spacewolf Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 Going over my ref and the wonderful info Lee provided I noticed that I'd missed something... the gap between the wing tanks on the lower wing should NOT be open !! Both in the show and on the rendered model this area was closed.... Soooo... cutting a funky shape from sheet was fun.... Getting it to the right shape and fit was not fun... but finally it came out right.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 Thinking I was home free I was all set to start plating the VEN... but being more careful I started looking closer before I jumped in... and well I did... we have issues ! The drawings and rendered model are at odds with what was on the screen.... in chats with Lee he said the model itself was well detailed, but the computers were so low res that what we saw on the screen lost so much of the detail it was like a different ship. Case in point.. the render, the drawings and the Revell model (they got something right with this !!) show these grooves in the VEN.. But on screen the grooves are missing as in the upper right quadrant of the above pic. As seen in the show... Indeed... in this shot it looks like mounting support flanges much like those of the ion vein supports.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 oops.. last pic was supposed to be this... LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 So... after thinking it over I decided to go with what was seen on screen... The engine basically complete.. and fitted to the wing... I'm thinking I'm happy with it.... now that I've figured out all the problems, hopefully the next 3 engines will go smoother and faster. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 And just for fun... size ref.... the engine makes the same scale Viper MK VII look small.. So thats it for this time kids. Thanks for looking in and following along. More fun & confusion soon... I hope.. ?.. TaffyMan and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 That is such a cool build! I almost gave a shout of "hurray" when I saw the light coming from the engine. I think if I ever build any space ships, they'll have to have light! Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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