Playing around with the base some more...

In an homage to the original filming stand...

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Original Filming Stand by trekriffic, on Flickr

... and in an  effort to increase strength and rigidity I cut some aluminum tubes and epoxied them to the base of the stand for some additional bracing:

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IMG_4723 by trekriffic, on Flickr

Test with the model mounted to the stand. Ah yes, the perfect balance point just like the original:

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IMG_4724 by trekriffic, on Flickr

Now I have to decide if I should paint the support tube with it's new bracing black like I had originally intended or a shade of blue like the filming stand. I've already decided to paint the base of the stand and it's framing silver. There will be some black showing thru inside the frames on the front and back sides and the top to simulate open space around the light panel decals from the refit kit.