THE DC
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This is really great progress!
Your taking your time and working carefully is paying off.
Your taking your time and working carefully is paying off.
To Voyage to the Delta Quadrant (for the third time....) :)
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South Africa has great waves! Current breaks that don't depend on swells or storms for waves! All the surfers are in South Africa and Fiji this time of year!
Progress is slow but steady, had a wiring problem that delayed construction. It's fixed now so here's the wing updated.
And next, my nemesis.
If anyone remembers my previous thread I struggled with the impulse engines...
And next, my nemesis.
If anyone remembers my previous thread I struggled with the impulse engines...
Finally! Starboard impulse engine completed, with greebles and at first attempt!!! 
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What do you cut with? I have huge Swiss made shears, originally for cloth, razor sharp, for big parts,, and around 20 different scissors, for other parts, a lot that have curves. Your edge lines are wavy, and that gives fitment problems. If you were painting the model, you could fill it with filler, but when relying on gaphics, you need to be precise. Of course, the end of the Impulse piece could be made perfect with a thing piece printed out, the glued over the existing one, but carefully cut out. Not knocking your model, it's just that the rest of it is so awesome, you may be working too fast, or have to revisit how you cut stuff. I rarely use Ex-acto blades because I can't get a straight line out of them (old fart syndrome - "OFS"). You want it too look great with the lights on too!! When you are done, these ships, lit up in a blacked out room will be awesome, especially if you have some of those fake planets they sell, hanging in the background, and some irredescent tiny dots of different sizes on the walls, to look like stars. Some dry ice, and you have a Nebula, and ..................................................
So here we go, wing attached to the secondary hull. I'm not following the instructions for overall construction since I have to worry about the wiring
Next, sticking my neck out....
Shuttle bay completed
And now nestling snuggly in the hull
The neck will go on last(ish?) due to so much wiring coming together here. Next up, warp nacelles!
Next, sticking my neck out....
Shuttle bay completed
And now nestling snuggly in the hull
The neck will go on last(ish?) due to so much wiring coming together here. Next up, warp nacelles!
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And now the starboard nacelle, parts (mostly) laid out
Next, the body mostly assembled
And now the wiring completed. I used a piece of card to (hopefully) prevent the lights moving around.
Next, the body mostly assembled
And now the wiring completed. I used a piece of card to (hopefully) prevent the lights moving around.
I like the stream-lined Millenial look of the Voyager. only a few changes that I would make for my liking. You are doing a great job on this model!
THE DC
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Can't wait to see the lighting effects.
Lots of work you're doing here...
Lots of work you're doing here...
Thanks everyone, here's the nacelles attached
