Klingon Bird of Prey (1:400 Redraw of Clever Santoro)

AdmiralGR

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Well that's a fiddly little bit! (A2 on original instructions)

And its going to need some post construction adaptations as the bottom strip it to short!
 

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AdmiralGR

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Part A9, lower neck

I'm building the parts of the neck, then will dry fit

I'm thinking of putting a wooden rod thru to give some strength. I have kebab skewers that will do the job!
 

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AdmiralGR

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Part A9 and a dry fit (wow hard to hold it all)

Some serious adaptations will need to be put In here! Some of that parts are missing bits and too long!

Im going to build the rest of the underbelly so I can lay it all out!
 

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mijob

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This model is going to look verry nice. I like the use of the kebab stick for extta strenght.
 

AdmiralGR

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Wow, so much of this Redraw dont work great! (don't get me wrong, it's cool but I'd never have been able to build it without the experiance I've gained!)

This part (from P3), the 'tails' at the far end will be on show so shoudnt be white.

Thankfully I've printed spare copies so will overlay it.

Also, the next layer to put down is "flat" on the Redraw, vs a raised mound on the original. I'm going to try and build the mound from spare prints!
 

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AdmiralGR

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Started a dry fir of the belly so I can work out what I'll do next.

I've added a pair of skewers for the support.

In the first pic you can see part B2, I'll use a duplicate piece of the belly raised edge to build the belly up another level, else the underside is flat and the second part of the neck will not have anything to attach to! (you'll see that in one of the other pictures)
 

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AdmiralGR

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Bit more work on the main body.

You'll see a bit more plain card showing where it should have been green - you'll also see a pic where I've fixed it with some green paper from a duplicate print of the BoP

I've dry fit lining up the back of the ship because there is a clear section that must align. I can work forward to line the neck up
 

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