tos klingon D-7

[gluejunky]

well I guess it's about time I post SOMETHING here since ive been a member for quite some time.
so I started building this a couple weeks ago. im not going to lite it or go really radicle with it, just a simple build


   

   

I didn't like the way the tube looked, it was off by a smidge, so dremeled it and added the brass tube. it looks much cleaner and strait.
   

   

   

   

   

then I mirrored the pylons and nacelles together for a better fit.

   

[Cylon-Knight]

Looks GOOD!
Say, what is the overall size of a Studio Scale K-7 ship?

[gluejunky]

thank you

it measures out to 28" long. this is from atomic city - http://atomiccity.yuku.com/forums/12/TOS...m4KMb3n9IA

[JAWS]

Nice.
Not a massive Trek fan but I do love their models.

[Satazius]

How well did the two halves of your hull go together? Mine seem to have shrunk differently and I can't line both the front and the back up at the same time. Scratching my head as to how to make it work.

[gluejunky]

(10-29-2013, 06:15 AM)JAWS Wrote: Nice.
Not a massive Trek fan but I do love their models.

my thoughts exactly

[gluejunky]

(10-29-2013, 06:35 AM)Satazius Wrote: How well did the two halves of your hull go together? Mine seem to have shrunk differently and I can't line both the front and the back up at the same time. Scratching my head as to how to make it work.

mine lined up near perfect. have you asked captcboard about it ?? i don't know if he would do anything but ya never know.

i have the same issue with a cylon raider, the lower half is 1/4" smaller then the top....not sure how to fix it other than chopping it up, adding material and gluing it back together lol .... i would rather not !!

[gluejunky]

found some time to work on this, I was hoping to be much further by now, but just have not had the time

had to do some fixing here on the castings, the back piece was bigger then the cast with the comb , the best I could come up with was to add filler and blend the two together.

   

   


once that was done, I mirrored the comb body to the hull. I sprayed window cleaner to the body then smoothed the aluminum foil to the body so there were no wrinkles to deal with. traced out were the comb should be, added some evercoat to the edge of the comb and gave a good press, the result was a perfect mating


   


   

   

   

the engines were cleaned up and added. a little primer and paint then it will be glued in place.

[Cylon-Knight]

Very nice!
Great update, thanks for sharing the pics

[gluejunky]

I wasn't going to do it, but I couldn't take it any longer, it was driving me crazy, these things being off kilter

so I made a quick mold and made a couple casts. to get the contour I placed the correct size brass tube on the mold so I wouldn't have to sand it to fit. all I need to do is grind of the old ones and glue the new ones in place.


   

[JAWS]

Good job.
Keep it coming.

[gluejunky]

thank you

FYI, if any one else has this kit and wants to relocate those parts, and would like pressure copies, pay for shipping and I will send you a set, just pm me.