Marko@Rockvoice
Well-Known Member
Hey folks!
Maybe you remember my 2007 TOS Galactica scratchbuilt in 1:4105 scale:
Moebius was so kind to send me a testshot of their upcoming TOS Galactica kit.
WOW! That kit is simply amazing! The fit of the parts is perfect, detailling is superb and the overall look out of the box is breathtaking.
That beeing said, the kit if worth every penny!
But...
The kit has some issues if you are planning to build your battlestar look like the studio model.
Some are proportional, some structural and some are just compromises due to injection molding/ lack of detail.
I'll try to explain what I am doing to get the kit closer to the studio model.
Good news first - There will be 3D-printed parts to exchange some of the details! I am expecting the first text-prints to arrive within the next week.
First, I started with the head section:
The bridge module is completely incorred in size, angle and position.... and gone!
Gladly, the bridge from my Battlestar accurization kit, which I made for my scratch Galactica and the Revellogram fits perfectly. More on that later...
The neck... what can I say... wrong angle and not proportional...
I decided on a compromise here so I can keep the details. I would have to cut even more for a correct treatment, but this one looks allright comparing to the rest of the fuselage:
Maybe you remember my 2007 TOS Galactica scratchbuilt in 1:4105 scale:
Moebius was so kind to send me a testshot of their upcoming TOS Galactica kit.
WOW! That kit is simply amazing! The fit of the parts is perfect, detailling is superb and the overall look out of the box is breathtaking.
That beeing said, the kit if worth every penny!
But...
The kit has some issues if you are planning to build your battlestar look like the studio model.
Some are proportional, some structural and some are just compromises due to injection molding/ lack of detail.
I'll try to explain what I am doing to get the kit closer to the studio model.
Good news first - There will be 3D-printed parts to exchange some of the details! I am expecting the first text-prints to arrive within the next week.
First, I started with the head section:
The bridge module is completely incorred in size, angle and position.... and gone!
Gladly, the bridge from my Battlestar accurization kit, which I made for my scratch Galactica and the Revellogram fits perfectly. More on that later...
The neck... what can I say... wrong angle and not proportional...
I decided on a compromise here so I can keep the details. I would have to cut even more for a correct treatment, but this one looks allright comparing to the rest of the fuselage: