1/1000 Olympic Carrier(s)

[nicholassagan]

timeslip's 1/1000 olympic carrier from battlestar galactica. these are being built as a set on the same stand. not quite a dio but not a single ship...so i'm not sure what category...hopefully sci-fi will be ok so i've ponied up the entry fee for two kits, just to be sure. either way, they're together for now...and yes, i can always take pictures of them on their own...

filed window openings so i can fill them in with clear resin-ish material...

engines drilled out

windows drilled

lightblocked

some seam cleaning to fit better (and a little cleanup to come later)

silvered cockpit area

power jack

main engine lit up

110 strands of fiber optics

model base guy stand

 

[Tailor]

This is looking nice!
I am a great fan of SF, but I have never built anything in that direction, so please excuse my ignorance: What do you guys use for light blocking?
Cheers,
Guido

 

[Eastrock]

Lots of light source

 

[Dark Kyp]

Really looks good dude!

Do you use white glue to glue the fibers to the LEDs?

 

[nicholassagan]

thanks guys!

1) lightblocking is just painting the inside of the kit. i just used some extra dark spray paint.
2) the LEDs are connected to the fibers through 5mm plastic tubes. i stuck the fibers through then dabbed some HOT GLUE into the tube then the led pushed through to compress the glue around the fibers, effectively joining them. i'll also be painting the tubes silver. you can see they are clear so when the silvering happens it will contain the light a little more and pump more brightness into the fibers.

 

[Grendels]

Another good kit to watch. But it looks like they have a bit of nasty seams to deal with.

 

[Dark Kyp]

Thanks for the answer

 

[nicholassagan]

np kyp.

and yes, the seam line is pretty nasty. i had to shave some portions to get it flush enough to join. but at least on the top side there isn't a lot of detail to contend with in terms of sanding putty, etc. the bottom will be a challenge....

 

[Quaralane]

Should be a good looking build when done.
Needs a 1/1000 Battlestar for protection, now.

 

[nicholassagan]

bit of an update on #1. i filled the front windows with clear epoxy, sqeezed in all the LEDs and fibers, added the power jack and sealed her up! the seams are NASTY so i had to add some strip styrene and a bunch of putty. sanding it smooth will be OK but i'll have to add some details back into the bottom greeblies....

 

[Grendels]

Seams like a bit of nasty work. Well done!

 

[Dark Kyp]

those seams look really bad, nice job on them!

 

[Glorfindel]

Putty!!! I can't believe you jammed all that fiber and LED's in to that tiny thing. I tip my hat off to you son. Nice job.

 

[Quaralane]

Some NASTY seamage there. Looks like you're tying it up well, though

 

[nicholassagan]

thanks guys! yeah it was rough getting everything to line up. the next one will be slightly easier...

 

[TBadger]

Such quick work. Love the clear resin touch

 

[nicholassagan]

WOW! Way behind on these fellas. But it's amazing how satisfying an hour of work can be. I added a handful of greeblies to the belly to make up for what was lost during joining/filling, masked off the lit areas, added the engines and the fins.

nose antenna

To get into a little more detail: the fins were super easy because there are grooves on them for the supports. The upper ones sit nicely on the hull but needed a little angle shaved to match. The bottom ones also needed a touch of sanding to get them parallel.

Also, the support fins on the engines snapped off (they are SUPER thin!) so I had to rebuild one of them. Not too worried about it because the fins cover it up well enough...

And then primer

The top seam still isn't perfectly smooth so I'll have to resand then reprime.

 

[Solander]

Thats insane detailing and lighting work on such a tiny subject.
Thumbs up!

 

[java]

I like it,kick ass.

 

[Quaralane]

Definitely looks good