USS Cygnus 1/700 - The Black Hole

[szarchie]

I think I am done with the Cygnus!  I can probably tweak it for ever and a day as there are things I would like to change.  However, it's been a long project and I think it's a case of diminishing returns.  Either that or I am just burned out on it.  Anyway, the final sprint was to add all the detail parts.  I added the "baskets" to the lights on the bottom of the ship.  I added brass rods to finish the top spine section.  I attached both of the bow antennae arrays without breaking anything, which was great, given how delicate they are.  They do add a nice sense of scale to that area.  There was also a lot of detail parts to add to the stern tower.  Lots of delicate horizontal spires and antennas as well as some sort of radiator array at the base.  I did break one of the top detail parts while I was putting it on and it took me as long to fix it as it did putting on all the other detail parts.  That was fun! Finally i added the tower antennae.  I am still amazed at detail that is achievable with 3D printing.  That part has some tiny details that I managed to keep intact.   In the end the all details definitely sell the majesty of the design and give it that epic, gothic feel.