You did THAT in only two hours??? Dang.
More TOS engine room pics
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The DS9 episode K7 model is inaccurate, especially in the manner in which the pod hangs off the side of the main dish (I was recently given a photo which clears that up), the top of the antenna, and the too-rounded shape of the dishes.
Thanks for that, I have not proceeded with it yet as I don't seem to me able to get any decent drawings or reference images from several angles.
@Maurice do you know of any reference materials that are more accurate? I'm going to need to build a background K7-type station in the near future...
I'll try to dig out the images I have. But you can get a pretty good sense of the cross-section of the "sombrero" pods by looking at the cutaway model and other model images on this page, as these models were repurposed to make K7. Ignore the drawings as they don't match.
Here's one I found on Flickr where you can see the details at the top of the antenna:
Also, notice the "pod" is hanging off the side of the same kind of squarish connector as the arms link into on smaller sombreros. That pod is actually held out from the squarish bit by a short cylinder.
Also, notice the "pod" is hanging off the side of the same kind of squarish connector as the arms link into on smaller sombreros. That pod is actually held out from the squarish bit by a short cylinder.
Here's one I found on Flickr where you can see the details at the top of the antenna:
That's a great find.
Also, notice the "pod" is hanging off the side of the same kind of squarish connector as the arms link into on smaller sombreros. That pod is actually held out from the squarish bit by a short cylinder.
Oh yeah lol
And the outer edge of the "sombreros" are considerably smoother, more rounded, than the "Trials..." model (as nicely crafted as it may be). The perimeters on the 90s model are very sharp edged , more the intersecting region of two spheres, forming a convex "lens". There are a few "free" 3D models available for download and most of them replicate this inaccuracy, a few others recreate the even less accurate AMT model kit shapes.
It breaks my heart that this gorgeous studio miniature is lost to the mists of time, along with the Romulan warbird and the 33-inch Enterprise model (which I still suspect is somewhere in Rod Roddenberry's atticHere's one I found on Flickr where you can see the details at the top of the antenna:
). We're damned lucky the 11-foot Enterprise, Matt Jeffries' Klingon battlecruiser and the full-size shuttlecraft Galileo prop managed to survive.
The shuttle survived into the TNG era! The flight deck was so huge it got junked long ago (according to Datin's book)
Hi guys
I have quickly made some adjustments to my K7 Station model, before I add lighting and materials I would like to hear your thoughts is this correct?
space station k7 test by Ian Simpson, on Flickr
I have quickly made some adjustments to my K7 Station model, before I add lighting and materials I would like to hear your thoughts is this correct?
space station k7 test by Ian Simpson, on Flickr
Not quite (while close).
On each of the pods, the layers are setup like a clam shell. While the link below mainly shows Greg Jein's replica for "DS9 - Trials and Tribblelations", the replica is pretty accurate:
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Deep_Space_Station_K-7
On each of the pods, the layers are setup like a clam shell. While the link below mainly shows Greg Jein's replica for "DS9 - Trials and Tribblelations", the replica is pretty accurate:
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Deep_Space_Station_K-7
test
Yep - with the slightly wider portion toward the arm itself. Basically, there was a suggestion that the pods could open up from the outside to allow ... something to be done. Not sure if it was intentional but, could have been a left-over from the NASA original.
Found another reference to the original concept that inspired K-7:
http://www.projectrho.com/SSC/leifGallery/leifCGI22.html
Found another reference to the original concept that inspired K-7:
http://www.projectrho.com/SSC/leifGallery/leifCGI22.html
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Another nice find (I'm rubbish at online research)
Here's a more refined test I noticed the collar at the base of the cone.
clam shell K7 by Ian Simpson, on Flickr
Much bettererer...
I’m curious - are all the clamshells supposed to actually open up like shuttlebay doors? If so, would there not be a tiny gap at each door section? Never really understood the purpose of that design otherwise. As inaccurate as the old AMT model was, it actually made a little more structural sense to me. Woefully over scaled, though, with the tiny Enterprise they included with the original kit. They scaled that thing to be nearly as big as SD01.
