ScreamingSamuraiStudio
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- May 13, 2009
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Greetings, Y'all
This one has been going for a few months already..off and on while I worked on other projects or just tried to figure out what I was going to do and how I was going to start it.
I've already had a few missteps but things have begun to progress very nicely with this model. I've mentioned this on another forum, but growing up..THIS was the first and only real Enterprise that I came to love.
I jumped right into it with the deflector housing, My first attempt was done using Aztec Dummy's templates.
![DCFC0003.jpg DCFC0003.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2858-9467901db568b2fefa873eef4f53dcc8.jpg)
![DCFC0002.jpg DCFC0002.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2859-d17f7568b001443a76cade7b6d1f78b3.jpg)
![DCFC0001.jpg DCFC0001.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2860-616d0281e2352a6d024971c2134f1600.jpg)
I wasn't very happy with these results so I went back to the drawing board then decided to go ahead and create decals for the part. And here's the first attempt with the decals..
![DCFC0001.jpg DCFC0001.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2861-616d0281e2352a6d024971c2134f1600.jpg)
![deflectorwdecals12.jpg deflectorwdecals12.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2862-1b4fd90fcfb5e6cbaf9f4620a19c73a0.jpg)
![deflectorwdecals12.jpg deflectorwdecals12.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2863-1b4fd90fcfb5e6cbaf9f4620a19c73a0.jpg)
I darkened the colors to make them stand out a bit more, and this is the final result for the deflector housing thingie...
![DeflectorDetail.jpg DeflectorDetail.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2864-dcd0a375866af2a2578be86eecbc52b0.jpg)
![EngineeringWIP1.jpg EngineeringWIP1.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2865-57d92b537c8b71ca6b149d9d5a1ce46b.jpg)
![EngineeringWIP2.jpg EngineeringWIP2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2866-520974d0d3e70b02ce0b2e84a7938a61.jpg)
![NewDeflectorDishDecal.jpg NewDeflectorDishDecal.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2867-07ba59a5ac4e81d5b1f54b8d0795d53b.jpg)
Next for me was the significant job of aztecing the ship...
![AztecTemplate1.jpg AztecTemplate1.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2868-c7ac3bd8797fc4fdf8ebc77764cc1a8b.jpg)
![AztecBottomSaucer2.jpg AztecBottomSaucer2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2869-7391dc4c5dbec058d1ddb4adfadc2a38.jpg)
![PlanetaryDome2.jpg PlanetaryDome2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2870-0aca1b75f653729173dc5cb4a01f1e91.jpg)
![PlanetaryDome3.jpg PlanetaryDome3.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2871-a8d987ffbdd09a5d6ecbd87d06336a39.jpg)
![RefitNeckDetail1.jpg RefitNeckDetail1.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2872-c432c21ebdd2505058f53ed4153f9504.jpg)
![RefitNeck3.jpg RefitNeck3.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2873-0fc4888fe3d164536852844fed2b583d.jpg)
![RefitNeck2.jpg RefitNeck2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2874-5a1b7c499c981ce42559a5c499faf44c.jpg)
![EngineeringSectionAztec.jpg EngineeringSectionAztec.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2875-a23e48708536f1b8cb4816a47e238626.jpg)
I found out that you need to get a little more creative with the Engineering section. With only one layer of paneling the model still looked too much like a toy, so I just layered a few squares and shapes to flesh out the pattern..and these are the results..
![StarboardSideDetail3.jpg StarboardSideDetail3.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2876-2965b74dbe9a964b9f542d3a28527a03.jpg)
![StarboardSideDetail2.jpg StarboardSideDetail2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2877-999ac042dba911d5991a299e32feada0.jpg)
![PortSideDetail1.jpg PortSideDetail1.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2878-6d878a1e5cafc6cf874392b7b4017f12.jpg)
![PortSideDetail2.jpg PortSideDetail2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2879-39900b0ff45b01415af70155f4b8d32e.jpg)
![Underside.jpg Underside.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2880-1e1963501a85b2e6336c13bba5bf97ab.jpg)
![NeckwithDecal2.jpg NeckwithDecal2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2881-37f51350c2aa7bac03a10c3b255ad16a.jpg)
![NeckwithDecal1.jpg NeckwithDecal1.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2882-cdf63373025bdff3034e955f24927a1e.jpg)
![FinalAztecEngineering4.jpg FinalAztecEngineering4.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2883-c746e862e84f47db993203f3a2c5e2ba.jpg)
![FinalAztecEngineering3.jpg FinalAztecEngineering3.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2884-178bebe4a08e2ee7eb9629bb00ad810d.jpg)
![FinalAztecEngineering2.jpg FinalAztecEngineering2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2885-168a5861f6738ada9645eab5bf596fb2.jpg)
![FinalAztecEngineering1.jpg FinalAztecEngineering1.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2886-eeb3a7ff32faf1f2fcd01e99b64719b5.jpg)
![FinalAztecEng5.jpg FinalAztecEng5.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2887-73109ea123d5c6202e217196ed2adc90.jpg)
Well, that's pretty much all for now. More to come later.
