I needed a test subject to improve my skills in modeling for model kit printing and this design by Bernd Schneider of Ex Astris Scientia is a perfect target (though I'm taking liberties to add more details and make it more like something on the shows), since I also have a
1/600 TOS Enterprise in my model kit stash for kitbashing (since that kit has severe accuracy issues).
At that scale, her 174m length would translate into 29cm in length (().95ft), the TOS Enterprise is usually estimated to be about 330m.
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Agreed.
At 1/600 scale, a 2mm wall thickness will make it necessary to have them 1.2 meters in-scale.
The secondary hull looks pretty wonky right now, because it's currently seen as a solid block of plexiglass. 😄
https://www.starfleet-museum.org/
I love the designs and "history" on that site!
It's from https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/my_ships.htm
I've done 3D models of some of his ships in the past, but this is the first time I want to turn one into a model kit for my own purposes, complete with electronics.
Decades ago, I modeled two of his other designs and might give those another chance if things work out.
https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/my_ships/indus.htm
https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/my_ships/caesar.htm
Sorry, the only one I might try at some point if things work out is this one:
https://www.starfleet-museum.org/hyperion.htm
Resin for the outer hull, filament for the inner frame that will be holding components, in case I need to make changes.
It will probably be one of three models to accompany a Revell TOS Enterprise (modified to be something else), hence the scale that's already locked.
Still pondering if I should add a panorama window arrangement at the rear of the sphere one level below the bridge, as a conference room like those larger window sections on later ships from TMP onward. That idea had to start somewhere.
Interesting. I was toying with the idea of that in the Enterprise-D pic, vertical windows with one edge notched out, but that applied to large vertical windows like on the aft of the TMP Enterprise's superstructure.
Looking great so far.
The DY-300 is later design Rick Sternbach made for the Spaceflight Chronology book and a fan later refined into the above version.
Cool, didn't know that.
You don't see a lot of anime ship toys--just Mecha.
Not really my thing, though I have some Gunpla kits in my model kit stash.
One thing I might make one day is some maintenance/recovery trucks from 08th MS Team for a diorama, when it's time to build and upgrade that Ez8 kit.