Scott's Models and Props
 

I thought I'd follow Steve's example and post some past and current builds.

I'll start with my C57-D cruiser made from the big kit.
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The removable upper decks were scratch made and much of the interior detail as well.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d.../C57D36007.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d.../C57D36008.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d.../C57D36003.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...b/Middy001.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d.../C57d33003.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d.../C57D30001.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d.../C57D22002.jpg

These are the kit parts and my replacement frames. The instrument were removed and glued on the new frames, etc.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d.../C57D23002.jpg

My part and the kit part.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d.../C57D20001.jpg

Very nice indeed...amazing attention to detail.

That is excellent! :rock:

Leslie Nielsen would be proud. When I saw the exterior I though, "yeah, that's nice", but the interior is very nice.

For several years now I've called Forbidden Planet "the real pilot for Star Trek". There is of course no connection, but these days the movie is similar in appearance and plot to what a Star Trek episode would be.

This is my corrected interior next to the kit interior.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...b/c57d4003.jpg

The star drive motor.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...c57d3001-1.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...sinkUoF026.jpg

Here's a video of the star drive in action.
http://s225.photobucket.com/user/sir...?sort=3&o=2076






The upper dome part is an aftermarket part to correct the kits incorrect shape. The upper deck is also to flat but that is too hard to fix.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...sinkUoF014.jpg

Steve and I are on Skype and admiring your work :cool:

So, where's Robbie? :O:

In the kit box because he's not to scale with the saucer. I used a book called "The Saucer Fleet" by Jack Hagerty and Jon Rogers for reference. Great book if you can find one that's not too expensive.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Saucer-Fle.../dp/1894959701

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2690/4...bf39b174_z.jpg

Here's a couple of props I've just built in the last month for a fan film project of the Star Trek Enterprise series. One is a solid casting and the other a practical, but both use the same laminated screen save for the practical's back light.

The practical starts as a mostly vacuum formed kit with a few resin parts, and gets highly modified to conform to the dimensions of the solid casting which is cast from a screen used solid prop.

I hope you enjoy the process as it took a lot of engineering to develop, and this marks the fifth and last one I'll make.

The kit as is. This is what $240.00 buys but it is the only kit available and comes complete with absolutely no instructions. :woot:
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...Scanner026.jpg

The display construction. It's an epoxy lamination of some blue acrylic I found, an ink jet transparency I created, and a clear polyester cover.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...Scanner029.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...Scanner031.jpg

Here's the initial modification to the one main resin part.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...Scanner043.jpg

And the rest of the build mostly in pictures.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...Scanner051.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...Scanner056.jpg

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Cont.

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The side covers had to be scratch built as the kit ones are too small.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...Scanner093.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...Scanner100.jpg

The back light and battery holder I cut up for the contacts. These back lights are available on eBay and are a retrofit for an RC transmitter.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...Scanner114.jpg

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Wicked cool! :rock:

Gotta love it. The resin planes I'm currently building come with an exploded view. None of the dozens of parts are labeled, either in the picture or on the parts themselves. Still, I get "instructions".
:rotfl2:

Another build run is done and this time it was three ST Enterprise Phase Pistols.

The first part was to replicate the power module circuit for two of the props. One prop had the optional electronics kit.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...lBuilds001.jpg

Power modules assembled and getting primered.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...lBuilds008.jpg

Some routing needed to be done at the back to make room for the other circuitry.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...lBuilds015.jpg

I installed brass inserts for the hood hinge.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...lBuilds022.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...lBuilds026.jpg

The hinge holes on the receivers needed to be repositioned for a better fit.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...lBuilds043.jpg

Test fitting the parts with the hinges installed.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...lBuilds074.jpg

Brass insets were added to the switch levers and the switches were fitted.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...lBuilds102.jpg

The pieces were all painted before final assembly.
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The battery boxes were made and the electronics installed.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...lBuilds168.jpg

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Sub-assemblies going together.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...lBuilds171.jpg

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Anyway there was a lot more to these than I would want to show here. So this is just a synopsis.

Lookin' good! Just be careful where you point it. :O:

Something to show that's more in Steve's realm, and about four, or maybe five years ago for me.

Scale build up of the classic Guillow's balsa wood flying model.
http://www.iaiamedia.be/bestbalsakit.../200/202/1.jpg

I love making these balsa kits as display models. Part of it is the medium, and part is the level of detail you make. By that I mean these models set a detail accuracy standard that allows for cruder scratch built details. In fact, making any details completely accurate nullifies the spell to me.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...inpb/Se5-3.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...inpb/Se5-2.jpg

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Very very nice! :rock:

I finished this MkVII Science Tricorder this past weekend. I started it about two years ago and had finished the body and paint, but with the advent of electronics with an LCD display I held off until the electronics were available. That was a year ago and I was too busy to install them then.

The kit was produced by HMS Studios, sold through Roddenberry.com, and is now unavailable. HMS built these for the TV series and the kit is identical to the props filmed in "Star Trek: The Next Generation".

The LCD screen has about thirty different screen animations that can be selected by switches under the graphics. I created three of those animations which involve about 90 to 120 frames. Enjoy.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...SciTric061.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...SciTric059.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...SciTric057.jpg

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I don't know how I missed that three days ago. That is just... :rock::yep: :sunny:

You have some real skill there. I am very envious of people who can model to that level of detail. :yeah:

Does that spacecraft model come in a snap-tite version? :oops::D

Really it just takes time with some mentoring. Plus money, lot's of money. Start small and learn techniques so your mistakes and failures aren't so dear. Many hobby shops have clubs where you can get lot's of advice from old hands. They really do like to help. Props on the other hand are a different animal in many ways from models as they are meant to be used.

What kind of phaser do you want? There is really the entire gambit available within Star Trek, or any other film for the most part.

For the entire realm sign up for the Replica Prop Forum. This is where it all is. Industry big wigs and amatuers alike spanning the entire prop industry.

I spend most of my time at the Trek Prop Zone which is a members only forum devoted to Star Trek props alone. Industry bigwigs regarding Star Trek are also members there.