Igard
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Lovely stuff! All that hard work is justified. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product now, you've done such a patient job here it's inspiring mate!
amateurmodeler said:What did you do to the clear parts on the nacelles to get that effect when unlit?
Quaralane said:Definitely looking good, Soong.
Sad about that seam crack. But she's looking sharp
ModelMakerMike said:As the band, "The Tubes" said, She's a beauty!!!!! ;D ;D
Grendels said:amateurmodeler said:What did you do to the clear parts on the nacelles to get that effect when unlit?
I was wondering this as well....
NecronautDrummer said:Yeah, the reddish tone on the nacelle wraparound 'windows'? It looks very cool!
Igard said:Soong, this looks absolutely incredible!
Massive shame about the crack. Hopefully you can minimise that. I always display my models pointing from right to left, so any mistake on the right hand side, will be to the back anyway!
Mr Atoz said:Glad to see you back posting some more pics, Soong!Great work takes a bit of time,to be sure. 8) Bummer about the crack though :'( I feel your frustration on that one.Funny though, mine mysteriously appeared on the same side and location!! It was repaired with the CA also without reappearing. My hat off to you once again for the attention to detail. My favorite part on this one is the color.I just love blue and green together!Best wishes for your success.
Looking at where the crack is and your comment combined made me think, that join pretty much hold the weight of the saucer and neck assembly as well as the upper half of the engineering section, a rather large chuck of the model in fact, so if the seam was to fail it would be the natural place. Add to that the extra weight of electronics .... I wonder if theres ways of preventing it in the early stages of construction. The other option is addition supports for the saucer which really detracts from the model as a whole.Often wrong Soong said:Yeah, it seems like it should be a really strong join there but I had a similar crack the last time I built one of these.
Wayne
Kila2000 said:Looking at where the crack is and your comment combined made me think, that join pretty much hold the weight of the saucer and neck assembly as well as the upper half of the engineering section, a rather large chuck of the model in fact, so if the seam was to fail it would be the natural place. Add to that the extra weight of electronics .... I wonder if theres ways of preventing it in the early stages of construction. The other option is addition supports for the saucer which really detracts from the model as a whole.Often wrong Soong said:Yeah, it seems like it should be a really strong join there but I had a similar crack the last time I built one of these.
Wayne
I'm keen to see how you handle the repair and hopefully it will last.
By the way, 9 pages here and 9 pages on SSM ;D freaky