USS Rubicon - Star Trek Danube Class Runabout

[lehcyfer]

Ninjatoes model, repainted by Paragon.

As a rest from building RWD-14 "Czapla".

When Silveroxide was making his model of this ship, I decided that it would be a nice idea to have a Star Trek ship model and the Rubicon is very nice little fellow. I decided it was too large and printed with four pages on one A4 sheet, so I've no idea what scale it is in.

2 sets on 160g paper, one set immediately laminated with 0,5 cardboard. Edges cut at angle for a clean glued edge. Too bad there is no lines of the sheets of metal on the surface:


It would be great to glue them on, to feel the texture of the ship surface, but Paragon repainting the model didn't think of adding them (hint, hint! )

So, the pictures:






As I've made clear windows, there will have to be the cockpit and aft section made too.

[Zathros]

Friggin' awesome. I look forward to this ship.

[Paragon]

Definitely looking forward to this build, though why didn't you make the side windows clear?

[silveroxide]

Great start lehcyfer. I was looking at the cabin but something is not right about that interior. There is a passage way to the starboard side??

Here are a few interior shots, Hope you can use them.

[Paragon]

That's an exterior door, not a passageway.

Make sure you save digital copies of all your interiors, I might want to use them too...

[lehcyfer]

Well, looking from inside the side windows (at least the wider ones) look "shut" or their surface is used for a displays - they'd be 'blackened' in this mode. Don't know about the small ones though...



I don't think I'll make any digital versions - it will be a snappy scratchbuild - how much can one see through small windows anyway

[Bones]

nice 1 ... i got some shuttles with interior in it.... i gonna build this one 2

[lehcyfer]

On with the build :D

Some insight into a technique of gluing parts laminated with cardboard:
Cut the edge at angle and sharpen with a dremel tool.


Or cut cardboard vertically (not through) a bit from the edge and remove the cardboard.


They can be used intermittently - both work good, the second one - with practice - is easier, the first one is good for the edges, especially not at straight angles.

Some parts to make


and glue on


Pretty, ain't she?

[silveroxide]

Nicely done, more pics!.

[THE DC]

What awesome work!

Makes Paragon's efforts come to life!


THE DC