Space, the final frontier..... He's dead, |Jim.

[Cybergrinder]

These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its mission: to explore strange new scales, to seek out new folds and new internal supports, to boldly go where no model has gone before.

So, no prizes for guessing the next build...

But, which version, we wonderss, yesss we wonderss.....

(Sorry, crossed franchises there )

 

[micahrogers]

Any E is a good E...

 

[blake7]

"https://www.youtube.com/embed/1A1TZQk5Wgk"

 

[zathros]

Too many E's, IMHO, got for something not often done.

 

[THE DC]

How about the merchantman ship from STIII?

No one's ever touched that detailed, and very unusual for Trek, ship?

Who could do it?

 

[Cybergrinder]

@THE DC , not me

@micahrogers ; E, by gum, lad, wrong (Though I did consider it )

@blake7 ; TOSsed that option

This is fun!

 

[Cybergrinder]

ok, here's a give-away hint

 

[THE DC]

The refit or 1701-A?

Fine ship.


I wish i could photo the studio model and make a detail thread for you guys. Amazing work on that one.

 

[Cybergrinder]

Yup, @THE DC ! Enterprise A - Galileo shuttle kind of gives it away

I didn't like the colour scheme on the refit. Its the 1:400 version with lots of interiors

I'm going to do an "ILM" at some point in the model, so everyone, keep your eyes open

 

[Revell-Fan]

I may remember seeing a Merchantman in the works but it was some time ago. I guess the creator was Bones, IIRC.

 

[blake7]

Same stand just modified. Felt it was too short, so modified it again. After building NCC 1701 I printed THE "A", but too busy to start building it. I will be watching this thread!

 

[blake7]

Just incase you didn't know.

 

[spaceagent-9]

the merchantman st3 would be very small in scale with the KBOP and then the Enterprise. i could take a whack at it, but it would be a very simple model, most details shaded and printed, not greebled. want it?

 

[micahrogers]

well I'd say the E-A is defiantly an E, like I said, any E is a Good E....

 

[THE DC]

Yup, @THE DC ! Enterprise A - Galileo shuttle kind of gives it away

I didn't like the colour scheme on the refit. Its the 1:400 version with lots of interiors

I'm going to do an "ILM" at some point in the model, so everyone, keep your eyes open

I look forward to this build thread. Let us heard your construction tips and suggestions, as well as any model observations.

 

[THE DC]

the merchantman st3 would be very small in scale with the KBOP and then the Enterprise. i could take a whack at it, but it would be a very simple model, most details shaded and printed, not greebled. want it?

Absolutely!

 

[Cybergrinder]

So, I have to say that the formers & supports are the bulk of this model, providing the shape & strength, the shell is really just that

Thanks Blake7!

So, off we go with the model it's self

Deflector dish


LED holder, which I have to say was much easier than Voyager



Dish completed



Then the aborium, yes this will be lit up! (once I figure out how to work the LEDS & wires around the formers...)

 

[THE DC]

Great Start & nice build pics!

 

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks DC!

 

[Cybergrinder]

So, there are several in-accuarcies in the instructions, lots of time spent scratching my head & paging through printouts, I'll note then as I come across them. First one is the numbering is out on the the deflector outer parts, the second "tier" in form the dish is labeled as 5 on the instructions but is actually 4 on the template. (this one's easy to figure out though )

I continued with the deflector "supports" (dunno what else to call them?)