I just kinda stumbled on this forum...so I thought I might as well try and share some of my interests in Star Trek. I will add a few different posts for each of my projects. Understand that I am just an ordinary guy, not really good at anything but enjoy trying.
First off, I have built a star trek home theater and in the theater I needed something infront of the screen to stop little fingers from leaving finger prints. So i decided to build a 12foot x 2foot Star Trek Diorama. I purchased as many of the Art Asyum 7" figures that my wife would allow me to buy and started a mixed match themed diorama. (the diorama will be featured in a new post...watch for it :0) Anyways, in the diorama, I wanted to include a few space craft and it was really hard to find something that looked to scale. I tried a resin model of the Delta flyer....but when done, it was just to small. I knew that I wasnt going to find something that would meet the scale of the 7" figure (It would have to be over 4 feet long) but I thought I mightfind something that looked good and fit in the diorama case. Unfortunately, I couldn't so I decided to try and scratch build something on my own (which I had never done before). In fact, I hadn't built a model since I was a kid but figure, hey what have I got to lose. So...what do I build it out of? Well, I found some left over plastic horizontal blind slates.
This stuff was made from a high density plastic material, 2 inches wide by 4 feet long and about 1/8 of an inch thick.
I experimented a little with it and found it was easy to heat and shape, easy to cut and easy to paint. So decided to give it a try.
I then downloaded a "Paper Model Template" from "http://ninjatoes.wordpress.com/" (he has some incredible stuff.) I blew the templates up as big as I could and started to cut.
I used my first small build of the resin Delta Flyer as a reference model and began to piece things together. The next link shows the resin model and the bottom of the new build to give a size reference.
As I built, I decided to add some Christmas lights to light up my creation along with using colored CD cases as my windshield and engine and running lights. I grabbed all my used accessories from the 7 figures and added them as the Borg technology used in the engine and weapons systems. The next set of pictures will show how the build is actually coming along.
http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j428/Sgt_Angel1/Delta Flyer Scratch Build/
As you can see, there is still lots to do...the back end needs to be completed, panel scribing and detailing as well as weathering. I have put the model in the diorama for now, until I can find some spare time but I just wanted to share this with you. I will update this post as the project continues.. Hope you like seeing it as much as I do building it. I would appreciate any comments or suggestions, as my modeling skills are very limited.
First off, I have built a star trek home theater and in the theater I needed something infront of the screen to stop little fingers from leaving finger prints. So i decided to build a 12foot x 2foot Star Trek Diorama. I purchased as many of the Art Asyum 7" figures that my wife would allow me to buy and started a mixed match themed diorama. (the diorama will be featured in a new post...watch for it :0) Anyways, in the diorama, I wanted to include a few space craft and it was really hard to find something that looked to scale. I tried a resin model of the Delta flyer....but when done, it was just to small. I knew that I wasnt going to find something that would meet the scale of the 7" figure (It would have to be over 4 feet long) but I thought I mightfind something that looked good and fit in the diorama case. Unfortunately, I couldn't so I decided to try and scratch build something on my own (which I had never done before). In fact, I hadn't built a model since I was a kid but figure, hey what have I got to lose. So...what do I build it out of? Well, I found some left over plastic horizontal blind slates.
This stuff was made from a high density plastic material, 2 inches wide by 4 feet long and about 1/8 of an inch thick.
I experimented a little with it and found it was easy to heat and shape, easy to cut and easy to paint. So decided to give it a try.
I then downloaded a "Paper Model Template" from "http://ninjatoes.wordpress.com/" (he has some incredible stuff.) I blew the templates up as big as I could and started to cut.
I used my first small build of the resin Delta Flyer as a reference model and began to piece things together. The next link shows the resin model and the bottom of the new build to give a size reference.
As I built, I decided to add some Christmas lights to light up my creation along with using colored CD cases as my windshield and engine and running lights. I grabbed all my used accessories from the 7 figures and added them as the Borg technology used in the engine and weapons systems. The next set of pictures will show how the build is actually coming along.
http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j428/Sgt_Angel1/Delta Flyer Scratch Build/
As you can see, there is still lots to do...the back end needs to be completed, panel scribing and detailing as well as weathering. I have put the model in the diorama for now, until I can find some spare time but I just wanted to share this with you. I will update this post as the project continues.. Hope you like seeing it as much as I do building it. I would appreciate any comments or suggestions, as my modeling skills are very limited.
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