Starfleet Travelpod diorama

**cdwheatley** · #1 07-20-2009, 10:18 AM

Here are some pics of Rawen's Travelpod diorama that I finished today. As you can see, I wimped out on the clear window and interior but I still think it looks pretty good:-

Do you like the 'floating in space' effect?! :D You can just see how I achieved it here:-

More clearly in this shot I think:-

Here is the stand on it's own:-

I reinforced the back and base:-

Another view of the travelpod:-

More pictures on my website.

**peter taft** · #2 07-20-2009, 10:42 AM

Chris this is way cool..... What size is she mate ? i like the floating effect, very nice, and from you another very precise and clean build

**bf109** · #3 07-20-2009, 11:03 AM

nice , great idea that floating effect

**cdwheatley** · #4 07-20-2009, 12:10 PM

Thanks gents

. Pete, I enlarged the original image slightly so as to fill an A4 sheet. This makes the base of my version two inches square.

**jagolden01** · #5 07-20-2009, 02:02 PM

Very, very, very nice!
Particularly like the way you hid the support.

**peter taft** · #6 07-20-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by cdwheatley

Thanks gents

. Pete, I enlarged the original image slightly so as to fill an A4 sheet. This makes the base of my version two inches square.

that's ENLARGED...? Nice mate.. Whats next on your list ?

**cdwheatley** · #7 07-21-2009, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by peter taft

Whats next on your list ?

Well hopefully one of the things I'm working on in my signature at the moment

. Hey, I was just doing a search for images of the travelpod and came across another model of it HomespunMagixx - SciFi I thought this was the only one! :D

**peter taft** · #8 07-21-2009, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by cdwheatley

Well hopefully one of the things I'm working on in my signature at the moment

. Hey, I was just doing a search for images of the travelpod and came across another model of it HomespunMagixx - SciFi I thought this was the only one! :D

Dah...

me no loooky down there.... So which Space shuttle are you making mate ?..... wait i'll go and check for a thread :D

**cdwheatley** · #9 07-21-2009, 06:34 AM

LOL! :D I wouldn't bother looking for a thread if I were you mate - there isn't one! The Shuttle I'm working on at the moment is just the Fiddlers Green/Delta 7 one (Discovery). If that turns out ok I'd be tempted to build the stack for it too i.e. the external tank and solid rocket boosters. I was actually hoping that Gary's Liberator might be available before I started it so that I could give that a go. Never mind, I expect we've not got long to wait now :D.

**peter taft** · #10 07-21-2009, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by cdwheatley

LOL! :D I wouldn't bother looking for a thread if I were you mate - there isn't one! The Shuttle I'm working on at the moment is just the Fiddlers Green/Delta 7 one (Discovery). If that turns out ok I'd be tempted to build the stack for it too i.e. the external tank and solid rocket boosters. I was actually hoping that Gary's Liberator might be available before I started it so that I could give that a go. Never mind, I expect we've not got long to wait now :D.

I had a look at the model you're making and it doesn't look to be a bad kit to make, i didn't see any SRB'S or an EFT to go with it, but i found this
http://jleslie48.com/shuttle20/th/ i think you would be able to re-scale them to go with your shuttle which would finish up a nice build for you mate - On a Launchpad with an up-light in all four corners.... ummm