05-21-2015, 08:10 AM
eh up all,sorry for being away for so long but i've been racing to get so much finished for a show.i took photos of my progress as i was biuldin bits,but i haven't done any posts i'm affaid..well it's time to catch up..
first off i got the other side of the saucer made with the magnets in but i haven't done any of the detail as yet.
next i started to make up the other docking ring which i had to change the way i was mounting it due to the armature on the inside,
so to start off i made the backing plate and cut it in half so if i do open it the back plate wouldn't stop it.
next i made the docking ring shape the same way i made the first one using a mcdonalds becker and give it some armour plating.
my finally bit of this part was to fit the magnets on the backing plate and the docking ring itself.
my next bit was to make something to resemble the engine at the back,it was a cop out but its not fixed in and i am gonna make the proper grilling and engine vents eventually,this is clear styrene with the lite blue scratch proof sheet still on the back.
next i wanted to make the bottom inner jaw detail but before i started i wanted to light up some of the outer detail,so i drilled out the holes inside the detail and put in some 2mm fibre optic.
i covered the f.o's with some black shrink wrap to stop any light leakage and made a little box to put the LED in,finally scratched up the detail and glued it all into place and used some filler round the edges,i've not had chance to sand it down or give it another coat of primer yet but you get the idea.
and now it works.
well thats it for this post folks,hope you like the progress cheers all.
peza
first off i got the other side of the saucer made with the magnets in but i haven't done any of the detail as yet.
next i started to make up the other docking ring which i had to change the way i was mounting it due to the armature on the inside,
so to start off i made the backing plate and cut it in half so if i do open it the back plate wouldn't stop it.
next i made the docking ring shape the same way i made the first one using a mcdonalds becker and give it some armour plating.
my finally bit of this part was to fit the magnets on the backing plate and the docking ring itself.
my next bit was to make something to resemble the engine at the back,it was a cop out but its not fixed in and i am gonna make the proper grilling and engine vents eventually,this is clear styrene with the lite blue scratch proof sheet still on the back.
next i wanted to make the bottom inner jaw detail but before i started i wanted to light up some of the outer detail,so i drilled out the holes inside the detail and put in some 2mm fibre optic.
i covered the f.o's with some black shrink wrap to stop any light leakage and made a little box to put the LED in,finally scratched up the detail and glued it all into place and used some filler round the edges,i've not had chance to sand it down or give it another coat of primer yet but you get the idea.
and now it works.
well thats it for this post folks,hope you like the progress cheers all.
peza