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Thank you! I started building the paper Proteus this week, I defintely want to build the Discovery at some point. I have been working on a resin Discovery and posted pics in my gallery of my progress.
- Ken Spriggs
- Post #5
- Jun 25, 2015
- Forum: Introductions
Love classic sci-fi models

I added a gallery of a build I am doing of the Discovery. It's still a work in progress as I am scratch building a detailed pod bay. Check it out, I'll post more picks as it completes. Started working on a paper Proteus from uhu 02, so I'm side tracked. : )
- Ken Spriggs
- Post #4
- Jun 25, 2015
- Forum: Introductions
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Completed detail, so far.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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Completed door padding.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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Thicker, square strip to make the wall padding sections.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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Using various styrene strips to create the doorway detail.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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The beginning of the lab wall, compared to the decal.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
Finished back wall with tanks.

I used the kit's decals on the small tanks I created, allowing them to curve over the round styrene strip giving a 3D look.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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The completed small tank section fits into the recess section of the wall.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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I glued thin, round styrene strip onto a section of sheet styrene in three groups of three to create the smaller tanks.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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Here are the oxygen tanks in the recessed wall section. I used paint and tiny decals to add details.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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Showing the scale of the oxygen tanks in my hand, about the size of a grain of rice!
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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I used needle files to shape some tiny model sprue pieces into oxygen tanks and added styrene strip sections for detail.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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Using thin styrene strips I added detail to the wall as well as piping at the top.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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The completed frameworks for both sections.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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Here is the beginning of the rear wall. I cut out recessed sections for the large and small oxygen tanks and built a framework behind them.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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Here is the hallway section with light showing through the door.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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I then folded the hallway into the distinctive octagonal shape and glued it to the outside of the finished doorway section.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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On the back of the hallway section, I used strips of black electrical tape to only allow light through the thin sections.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build
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To create the iconic lighted hallway, I attached sections of the decal onto clear plastic sheet. I glued thin strips on the folding joints for support.
- Ken Spriggs
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Album: 2001 Discovery build

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