Danube Class Runabout (DS9)

Superb build of a model that is usually not built as well as this is. Very nice indeed! :)
 
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Thank you for the build thread. I tried this a few years ago but it didn't go well. I ended up with another boulder. Anyway, this helps a Lot and I will try again following your lead.
Thanks again,
Dave
 
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Thank you for the build thread. I tried this a few years ago but it didn't go well. I ended up with another boulder. Anyway, this helps a Lot and I will try again following your lead.
Thanks again,
Dave
I'm glad you like the thread! I look forward to seeing you build in the future and I'd be happy to let you know anything I've learned (not that I'm Any expert)
 
ACTUALLY, you appear an expert builder!
Thank you!

What was your solution to the nacelle issue?
Well, my priority was they lined up and looked correct, so i put a load of glue on the nacelle and pylon and held the nacelle in place so it glued in the correct place, but not flush to the pylon (see pic). it means there is a gap but wonky nacelles would have bugged me!! Had the model been plastic I would have put some kind of putty in the gap but don't have a simple "Card" solution to fill gaps
 

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Had the model been plastic I would have put some kind of putty in the gap but don't have a simple "Card" solution to fill gaps
Back in 2013, I posted a thread on a very simple and cheap way to make "paper putty" to help fill gaps and cracks in models. Here is the link to that thread:
I hope that it will help you!
 
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Back in 2013, I posted a thread on a very simple and cheap way to make "paper putty" to help fill gaps and cracks in models. Here is the link to that thread:
I hope that it will help you!
Great idea

Thanks
 
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Back in 2013, I posted a thread on a very simple and cheap way to make "paper putty" to help fill gaps and cracks in models. Here is the link to that thread:
I hope that it will help you!
Hey RB you might want to make a downloadable PDF of this technique.
 
When the pdmccool Runabout surfaced I was floored. The amt model had long been sold out like the Revellogram Voyager and the Thunderfighter so the paper version was the only one to go. I was online at the local library almost every day in order not to miss the release (I had no internet at home back then). It's great to see this being built. :)
Glad you liked it. ;)
 
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There are some rouge detail parts with no apparent location

I'll keep them to the side, hopefully there location becomes clear as I move forward
These are the "latches" that keep the center pod attached to the rest of the ship, as the Runabout was originally designed to be modular. I designed them in this odd shape because they needed a thicker shap than just layering card stock could achieve.
 
These are the "latches" that keep the center pod attached to the rest of the ship, as the Runabout was originally designed to be modular. I designed them in this odd shape because they needed a thicker shap than just layering card stock could achieve.
Hey Rosco, great to see you again here! I hope you are doing fine. :)
 
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