've also started working on the Botany deck. Since the secondary hull comes pre-assembled, it's a little bit harder to make measurements except by trial and error for the proper fitting of the deck inside the model. I've also cast some parts for the ceilings for the opened hatches on the saucer section. I'm also mapping out the officers lounge to begin construction of a master to be cast later on. The PL officers lounge does not match entirley what was seen in ST:TMP. So, I will have a few of my own touches to put in this piece as well. Also on the list of things to do is the creation of the crew rec-deck. I've seen several versions of other modelers re-decks for their PLE models and will be using some of their ideas for these models.

In preparation for things to come, I've purchased some of the lighting tubes and EL lamps and about 250 LEDs that I will be using to light the models, also trees and shrubs, rocks and other items for the botany deck, various resins and silicon rubber for casting multiple scratchbuilt parts.

Here's what the totals for these models will be that need to be built. There will be 4 officer's lounges, 3 for the DBE's and one for the DBReliant. 4 rec-decks, respectively for these models. 3 Botany decks, and 3 Hangers. 2 of the DBE's will have the opened hatches detailing. I'm recasting the main deflector dish and housing with a clear resin rather than the milky white or transparent blue versions.

So, even though you may not see a lot of new pics these last few weeks, there has still been a lot of prep-work being done to beautify these models. As I complete them, I will add more pics. Keep checking the site. You won't be disappointed.

~Mark~

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Re: DeBoers Enterprise with Drydock WIP

Hey Mark,

What are the chances of you building some extra sections of the drydock for duplicating?

I dont know about others on here, but I sure would be willing to pay for a 1:350 drydock (with lighting options)
 
Re: DeBoers Enterprise with Drydock WIP

brandomack said:
Hey Mark,

What are the chances of you building some extra sections of the drydock for duplicating?

I dont know about others on here, but I sure would be willing to pay for a 1:350 drydock (with lighting options)
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Well, it's actually somthing I've been pondering. I still have all of my original plans for the 1/350 scale dock, so I wouldn't be agianst doing it. All I ask is that you be patient with this. I'm very busy with the DeBoers project at the moment, but When I start on the Drydock part of it I will let you know what I'm doing as far as assembly pieces. I will be casting these pieces so it will be a little quicker than the way I did it before. Hang in there though. When I start on the drydock part of this model I'll give you more information. Thanks for writing!

Mark.
 
Re: DeBoers Enterprise with Drydock WIP

NemVia said:
Well, it's actually somthing I've been pondering. I still have all of my original plans for the 1/350 scale dock, so I wouldn't be agianst doing it. All I ask is that you be patient with this. I'm very busy with the DeBoers project at the moment, but When I start on the Drydock part of it I will let you know what I'm doing as far as assembly pieces. I will be casting these pieces so it will be a little quicker than the way I did it before. Hang in there though. When I start on the drydock part of this model I'll give you more information. Thanks for writing!

Mark.
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I'll be sitting patiently, my friend. you're doing one hell of a job there.:thumbsup
 
Re: DeBoers Enterprise with Drydock WIP

What kind of paint/paints are you going to use to re-create the extrememly complicated paint skeme of the original re-fit Enterprise?
 
Re: DeBoers Enterprise with Drydock WIP

JPolacchi said:
What kind of paint/paints are you going to use to re-create the extrememly complicated paint skeme of the original re-fit Enterprise?
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Well, one of my clients liked the paint scheme that I used for my PL Enterprise and for that I used, for the most part, the paint suggestions that are on the assembly instructions sheet for that model kit. For the most part the paints are Model Master and Testors original paints. I used a lot of pics that I found on-line for additional details of the ship. It was easiest to use these photos in Black and White. You can see the details much better. In addition to those pics I'm going to be following many of the pics on my website as well. So all of these things will be considered when I start the Aztec pattern for this project.

~Mark~

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Re: DeBoers Enterprise with Drydock WIP

If I'm thinking of the same web site,I have those photos too of the original Re-Fit in B&W.It would be impossible to see all the different pearlescent colors if the photos were in color.The light kickback would be blinding I would suspect. I have had a terrible time looking for and finding compatible painting products&sources to replicate the paint skeme of STTMP re-fit.It took me probably over a year to find&settle on something.

What I found were pearlescent,acrylic inks that are made by three different manufacturers. The first one was Shminke.The have a white/silver pearl and two color shifting pearls that go from a white/silver to gold and another that goes from white/silver to blue.Its very subtle, but it is just fantastic to see in the jar. The draw back? Its a German manufacturer and the inks are really expensive.I believe that they are $15 per jar and it is only 1oz increments I think?That doesn't include the additional items needed such as a airbrush cleaner and the airbrush medium.

The other manufacturer I found is Dr. PH Martin's.They have a much wider range of pearescent colors. They are pretty much "all opaque".They are thinned in the bottle and ready to airbrush,but I'd think thinning it out a tad more with some airbrush medium&distilled water would help it flow and spray better. The trade off with these aside from being opaque and not translucent colors like what the original miniature was painted with is that you only get I think 1/2 oz. bottles,but I submitt a little goes a long way and you do have the ability to really mix and custonize colors.

