Bernardicus
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Amazing work. TOS Enterprise always reminds me of being 8 years old and building the AMT kit at my Granny's kitchen table. Love it!
Studio Half Scale TOS Enterprise Scratch build
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SteveNeill
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Thanks Bernard! I still have that model.
More today. Got the bottom hull scribing started. Here's some pictures that make it all self explanatory I think. Easy stuff as long as you keep the measurements all the same.
Steve
That's a rap tail file in there. Line them up and start scribing.
This is how the windows and other parts locations will be marked so they show in the epoxy castings.
More tomorrow.
Steve
More today. Got the bottom hull scribing started. Here's some pictures that make it all self explanatory I think. Easy stuff as long as you keep the measurements all the same.
Steve
That's a rap tail file in there. Line them up and start scribing.
This is how the windows and other parts locations will be marked so they show in the epoxy castings.
More tomorrow.
Steve
FANTAMATION
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Hey Steve, just outta curiosity (you might have already mentioned this before but I missed it) what is the diameter of the saucer? I'm already looking for places to display one of these beauties!!
SteveNeill
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Almost 30 inches. She's 66inches long or 5.5 feet.Half the size of the original 11 foot studio model.
Thanks a bunch,
Steve
crackerjazz
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Yeah, Steve, you've got us all cringing with eyes shut and holding our breaths - ok, hit us - what's a ballpark figure for such a beast? - or is this not the time and place to ask that?
You've successfully brought us back to being kids again, hurrying home to catch the show, reading the Star Trek comics and looking intently at the models in the back covers. I just know there won't be an MPC Enterprise model kit this size anytime soon or in a hundred years and this is THE Enterprise model every young'un has been dreaming about hanging from his bedroom ceiling since 1966.
You've successfully brought us back to being kids again, hurrying home to catch the show, reading the Star Trek comics and looking intently at the models in the back covers. I just know there won't be an MPC Enterprise model kit this size anytime soon or in a hundred years and this is THE Enterprise model every young'un has been dreaming about hanging from his bedroom ceiling since 1966.
feek61
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I will be interested in how you are going to tackle the secondary hull. I am guessing you will use the same technique you use in building the fuselage of your planes perhaps? Right now I'm trying to figure if getting this beast is worth the divorce, lol. This one will be hard to hide
Great job Steve
Great job Steve
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Thanks again for all the great documentation. I can't wait to see your molding method. Looking forward to the lesson.
Effingham
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This is looking great!
SteveNeill
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Thanks everyone for all the interesting and entertaining posts. Also for the kind words.
As for the engineering hull and neck. Balsa construction, glass and fine finish. So yes you are right.
Steve
As for the engineering hull and neck. Balsa construction, glass and fine finish. So yes you are right.
Steve
SteveNeill
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This weekend has been one of these weekends were it's hard to get anything done. Today I managed to starting the scribing of the windows and the few panel details this ship has. All those concentric hull plating lines were all penciled on the original so I'm only scribing the ones they did back then. The windows are locator's that will be used to cut out and file the windows on the actual model build.
I suck at scribing. Maybe one day I'll get good at it with more practice. But this will suffice and I still have yet to clean them up.
Steve
I suck at scribing. Maybe one day I'll get good at it with more practice. But this will suffice and I still have yet to clean them up.
Steve
SteveNeill
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Here's the original impulse engines from the 11 foot model.
I don't see any. I have been working closely with these pictures and they are of great help.
For instance here's the original 11 foot saucer belly:
And here's the one I'm working on:
Comparing like this as I build really helps me see if I'm on the right road or not. So far so good. In fact close up the big 11 model has it's fair share of irregularities.
Steve
There is a fabric coating on the ends of impulse engine seen on the restored model. This is from a fantastic photo essay Chris Trice took of the model in its current display at the Smithsonian (not my pic obviously so if we need to remove it I will gladly do so).
PHArchivist
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Steve, how were those windows accomplished on the original? Were they in fact scribed, or cut through the hull? Or were they applied to the surface (Scotchlight, perhaps)?
On the impulse engine, is that really how it was when used for the TV show? Gah!
On the impulse engine, is that really how it was when used for the TV show? Gah!
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