TOS Type II Phaser Replica (my final attempt (no, really))
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Chrisisall
Master Member
Keep yer red shirt on, Dad.It should have been in primer by now step it up kid!
AdmiralBaxter
Sr Member
The whole process has been a joy to watch
I love itThe whole process has been a joy to watch! I hope you have a sanding mask or respirator to use
Chrisisall
Master Member
I do, but I take it off for really precise work because my magnifying glasses tend to fog up. Then I just shallow breathe...The whole process has been a joy to watch! I hope you have a sanding mask or respirator to use
Okay, first priming. Tomorrow I can see I'll have to do the wet sanding. The final part isn't arriving for several days, anyway.
Chrisisall
Master Member
I forgot how incredibly messy wet sanding is. But it's imperative for a smooth finish. Letting them dry for a while.
Chrisisall
Master Member
Weather holds out, second primer on.
Plus a lot of little things I didn't take pictures of: bent the side rails to the correct curve of my P1 & sanded the edges to round 'em slightly, primed the top of the ten turn for painting, sanded off the red top of the watch crown & glued on a faux blue saphire in its' place, found a hollow tube just the size of the clear emitter & floor waxed it into place just inside to simulate that thicker part near the front, and cleaned the sink where I did the wet sanding earlier.
Plus a lot of little things I didn't take pictures of: bent the side rails to the correct curve of my P1 & sanded the edges to round 'em slightly, primed the top of the ten turn for painting, sanded off the red top of the watch crown & glued on a faux blue saphire in its' place, found a hollow tube just the size of the clear emitter & floor waxed it into place just inside to simulate that thicker part near the front, and cleaned the sink where I did the wet sanding earlier.
finalfrontier
Well-Known Member
Starting to come together very well!
Chrisisall
Master Member
The final part arrives Friday, so that's the estimated finish time!
Thats where I left my key fob, was lookin everywhere!
This is such a great build, cant wait to see the final results. Really great potential here for accuracy.
Chrisisall
Master Member
Speaking of accuracy, gosh darn it, I failed to check the slope above the nozzle. It needs not to be perfectly straight. Tomorrow I'll have to fix it & re-prime that part. Oh well, better to catch it now than after I finish! And it's only like a half mm.... (My first Cyberia phaser pictured here for reference, not the kit I'm currently working on)
finalfrontier
Well-Known Member
At least it's a simple fix.
AdmiralBaxter
Sr Member
No biggie not all of the screen used phasers had that angle
Chrisisall
Master Member
But my Finney/ Cloud Minders cave floor did!
Chrisisall
Master Member
I took care of that last thing without too much fuss, but now I have another problem. The fins the kit came with just don't sand smooth very well at all. Looks all jaggedy still despite my best efforts. And the metal replacement part is made specifically for the DST, it's just all kinds of wrong.
What to do? Make them from scratch out of sheet styrene. I just got back from the store with the 1.5mm sheet. I have the 1mm for the spacers already from working on the P1.
AdmiralBaxter, you were right... AGAIN!
What to do? Make them from scratch out of sheet styrene. I just got back from the store with the 1.5mm sheet. I have the 1mm for the spacers already from working on the P1.
AdmiralBaxter, you were right... AGAIN!
finalfrontier
Well-Known Member
Are the kit ones 1 piece or do they separate? They look OK in the picture but if your like me... OK isn't good enough lol
Chrisisall
Master Member
The kit part was printed as a single piece. It's totally accurate, just not smooth. So chroming it just makes it look worse. And yeah, after spending all this time & nearly $300 on this project, OK is NOT good enough!
phez
Sr Member
If you are going to make them from scratch anyway why not just use aluminum strips like on the original? That way you give them a quick sand and they look great. I think they should have sheet aluminum at the hobby/hardware store.
finalfrontier
Well-Known Member
That's what I was thinking, use the kit ones as a template.
