Studio Scale Defiant (DS9)

[ZOMBIEREPELLENT]

woah buddy, you better slow down. youre making us look bad :lol

Awesome progress, how do you plan to make the engines?

 

[REL]

Thanks.


Just about ready to start on the detailing, nacelles and nose.

http://sovereignreplicas.com/userupload/2/ss_def_13.jpg

 

[Kuhn Global]

My goodness.... THAT is a beautiful site Richard! love:thumbsup

 

[REL]

Update.

 

[3d-builder]

Thats just beyond smooth Rich!thumbsup

 

[IEDBOUNTYHUNTER]

Looking great Rich.

Al

 

[Chronicle]

Looking nice my friend.

 

[REL]

I'm lining up kit parts in the indentations on the top. I'm going to make a separate box that goes in there with all the parts inside.

 

[Skidmarks_Diecast]

Update.

I hate to be a buzz kill, but I'm pretty sure the arm, fingers and scalp section are not studio accurate :lol



Another fantastic work of art REL!

 

[REL]

Thanks! By the way, I just found two parts that I couldn't find before, that's pretty exciting for me, I'm terrible at tracking down kit parts. :lol

 

[bmused55]

Looking fantastic as always Rel!

 

[Smiling Demon]

GEEZ, this thing looks good!!
Looking good Rich!!!!!!:thumbsup

 

[Firefoxm31]

is that your better half behind there Rel?
Will

 

[REL]

Can anyone please help me ID these parts on the bottom?

The one's I highlighted in green.

http://sovereignreplicas.com/def_part_09.jpg

 

[ZOMBIEREPELLENT]

the two parts farthest out on the sides look like tank periscopes to me, not sure what scale that'd have to be in tho.

 

[GKvfx]

Well, the problem with the later ST ships is that they relied on a entirely different set of donor kits. To me, those look like some sort of Japanese robot/spaceship type kit as opposed to the usual F-1 car, German tank, etc. kits that were used in the past.

And though Greg Jein didn't build the Defiant, he did relay a little bit of trivia that might come in handy down the line. Because they were so overused, he never populated his models with parts from the Leopold/Anzio Annie or the Karl Morser kits. He tried to find different detail parts to use. Come to think of it, I never saw any of those kits during my (relatively brief) tenure there......

Not sure if Tony Meininger had the same view.

Gene

 

[Treadwell]

The big one looks like it has headlights. Front end of a VW bug or something?

 

[Rhett J Martin]

The parts that look like hedge trimmer teeth, I want to say come from one of the Junkers Pro Modeler's kits. They appear to be the under wing antenna. I would think They just layed them on some cut plastic, or something like that?

She looks beautiful Rel. Definaly one of my favs from Trek.

 

[Rhett J Martin]

Oh, and the blocks with the inset spheres are also used on the Stargazer. Those are from Valkerie Robotech kits.

 

[REL]

Oh, and the blocks with the inset spheres are also used on the Stargazer. Those are from Valkerie Robotech kits.

You're right! I also recognize the grills on the Stargazer that were also used on the Defiant. Do you know which kit it is?