1:350 Tamiya Enterprise Hangar.

Raider,

I sent them almost a week ago.  Have you not received them?

Bill

Gentlemen,

Joe just emailed me photos of his work, and he asked if I could post them.  Can I  forward them to one of you to post since I have never mastered the process?

Bill

I just emailed him to inquire about ordering one.

Thanks!

Bill

They are being cast by 

cjtk1701@gmail.com

You can email him to get one.

bigjimslade

Due to my failure so far with photos, here are some renders. There are two big differences between the renders and the printed parts. 1) The printed parts have texture from the printing process. They need to be primed and sanded to get smooth; and 2) shrinkage at the floor creates small gaps that need to be filled.

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First off, VERY nice work!!  I applaud your effort.  Regarding issue No. 2; I seem to remember Jay Leno discussing 3-D printing some parts they needed to replace on some of their car restorations.  Because the plastic does shrink, they make them about 1% larger so the people at the other end, recreating the part in metal would make the part the right size. Perhaps you need to increase things by just a bit to fill in the gaps?

Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas

I am really looking forward to having the opportunity to purchase one!

Bill

A video showing the hangar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvn4sEdAZGQ&t=55s

That's awesome news.  My Enterprise is still sitting in the box just waiting for a hangar solution.  

I actually sent them to a guy to make duplicates. Let me contact him.

Jim, 

  If that product does become available at a reasonable price, I'd be interested too.

JFK does come with a nice Hanger Deck, though.  She just doesn't appear to have a lot of detail with the walls and bulkheads.

Bill

Me too. Hell, I would like a hangar bay for both BigE and J.F.K.

Just let us know if you do make them available!  I will buy one from you.

Bill

Da r n ship guys have all the cool tools 

VERY high on the cool'o'metre!!

Design an anomaly in there somewhere. Something subtle but clearly put there by you. like an extra pillar out of sight from the openings, etc.

It'll really help to be able to point to it if someone starts knocking you off.

Here is my [hopefully] tina version.

The ceiling is very thin (1/32") to fit under  the bars. It is very flexible. The edges are reenforced at 3/32". The rest is very beefy. The walls are 3/32" the floors 1/8" and the supports 1/2". '

Here is a closeup shot:

This gives an idea of the tolerances. It's set in place with only the bars holding it in place. I'd have to glue it down do the deck would be flush with the bottom of the opening.

The 3d printing process inserts supports under the arches. I have knocked those out but not sanded them down flush to the deck.

The ceiling has a grid of slots for lighting.

I had to create a box for the screws on the the forward bar. That extends a little into the hangar.

Since there is some interest in other getting these I am going to try to figure a way to make them available. I am going to see if someone else is willing to make them for folks.I looked at Shapeways but they would cost about $350. A photo etch deck would set you back $55. So I am thinking  I need to find someone who can sell them for around $100.

bigjimslade

I'm having trouble getting close up shots to show detail with the camera. I did a series and this is the only picture to come out in focus. (I think it has a problem latching on to the all red). In this picture I am grabbing the stub at the bow end (to allow shimming against the front bulkhead). Even though it is in four segments, I can hold it off the floor from one end. You can also see the balcony detail for the front and back.

Prefer your rendition much better.  Very nicely done.

Due to my failure so far with photos, here are some renders. There are two big differences between the renders and the printed parts. 1) The printed parts have texture from the printing process. They need to be primed and sanded to get smooth; and 2) shrinkage at the floor creates small gaps that need to be filled.

This is an overall view showing the breakdown.

This is the area where the dividing doors go.  The large structure on the wall is an ammo elevator. I am just doing the structures in the large. Any detail has to be added later.

Here is the engine workshop. I will probably add photo etch rails and included ladders.

Here is the corresponding structure at the bow.

I'm having trouble getting close up shots to show detail with the camera. I did a series and this is the only picture to come out in focus. (I think it has a problem latching on to the all red). In this picture I am grabbing the stub at the bow end (to allow shimming against the front bulkhead). Even though it is in four segments, I can hold it off the floor from one end. You can also see the balcony detail for the front and back.

This is one

www.tomsmodelworks.com/.../product_info.php

Just the floor and doors though.

While searching for F4 stuff, found a blurb for a hanger deck for CV(N)65 on the AM, but can't remember where.   Did not look at it so can't say how much it consisted of or pricing on it to compare.

I plan to have openings in the ceiling for LEDs. I am still making final adjustments to the walls. I, personally, do not plan to have a lot of detail in the hangar; just the major structures you can see through the doors. For example I left off the fire fighting station as it is not visible. I've seen people reproduce the artwork in the hangar but I just want to show the ship.