Scott's Models and Props

[Buddahaid]

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.








The removable upper decks were scratch made and much of the interior detail as well.

[Buddahaid]

These are the kit parts and my replacement frames. The instrument were removed and glued on the new frames, etc.


My part and the kit part.

[Jimbuna]

Very nice indeed...amazing attention to detail.

[Sailor Steve]

That is excellent!

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.

[Buddahaid]

This is my corrected interior next to the kit interior.


The star drive motor.




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.

[Jimbuna]

Steve and I are on Skype and admiring your work

[Sailor Steve]

So, where's Robbie?

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

So, where's Robbie?

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

[Buddahaid]

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.


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.




Here's the initial modification to the one main resin part.


And the rest of the build mostly in pictures.






Cont.

[Buddahaid]

The side covers had to be scratch built as the kit ones are too small.




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.

[Sailor Steve]

Wicked cool!

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

comes complete with absolutely no instructions.

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".

[Buddahaid]

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.


Power modules assembled and getting primered.


Some routing needed to be done at the back to make room for the other circuitry.


I installed brass inserts for the hood hinge.




The hinge holes on the receivers needed to be repositioned for a better fit.


Test fitting the parts with the hinges installed.


Brass insets were added to the switch levers and the switches were fitted.


The pieces were all painted before final assembly.


The battery boxes were made and the electronics installed.




Sub-assemblies going together.


















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

[Sailor Steve]

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

[Buddahaid]

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.


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.

[Sailor Steve]

Very very nice!