Star Destroyer #3

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It's about time I updated this thread.

In my last progress post, I had finished the panel lines and moved on to detailing the top hull trench edges. I've since moved on to the engine area.

This first photo is a shot of my work area. It's small and confined, but it gets the job done. At the time this was taken I was just starting the process of scribing panel lines.



In this photo I had made progress down the starboard side. You can see how the misting of paint around the pieces really helps in the placement of lines...



Here is another test fitting...



When I originally posted this next photo, I wrote that it wouldn't be long before the engine area was detailed. Well, it took a lot longer than I thought for me to get to this point.



FINALLY, I was able to start on the engine area! One of the things that held me up here was that I thought I needed the 3 main engine shafts before I could begin. I'm still without them, but construction goes forward.

I want to give a huge THANKS to Charles Adams for creating the patterns for the engine area. He and I have been consulting and collaborating on the dimensions of the original filming model for a long time. While I was working on the other areas of my model, he had painstakingly worked out the engine area patterns. This is a MUCH appreciated time saver for me. Here is a test fitting of the lower half so far...

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Here 's how the measuring cups fit...







The bottom half has come this far, now I have to do the top half.