Okay....I'll tell you guys one thing. I promise I won't fling it against the wall. Even with the problems it has...and about 95% of it is my fault, because you know you can't fix stupid, the thing has this great silhouette. Something I've always liked about a Klingon ship....it's always ready to go and scruff it up.
I'm truly putting this down for a day or two. I had commented on Tony's (Painting Clinic) YouTube video the other day not to toss his Reliant build because of the Grex paint that cured so poorly over his Aztec masks. The point being don't give up. And so now I've gone full circle by rehashing that one liner Scott always says (Okay, maybe he said it once...but it stuck) "Completeion not perfection". So Igard, this why I envy your build. You have a model that's engineered properly. Today I am feeble. But tomorrow....
How about some WIP pics, eh?
First up some bridge stuff.
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx229/Iluvmlb
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I found this stuff called Wireform for use in the impules engines. What do you think?
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Little mock up of my lighting scheme....
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Love it when the LED's go on.
And finally...
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Things your not seeing in the last pic. 2 to 3mm gaps where the pylons meet the top hull. I'm sure the Aves I used to help secure the fiber in place has alot to do with this join. It was caked on. I should have known better.
Ahhh the bulb.
Last night I was so encouraged to work on this I tested my lighting again...all good, I test fit the pieces again...nicey nice. I break out the CA and start by gluing on the dome....excellent. Well seated, I'm happy. In order to make sure the LED's are properly aligned inside the bulb I, in my infinite wisdom, decide to glue half the bulb onto the neck first. By all accounts it looks straight and even. I'm happy 2 (son of I'm happy) I make sure again that the LED's are in a good position, they are so it's time to button her up. On goes some CA and she's nice and tight. Again, I'm happy. I'm moving along here and feel real good about this timetable we have.
Next up the Command deck and bridge. I really want this tight to the bulb so I have little light leak to worry about. I put just a bit extra CA, and.....
.....fooled ya. Of course it held. Too darn good too. Now I'm gleaming. I place the ships support rod in the panavise you see in some of the picks and I take a few steps back to get a nice overall view. I'm feeling good. Too good.
Then the agita hits. The bulb that I had secured on by gluing in one half first then closing it up with the second half....is tilted down about 8 degrees port side. I start to convulse as I reach for my Bayer Aspirin to help prevent a heart attack....I'm out. I quickly swallow 3 Advil and a quart of Metamucil. I glance at the TV just as Justin Morneau launches his second homer of the night. I look at the K'Tinga and notice....what's this? The back end of the Command Deck is not in line with the neck! It's off about 3, maybe 4 degrees also to the port side.
I wanted to scream this.
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But I kept replaying that Dangerfield line from Back to School "I feel like I just gave birth....to an accountant."
And things continued on it's downward spiral. This morning at the very least I wanted to try the lighting again to see how the fiber is working since I didn't do it last night after seeing the bulb tilted. The look of sorrow on my face as I hung my head down low when nothing happened when I hooked up the power just tore Kuato out of me.
I'll get back at it.