Anyone still build models?

[Candleicious Ghost]

Not Star Trek, but I'm currently building one of those "book nook" kits. Initially I was really worried about all the small pieces and the stuff I had to glue (the amazon listing didn't say anything about glue), but I'm doing pretty good so far!

Post pics when you get done. I think some of those are really neat

 

[publiusr]

I recently bought a couple 1/650 TOS Enterprise kits at Hobby Lobby when they went on sale. The mold has seriously degraded over time, to the point that I ended up throwing them away when I couldn't get them to fit properly. The saucer seems to be okay, but the secondary hull, nacelles and pylons were bent and warped.

I collect old pill bottles...fill those, coat with glue... maybe attack the parts with a heat gun and fasten around those bodged inner supports.

One project for those with money might be to 3D print interior bracing for the AMT 1/650. That can straighten out parts, which are smooth at least.

Now even embedded prints are looked at

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Good news against license holders who overcharge:

3D printing platform rapidly produces complex electric machines

A broken motor in an automated machine can bring production on a busy factory floor to a halt. If engineers can't find a replacement part, they may have to order one from a distributor hundreds of miles away, leading to costly production delays. It would be easier, faster, and cheaper to make a...

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Folks have tried to attack 3D printing --and now being a step towards self-replicating machines, fans can build their own toys--not just models.

No law in the arena

This clock looks like it has many LEDs, but doesn't. This might be of use as a lighting option:

There Are No LEDs Around The Face Of This Clock

This unusual clock by [Moritz v. Sivers] looks like a holographic dial surrounded by an LED ring, but that turns out to not be the case. What appears to be a ring of LEDs is in fact a second hologr…

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[Forbin]

Not Star Trek, but I'm currently building one of those "book nook" kits. Initially I was really worried about all the small pieces and the stuff I had to glue (the amazon listing didn't say anything about glue), but I'm doing pretty good so far!

Those things are cool - but they take up space where books should be.

 

[publiusr]

I saw this just today

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A help for those shooting models

CorridorKey Is What You Get When Artists Make AI Tools

You may not have noticed, but so-called “artificial intelligence” is slightly controversial in the arts world. Illustrators, graphics artists, visual effects (VFX) professionals —…

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[vfxart]

Not as many kits as I used to, unemployment has sucked away any and all hobby time and the joy in them, but when working up digital vers, I build practical ones as well. This one has an addition for a later mod sitting in with it. ;-)

 

[Forbin]

I saw this just today

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Cool, although I disagree with changing it to be more SNW-ish. I guess it's been a couple of decades since the Thomas Models (PNT Models) conversion kit was available for the PL kit:

Star Trek Fanon - Federation Class

 

[publiusr]

He gave me one of those before he passed away. He is missed.

 

[137th Gebirg]

I forgot about that.

 

[publiusr]

David Merriman--for those who don't know him (he once called folks "kit assemblers" who don't fabricate from scratch, IIRC)-is an excellent model maker in every sense of the word.

Submarines are his specialty, but he has done Trek models, such as this TOS era craft:

Merriman's Submarine Modelling Masterclass

That is a very strangely shaped thing. Shh....I didn't have the heart to tell him kids sawed off 7/8's of the model and left him with the end pieces. ---Uncrustables ruined them Chief Brody: "You're gonna need a bigger (U) Boat."

www.secretprojects.co.uk

Cylon Raider?

A timeless classic, faithfully reproduced by Fan Art Models…

Fan Art Models proudly presents the studio-scale Cylon Raider replica, faithfully reproduced from the 1978 TV series Battlestar Galactica.

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[137th Gebirg]

A bit erudite of him, but I get it. Definitely a top-shelf builder.