One thing I love about Enterprise is that to indicate the technological distinction between the species and less developed technology of proceeding generations (namely the Federation Tricorder), each had their own scanning equipment.
I've been lucky enough to pick up a couple of Vulcan Scanners which T'Pol used, but I always loved the medical side of things too so back in 2005 I started making a Medical scanner.
I hadn't fully honed my skills back then and scratch built a prop (well half finished as you can see!) I was happy with at the time. This older version had bigger gaps between the bands which I didn't realise were less pronounced on the original, but then when working from screencaps back then it was the best I could do.
7 years later (mid 2012) and after many happy DVD viewings of Enterprise I decided last year to get cracking and finally make one I was truly happy with.
It all starts with a lot of cut Styrene templates!
3 Phlox Medical scanners by JamieThomas28, on Flickr
3 Phlox Medical scanners bases by JamieThomas28, on Flickr
Then comes the sanding and filling and priming, to get it to a stage where I'm happy with the symmetry and feel.
Compared to my old attempt I'm much happier with how the progress was going.
Starting to add the banding detail (which bl**dy hurts when you're using a Chefs blowtorch to bend styrene)
More later.
Jamie
I've been lucky enough to pick up a couple of Vulcan Scanners which T'Pol used, but I always loved the medical side of things too so back in 2005 I started making a Medical scanner.
I hadn't fully honed my skills back then and scratch built a prop (well half finished as you can see!) I was happy with at the time. This older version had bigger gaps between the bands which I didn't realise were less pronounced on the original, but then when working from screencaps back then it was the best I could do.
7 years later (mid 2012) and after many happy DVD viewings of Enterprise I decided last year to get cracking and finally make one I was truly happy with.
It all starts with a lot of cut Styrene templates!
3 Phlox Medical scanners by JamieThomas28, on Flickr
3 Phlox Medical scanners bases by JamieThomas28, on Flickr
Then comes the sanding and filling and priming, to get it to a stage where I'm happy with the symmetry and feel.
Compared to my old attempt I'm much happier with how the progress was going.
Starting to add the banding detail (which bl**dy hurts when you're using a Chefs blowtorch to bend styrene)
More later.
Jamie
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