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Well I have been saying that I need to build this for a while and now I have finally started. I have blocked out all the main parts, and started working on the saucer. This has been rebuilt about 4 times due to stupid mistake and issues with what size the ship is meant to be.

So the hangers/ cargobays are larger than a deck height but that is to be expected due to the size of a shuttle. I have taken my Type 6 shuttle to make sure it will fit thought the hanger door and it does. The Type 6 shuttle from TNG is the same height as the one seen in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. It’s just a little shorter.

The Oberth saucer is meant to have 3 decks in the saucer. Due to the scale and shape. I have been able to put three decks in but only just. If you look at the second picture you can see where the decks are meant to be. The decks are 2.2 meters in height and the gap in-between is .5 meters. Which gives you room for the tech in-between decks and Jeffries Tubes, etc. I could play around with the deck size but not much as I would have to remodel the windows and they where a bitch to put in the first time round. Also the Bridge dome is not high enough to be a deck on it own.

Not sure if I should some details to that bridge dome, as it look a little plain. (The original model was also plain there.)

I am next going to work the secondary primary hull. No data on how many decks are meant to be in here, but from what I can see there only enough room for 1 deck plus plenty of room internal workings. So I will leave it at that.

I have model out the Phaser turrets. The ones on the filming model was just a ball with a hole in it.
So I have added a bit of details to mine. They have all placed into the correct position.
I have also modelled the RCS thrusters. Again the filming model was lacking in details on this and I am not sure if I should add a bit more details to mine or just leave it as it is.
Finally I have added the cuts-outs to the rim of the saucer.









Things left to do on the saucer.
1. Finished of the grid lines and cuts out to the lower saucer.
2. Cut in the windows.
3. Model and add the Airlock to the rim of the saucer.
4. Model the Impulse Engines.
5. Model ship name.
6. Texture.

I have added the details to the B/C deck.
Not to sure on the lounge windows. They don’t seem to be the right shape, and I have rebuilt them about four times. I think this is the close to what was actually used.







Next I am going to start work on the lower side of the saucer.

I started this straight after I had finished the Type 15 shuttle.

The Modelling of the Nacelles are done, though there is one bit of detail still to add to it.
I have also blocked out the main shape of the hull and built the impulse engine housing. I found this quite pain to get right, this was mainly due to the shape for the Air Intake? at the front.
After a few false start I have got it to a point where I am happy with it.

Since the lockdown started I have been able to start and finished the Runabout from Deep Space Nine.
Normally I would spend a few days knocking a pictures together and post them here after they have been finished.
However with Lockdown still in place I have been able to knock all these pictures together today.
Include is the normal two pictures I post on completing a build. The Orthros and the ship flying though the Insignia.

With the Runabout flying though the insignia I had a choice of going with the TNG badge or going with the TNG Movie/ Second half of DS9/ Voyager era badge. I chose to go with the second, however I place the TNG era badge in the Orthros picture as the Runabout was designed and put into service during this time.









Now it time to get back to the Refit Enterprise.

After a little break form Modelling I am back to working on the Type 7 shuttle.

I have completely redone the main hull and included the rear bump and the warp nacelle pylons, which where all separate items before.
I used Sub D tool to get this, which is something I don’t normally use when modelling. But to get the shape right I had to bit the bullet and use it.
Not to sure on the back end where the pylons join with the Hull, so I need to look for some decent references for that.
In the mean time here is where she stands.







For those waiting for updates on the TMP Enterprise, don't worry I have not forgot about it. I am still working on it but not much progress to show for the moment. I am currently building the nacelles and working on the front end.
As I have mentioned is a pervious post, I am not getting much time to get on the computer that I am building the model.

Back to the Enterprise.

Windows to the neck has been cut in.
I found some issue with the torpedo section at the rear, which has now been fixed. I have also added all the details for the torpedo launchers and I have started shaping out the secondary hull.
I have also added in the Airlock, I have used the one from the B/C Deck so that size stays constant. I am in two minds on weather to cut in the hull panels for the neck or to Texture them.

I have also made the corrections that @srspicer suggested on the impulse engines.

So with just doing the roughing out of the top of the saucer, I was not happy with the bridge was and it was bugging me to hell.
I was just going to rough out the basic shape, but I got into the grove and just went out and detailed it.
I plan to detail the B/C Deck and then get back to roughing out the rest of the ship.
With that said, he is the updated version of the bridge.

Just a quick update on TMP Enterprise. I have not really be able to work on it. I am building it on a PC at home that the whole family uses.
My Son will be taking his GCSE this year, so with that he is spending every free moment on that machine revising for the tests he will be taking in June/ July. My other machine is not powerful enough for it.

Anyway with that said on to my other build, The Type 7 Shuttle form Star Trek: The Next Generation.
I have modelled the warp nacelles and pylons for them. I have knocked out the basic shape of the main hull, however I getting the shaping right or the rear end of it to be a right pain in the arise. (The white section.) It is a separate object and must of modelled it about 20 times.
I am still no happy with it as I keep finding error, I still need to model the bottom section of this. Which you can see in the front view picture. This is all dark as there is currently nothing there.
But for now here is where it stand.

Small update on this build. With heading back into the office, I am not getting a chance to work on this as much as I wanted.
Anyway, I have decided to do a cross between what was shown on screen and Andrew Probert concept.
I am not a fan of those big chunky navigation lights on the side or back, but with Probert concept they are imbedded into the main hull.
So What I have done is mix the two. With the ones on the side I have them sticking out but I have streamlined the design so it follows better and not as chunky. With the rear ones I have them imbedded into the main hull and gave them a little lip so it stick out just a little but not noticeable.

The panels on the main part of the shuttle are a separate object and I am 50/50 on liking them, but they do bring it inline with the studio model. I have also left the window length the same as Probert concept as I think it looks better than the studio model.
As I made the impluse engine hatch thingy a door, that will be reworked back to being the impluse engines. As I have now corrected the front to incorporate Probert concept design for the main door.

I have included the second hatch on top of the shuttle as they are both on Probert concept and studio model and was seen open in Season 1 Skin of Evil Episode. Though I don’t think Probert originally envisioned that as a Escape hatch.

I still need to add the RCS and details the bottom, as there is no clear view of it I might just do my own thing.
I have also added some temporary materials to get a feeling of where that will go.