To Boldly go.... Wait! I've been here before....

[spaceagent-9]

It's really looking good! Love to see Star Trek models being built, Keep it up!!!

 

[Cybergrinder]

And here's the port nacelle complete, just a bit of patching required to cover the black card I'm using to laminate.



This isn't my normal work-space, so please forgive the mess in the background

 

[zathros]

Looks nice, your builds are getting much cleaner and tight.

 

[Cybergrinder]

And after a long hiatus, and thanks to South Africa being in lockdown, here's the warp nacelles completed (just some touch ups required...)

 

[Cybergrinder]

Secondary hull internal supports

 

[Cybergrinder]

And the nacelle supports test fitted

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

I am glad to see that you have returned to this project!!!

 

[spaceagent-9]

Good luck on this! I'm waiting to see the final results!

 

[zathros]

I'd glue wood on the insides of the nacelle supports, even though they are thick, wood, covered with flue, would keep them up, as moisture seems to always make the twist or sag. Just an idea.

 

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm thinking of using the wooden stirring sticks again like I did with the Enterprise E, this was just a test fit

 

[Cybergrinder]

Moved onto the shuttle bay, here's all the goodies that will be inside (plus a surprise to be added later )

 

[zathros]

That deck looks fantastic, especially with alll those work Bees in there. I'd love to have a real one of those!! One that worked in the atmosphere. I don'ts have me a rocket.

 

[Cybergrinder]

And now a peak inside the shuttle bay



And test fitted

 

[zathros]

Extremely imnpressive. Take your time with the skins, and you will have one of the best ships of this kind I've yet to see!

 

[Cybergrinder]

And internal support "core" fitted

 

[Cybergrinder]

And now a test fit with the nacelles. I'm hopping around a bit while I figure out how ti wire and where the LEDs are to go.

 

[Revell-Fan]

Warp One, Eng...!

 

[zathros]

Looks very promising.

 

[Cybergrinder]

So here we go, secondary hull skin applied



Stern view



Warp nacelles test fitted (again)



And the lights

 

[Cybergrinder]

And now the abouretum with details



The bushes are bits of sponge, the "rock" is a bit of eraser, and the pole in the middle is a toothpick