I want to try it

[kdawg1]

Hey All,


I've always wanted to try and build a studio scale ship, where do you folks get prints and what do you use for your structures. I'm not sure what ship I want but I really want to try.


Thanks any and all help will be great

 

[THEWRAPOFCONS]

For some reason I was thinking Brokeback Mountain when I saw this thread title.

 

[Lord Abaddon]

http://www.starshipmodeler.com

I've done models a good part of my life, but stopped about 15 years ago for many reasons. I want to start again and have been reading and reading that site and just awed by some of the skills, information, etc. there.

I have a fantasy about doing up the Polar Lights Enterprise Refit, lights and all, but I have to say I'm pretty intimidated and even more see seeing how well others have done it.

 

[Watson]

Originally posted by Lord Abaddon@Apr 9 2006, 09:00 PM
http://www.starshipmodeler.com

I have a fantasy about doing up the Polar Lights Enterprise Refit, lights and all, but I have to say I'm pretty intimidated and even more see seeing how well others have done it.

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It is a damn intimidating model at first I can attest to that, but once you actualy just START it, things fall into place. Having said that, I would not choose that model to jump back on the horse Mike Ease back in if you can hehe

Greg

 

[REL]

Do you mean building one from scratch or a large scale kit?

 

[kdawg1]

One from Scratch, how and or where do you guys get prints and all that happy stuff.

 

[star-art]

To build from scratch, it's all about RESEARCH. And it's a LOT of work. I try to discourage people from taking the plunge before they truly know what they are getting themselves into (and if you are investing in a B9 then you are probably going to be OK as that sort of project is not too dissimilar to doing a studio-scale ship in terms of investment).

I recommend reading my article on what it has taken me to recreate the Galactica, one of the most challenging subjects out there. 5 figures in out-of-pocket costs, nearly 5000 hours over 7 years so far and still not done yet. But making progress. (Registration required to view the article, but registration is free.)

http://www.starshipbuilder.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1205

You have to be really lucky to get blueprints for a studio-scale project. Not many out there. If someone invests all the work needed to make accurate plans, it's hard to get back even a fraction of that by making plans available at a price people can actually afford.