After finishing up the Protector, and wanting to build while waiting on the arrival of my 1/1000 refits, I decided to do a bashup on a Reliant I picked up off Evil Bay.
I'd picked up some various mods for this, including:
Saucer correction kit and Shuttlebay from Federation Models
Ascension Class nacelles from Federation Models
Saucer mounted deflector from PNT.
We start like I did with the Odysseus, and get a plan of how I want to work.
Here are the basic schematics, modified from my own "Breakstone" class
http://s432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/quaralane/Trek/Federation-non-Canon/Amazon-ISS-Breakstone/amazon-ISS-00.jpg
One of the first things I did was lay out the cuts in the hull.
I won't actually be MAKING said cuts until I have the hull halves glued together.
http://s432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/quaralane/Trek/Federation-non-Canon/Amazon-ISS-Breakstone/amazon-ISS-01.jpg
"Hull Correction" parts glued into place on the lower hull.
http://s432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/quaralane/Trek/Federation-non-Canon/Amazon-ISS-Breakstone/amazon-ISS-02.jpg
Resin shuttlebay assembled, and awaiting primer.
http://s432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/quaralane/Trek/Federation-non-Canon/Amazon-ISS-Breakstone/amazon-ISS-03.jpg
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Now, the real fun begins:
Making the PNT deflector work with the different shape of the Reliant hull took a bit of modification from the work it fit it into the Enterprise.
Since the grid doesn't line up completely, and the hull has a different profile, I opted to take a different path and modify both parts to fit my needs.
http://s432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/quaralane/Trek/Federation-non-Canon/Amazon-ISS-Breakstone/amazon-ISS-05.jpg
The new deflector has been glued into place, and basic putty work has been done using Aves Apoxie Sculpt.
The Nacelles have been epoxied together as well, but will need some work once dry.
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