Shaw
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So this is a second try at doing the Galileo, working to (again) match and document the original studio model. The main goals of this model is to fix errors that cropped up in the first model and incorporate the new data on the studio model that I've gotten since that first build.
New Data
So we've gotten two important new data sources I didn't have before. A copy of the original decal sheet (which has let me do direct tracings of the graphics) and a shot of the starboard side of the studio model in it's original configuration.
Here is the new traced graphics compared to the graphics I used on my first model...
And a close up of the names...
And the new placement study based on the original decals and new photo of the starboard side...
Recently I've been putting more time in on my research of decal graphics used on the 33 inch Enterprise and Galileo studio models...
And this is the start of the new decal sheet for the Galileo and Columbus...
Still needs some work, but I feel like I'm getting closer to the final artwork.
As for the model itself, this has proven to be something of a pain as I didn't recall all the corrections I made while building the first one, so practically the only thing I knew for sure to correct was the errors that were still visible in the final model. With this model (at about one-quarter studio scale) I'm taking better notes and incorporating them into corrections to my plans/templates.
In the end I'll be building a larger model, but this is a quick-n-dirty build to make sure I've addressed any issues I had from my previous research.
This is a quick assembly of some of the main panels...
This is some further progress on the lower hull and the impulse engines, and a test printing of the decal graphics to make sure they fit the model...
First primer pass to see how everything is coming together. Plus the start of the nacelle master.
Beginning work on the wing and nacelle supports, plus making sure that I have a workable template for the rear panel...
This test assembly shows the main parts pretty close to how I want them, specially the elements that will be used as masters...
And this shows the molds next to the masters...
Still a ton of work to be done, but it is progressing.
I've also been playing with the idea of what a commercial/private version might look like based on Thomas Kellogg's concept art...
I was considering what both an interplanetary (no nacelles) and interstellar (nacelles like the Aurora from TOS) version might look like, for the fun of it.
New Data
So we've gotten two important new data sources I didn't have before. A copy of the original decal sheet (which has let me do direct tracings of the graphics) and a shot of the starboard side of the studio model in it's original configuration.
Here is the new traced graphics compared to the graphics I used on my first model...
And a close up of the names...
And the new placement study based on the original decals and new photo of the starboard side...
Recently I've been putting more time in on my research of decal graphics used on the 33 inch Enterprise and Galileo studio models...
And this is the start of the new decal sheet for the Galileo and Columbus...
Still needs some work, but I feel like I'm getting closer to the final artwork.
As for the model itself, this has proven to be something of a pain as I didn't recall all the corrections I made while building the first one, so practically the only thing I knew for sure to correct was the errors that were still visible in the final model. With this model (at about one-quarter studio scale) I'm taking better notes and incorporating them into corrections to my plans/templates.
In the end I'll be building a larger model, but this is a quick-n-dirty build to make sure I've addressed any issues I had from my previous research.
This is a quick assembly of some of the main panels...
This is some further progress on the lower hull and the impulse engines, and a test printing of the decal graphics to make sure they fit the model...
First primer pass to see how everything is coming together. Plus the start of the nacelle master.
Beginning work on the wing and nacelle supports, plus making sure that I have a workable template for the rear panel...
This test assembly shows the main parts pretty close to how I want them, specially the elements that will be used as masters...
And this shows the molds next to the masters...
Still a ton of work to be done, but it is progressing.
I've also been playing with the idea of what a commercial/private version might look like based on Thomas Kellogg's concept art...
I was considering what both an interplanetary (no nacelles) and interstellar (nacelles like the Aurora from TOS) version might look like, for the fun of it.