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Yea, Zathros, I usually do cut them off and use strips, both to join and to provide framing. I agree with your process completely. Thanks for the support. In this case, I was doing two rough builds, trying to replicate the author's intent, so I used the tabs to see how the author planned the...

I am under severe time crunches tonight, but I'll try to add a quick chapter. I hope that this material is along what was requested and messaged. I know that organizing the observation for these chapters is helping me re-examine my build experiences! One thing I should have noted earlier about...

Nice find! Thanks for making the effort to make this available to all of us! Much appreciated!

Looks great! Tell us about it and your solutions!

One last bit of difference to share with you tonight... Along the edges of the upper hull, the Digi-model had inset sensor pallets that were composed of dark areas with tiny accent lights of several colours. The PSF model represents these well (compare PSF pic 1 with Clever pic 2). And in...

AN important note for detail oriented Trekkers. I had to play with these images to get them to load!!! The Clever model has a serious error in the printing that the PSF model got right. Look at the Clever model, pic 1, where the red lines suggest the sensor pallet along the front of the...

Lets compare the upper hull portions of both kits. To do this, we'll need to examine my rough builds; and they are both very rough here! The first thing to note is that the PSF kit [pic 1} has a flat print of the bridge section, relying upon graphics to convey dimension. I really think that...

Comparing the two kits, after the rough builds, suggests a real need for internal framing. In both kits, the shape distorts as the glue cures and pieces start drying and tugging against each other. The PSF kit has one framing piece, shown in pic 2. There are no directions, but I think it is...

Okay, for those thinking about building these, here's the beginning of comparisons, to help you choose which to build, whether to combine the kits, or maybe offer me advice on how to make these work? I am going to share some rough builds; very bad builds, that were completed just to figure out...

I have run programs like this, for troubled, challenged, and mentally ill youth and adults, and Zathros gives good advice. Many youth today have little, or no, hands-on craft skill experience. Picking a subject initially valuable yo them, increases persistence. Learning physical skills, and...

The PSF Kit Warpgondeln, from the StarFreak's website, provided the PSF kit. It has high potential. The graphics are very clear, the size is slightly larger than the Clever kit, and the hull details have important features lacking in the Clever kit. There are several more accurate details in...

The Clever Kit Clever Santos Equinox kit is very attractive and detailed. It looks like a professional package [see pic 1]. Even if you do not ever build this kit, the version is worth downloading and examining, as will be explained below. Clever did a very nice job of packaging the kit and...

The Kits There was a strong, positive response from fandom over the appearance of the Equinox, during the end of season 5 and beginning of season 6 two-part episode. The battle between the Equinox and the Voyager was positively received as one of the better fx moments of that series. The...

The Nova class Equinox history Okay; so some background upon the target of these two models, before discussing the two kits in more detail. The Nova class vessel could have had on its dedication plaque "The little ship that could..." or even "A design before it’s time!" The background...

You are correct. There were definite skill deficiencies on my part, but I have to say, having directions would make the process much more effective. In the next entries, I'll share the rough builds, but I had to do them just to get a sense of how the parts fit. Had I directions, that would have...

That is a good observation. It might have been the way to go. unfortunately I saw this message too late! I tried forcing the fit in alignment with the pieces detail. It came together but warped a bit, and the "prongs don't create the shape that should be expected. There is no inner part to...

Here's a side view to illustrate the fit problem...

The last pic illustrates the problem. It shows how, if the tab is under the "fork", it doesn't join well; if above the fork, not creates a gap. Either way the fit is problematic. I have attached second-same pic with labeling. Any guess how this is supposed to fit? I have largely finished...

This second image shows how the hulls do not join well. It looks like, if the glue tabs drop under this joining flap, then the hulls would be flush; they are not. Putting the flap under the joint base raises it to create an awkward over-flap. If the joining upper hull flap is dropped below the...

Here's a try! I have run into a building block, so I'm sharing pics and seeing advice. I REALLY wish designers would include directions, like DHWALE always provides. I grew up building plastic models, not connecting puzzles, and its a different mindset required. I prefer planning how to fit...