Commander Max
Sr Member
This is the big one. Not many models come bigger.
I've been working on this project for a while.
I thought you guys would like to see my progress.
I'm building the Pilot and Production versions. I'm thinking about making them available as finished models. Kits wouldn't be very realistic.
These bridges were printed, and still need finishing.
But you guys might want to see more. OK, here is some more.
Deflector dishes in a row, SS, 66", 350 scale and 18". I printed the SS dish for reference, the final will be metal.
Some of these parts should look familiar. Even the elusive pink Christmas bulb(well not that elusive). :lol
What I was very happy to find was the original gearmotor.
I can say the warp nacelles are very big.
Very very big, the rectangular blocks are 1"-2"-3".
You want to know how I did them.
They are particle board, milled to a base shape.
Covered with Bondo and milled again.
These are nearly finished, I just have to mill off the ends. The printed parts are placed for fit.
Want some more...
Here is the neck, about half done.
This is what the part looks like after a few hours of running.
Here is one half of the secondary hull.
It's big, note the milled surface. It cleans up very quick.
This is what people want to see. This is the upper saucer, it's done as a 1/4 negative mold to save time and space, the saucer would be about 5 feet in diameter, using traditional methods the molds would be monsters. The ship will be cast in fiberglass.
The sensor bands proved to be problematic. They look great in the pic, but cleaning up the tooling marks were not going so well.
So I'm using an alternate method to save some time and headaches.
I milled groves for the bands, so I can place a 3/8" round and fill in around it. After I've sanded the part smooth.
That's all for today.
I've been working on this project for a while.
I thought you guys would like to see my progress.
I'm building the Pilot and Production versions. I'm thinking about making them available as finished models. Kits wouldn't be very realistic.
These bridges were printed, and still need finishing.
But you guys might want to see more. OK, here is some more.
Deflector dishes in a row, SS, 66", 350 scale and 18". I printed the SS dish for reference, the final will be metal.
Some of these parts should look familiar. Even the elusive pink Christmas bulb(well not that elusive). :lol
What I was very happy to find was the original gearmotor.
I can say the warp nacelles are very big.
Very very big, the rectangular blocks are 1"-2"-3".
You want to know how I did them.
They are particle board, milled to a base shape.
Covered with Bondo and milled again.
These are nearly finished, I just have to mill off the ends. The printed parts are placed for fit.
Want some more...
Here is the neck, about half done.
This is what the part looks like after a few hours of running.
Here is one half of the secondary hull.
It's big, note the milled surface. It cleans up very quick.
This is what people want to see. This is the upper saucer, it's done as a 1/4 negative mold to save time and space, the saucer would be about 5 feet in diameter, using traditional methods the molds would be monsters. The ship will be cast in fiberglass.
The sensor bands proved to be problematic. They look great in the pic, but cleaning up the tooling marks were not going so well.
So I'm using an alternate method to save some time and headaches.
I milled groves for the bands, so I can place a 3/8" round and fill in around it. After I've sanded the part smooth.
That's all for today.
love:love
