While working on a couple other projects, I decided to build another TNG Medkit, after finally having found measurements of the screen-used version to work from. This is how it came about:
04/27/13
(Traced pattern onto sheets of 1/4" PVC foam board and cut out all parts, glued together, test-fitted Mk VI Tricorder)
(Also plan on scratch-building Rick Sternbach's concept Medkit, but that's best left for another WiP thread, I think)
04/29/13
(Cut out slots from adjustable shoulder strap and recessed section in between, inserted recessed panel)
05/01/13
(Started rounding corners/edges, put internal structure in, installed fake LEDs in top panel, built Tricorder storage compartment)
05/03/13
(Applied first coat of primer, cut out door for lower storage compartment)
05/06/12
(Marked off areas for plant-on placement, received medical Caduceus logo for door)
05/24/13
(Cut out all plant-ons and handle for door, also assembled Hypospray storage compartment for inside of door)
05/27/13
(Primered/painted all plant-ons, door and Hypospray storage compartment, applied medical Caduceus logo to door)
06/13/13
(Further rounded corners/edges, puttied/sanded surfaces more, primered again, test-fitted Mk VII Medical Tricorder)
What sets this one apart from my first attempt (done years ago, and sold incomplete) is that this one is based on measurements of a screen-used piece, whereas my previous build, although within 5% of the actual size of the screen-used version, was noticeably oversized:
(Compared to someone else's build based on my earlier measurements)
Also, the use of different materials (1/4" PVC foam board, instead of layered sheet styrene, like for my first attempt) allows for a much lighter build, and the ability to adequately round out the edges/corners to match the screen-used version.
The storage compartment up top can hold all generations of Medical Tricorder (Mk VI, Mk VII, Mk X), though a foam lining would be required to properly hold the much smaller Mk X design. The completed piece will also include the storage compartment for a standard Hypospray and some medicinal vials.
11/11/13
Four and a half months later, now that I've managed to clear most of the commissioned builds off my workbench, I was able to put a little more time into the Medkit:
Pretty much all that's left to do is get the hinge for the compartment door, a proper shoulder strap and lining the Hypospray compartment with felt, then it'll be done and I'll finally have one to proudly display in my collection
04/27/13
(Traced pattern onto sheets of 1/4" PVC foam board and cut out all parts, glued together, test-fitted Mk VI Tricorder)
(Also plan on scratch-building Rick Sternbach's concept Medkit, but that's best left for another WiP thread, I think)
04/29/13
(Cut out slots from adjustable shoulder strap and recessed section in between, inserted recessed panel)
05/01/13
(Started rounding corners/edges, put internal structure in, installed fake LEDs in top panel, built Tricorder storage compartment)
05/03/13
(Applied first coat of primer, cut out door for lower storage compartment)
05/06/12
(Marked off areas for plant-on placement, received medical Caduceus logo for door)
05/24/13
(Cut out all plant-ons and handle for door, also assembled Hypospray storage compartment for inside of door)
05/27/13
(Primered/painted all plant-ons, door and Hypospray storage compartment, applied medical Caduceus logo to door)
06/13/13
(Further rounded corners/edges, puttied/sanded surfaces more, primered again, test-fitted Mk VII Medical Tricorder)
What sets this one apart from my first attempt (done years ago, and sold incomplete) is that this one is based on measurements of a screen-used piece, whereas my previous build, although within 5% of the actual size of the screen-used version, was noticeably oversized:
(Compared to someone else's build based on my earlier measurements)
Also, the use of different materials (1/4" PVC foam board, instead of layered sheet styrene, like for my first attempt) allows for a much lighter build, and the ability to adequately round out the edges/corners to match the screen-used version.
The storage compartment up top can hold all generations of Medical Tricorder (Mk VI, Mk VII, Mk X), though a foam lining would be required to properly hold the much smaller Mk X design. The completed piece will also include the storage compartment for a standard Hypospray and some medicinal vials.
11/11/13
Four and a half months later, now that I've managed to clear most of the commissioned builds off my workbench, I was able to put a little more time into the Medkit:
Pretty much all that's left to do is get the hinge for the compartment door, a proper shoulder strap and lining the Hypospray compartment with felt, then it'll be done and I'll finally have one to proudly display in my collection
