USS Constellation

matthew9

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July 2004
From: Texas

Posted by matthew9 on Friday, August 20, 2004 1:42 AM

Brian, It's the "what if " that has kept me comming back to the work bench for years!

Matt

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roosterfish

Member since
November 2003
From: Stockton CA USA

Posted by roosterfish on Thursday, August 19, 2004 10:03 PM

Great job making the model. The Connie has always been my favorite ship. The Doomsday Machine story and the Connie always reminded me of the kid story of The Little Engine That Could. Nice looking rendition of the Connie you have there! :D

Winners never quit; quitters never win.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 19, 2004 5:28 PM

13b20,

Thanks man!
Overall I'm satisfied with how it came out, but theres always that voice inside that keeps asking "are you sure you're done? What if..."

So I guess I'm done, but always open to suggestions. :)

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r13b20

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April 2014

Posted by r13b20 on Thursday, August 19, 2004 4:42 PM

Brian, for what it's worth, I think it's perfect the way it is. We all tend to see things differently and modeling is one of the arts. So I like your starship! Of course now I'm comparing your skill to mine and mine is found wanting!! Great job!

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Mikeym_us

Member since
March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Thursday, August 19, 2004 3:19 PM

actually you are right that they used a not so accurate Enterprise kit as the screen model of the Constellation but you got to wonder why a Yorktown class vessel is exactly the same as a Constitution class vessel and the saucer damage is dead on but I cant figure out why the right side warp pylon is skewed down on the screen model while the left pylon is straight on and its nothing you did but if you look at the Re-fit Enterprise the pylons are completely staight (wierd man!) oh and by the way I have the reissued TOS Enterprise.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 19, 2004 1:33 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeym_us

the Doomsday Machine episode of Star Trek is on right now and looking at the closeup pic they have. you have the nacel ends wrong the right nacel should be damaged right up to the pylon and the left sould have more structure forward (remains of Bussard scoop more likely) refer to the Picture that Midnight prowler has in his post to see what I mean.

Hi Mike,

The reference pictures of the 1017 I had weren't too great, so I'm sure I got alot wrong. I was basicly trying for "close" as opposed to a full on prop replica. The kit I used (PL 1/1000th kit)is actually too accurate to make an accurate 1017 replica because the screen used model was an inaccurate (AMT) kit . So being a more accurate kit in fact makes it less accurate off the bat. (wow)
I tried for an updated version. Kind of a "Constellation 2004" thing. I didn't paint it white,or mess with the b/c deck but went for a greyish tone like the Enterprise, and I added the rust ring & some grid lines as seen on the Smithsonian Enterprise pictures on the IDIC page. It's more of a Constellation/Enterprise hybrid Big Smile [:D]

Here are the ref pictures I had to go by:

Here are a few other pictures at different angles while it was under construction:

and 1 more of the finished model from a different angle showing the nacelle damage close to the pylon:

The fine bits are hard to see in the reference pictures, and I toyed with the idea of adding some more detail up front on the nacelles, mainly of some damaged fan blades and ruptured tanks and such, but never got around to it.

I still have a few more PL kits, so maybe I will do another in the future Cool [8D]

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Mikeym_us

Member since
March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Thursday, August 19, 2004 12:27 PM

the Doomsday Machine episode of Star Trek is on right now and looking at the closeup pic they have. you have the nacel ends wrong the right nacel should be damaged right up to the pylon and the left sould have more structure forward (remains of Bussard scoop more likely) refer to the Picture that Midnight prowler has in his post to see what I mean.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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oldhooker

Member since
July 2003
From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)

Posted by oldhooker on Thursday, August 19, 2004 11:34 AM

I like it Brian! Smile [:)]

Very realistic, thanks!

Frank

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:37 AM

I like it!!

"Scotty...give me that power!!"

cheers

MikeJ

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei

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Mikeym_us

Member since
March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:26 AM

well the Star Trek Episode Nomad is on right now.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 11:21 PM

Thanks Paul!

My second favorite episode is the one with the AirForce jet that sees the Enterprise in a very low orbit. It was on this past weekend.

Something about seeing the Enterprise in the sky makes that one stand out.

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paulnchamp

Member since
January 2003
From: Warwick, RI

Posted by paulnchamp on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 11:00 PM

Nice job, Brian! My all-time favorite episode as well, followed closely by "The Ultimate Computer."

Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 5:23 PM

Thanks Midnight & starmanmm :)

QUOTE: Originally posted by starmanmm

Nice job. Did you ever get those close up shots of the damaged nacells?

There are close up pictures?!? Wow...All I had to go by was the usual screen grabs from the DVD that are floating around the net. I would be interested in the close up if you have a copy.

If so please e-mail it to me!

Thanks again,

Brian

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midnightprowler

Member since
February 2003
From: East Bethel, MN

Posted by midnightprowler on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 4:19 PM

I'd like em!
Lee

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 10:55 AM

Nice job. Did you ever get those close up shots of the damaged nacells?

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midnightprowler

Member since
February 2003
From: East Bethel, MN

Posted by midnightprowler on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 5:05 AM

You sell yourself short! Awesome build! A great tribute to her.
Lee

Hi, I am Lee, I am a plastiholic.

Co. A, 682 Engineers, Ltchfield, MN, 1980-1986

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 1 Corinthians 15:51-54

Ask me about Speedway Decals

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 9:13 PM

Thanks for the kind words and warm welcome!

This was part of a group build over at the PCModeler website. I kept a pretty good record of how I made this with pictures, and discriptions as I went .

Here's the link if you're interested:
http://www.pcmodeler.com/modules.php?set_albumName=12Rogues&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

There's more in my photo album (click the "web site" link at the bottom of this post.)

The final weathering is alot darker than I wanted, but an improvement from what it was. Like I said, it was fun and I learned a few things along the way.

QUOTE: Now, how 'bout a nice Doomsday Machine in scale!!

I originally wanted to make a wall mounted display using the mouth of a 5 gal bucket, covered in sculpting mesh and paper mache', with a lit up center using x-mas lights and some transluscent colored pastic film or gels, but...I had a heck of a time with the kit. Smile [:)]

QUOTE: Very nice…it gets Grandpa’s seal of approval. Great build from one of TOS best episodes.

Thanks Grandpa! The Doomsday Machine was always my favorite episode since I was a kid.

Thanks again for the nice reception!

Brian

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Mikeym_us

Member since
March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 8:41 PM

looking good for a Yorktown Class starship so how did you do the damage effect.
(BTW the Constellation is a Yorktown Class Heavy Cruiser easily mistaken for a Constitution Class Heavy Cruiser.)

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/