Clever & D-Whale's reworked U.S.S. Excelsior

[THE DC]

Originally Posted by ennder

There are waves in the saucer, but I assumed that was from my reinforcing it with cardboard, not from any fit issues. In some parts of the model, the edges overlap, but I don't have any gaps.

I started the secondary hull by reinforcing the top of it with 2mm of solid cardboard so that it would not warp or twist. There is also 2mm of solid cardboard in each of the nacelles pylons.

There were a few parts that I could not figure out where they went, and ended with leaving them out. In the last picture in my post above you see the shuttle dock. I used a flat image here because I could not work out how to assemble the parts for it (until after the build was finished).

I have gotten the same wavy affects in the saucer build and trie reenforcing it to counter the affect as much as possible. The thick firming paper framing the upper secondary hull has helped!

[THE DC]

Originally Posted by D-WHALE

Hi guys! sorry for the late answer, but we here in Germany have still no access to Papermodelers.com without a VPN-access. So i check not so often this site anymore!

Ennder explained all the parts correctly! (good build btw )

Thats the different between my models and game ripped stuff!

Absolutely!

Your parts are always clear and your instructions unimpeachable.


This kits has been a bit of a bear but I am hugging it...

[ennder]

Originally Posted by D-WHALE

Hi guys! sorry for the late answer, but we here in Germany have still no access to Papermodelers.com without a VPN-access. So i check not so often this site anymore!

Ennder explained all the parts correctly! (good build btw )

Thats the different between my models and game ripped stuff!

Thanks D-WHALE

I'm planning to build a rename of this model, the USS Crazy Horse NCC-50446
I'll also extend the warp nacelles. However I have 2 models in line before the Crazy Horse. I am currently working on the Rom warbird from TNG. Then I have planed to build a recolor of the Lambda class shuttle from SW VI RotJ. Its supposed to be bone white, but the one I have is more blue

[THE DC]

Originally Posted by ennder

Thanks D-WHALE

I'm planning to build a rename of this model, the USS Crazy Horse NCC-50446
I'll also extend the warp nacelles. However I have 2 models in line before the Crazy Horse. I am currently working on the Rom warbird from TNG. Then I have planed to build a recolor of the Lambda class shuttle from SW VI RotJ. Its supposed to be bone white, but the one I have is more blue

How do you get a font for the name on the starship?

I owned the old PC font set but none work with my much newer Mac.

Also, noe had red outline around the ship's name.

Just curious...

BTW: Please post a build page for both the Excelsior and Roman!!!


Love to see it.

[ennder]

Sorry, its a "No Go" on the rename.... the software I used before somehow got corrupted. and the install disk is gone.... I cant find the old disks

[ennder]

Originally Posted by THE DC

How do you get a font for the name on the starship?

I owned the old PC font set but none work with my much newer Mac.

Also, noe had red outline around the ship's name.

Just curious...

BTW: Please post a build page for both the Excelsior and Roman!!!


Love to see it.

I remember what I did to get the red line, in Ms. Word I did all the letters and numbers in black and red, with the red ones larger then the black. I then took a screen shot, brought that into the other software that I don't have anymore. added the background color from the model, then copyed the black lettering (with a little of the background) and pasted over the red so that I got the red line.

At the time, this was the only way I could think of doing it. The software I lost had a feature that would let you bend a word any way you needed. That was how I made the curving "NCC - ######"

Also, you can download a TTF file for Ms. Word that has the Federation stile font.

[sgoti]

Originally Posted by THE DC

How do you get a font for the name on the starship?

I owned the old PC font set but none work with my much newer Mac.

Also, noe had red outline around the ship's name.

Just curious...

BTW: Please post a build page for both the Excelsior and Roman!!!


Love to see it.

DC, what software are you using? And what version MacOS?

I *might* have some suggestions

[THE DC]

I'm using Mac OS 10.13.6

[sgoti]

Originally Posted by THE DC

I'm using Mac OS 10.13.6

And what software are you designing/painting the models/using the fonts with?

[paris3]

nice work!