And for my next creation....
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I think you have really stepped your game here. Those nacelles blew me away!! 
Moving on to the deflector dish, (trying to get all the lighting sorted before doing the build itself
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Love the LED effects!thumbsupthumbsupthumbsup
The whole popsicle stick construction will make this model very strong. You have to like unrefined paper!
Great job!
Looking forward to seeing more!
Sky Seeker
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Thanks guys!
Hit a snag with the secondary hull, going to redo it. Here's where I got up to. Joining the deflector dish to the hull itself it quite tricky, and I botched that part...
Rather than trying to salvage I'll just redo
Hit a snag with the secondary hull, going to redo it. Here's where I got up to. Joining the deflector dish to the hull itself it quite tricky, and I botched that part...
Rather than trying to salvage I'll just redo
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Trace the actual diameter of the hole and maybe you could either make a backing plate to hold the dish in place, it would be behind the paper. You're there, our confidence is high!! 
So, here we go. first mistake was glueing the two edges together (see previous pic)
Tried to fix that, and joined to the hull. Here I the joints didn't quite line up. Numerous attempts to get it to bind didn't work.
I then tried to "replace" with a spare sheet. here's the result
Tried to fix that, and joined to the hull. Here I the joints didn't quite line up. Numerous attempts to get it to bind didn't work.
I then tried to "replace" with a spare sheet. here's the result
So, here we go. first mistake was glueing the two edges together (see previous pic)
Tried to fix that, and joined to the hull. Here I the joints didn't quite line up. Numerous attempts to get it to bind didn't work.
I then tried to "replace" with a spare sheet. here's the result
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Ah those pesky deflector dishes... :frak: :robot1: Well there could be couple of ways you can solve this..
ompus:1. Cut out the deflector dish first, then create a border or ring around the dish, then glue in place with spare paper at the seams. This would give you an inset recessed look with the deflector.
2. Another way is to add tabs to the existing tabs to reinforce certain sections. Maybe also add bulkheads to further reinforce the model at the weaker areas.
Just an idea.
Sky Seeker
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Cut the tabs off, and use backing strips, The strips can be round, and will support the dish better, and keep it in plane, also when making ship models, always start with the bow and stern first, the center is easier to fix, in this case, you should mount the deflector dish in place first, that will allow you to put the sides on, and do what you must to make them symmetrical. Bulkheads never hurt, unless they aren't the exact size, in that case, make a small box, and have folded tabs to that to secure the sides in question, the tabs can be positioned while the glue is setting up, and the cube acts as a central structure, some models are better served with a central rectangle down it's spine, like this one. I left out that tabs that hold it onto the rectangle, I did this in 3 minutes, but you get the idea.
Something like this:
Something like this:
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Thanks for the feedback guys! Last tweak worked on getting the window lights right Pic coming soon
Pic coming soon
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So, here we go, I decided to "park" the bow section and started on the stern.
And the last bit attached.
And the last bit attached.
And back to the deflector dish!
Take 2
And, this is where I went wrong with the first attempt. I attached the outer "cowling" to the deflector dish, which completely screwed up the alignment.
What I did this time was to attach the "cowling" to the hull first, thereby making sure the alignment is correct
Take 2
And, this is where I went wrong with the first attempt. I attached the outer "cowling" to the deflector dish, which completely screwed up the alignment.
What I did this time was to attach the "cowling" to the hull first, thereby making sure the alignment is correct
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Much better, I would have done that differently, but it looks great. The sum of the parts will be great together, and this is looking to be one of your best!!
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No comment---(my wife might read this?)
Finally, the front of the secondary hull complete
And very rough test fit
And very rough test fit
Finally, the front of the secondary hull complete
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And very rough test fit
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Looks like you've got it this time.
rinks: Any angular miss matches should be taken care of when the hull is fully together to pull in the sides more. The bulkheads should give the model more strength.
ompus:Sky Seeker
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It's been delayed a bit due to work, but here's the underside of the hull complete
Still to be greebled....
Still to be greebled....