With the Space Office Complex / Regula One done, I thought about my next project. Working my way through the movies, the next ship would be the Excelsior. Although not the "nicest" design on purpose, she has a certain charme on her own.
So here we go - about a days work so far...
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that'll put me to shame!
I personally love the Excelsior Class... I share Sulu's admiration for her.
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Looking forwards to seeing more.
Al
But please take a look at the following image of the original (mutilated) model: http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/871/p411entb.jpg
a) Those superstructures containing the impulse engines and the B deck aren't completely flat on top.
b) The horizontal cross section of the neck isn't completely flat (like the letter D), but is slightly curved outward in its back.
It's better to be aware of those things during the early stages of a model.
The ship will probably be a slight mixture between the ST III and VI ships, as there are not much good reference shots and I have to go with what I have.
IRML - no worries, I donAât have any plans in the near future to start the E. It is more likely the Enterprise B and then the Grissom will be the next - but that is a bit premature...
Are you planning to do a USS Hood map pack as well, to accompany your Galaxy?
Isnt this how ALL your threads seem to start Tobias???
you unveil this grand new plan, along with a sample pic and an impressive wip render, then proceed to say something like "well today i decided...."
as always its a beautiful start!
Resources
http://trebuchestarships.blogspot.com/2011/04/excelsior-preview.html
http://trebuchestarships.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-excelsior-parts-kit.html
http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=20575 (ah--defunct)
http://www.st-bilder.de/gallery/modelle/sternenflotte/excelsior.html
http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=2932
http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/scans/excelsior1.htm
Ebolii - not at the moment. These are just done for fun - and I have most fun doing Federation starships. But who knows...
M
Any plans for later to build one (or more) of those Studio models: http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Excelsior_class_model ? Something like you did with the PobertAâs Ambassador class?
OK. But if you get the inclination.......the Klingon Movie birds would look great with your models.....just saying
I'd love to see a BoP given your treatment too! its one of my top 3 fav ships