Thanks everyone. I'm working on the neck now. First make cross sections out of plexiglass. Then fill them in and sculpt them to shape, in this case a combo of 15lb rigid foam and bondo. Then vac form styrene over them so I have something to detail. I did this twice because of the layered details. K'tinga Neck vacforming - YouTube After that I can cut the parts out and start detailing them. Psion, thanks for spotting that, sometimes I don't see mistakes until I take pics of it, LOL.
Drat. That means you're back to inhumanly perfect. Honestly, I admire not just the workmanship, but the mindset that you exhibit. From what little I recall glimpsing from your videos, your work area is very tidy, too.
Thanks. But I cleaned up that space before I did the video, LOL. Usually I can't find anything in that mess.
Now, in some of the blueprints--if not ST:TMP itself--we see tiny little disruptor turrets. Are you going to do a few as add on options?
The turrets parts are from the 1/76 Panzer Kampfwagen I, Russian T-34, and the 1/350 Tamiya USS Enterprise. Working on the neck now.
Anyone seen my jaw around here? It seems to have fallen off. Amazing work there, REL! I love the attention to detail you have. And it's all those tiny details that really give it a sense of scale.
What do you do with these enormous models? Are they commissioned works for a client who takes possession when they're done? Do you just have a room full of giant awesome model starships? Are you planning a museum? (I ask that last one tongue-in-cheek, but, seriously, you should work for a museum...) --Alex P.S. I find that every time I look at this thread, I notice I'm whistling the Klingon Theme from the TMP score by the time I close it. Good work! --AM