Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - Printable Version

Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - Printable Version

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Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - DarthDuck - 04-03-2010

Received an SR Enterprise E to build complete with the kit's PE and recommended electronics. This should be a fun one and will hopefully come to represent the handsome ship which the Sovereign Replicas model can build into. There was a slight delay on my part since I had little choice but to add some additional work surface to the shop to give me some much needed elbow room! A little bit of running around to the local home improvement centers yielded 19 more linear feet of countertop with some supporting cabinets although the gaps in those will be filled in later.

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Back to the excellent kit though!

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RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - DarthDuck - 04-04-2010

A very fast mockup of the components shows it will be around 42" tip to tail.

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RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - erospawn - 04-06-2010

Ack! The Langoliers ate up all the posts!!!

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - 427 Cobra - 04-06-2010

(04-06-2010, 06:50 AM)erospawn Wrote: Ack! The Langoliers ate up all the posts!!!

I hope they don't eat up the rest of this thread! Tongue

I love the cabinets. Maybe I can come over, and use them someday. Cool

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - DarthDuck - 04-06-2010

^^^

LOL, gents. Big Grin

I hope to continue scanning the local home centers for similar "clearance" cabinets and such and maybe eventually have a very nice cohesive and "finished" setup. For now, the countertop (workspace!) was the priority. Wink

I did just stop into another distant Home Depot tonight while running an errand and while they had nothing on sale I checked again and they really do want more for just one of the cabinets with double doors than I paid for EVERYTHING! Just gotta "talk nice" to a manager and try to strike a deal on the items they wanna move or that they'd call scratch-and-dent, which often just means the inner shelving was already stolen out of it? Huh

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - Damien9479 - 04-06-2010

It's about time you get organized!!! LOL!!
Dude I'm telling you though I have about 20 combined feet from my "work bench and paint bench"
And I still only work in a 2 foot area Tongue

Bigger bench= more crap laying around!! LOL Big Grin

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - DarthDuck - 04-06-2010

(04-06-2010, 06:20 PM)Damien9479 Wrote: It's about time you get organized!!! LOL!!
Dude I'm telling you though I have about 20 combined feet from my "work bench and paint bench"
And I still only work in a 2 foot area
Bigger bench= more crap laying around!! LOL

But Dude- I've got a PLAN! Tongue

And, I've got 19 new feet with 12 existing?

Yeah, I know that you know that I know better! Rolleyes

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - JAWS - 04-07-2010

You know Coke is bad for you don't you? Unless mixed with Scotch!!!

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - dbhs - 04-07-2010

(04-07-2010, 11:42 AM)jasonwright.1972 Wrote: You know Coke is bad for you don't you? Unless mixed with Scotch!!!

But, hold the Coke. Big Grin

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - DarthDuck - 04-07-2010

(04-07-2010, 11:59 AM)dbhs Wrote:
(04-07-2010, 11:42 AM)jasonwright.1972 Wrote: You know Coke is bad for you don't you? Unless mixed with Scotch!!!

But, hold the Coke.

Why do you think there was only Coke left for the pics? Angel

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - JAWS - 04-07-2010

Hhahahahah. You da man duck.

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - DarthDuck - 04-14-2010

Doing some preplanning on the lighting I used some very bright blue mini surface mount LEDs arranged in a row and then experimented with either clear tinted ("smoke") or some opaque "filters" at twelve volts and they were all too bright. I then switched to nine volts and also varied how close they were near the top. Some were taken with the lights at "mid nacelle" height while IMHO the better effects were from having the lights down at the bottom of the nacelle. All pictures were taken in a 'well lit' room without flash as you might normally view a displayed model.
Just goes to show how effective the fiberglas model is at passing light and how I will need to fine tune using the same LEDs to best effect.

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RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - 427 Cobra - 04-14-2010

That blue glow is beautiful! Did I say I love lights?

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - DarthDuck - 04-15-2010

(04-14-2010, 10:56 PM)427 Cobra Wrote: That blue glow is beautiful! Did I say I love lights?

I have to agree with you there. A nice blue hue glowing brightly is a sight to behold.

Yup, lights are fun! Big Grin

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - erospawn - 04-15-2010

(04-14-2010, 10:56 PM)427 Cobra Wrote: That blue glow is beautiful! Did I say I love lights?

Yeah..you mentioned that with the LED chaser.. speaking of which...I figured out how to make LED's fade in and out now Big Grin

So, how'd you like it if the Warp Engines faded in to full power when you went warp mode? Or Fade from dim to bright..Or fade out when you turned the warp engines off? Idea

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - 427 Cobra - 04-15-2010

(04-15-2010, 01:52 AM)erospawn Wrote:
(04-14-2010, 10:56 PM)427 Cobra Wrote: That blue glow is beautiful! Did I say I love lights?

Yeah..you mentioned that with the LED chaser.. speaking of which...I figured out how to make LED's fade in and out now So, how'd you like it if the Warp Engines faded in to full power when you went warp mode? Or Fade from dim to bright..Or fade out when you turned the warp engines off?

Oh - my - GOD!! Don't tease me, Ron!! I'm almost floating out of my chair just imagining the sight of it!!! Heart

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - JAWS - 04-23-2010

How she 'glowin'? Oh I mean goin! Don?

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - dbhs - 04-30-2010

Don's been away for a while. Anyone know if he's OK?

Who pissed him off?

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - JAWS - 04-30-2010

I was thinking that too.

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - erospawn - 04-30-2010

He hasn't been active since 04/14... but I haven't seen him on RI since then either..and I haven't seen him on Starship either.. Dunno about the rpf though.

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - JAWS - 04-30-2010

Colonoscopy?

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - erospawn - 04-30-2010

Colonoscopy?? You're in and out the same day..

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - JAWS - 04-30-2010

It was psarchasim... Maybe he flew south for the winter is sucking on penacoladas in Mehico!

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - dbhs - 04-30-2010

I think it's more likely that he's moulting.

Ducks need to do that from time to time.

Probably a sensitive issue better left unmentioned.

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - JAWS - 04-30-2010

Well I think Duck would be dissapointed if we didn't run with this & really have a quack, sorry crack at whats what.

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - dbhs - 05-29-2010

Um, did anyone ever hear from Don?

I don't remember seeing anything on any of the boards?

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - Richard_2001 - 05-29-2010

Hopefully he is taking a small break with his favorite alcoholic beverage and relaxing from the stress of the Tie armature and other nitpicking on other boards debacle.

Richard

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - 427 Cobra - 05-30-2010

Honestly, Guys - he's had heart trouble in the past. He told me that he's had a couple in four years. I hope this isn't health related!! Confused

I'll send him a PM, and see if he's around or not.

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - JAWS - 05-30-2010

I sent PM's & emails. No response. Phil has his number, maybe he could call.

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - erospawn - 05-30-2010

I think he should call considering Duck was a pretty active member until 04/14...

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - 9 line - 05-30-2010

hes taking a small break, not allowed to say at this time. sorry.

RE: Enterprise E/ Sovereign Class - JAWS - 05-30-2010

Thanks. Atleast we know he just flew south for the winter. Glad to know the ol quackers ok.