To be somewhat Enterprising....
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THE DC
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And now the bridge/impulse engine assembly
Behold! The USS Enterprise pizza cutter 
Now to address the issue I alluded to regarding the saucer. Since this has been lifted from a game the texture overlap is quite hectic here. The entire superstructure area needs to be cut out. Once you do this you're asking for it to deform since the curve will not be correct (learned this experientially....)
The best way (for me, anyway) is to build from a central, re-inforced core piece. Now this is tricky here since the superstructure also has texture overlap, in that the part extends inside the saucer and does not just glue onto of it.
My solution;
And the side elevation showing the "hidden" texture
Now to address the issue I alluded to regarding the saucer. Since this has been lifted from a game the texture overlap is quite hectic here. The entire superstructure area needs to be cut out. Once you do this you're asking for it to deform since the curve will not be correct (learned this experientially....)
The best way (for me, anyway) is to build from a central, re-inforced core piece. Now this is tricky here since the superstructure also has texture overlap, in that the part extends inside the saucer and does not just glue onto of it.
My solution;
And the side elevation showing the "hidden" texture
Once again I hit the snag of no internal formers, so how to get the saucer rim spacing correct?
Here's my solution
It turns out toothpicks are exactly the size I need. You can see from the pic where I have re-inforced the two outer rings with cardboard.
Here's my solution
It turns out toothpicks are exactly the size I need. You can see from the pic where I have re-inforced the two outer rings with cardboard.
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THE DC
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Thanks @spaceagent-9 , my favourite TVV show while growing up
Another McGyver here The upper saucer buckled while attaching to the rim, soo....
Take three with this part.
The inner sections needs more support to keep the line of the hull here's my solution. Since there is a slight curve I can't just stick card underneath, and getting card to take a curve is a fight in itself
As you can see the curve is much firmer
Another McGyver here
The upper saucer buckled while attaching to the rim, soo....Take three with this part.
The inner sections needs more support to keep the line of the hull here's my solution. Since there is a slight curve I can't just stick card underneath, and getting card to take a curve is a fight in itselfAs you can see the curve is much firmer
THE DC
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Thanks agin for warning of potential kit limits, as well as how to overcome them.
Much appreciated!
Much appreciated!
And the B complete! I'm not stressing too much about the farings, maybe later.
Overall feeling with this kit, very frustrating! Moving onto the C
Overall feeling with this kit, very frustrating! Moving onto the C
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Oh boy, what a ride! The laminations were really needed. You have completed her despite all the trouble. Kudos to a fine job well done!
When I saw the first pic I was hearing the sound of a chainsaw in my head..!
I think that you did a great job on this project!!!
Thank you for sharing this build with all of us!!!
Thank you for sharing this build with all of us!!!