{"id":985,"date":"2016-02-19T22:15:01","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T20:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/borkedcode.com\/wp\/?p=985"},"modified":"2016-04-26T11:39:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T09:39:51","slug":"the-uss-enterprise-refit-from-star-trek-the-motion-picture-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borkedcode.com\/wp\/?p=985","title":{"rendered":"The USS Enterprise (Refit) from Star Trek: The Motion Picture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Build Log – Part 8<\/h2>\n
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Now we’re starting to get some larger pieces<\/p><\/div>\n

For the next sub-assembly, I\u2019m going to do the engine nacelles, port and starboard. Not too many parts, but we are starting to stray into an area where the parts are rather large.<\/p>\n

For starters, I\u2019ve separated all the pieces from the main bags and sanded \/ filed them smooth. I\u2019m leaving the clear parts on their sprues for the time being. I\u2019m also re-viewing shots of the ship when at warp as well as at rest, to give myself an idea of what parts of the inner grilles will need to be clear and which will need to be opaque (the part for each grille is entirely clear).<\/p>\n

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The LED inventory<\/p><\/div>\n

Since I\u2019ll be replacing most of the clear parts with LEDs (it\u2019s handy that most LEDs are clear dome-shapes to begin with), I\u2019m going to inventory the lights I\u2019ll need and assign a type for each.<\/p>\n

Navigation \/ anti-collision strobe \u2013 this is the blinking light on top of the rear of the engine. I\u2019ll use a white SMD for this.<\/p>\n

Forward flood lights \u2013 these are at the bottom of the front of the engine, facing the saucer. 2mm white tower-LEDs will work here.<\/p>\n

Warp crystal \u2013 the blue dome just behind the forward section on the top of the nacelle. I\u2019ll keep the clear part for this, but I will drill it up from beneath and mount a blue LED in here. It\u2019ll be dark under impulse, blue under warp power.<\/p>\n

Inner grilles \u2013 these are black when under impulse power, and glow blue (remarkably close to Cherenkov radiation in hue) when at warp. I\u2019ll use two strips of blue LED tape in each engine for this.<\/p>\n

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The yellow needed some pretty severe sanding to get it to fit inside the nacelle fin.<\/p><\/div>\n

Thruster lighting \u2013 the yellow rectangular area on the outer fin of each nacelle will also be lit. A small yellow LED will suffice here.<\/p>\n

Rear spotlights \u2013 the ship name and call letters were lit on the studio model from an external source, in such a way as to make it look like they were receiving illumination from floods on the thruster fins. To replicate this, I\u2019ll use a \u201cRaytheon\u201d style setup, with larger white LEDs inside the nacelles, removing the light blocking around them so their light will shine through the piece, making it look like they\u2019re being lit from outside.<\/p>\n

First step for this was to separate all the parts and sand \/ file them clean, then mask off the areas which would be needed for direct-contact gluing and so on. Masking didn\u2019t have to be precise, but it\u2019s always better to be more thorough where you can. Since most of the clear parts will be replaced by LEDs, I left them on their sprues for now.<\/p>\n

\"Note<\/a>

Note to the “Army Painter” people – put a clearer designation on the can, instead of just the cap.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Vallejo<\/a>

Vallejo stuff – first time I’m using it, it’s nice!<\/p><\/div>\n

I then light-blocked the interior of the parts with a matte black, using Army Painter for this \u2013 I have had mixed results with AP brand paint, mainly that it doesn\u2019t get along well at all with Citadel satin finishes. I get crinkles like crazy when putting the two together. I wasn\u2019t going to be using those here, so I didn\u2019t spend a lot of worry on it.<\/p>\n

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\"You<\/a>

You can make out the crinkling on the masks a little here<\/p><\/div>\n

Once the AP Black interior was dry, I primed the insides and outs with Vallejo Surface Primer, flat white. This is my first time using this stuff, and I\u2019m quite impressed so far. It goes on very light, so it\u2019ll take several coats to completely even up the color distribution. It also lies very evenly, and settles fine into detail work, so I\u2019m quite happy with it so far.<\/p>\n

I can see that the masks are getting some cracking \/ crinkling, so I might have some sanding ahead of me when I remove those. For now, the parts will be allowed to rest and cure for 24 hours while I plan out the circuits.<\/p>\n

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The white primer is sitting really nicely here!<\/p><\/div>\n

Speaking of which, since I\u2019m going to be doing a \u201cpower up\u201d cycle like in the films, this means I\u2019ll have several circuits for the lights which will need to be kept separate. The shuttle bay had the benefit of being entirely dependent on the interior lighting, so it all ties into one set of leads that will connect to the interior window lighting. The engine nacelles are a different story.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll separate them out like so, I think:
\n1. Front floodlights
\n2. AC strobe
\n3. Warp strips and dome crystal
\n4. Thruster
\n5. Raytheon floodlamps
\n#1 and #5 might end up on the same circuit. Not sure, I\u2019ll have to go back and re-watch those sequences to be sure.<\/p>\n

\"Reference<\/a>

Reference shot – notice the blue grilles in the nacelles, and the blue dome on top.<\/p><\/div>\n

Tomorrow I\u2019ll connect up my resistors to the LEDs, and add leads to each lamp \/ strip for both engines, and start fixing lights in their places. Probably will also glue some parts together. I\u2019ll let you know how it goes.<\/p>\n

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USS Enterprise – Build Log Part 9<\/a> :\u00a0USS Enterprise – Build Log Part\u00a07<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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