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chiver wrote:anyone know where to find blue prents and mesurements ofthe scale model? i want to build one of these but i want it big. as big as the studio model.

http://www.jackill.com/Pages/SS_Collection_Page1.htm

Thanks Beaveranger.

Beaveranger wrote:It's called decanting.... many vids out there, just Google it.

Just curious, have you done this? (the decanting; we're good with the googling). If so, how did it go? Thanks for any helpful commentary.

That's perfect. It looks like the author has done this successfully more than just a few times. Thanks for the link.

I've had the same exact question. The professional modeler at my local Hobbytown said he's heard of people using the plastic straw that comes with WD40 or canned air to spray into a taped and vented airbrush bottle. It sounds like it would work, but I'd like to hear from someone who has actually don...

I was thinking of using this to strengthen a model (vs molding /casting). Apparently, it works fine. I thought it would, but I wanted to check and make sure. Thanks for the input.

Has anyone ever used Magic-Sculpt to strengthen / reinforce vacuum form models? Thanks for any comments.

Thanks for the hot link tip.

NovaHobbies,
Good to know about Jackhill's. I still plan to do this one day, but in 1/2500 or 1/3900. For me, the most difficult part to replicate would be the top and bottom sensor/communication details.

p.s. I couldn't get the last two links you posted to work.

Here:
http://www.jackill.com/Pages/SS-1_Sample_Page.htm

The pictures are certainly a good reference. I wonder if there are any accurate blueprint style schematics. It seems like it would be pretty simple to build this since it is basically sections of cones, spheres, and tubes pieced together. The challenge (and fun) would be in accurizing it with greebl...

Nem Via (who posts here) built a TMP drydock from scratch last year (or finished it, rather). You can see his WIP pics and notes here . Scroll down the tags to "sttmpproject" and "sttmpprojectptii". His is 1:350, to go with his PL Enterprise, but the mechanics should be similar ...

The spacedock seen in Star Trek III, IV, V and VI are all the same. That's the one I'm referring to. It also appeared (perhaps as a larger version - or not) in several TNG episodes: http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/schematics/spacedock.jpg (copy and paste to view) http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/...

Does anyone have any references for scratch building the Star Trek Spacedock? Thanks.