Zvezda Star Destroyer - a new detailing project

[PR19_Kit]

WHAAAAT? 

OK, consider me boggled, totally.

But how do you make those little geeblie things in the first place?

Especially the tiny round ones with bumps on, looking a bit like a COVID-19 virus..................Ooooer..........

[Madhatter]

Its not as hard as it might look. Start with say a tube, cut a bit off, and add some slivers of strip to the side and you have an exhaust vent. At this scale, you don't have to be to precise but have enough detail that it looks functional. Same goes with those other bit. Lay down one piece of strip, then add another on top and so on until you have the shape you want. I'm using pics from various sources as a rough guide to what they should look like.I even use my Bandai DS bases as a guide to help get the shapes.  What ever works I guess 

[PR19_Kit]

More power to you then.

They look wonderful, but once on the model they're MAGNIFICENT! 

[buzzbomb]

 

Still producing raptures

[Old Wombat]

Yep, I can see how that works;

I need a break from all this micro-fiddly detail work on the star destroyer .... Think I'll do this micro-fiddly detail work on the base!

[scooter]

Yep, I can see how that works;

I need a break from all this micro-fiddly detail work on the star destroyer .... Think I'll do this micro-fiddly detail work on the base!

At least he's not working around the Super Laser.

[Madhatter]

so, my tube bending springs arrived today, so filled with hope, I tried bending some tube. Kinked
OK, no worries, filled it with sand and tried again: kinked
Alright then, filled it with sand, heated it then tried again: kinked
last do, filled with sand, heated it and tried the tube bender: Kinked

I may have to forgo my idea of an extended U Bend support idea and resort to a couple of poles underneath which is not the road I want to go down

[Old Wombat]

That sucks!

Wish I had a solution for you ... Do you have a local plumber? Preferably an "old school" guy, who did his apprenticeship bending copper pipe?

[zenrat]

Bugger.

[Madhatter]

Well, the new sheets arrived on Friday and I am now half way through making the master base piece. I should be able to update this soon
If anyone has any ideas on how to side mount this, I am very open to suggestions 

[Madhatter]

Hi everyone

Well, my replacement grid sheets finally arrived last week and I have now finished my master which I will make a cast of tomorrow and hopefully, will be able to produce enough copies to cover a large area.

Started off with this:







Ended up with this:











Yeah its not perfect but I'm still happy with it

Will post the results of the casting even if it fails

Thanks for looking

Si

[zenrat]

...If anyone has any ideas on how to side mount this, I am very open to suggestions 

Continue as planned but use metal rod instead of tube.  You should be able to bend that OK.
Instead of running wiring for the lights through tubes use the rods as conductors.  You'll only be using low voltage so you shouldn't electrocute anyone.

[PR19_Kit]

My eyes go all blurred looking at that! Quite what it's like seeing it in 3D boggles the mind! 

[buzzbomb]

So. How are your shares in Evergreen going ?

Continuing on down the terrificness path

[NARSES2]

My eyes go all blurred looking at that! Quite what it's like seeing it in 3D boggles the mind! 

My eyes went blurry a few months ago or more, but I do know what you mean. Amazing work 

Just wonder if it could be 3D printed ?

Instead of running wiring for the lights through tubes use the rods as conductors.  You'll only be using low voltage so you shouldn't electrocute anyone.

I do find the use of shouldn't slightly unnerving in this context