DrRockso

I've been thinking about how I could do this recently. Maybe adding details from other models. But the smaller "In-Universe" size of the Star Trek ships makes it hard. I would have to use pieces off of hotwheel cars to add any proper scale detailing. But thats also one thing Ive never liked about Star Trek ships. They really are so small. The actual volume of a TOS enterprise cant be more than a 2-3 story building where as a Star Destroyer is probably equal to the Sears tower... Notice I didnt call it the Willis Tower?

I would have to say... and Im just guessing because I dont have a working bathroom scale. I would say its no more than 10 pounds max. The top and both sides are pretty well done, except for some detail pieces and detail painting. But I dont have anything on the bottom except foam painted black. I still intend to hang it flush on a wall with the lighting rigged up so I can flip a switch to turn it on. Overall I would say that its lighter than it looks tho...

Not trying to offend anyone. Just wanted to see the Enterprise with the type of surface detail you would see on the Millenium Falcon or Star Destroyer.

I was wondering. Has anyone ever done a Star Trek ship with Star Wars details? What I mean is, has anyone ever scratchbuilt a Enterprise A-E and then gave it a Star Wars style detailing? I would like to see pics or concept drawings even. Thanks /Matt

This is a pic of a lighting test I did. I just wanted to see how it would look so I didnt bother covering up the back to prevent spillage onto the wall behind. Im using some christmas lights for now but I plan on getting some LED's and hooking them up to a switch...

Didnt you know? The borg are made in Korea... and China... and the USA. A little bit from everywhere... All kidding aside. Im not gonna worry about sanding off numbers or any words in the sprue til I get near the end. If I end up adding another layer it might get buried anyway...

Got some updated pics. I've added quite a bit to the right side and top. I am trying to get a little negative space on the top and sides where it looks like wire without anything behind it.. .

Thats a good idea. I will start a new thread for that topic... Thanks

I didnt really want to ask for another donation. Especially considering the stuff is pretty expensive. I was thinking about trying to print some images of PE brass onto some thin styrene or plastic. Then cutting out as much as I can with an exacto knife. But Im not sure if my printer will print onto styrene. If I cannot get that to work then I would ask for used PE brass sprue.

Does anyone know of a cheap way to make photo etched brass? Or possibly to make fake PE brass? For what I need it for it doesnt need to be made from brass. It could just be very thin styrene or even a plastic film. So it could be fake or just a look-a-like...

No particular scale. But the overall size is 20 inches by 20 inches. Some of the model railroad parts I have used are HO scale tho. I plan on getting some work done on it this weekend tho. Finally have some time off...

I wanted the Sprue to be smaller in scale in relation to the entire cube. Plus I plan on hanging it on the wall with some LED lights inside.

So I asked a mod and they got this thread moved to a more relavant sub-forum. Got alot of work this week so I wont have too much time. But I have some more detail pieces on order and coming in a few days...

RGronovius, If a mod wants to do that its ok with me. I was also thinking the title of the thread didnt match what I was doing anymore. I dont know how to move it or rename it but if a mod wants to do that its fine...

Small update... I started adding some detail pieces. Hand-Rails and Stair-Rails from model trains (red) and some Plastruct beams (yellow) to break up the standard Sprue. They Really help. I have identified these parts in the original Cube so they go a long way towards making it look authentic. I have 5 of each type on each side so far but plan on adding more. Another thing I need to do is add a lot of Photo-Etched Brass but that stuff is expensive.

Im actually surprised that its not heavier. I would guess it cant be more than 5 pounds. But thats a guess. I do lug the thing back and forth from my house to my garage for painting and its not bad. When I say that its halfway done I dont mean that Im gonna double the amount of sprue on it. Just that I would estimate that Im halfway thru the build. Besides alot of the stuff I plan to put on from now on will be smaller lighter things. The donations were nothing compared to the amount of Sprue I got. So its no problem. I never could have gotten this far without it... Plus if I say Im gonna do something if I get a certain amount of Sprue and then I get 2-3 times more. I feel I should at least try to live up to my end.

Thanks Mark. I think Im about halfway done... ;)

Hey guys, I wanted to give an update for anyone not following me on twitter or facebook. I think I need to give it a little "sprue cut" because some of it is a little too squarish. So Im gonna trim out some pieces to make it more random, then I can start adding some detail pieces.

Been a while since I updated on my progress. This pic is of the right side. I still have a lot to go before I'll be happy with it. Its finally getting so that you can barely make out whats underneath. And I do need to do some more airbrushing to touch up the latest round of glue and also give it a trim so it looks a little more random. .

I have some updated pics. Got a good start on the general sprue. Trying to keep both sides even and build it up. I'm starting to run low on my actual sprue but Im waiting for a large box from Mike George so hopefully that should be enough to finish. Right side... Left side...

ewahl... Actually it has 4 sides. There is the top and bottom, but I was gonna do them at the end. That way I wont have to set it on Sprue and risk breaking it as I work on it. Also, as for the cutouts, I plan on mostly covering them up with sprue so they wont look like just squares I cut out. And then when Im done I plan on using some LED's or other lights to try and shine thru creating the effect like seen on the real cube. Thanks for the questions. And thanks Mark for the kind words...

I have an update pic. Does anyone know what is the best way to paint the glue without painting everything else? Airbrush with masking tape? A regular art brush? Not being so sloppy?

Yes, but this was a better deal. So I will have to make it work...

I thought that was gonna be the answer. Thanks

I have a question about Extreme Power 5 Minute Epoxy from Hobby Lobby. Basically I have never used the stuff. But I want to know about premixing a larger amount and putting it into a separate bottle? Will it just harden on me? Or can I mix up a smaller bottle and leave it and use it over the course of a week or 2? I have alot of smaller parts I want to glue on and I would prefer not to have to mix hundreds of small batches wasting alot every time... So whats the verdict?