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Couldn't have said it any better. That's just incredible.

That looks fantastic! Well done sir.

Craig, I hope you can appreciate the dilemma you're putting many modelers in. They've spent years learning how to remove raised surface details from "classic" kits and here you are putting it back on! Looks great though.

Wow. Just looking at all that rigging gave me a migraine! Amazing job, sir.

I’m confused. Don’t get me wrong those are fantastic reference photos of a real aircraft but why just the one pic of the model? Seriously that first pic had me fooled.

You’re going to have to move house again to get a bigger workshop. And another 3D printer. And a tig welder. And…

Hi Craig, You don’t know me. My post count here is in single digits. I’d say I’m a novice in this hobby except that would insult novices the world over. I just discovered this build today and have most of the day trying to Evelyn Wood speed read through all of it. Turns out speed reading doesn’t help with gawking at photos and it certainly doesn’t help with repeatedly having to clean drool from the screen of my phone. As I said, I’m a novice, but I’d like to see if I have the gist of how you got here over the years. 1: Buy what most consider a pretty expensive kit. 2: Obtain advanced degrees in mechanical, structural and electrical engineering. 3: Open the box of previously mentioned kit. Fondle the styrene for a while. 4: Throw roughly 85% of the kit in the bin. 5: Teach yourself how to use 3D software (advanced degree #4) 6: Begin designing and printing custom parts to replace parts already in the bin. 7: Buy new 3D printer which is the size of a recliner. 8: Begin replacing previously printed parts with better versions from new printer. 9: Buy a laser cutter, learn Chinese, reprogram laser cutter in English. 10: Teach yourself how to tig weld, because why not? 11: Having completed a really nice cockpit, throw it away and start over. 12: Throw away custom nose area and start over. 13: I think you took shortcuts on the engines. I fully expected them to actually start and run. But hey… I could go on forever. Suffice it to say that this project takes modeling to a level I never imagined possible! I can’t wait to see it finished. Thanks for taking us all on one heck of a ride!

Is that a banana in your popcorn or are you just happy to see me? I’ll get my coat...

Ok, well, now you're just showing off. Seriously, that detail is just amazing. One thing I always thought "Wars" did better than "Trek" is using these kinds of exterior details to convey the massive size of their ships. Exception being the Borg Cube. My hat is off to you, sir.

Wow. I remember drooling over this conversion but the price plus donor kit made it too much for a amateur like me. I never thought I'd see one in it's natural habitat!

Holy crap the detail of this is incredible and really makes me think it's huge until you put that bottle beside it and short circuit my brain. Seems you must also be an electrical engineer to build one of these right. I can't wait to see it finished and all lit up.

This is really impressive work!