To Boldly go.... Wait! I've been here before....

[zathros]

That is an excellent looking part. It is the sum of the parts that make them greater than the whole. You keep making parts like that, and this ship can be anything but fantastic!!

 

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks Zathros,

Here's the impulse engines, final assembly when the saucer goes together.

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

This whole thing is coming together beautifully!!!

 

[THE DC]

This is an outstandingly clean build. My compliments on your technique and patience.

By the way, you asked abut what these were, mounted around the deflector:







Those are the space-energy sensor network.

I never understood why the Excelsior was so deprived...


;-)



Great work!

 

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks DC

 

[Cybergrinder]

And now the bridge.

Here's the lower section of the superstructure



And the officers lounge, looks like they started the party already...

 

[Cybergrinder]

And now we have the bridge section completed

 

[micahrogers]

Love it, and the way you did the officers lounge is beatiful.

 

[THE DC]

Very fine work!

 

[Cybergrinder]

Thank you very much gentlemen!

 

[Cybergrinder]

So moving on to the saucer rooms, here's the rec room

 

[Cybergrinder]

So here we are with all the rooms done.

Couple of unstable decks but I think I will get away with it when the rim goes on



Now to do all the wiring....

 

[Cybergrinder]

Ok, wiring done, since I'm not the neatest solderer I will spare you the picture of the saucer without it's skin

Here's the underside

 

[zathros]

I'd cut out the white edges around the crew. Also, an easy way to give a 3D appearance is to make a screw member, duplicate it, and cut slots such that from the top it forms an "X". You eyes will be tricked into seeing a whole person. I learned this from Microsoft Flight SImulator (FS() when I noticed that the trees where not full trees, but actually one tree with another one 90 degrees on center. It gives a great tree. The white really detracts. IMHO. Looks superb otherwise though.

That saucer section looks absolutely peerfect. Kudos to for that. I think that's the most perfect looking saucer, from the top, I've ever seen!

 

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks Zathros!

 

[zathros]

You boldly go to the loo?!?!

With all the Morphine I must take, I deliver dirigibles daily. I have seen constellations.

 

[THE DC]

Any tips on skinning the saucer, after having worked it?


Thanks!

 

[Cybergrinder]

I'll convey those as it progresses, the underside is pretty straight forward

 

[micahrogers]

It does look like a beauty.

 

[Cybergrinder]

So while the upper surface lamination dries I took to the smaller ships that complete the display stand



The Surak shuttle is a grebblers paradise, and, well, I couldn't help myself