Of course you realise, this means war!

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks D-Whale!

Again, back to the Warbird

Warp nacelle(s), outside



And inside



And then attached to the upper wing





The crease part way down the spine is due to having to do some "open surgery" when some wiring broke

Work has started on the bottom wing, the nice thing is it looks like minor alignment issues can be corrected when it's all put together (I hope )

 

[Revell-Fan]

i miss some ship classes, especially the Constellation Class

I have all of them in my archive. I'll upload the missing ones shortly.

BTW, great to see you again, Marko!

 

[Revell-Fan]

I have uploaded all Zosho files I have except for the Intrepid Class Ship. I have several Voyager models but I cannot tell which one is Zosho's model.

 

[D-WHALE]

I have all of them in my archive. I'll upload the missing ones shortly.

BTW, great to see you again, Marko!

Das kommt nur davon, weil du immer noch nicht bei FB bist, da würdest du mehr von mir sehen

If i remembered right then Zosho had never finished/uploaded his Intrepid Class, also not the Prometheus Class, the Jemhadar fighter and his klingon Vorcha!
You forgot the Olympic Class to upload

 

[Revell-Fan]

Olympic Class is being added..!

@Cybergrinder : Sorry for the OT but I think we may return to the core of your build thread now. Thank you!

 

[Cybergrinder]

Not to worry

 

[zathros]

Hey, this thread has @D-WHALE posting!! Great!!

 

[Cybergrinder]

There's always a method to my madness..

Inside (or upper) part of the lower wing complete

 

[Revell-Fan]

Looks like this is what's left of the Xmas dinner..!

 

[Cybergrinder]

I'm not sure if that's a compliment or not ?

So, the underside of the lower wing



And then joined





And then attached to the rest of the hull

 

[Revell-Fan]

Excellent!

I'm wondering if the unfold could have been improved somehow. The shape is pretty difficult to achieve because the wing bends in two directions simultaneously. thumbsup

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

Everything looks good so far!

 

[zathros]

Excellent!

I'm wondering if the unfold could have been improved somehow. The shape is pretty difficult to achieve because the wing bends in two directions simultaneously. thumbsup

Everything can improved on. It's just a matter of how much time you wish to put into something, like seam edges, etc. In the end run, it's a personal decision, as in "Good 'nuff, it's a paper model and I got the joy I wanted out of building it". That's perfectly valid. There are others who wish to go the other route and make something extreme, and that's their joy. When there's no joy, then that's no good, so stick to what you like, improvement also comes with constant building. Personally, I am in the camp that careful seam alignment, as invisible as possible, makes up for glaring mistakes, as the mismatched shapes detract from the effort put into it. There's even an easy way out of that, sharp scissors, cut off anything that sticks out, or is out of alignment.

 

[Gandolf50]

Er, think you're mistaking franchises

Here's the upper wing centre section ;
And, @@Gandolf50 , not a tab in sight on this template!

You have done well Grasshopper!!

 

[Gandolf50]

Excellent!

I'm wondering if the unfold could have been improved somehow. The shape is pretty difficult to achieve because the wing bends in two directions simultaneously. thumbsup

Yeah ...perhaps a radial unfold from the center out, might work better...

 

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks for all the feedback, I've also realised that I should have used a heavier grade of paper

The wings are tricky, but I will leave that to our master designers (@Revell-Fan , @Gandolf50 etc ) to review

This model is also serving as a trial run for me building Zothso's work and ideas in lighting, kind of a beta build for the next project (@Revell-Fan , do not disclose! )

 

[Gandolf50]

Thanks for all the feedback, I've also realised that I should have used a heavier grade of paper

The wings are tricky, but I will leave that to our master designers (@Revell-Fan , @Gandolf50 etc ) to review

This model is also serving as a trial run for me building Zothso's work and ideas in lighting, kind of a beta build for the next project (@Revell-Fan , do not disclose! )

Ooohh interest has been perked!!

 

[zathros]

Yeah ...perhaps a radial unfold from the center out, might work better...

Most of these models would be better build as half models, then join the two sides. The "Unfold" always comes out better that way. The halves can usually be joined virtually seamlessly, or if you're really craft, you separate it along a graphic line, concealing the seam even better.

This Cessna empennage of a Cessna 210 I designed demonstrates a similar technique, also, the blending of fold lines to form compound curves, and create a smoother body. The body halves lined up perfectly in the back section, where in fact it is straight, allowing for the removal of the "Curve" there.

 

[Gandolf50]

Most of these models would be better build as half models, then join the two sides. The "Unfold" always comes out better that way. The halves can usually be joined virtually seamlessly, or if you're really craft, you separate it along a graphic line, concealing the seam even better.

Almost always work havsies... no sense modeling something twice... just have to make sure that when it is mirrored it is a copy and paste...or your textures will think they are on the same half and be reversed on the mirrored side. See that all the time especially with decals and text...

 

[Revell-Fan]

Yeah ...perhaps a radial unfold from the center out, might work better...

That's exactly what I was thinking. Ah well, so it's like a good turkey: sliced and well-done.