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U.S.S. Phobos
This is the second of my Thanksgiving vacation models. It's the U.S.S. Phobos by Paragon. I repainted it with more correct Starfleet lettering on the primary hull and warp engines.
First parts built were the warp engines. Simple score, cut, fold and glue. The small parts I scored and glued first and then cut to size. That makes them hold up better. |
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Second part built was the primary hull. I trimed out the parts to mirror the tabs on Rawen's models. I don't like the interlocking tab design because, for me, it makes the seams harder to meet up and it doesn't give the circular parts on the top and bottom a solid base. I cut all the base tabs off for a more smooth fit. I cut all the tabs off the bridge because they are just too small and it looks better if it's edge glued. I added an impulse engine from my parts box because I wanted to cover up the dotted area where this goes. Besides, saucers that can separate are supposed to have their own impulse engines. Not sure if this class of ship can do that, but that's the reason.
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Finished up the bridge. The pylons were next. They didn't come out square so I must be missing something in how they are assembled. But, they are passable.
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These twin hulls/impulse engines took some time. Once I got the basic shape figured out they came together, but the tiny navigational deflectors caused some problems. The don't fit the holes in the hull and when I glued them in there were big gaps. So I glued some small strips on each side to close the holes. If I built another I'd cut them out so they'd glue flat to the hole and color in the white left over.
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Finally, added the torpedo launcher on the bottom, pylons and warp engines. Since this design has several thin parts, I coated most of the seams with a thin layer of super glue for strength and stability, especially the warp engines and the edges of the pylons.
That's it. Another proud edition to the fleet! |
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Interesting looking starship.Very good work.
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Very nice build!
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Looks like another candidate to be upscaled and repainted to 1:400! Nice work!
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I like it, I guess it is a war scout, or possibly deep space patroller?
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looks awesome! @legal01 I was thinking that too
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