1/350 Scratch build Endurance

[AdmiralBuck]

April Update: Dorsal construction.

[Father Cool]

Looking great admiral. The side profile is really nice.

[Tesral]

I do like the direction this is going.

[MEATLOAFr]

that wiring is to clean... that needs to be fixed

[Max Nex]

Looking great admiral. The side profile is really nice.

yeah , that portside profile is rather sleek if I do say so myself

[AdmiralBuck]

Endurance is completed following her shakedown cruise to Wonderfest19.

Some studio images here:

[Halgebra]

Simply amazing detail! Did you enter it into a contest down there?

[slawton]

At Woderfest, it won:
Trekyards Web-series Trekcellent Award - Sponsored by Trekyards.com
Best Star Trek - Sponsored by Wonderfest
Vehicles - Silver

I would like to get a better understanding of what the judges see for their gold/silver/bronze/merit categories (why did this entry not receive a "Gold"). I (and Del) were very impressed with this model. My talent level (and understanding of what's expert, etc.) is inadequate to judge.

I would say the lighting was the best done for anything I saw in the contest area. There were multiple blinking lights (with multiple different rates, non-synchronized). There were also runway lights (like seen in the original Battlestar Galactica landing bays, but better). The only thing I could see would be the cones on the nacelles -- make them lightly frosted to partially conceal the "magic" inside and to make the light more uniform from different angles (specifically the side) -- although this is only my opinion - YMMV.

Other areas, the ship was a cool design. Multiple interior peeks (multiple landing bays, arboretum, etc.). It was built very clean. It was large and impressive. Any aztecing/weathering was very subtle, not overdone. Overall awesome build (maybe someday I can achieve this level of talent, but probably not).

[AdmiralBuck]

The nacelles are removable, for ease in transport as the model measures 47.5" long. This also leaves a visible seam where it meets the end of the pylon. I did the best I could to make this connection seamless but ultimately this is what cost her the gold. Their contest, their rules, their award. I cannot complain.

The model was finished at 4:30 am the day of show and not full assembled and plugged in until I arrived at the hotel so there was a lot taken on faith that it was all going to work. The Bussard lighting was another area that was installed the day before with a minimal test run, with the inner orange tint still drying. It was a 50/50 decision on whether to frost them or leave them clear as it looked great from the front view but little light was transmitted to the dome to see it glow effectively from the side as the lights were installed well-inside. Frosting the outer domes would help but would also diminish the inner parts and as an eleventh hour, GO--NO-GO decision, I choose to leave them alone for the time being. I'm not making any excuses for my shortfalls and will continue to do better with the next build.

[andyh]

Wow!