The last line I found are a new set of pearlescent acrylic inks made by Daler Rowney.They have three different white/silver pearlescent inks that color shift to green,red and gold. Don't confuse these with the other line of pearlescents they have that can't be airbrushed.These three can.So the trade off is you only have these three, but really the bonus is the two that shift to red or green to add to your painting arsenal and the ability to customize colors to match the original re-fit.

I had looked at a great many other means to get more pearlscent colors.Much of which came from pearlescent powders you can add to clear coats. I got some from an art store,and there is a huge line of such products from a paint manufacturer called Kustom Kolor I think?The other things I looked into but were way too expensive and complicated from me to use were a line of automotive pearlescent urethane paints. They are SUPER expensive.I'm talking $600-$900 per quart and some only come in pints.OUCH:confused
 
Flight Deck lighting and Officer's Lounge update

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In this update I've begun the building of the Flight deck pieces for the Hanger. I've started to build and assemble the Chase lighting effect or landing lights. I realize that this type of lighting was not seen in TMP, but my client asked me to add anything to the models that would enhance it's realism. I've already opaqued 2 of the decks and tested this lighting effect to see how it would look, and I think it works very nicely. In my next updat I will include a small video to show you the effects. Right now I have to finish opaqueing the 3rd flight deck, then paint it it's appropriate color, then add the landing strip details. After that I'll post the effect.

In other news, I've started on the Officer's Lounge piece. This piece is not going to look like the PLE officers lounge. I've been studying some stills from ST:TMP and building my lounge according to the movie. On the PL piece the viev screens are huge and out of scale with the lounge. I've made mine a lot closer to what is seen in the movie. Many of the walls in the movie are actually paneled walls in what appears to be a very light tan color. When you see DR McCoy in the shot, behind him are some more chairs, tables and a couch, and behind the couch are windows. They appear dark but I believe. at least in my version, that it is because no one is in the lower lounge area. You will be able to see through these windows on my version and will also be able to see the right side view screen some-what, whereas the wall on the PLE version almost completely blocks out that screen, being a solid wall.

By my next update I should be able to show you a painted Hanger Deck, possibly one of the Officers lounges finished, I'll have the molds done for these pieces as well as the Botony deck and I will be starting on the the Crew Rec-Deck. I've really been looking forward to building this piece because it is very intricate and is on of my favorite set pieces in the movie. I only wish that that had shown a lot more of it on the screen including a better view of the Warp Nacell outside the rec-deck windows that was barely seen in the movie.

See you next update!

~Mark~

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Re: DeBoers Enterprise with Drydock WIP

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As promised I have a lot of updates for The DeBoers Projects. This time there are 28 new pics of a lot of progress that has been made. Photos 69 to 96 are all new and they begin on page 2 of the DeBoers Project photo album. I have finished casting all of the pieces for the Hanger deck and they are now opaqued and painted their appropriate colors. I've added the turbo lift tubes and scratch built the railings for the catwalks surrounding the cargo bay area. I now I promised a video of the lighting effects for the landing deck, But I ran into a fitting problem. Because the DeBoers models are all individually cast they all have variances in the thickness of the hull so I have to shave a lot of these problem areas down and it's taking some extra time to get this done. But for sure I will have something for you the next updat which won't be too long from now.

I've also continued work on the Botany section. I've added some walls and other details and am now begining the landscaping of 3 of these bays. One for each of the Enterprise models. This part is actually kind of fun. I'm beginning to see why model railroading is a big hit.

I've also made the Crew rec deck. This is a very complicated piece because there are so many different shapes to it and a whole lot of furnature to be put into it as well. I'm starting to get the hang of the resin casting and I now have 3 complete piece castings for the entire rec deck, 3 castings of the botany deck and 4 castings of the officers lounge. All of these pieces will of course need to be painted and detailed and that will be in a future update. I will also work on that video of the lighting effects for the hanger. It's all starting to move now. The tough part is making the masters for the molding process. After the molds are made it gets much easier to make these pieces.

Let me know what you think of the progress.

~Mark~
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Re: DeBoers Enterprise with Drydock WIP

That is looking VERY nice! I wish you could put that much detail into the PL kit and be able to see it!
 
Re: DeBoers Enterprise with Drydock WIP

Hi I just finished up one of the botany deck pieces. I just have to do a little touch-up work and add a few benches. But for the most part this piece is just about complete. Let me know what you think.
Mark




 
Re: DeBoers Enterprise with Drydock WIP

Insanely fantastic. The depth of the details on this piece is staggering. Thanks for such great work.
 
Re: DeBoers Enterprise with Drydock WIP

Okay, I forgot to post an overhead shot of the Botany deck so you can get an idea as to how similar it is to the PLE piece, only it's a lot larger. I also added some pics with this piece inside the hull of the ship. Not as clear as I would like, but I'll work that out later with the proper lighting.
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Mark.



 
Hanger deck landing light effects

Well, I finally was able to upload some test video of the landing light effects for the hanger deck. There are 4 total from a few different angles. Please not this is just the chase lights effect, the rest of the hanger lighting is not working in these clips. Let me know what you think.

Mark

YouTube - Chase ligthing test 040

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