This one has been going for a few months already..off and on while I worked on other projects or just tried to figure out what I was going to do and how I was going to start it.
I've already had a few missteps but things have begun to progress very nicely with this model. I've mentioned this on another forum, but growing up..THIS was the first and only real Enterprise that I came to love.
I jumped right into it with the deflector housing, My first attempt was done using Aztec Dummy's templates.
![DCFC0003.jpg DCFC0003.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2858-9467901db568b2fefa873eef4f53dcc8.jpg)
![DCFC0002.jpg DCFC0002.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2859-d17f7568b001443a76cade7b6d1f78b3.jpg)
![DCFC0001.jpg DCFC0001.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2860-616d0281e2352a6d024971c2134f1600.jpg)
I wasn't very happy with these results so I went back to the drawing board then decided to go ahead and create decals for the part. And here's the first attempt with the decals..
![DCFC0001.jpg DCFC0001.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2861-616d0281e2352a6d024971c2134f1600.jpg)
![deflectorwdecals12.jpg deflectorwdecals12.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2862-1b4fd90fcfb5e6cbaf9f4620a19c73a0.jpg)
![deflectorwdecals12.jpg deflectorwdecals12.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2863-1b4fd90fcfb5e6cbaf9f4620a19c73a0.jpg)
I darkened the colors to make them stand out a bit more, and this is the final result for the deflector housing thingie...
![DeflectorDetail.jpg DeflectorDetail.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2864-dcd0a375866af2a2578be86eecbc52b0.jpg)
![EngineeringWIP1.jpg EngineeringWIP1.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2865-57d92b537c8b71ca6b149d9d5a1ce46b.jpg)
![EngineeringWIP2.jpg EngineeringWIP2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2866-520974d0d3e70b02ce0b2e84a7938a61.jpg)
![NewDeflectorDishDecal.jpg NewDeflectorDishDecal.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2867-07ba59a5ac4e81d5b1f54b8d0795d53b.jpg)
Next for me was the significant job of aztecing the ship...
![AztecTemplate1.jpg AztecTemplate1.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2868-c7ac3bd8797fc4fdf8ebc77764cc1a8b.jpg)
![AztecBottomSaucer2.jpg AztecBottomSaucer2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2869-7391dc4c5dbec058d1ddb4adfadc2a38.jpg)
![PlanetaryDome2.jpg PlanetaryDome2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2870-0aca1b75f653729173dc5cb4a01f1e91.jpg)
![PlanetaryDome3.jpg PlanetaryDome3.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2871-a8d987ffbdd09a5d6ecbd87d06336a39.jpg)
![RefitNeckDetail1.jpg RefitNeckDetail1.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2872-c432c21ebdd2505058f53ed4153f9504.jpg)
![RefitNeck3.jpg RefitNeck3.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2873-0fc4888fe3d164536852844fed2b583d.jpg)
![RefitNeck2.jpg RefitNeck2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2874-5a1b7c499c981ce42559a5c499faf44c.jpg)
![EngineeringSectionAztec.jpg EngineeringSectionAztec.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2875-a23e48708536f1b8cb4816a47e238626.jpg)
I found out that you need to get a little more creative with the Engineering section. With only one layer of paneling the model still looked too much like a toy, so I just layered a few squares and shapes to flesh out the pattern..and these are the results..
![StarboardSideDetail3.jpg StarboardSideDetail3.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2876-2965b74dbe9a964b9f542d3a28527a03.jpg)
![StarboardSideDetail2.jpg StarboardSideDetail2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2877-999ac042dba911d5991a299e32feada0.jpg)
![PortSideDetail1.jpg PortSideDetail1.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2878-6d878a1e5cafc6cf874392b7b4017f12.jpg)
![PortSideDetail2.jpg PortSideDetail2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2879-39900b0ff45b01415af70155f4b8d32e.jpg)
![Underside.jpg Underside.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2880-1e1963501a85b2e6336c13bba5bf97ab.jpg)
![NeckwithDecal2.jpg NeckwithDecal2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2881-37f51350c2aa7bac03a10c3b255ad16a.jpg)
![NeckwithDecal1.jpg NeckwithDecal1.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2882-cdf63373025bdff3034e955f24927a1e.jpg)
![FinalAztecEngineering4.jpg FinalAztecEngineering4.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2883-c746e862e84f47db993203f3a2c5e2ba.jpg)
![FinalAztecEngineering3.jpg FinalAztecEngineering3.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2884-178bebe4a08e2ee7eb9629bb00ad810d.jpg)
![FinalAztecEngineering2.jpg FinalAztecEngineering2.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2885-168a5861f6738ada9645eab5bf596fb2.jpg)
![FinalAztecEngineering1.jpg FinalAztecEngineering1.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2886-eeb3a7ff32faf1f2fcd01e99b64719b5.jpg)
![FinalAztecEng5.jpg FinalAztecEng5.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2887-73109ea123d5c6202e217196ed2adc90.jpg)
Well, that's pretty much all for now. More to come later.