Group Build "Star Trek Free For All" Early 2006

This is similar to the method I used to cut the square windows on my Arcadia. It was still a bear and the windos on the Enterprise B are even smaller...

http://culttvman.com/don_matthys__ent_b_excel_pt_1.html

That looks like it would drive me insane!!

Aric, The effect might be doable with pastel chalks or graphite. You might post a Q over at the SM Forum, lotsa help over there.

Here's my latest pic, more panels on: 

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Hey Masao!

I've been wondering... how's the Cadiprise doing?  Inquiring minds just HAVE to know!

More progress on the Lyran. Got shuttle bay doors cut out and glued HO scale corrugated aluminum siding to backside for doors. Glued panels on tonight.

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Welcome aboard.  Got ya on the first page roster message!

That makes you NUMBER 14!

So, how's it going with all you silent ones?  I went into a dormancy but am going to go head-on at the model in the next day or two.  I spend a lot of time vegetating and mulling over these things for day after day before I just explode into a flurry of get-r-done.  And I can feel the flurry slowly coming to the surface...

Hey, am actually getting a hankering to do something different.  I got an old Tech Manual from the library - the original SF Tech Manual from 1970s.  Was sorta thinking it might be cool to try and create the hangar bay alone, or some other TOS ship scenery - with some improv and such, and see what comes of it.  BIG project, but am sure I can land an old shuttlecraft model and go from there, eh?  I remember building the Galileo 7 back as a kid.  Dorky little thing but fun.

Masao wrote:

I have it on very good authority that that Starfleet Museum guy is an absolute nut case, so take everything with Lot's-wife–size grain of salt. I figured that these early ships preserved a layout from when the illusion of gravity could be provided, for part of a voyage, by thrust along a ship's longitudinal axis. Even when gravity was later created by generators, that deck orientation remained. I also figure that decks stacked along the longitudinal axis makes more sense for long, cylindrical ships, sort of like a space-going office building.

Masao, I think a lot of us can be considered "Absolute Nut Cases"!  I understand your logic on this is is sound.  The only thing I can not get a hold of is that when the shuttles dock or any other ship dock, they would have to change their pitch to a down (perpendicular) and hope the Bison has stopped or do some very trick manuvering for docking and taking off.  I do like the overall design, which is why I am making a model of it.  Right now my UES DADEALUS Class is taking up most of my time.  One question for you Masao, the nacelle supports (the wings, not sure the technical term) is not shown in any of the orthographic views e.g. - the distance from main hull, do you have something showing what they look like or can I be a little creative in this department?  I am thinking of doing either the Cosmoflot or Lufthansa Starliner.

Thanks Masao.  I hope I can get back to the building of it soon.  Right now I am trying out Woody's technique for making the tapered section of the UES DADEALUS.  Things are coming along slowly.  Work is picking up so more and more over-time is needed.  I will pervail.

Woody, I also tried your home-made putty technique.  It works like a charm.  I am also building a Michael Keaton Batmobile and needed to fill in around the intakes and used the home-made putty.  It work better than the Squadron putty I was using.  Not much sanding needed either if smoothed right.  Thanks!

-Sigh- Hey all!

I need to draw on everyones experience.  How critical is it to put a 'Primer' coat on before you paint the model?  I am using an aerosol can of gray primer and it sucks.  I've tried different brands, and they suck too.  Do they make a primer that I can put in my airbrush?  I'd much rather use it that a clumsy, wide angle, mess up everything, aerosol can.

Thanks in advance!

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Here are some early shots of my concept ship.  Tell me what you think.

I also have most of my other models posted here.

www.goobear.com/hybrid

Masao,

Good point.  I hadn't actually planned on adding a deflector dish, and the shuttle bay was to be at the rear of the ship as normal.  I may end up hanging the deflector off of the underside of the saucer near the front, but that may not look cosmetically 'sleek'.  I'm thinking this may be more of a 'fast attack' cruiser...

Sweet design I love it.

Hey woody what's this homemade putty you guys are talking about?

Looks like we all went quiet for awhile, hmmmm...

Got you signed in there, joey.  Have been taken up with other things and not been around to make my peanut-comments.

But, still here in a manner of speaking.

So, where are all of us at?  Been awhile no noise made.

Personally, I set the Conny aside for a bit because I really needed to take a break.  But am picking it up and gonna git 'er done!  Forgetting about the drilling noles and such, I decided to just keep it to the known holes this time around.  Save fancier for bigger scales.

I did take up a Hasegawa WWII German halftrack just to change.

Call it therapy, right?

How's everyone else coming?

I finished my AGT Enterprise D and my Year of Hell Voyager. If you all have not seen them here is the link

http://photos.yahoo.com/lightyearmodels

Well, we have three weeks or so until the "Day of Reckoning".  I know some of you have posted your projects on separate threads, but would love to see them come in here as well since a few may have slipped back into the backpages.

Any of ya, just let us all know how things are going, eh?

Also, I'll get that little badge I started wrapped up soon (see my signature below).  It sorta fell through the cracks. 

And I may even get my own model finished if I take time to sit and just do it!

I think I got everyone wanting in this, but to recap... here is the hitlist of the builders: