Excelsior scratchbuild 1/350

[Cadeus]

This would look awesome next to the Polar Lights Refit...

... next to the refit, hanging on my wall!!!

 

[Michael Bergeron]

... next to the refit, hanging on my wall!!!

There ya go!

I absolutely love the 1:350 scale. Small enough for these to be displayable (kind of, lol) but large enough to really do them justice.

 

[brandomack]

lovin' the build!

:thumbsup

 

[Galaxyman1701d]

Got a little done on my lunch break and after work. I haven't said it enough! This bio foam is awesome stuff. So fast. This is a little over an hour of work!


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Made a little jig to go around the saucer circle.

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Just slowly scraped the foam down until it was uniform

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After going over it with the jig I sanded it slightly lower and rounded the corners. That way the cloth goes over it easier and I try to account for the fiberglass thickness.

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Got a couple layers of thin cloth on it before going home. See ya tommorrow!

 

[Michael Bergeron]

Amazingly quick!

 

[Cadeus]

WOW! I love the "lathe" technique... very clean.

 

[Ruddigger]

Ooh. That's a purdy circle.

 

[Galaxyman1701d]

This would look awesome next to the Polar Lights Refit...

....you asked.

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By God that's a big ship!

 

[Michael Bergeron]

....you asked.

Yes please!!!! :love

I want one.

 

[Galaxyman1701d]

Little update. Been working in this at the same time as the big d!



Marked all the panel lines and taped off with some jammy dog fine line tape.

 

[judgedredd]

awesome please do the reliant next

 

[TazMan2000]

Nice job. Now let's see you try that on the saucer section for the Enterprise D. :lol

TazMan2000

WOW! I love the "lathe" technique... very clean.

 

[Galaxyman1701d]

I'm workin on it. Talk to my wife. She's not happy about the smelly primer.

 

[Ruddigger]

Jeez, I forgot about this build. Better subscribe!

 

[JBReplicas]

Glad you're back on this. its looking fantastic!

 

[Richard Holland]

She's looking lovely. Very neat how you do the paneling on this and your D. Before I saw your models, I had always wondered how that was done. Very nice kit to tackle, I've always loved the design of the Excelsior.

 

[clancampbell]

Absolutely stunning work!

Rich

 

[trekriffic]

Machine is right! You are moving at transwarp speed!