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Pre TOS USS Constitution NX 1700

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    February 2008
Pre TOS USS Constitution NX 1700
Posted by modeler1964 on Friday, February 22, 2008 8:37 PM

I have recently started a 22" AMT Cutaway that I am modifying into a pre TOS Constitution. I came across a Mesh by Dennis Bailey of the USS Phoenix that inspired me for this project. Dennis did a great job on this mesh and I give him full credit for the work he did. A few of the features will not fit into the time period in my opinion, namely, the reaction control thrusters and the phaser banks (which follow the designs in the movie ships) so these will not be on the ship I am building.
Here's my take...The Constitution class had been around for a while, at least 15 years prior to Kirk's historic command of Enterprise (April for 5; Pike for 10 IIRC). This project will be what I imagine the mark I Constitution would look like before going through a few refits in the 15 year period before Kirk's time into what we know the TOS ships looked like.
I have started construction on the saucer section, joining the upper and lower assemblies with Tenax. I then mixed JB Weld and applied it to the interior side liberally. This has made the joint extremely strong. I am now in the putty and sand phase. I am posting a pick of what I am trying to achieve. I also recieved my custom Decals from JTGraphics today. Many thanks to JT for this work. You will notice that the banners and pennants have the colors reversed at my request. The banners on the secondary hull and nacelles are gold and the pennants are red. I highly reccommend his products.Enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Griffworks on Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:26 AM

Nice and can't wait to see this one completed.  I like the take on things here, Bryan. 

BTW, that's the first time I've seen the decals.  I like the reversal of the colors on the pennants and arrowhead.  Very kewel.

 

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Posted by dirkpitt77 on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 9:19 PM
     Yeah, great idea with the pennants....looks awesome.  I also like your bridge deck mods.

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    June 2006
Posted by Raist3001 on Thursday, March 6, 2008 3:19 PM
I said it before, this is looking fantastic.  I can't wait to see more updates.
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