De ja ... the feeling you're building a model you built before...

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks for the suggestion Milleniumfalsehood, but, there is a support card just behind the defector. I do have an idea involving tinfoil. All will be revealed ... I completed the deflector but forgot to photo it

I also completed the "bussard collector" (what's a bussard anyway? ) but didn't photo that either... will try to get them tonight

But, here is the starboard warp nacelle under construction

 

[Revell-Fan]

http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Bussard_collector

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Bussard

 

[Cybergrinder]

LOL, I had to ask

 

[Cybergrinder]

And here we go, completed main deflector and the bussard collector (lighting coming along nicely )

 

[Cybergrinder]

Another busy weekend (do they come any different?) I did manage to light up the deflector;



And I completed the starboard warp nacelle (lit up picture coming soon )

 

[Cybergrinder]

So, I finished the warp nacelles, here they are in their lit up glory



Not the best photo's I admit Still need to practice dark photography....

I then started the wing



The challenge that lies ahead here will be feeding the wires from the warp nacelles & impulse engines, but I have an idea of making "tunnels" through the foam core supports

 

[zathros]

Man, that is beautiful all lit up!! You could use much thinner wires as your amperage is quite low, and you won't lose anything to resistance. It makes it easier to stuff in there. You could use solid core telephone cable wire, and that would be more than enough. I purchased conductive glue and made a circuit board out of 110 llb. card stock. I was able to light up 2 LED's on quite a small piece of paper, with small wires, almost hairlike, glued to the paper, and going to the battery pack.

 

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks Zathros,

So I took a ten day break for a much needed holiday, but then got back to work on Voyager's wing, warp nacelle's attached - bottom view



Top view




Now, anyone who followed my previous build of this model will remember how I fought with the impulse engines. this time...



Nailed them!


Here's the wing completed



I then started on the secondary hull, port side completed & greebled

 

[Cybergrinder]

So, to boldly continue,

Secondary hull completed



Then the fun of assembly - wing to secondary hull. This is the trickiest part for the whole model, there is very little room to apply pressure on the parts, you have to cut away some of the supports. Now, added complication, getting the wires through



What I did find helpful was to not attach the "backplate" of the secondary hull to the hull, but rater to the wing.



I then attached the under side of the primary hull. Straight forward "line-up & glue"



Upper section of primary hull now "tacked" on, and wiring completed (not the neatest I know, try using a soldering iron near paper ) . I found/think that it's going to be much easier to do the neck last and slide it under the primary hull.



And, the Delta flyer was bugging me, so....

that is an AA battery in shot for scale purposes

 

[zathros]

I like the way the ship looked split up with the components in side thee main section. This ship will really shine at night. Set your camera without flash, and longer exposure on a tripod for the best pics.

 

[Cybergrinder]

Cool, thanks Zathros look forward to better quality pics

 

[zathros]

So do I, make Wall Paper size pics for the computer screens. I use dual 24" monitors.

 

[Cybergrinder]

I thought of doing that as well, kind of like a fashion shoot, just a better kind of model

 

[Cybergrinder]

Ok, so the day has finally arrived! She is done!



Lit up photos to come, once I can photoshop some nice backgrounds into the pics

A hint for my next build...

 

[Cybergrinder]

OK, so I don't have the time to photoshop, (I'd rather be building ) Here's the lit up photos. If you have the time and creative urge please feel free to do what you want with these photos Feel free to post on this thread as well!

 

[zathros]

Dang, that is one nice model. I kept forgetting to click on "Like" because I was so absorbed by the pictures. We need one, all lit up, in a dark room, or maybe against a dark sky!! "Background size, for a Background Picture.

 

[Cybergrinder]

Working on that

 

[blake7]

That looks fantastic! Beautiful Cybergrinder!

 

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks Blake7

 

[bigpetr]

Great build