Spaceship from Concept Art -WIP Scratch Build- w/FINAL PHOTOS
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CosmicQuest
Sr Member
Beautiful!!
stevielewis
Sr Member
Detail looks really good!
Carlb
Sr Member
Just a simple front plate needed for amid ship section....all .04" (1mm) styrene.
Calculating the "butt" sizes and shapes...
Butt now complete/detailed.
The bottom plate was cut and detailed. Mounting hole was surrounded with a hollowed out clothing button.
The sensor/antenna array that protrudes from the bottom was started with a hollow wooden frame to create a basic box shape.
Other geometric shapes were added, I then skinned all of that with styrene. The tall object on the left is a piece of
wood furniture molding cut down to shape.
Additional antennas were made from wood dowels, cut and shaped, sanded and coated with 3 coats of varnish.
Then all primed white.
Test fitting...nothing glued. Must order fiber optic strand...
Till next time...
Calculating the "butt" sizes and shapes...
Butt now complete/detailed.
The bottom plate was cut and detailed. Mounting hole was surrounded with a hollowed out clothing button.
The sensor/antenna array that protrudes from the bottom was started with a hollow wooden frame to create a basic box shape.
Other geometric shapes were added, I then skinned all of that with styrene. The tall object on the left is a piece of
wood furniture molding cut down to shape.
Additional antennas were made from wood dowels, cut and shaped, sanded and coated with 3 coats of varnish.
Then all primed white.
Test fitting...nothing glued. Must order fiber optic strand...
Till next time...
CosmicQuest
Sr Member
Wow!! You're putting some serious time into this beauty!! I love it. Seeing your progress on this is getting me itchy to start my next ship . It's a joy to see a post from you when I log into this forum!
Carlb
Sr Member
Russ(Cosmic)- Thank you very much. I am taking my time with this, since this is the first ship I've ever built! I knew this would
take months to complete, and my goal is to simply make it look good for it's final destination-still photography.
I'll be using GIMP software to combine a starfield background, a planet and the model. Hopefully I'll be able to "fool' the eye.
joberg-Thank you.
take months to complete, and my goal is to simply make it look good for it's final destination-still photography.
I'll be using GIMP software to combine a starfield background, a planet and the model. Hopefully I'll be able to "fool' the eye.
joberg-Thank you.
CosmicQuest
Sr Member
You're doing a spectacular job, especially being your first ever ship !
Carlb
Sr Member
A 200 meter (656 ft.) roll of end glow .75mm fiber optic strand arrived.
I drilled 10 holes in a styrene tube, 5 each side, then pushed the fiber thru the holes and out the bottom. I also did a
second one, a bit taller, drilling 12 holes. 6 each side, for 12 strands with a different hole pattern.
The ends will be cut flush.
Combined both poles fiber strands, a total of 22, into one bundle. I built a chip board box to contain it. Used a
2835 (3) LED group folded into a "U" shape, and anchored the strands with a drowning of PVA white
& clear glue.
LED test fire....
I wanted an additional stand alone unit, which was built with brass tube at the top, and telescoping styrene tubes
at the bottom. The styrene base was needed to prevent any shorts for a hidden series resistor, which feeds the
SMD 0603 LED at the top...
Arranging placement and heights... against the bottom plate..
More spires added...now complete and in test fire mode.
Till next time...
I drilled 10 holes in a styrene tube, 5 each side, then pushed the fiber thru the holes and out the bottom. I also did a
second one, a bit taller, drilling 12 holes. 6 each side, for 12 strands with a different hole pattern.
The ends will be cut flush.
Combined both poles fiber strands, a total of 22, into one bundle. I built a chip board box to contain it. Used a
2835 (3) LED group folded into a "U" shape, and anchored the strands with a drowning of PVA white
& clear glue.
LED test fire....
I wanted an additional stand alone unit, which was built with brass tube at the top, and telescoping styrene tubes
at the bottom. The styrene base was needed to prevent any shorts for a hidden series resistor, which feeds the
SMD 0603 LED at the top...
Arranging placement and heights... against the bottom plate..
More spires added...now complete and in test fire mode.
Till next time...
CosmicQuest
Sr Member
Turned out great Carl!
stevielewis
Sr Member
That is so cool! Nice work. 
Carlb
Sr Member
I switched back to the superstructure of the midship. I applied both sections of windows, and set those aside to dry.
This concept ship has a "familiar looking" 2 level command center at the top.
I started on the major details on the roof first.
I worked on the hexagon shaped tower/tank first, with a rectangular balsa wood core, and then 3 pieces of hexagon
shaped styrene are glued to the top, bottom and middle.
Next, largest 4 sides are built out.
Next, filled in the small 8 sides.
I added 4 legs, and other "control box" detail. Nothing painted yet.
I made two additional "tank-like" devices as in the concept art. I also have begun the 4 antenna array behind these units.
Till next time... build the 2 level Command Control Center.
This concept ship has a "familiar looking" 2 level command center at the top.
I started on the major details on the roof first.
I worked on the hexagon shaped tower/tank first, with a rectangular balsa wood core, and then 3 pieces of hexagon
shaped styrene are glued to the top, bottom and middle.
Next, largest 4 sides are built out.
Next, filled in the small 8 sides.
I added 4 legs, and other "control box" detail. Nothing painted yet.
I made two additional "tank-like" devices as in the concept art. I also have begun the 4 antenna array behind these units.
Till next time... build the 2 level Command Control Center.
stevielewis
Sr Member
Really coming along nice.
CosmicQuest
Sr Member
Yup. Looking really good Carl!!
