1/10000 ships

[virtualscratchbuilder]

[werwulf]

Those are pretty impressive. Are they scratch built or is there a manufacturer that does these. I may have to rethink doing ACTASF and go this route.

[virtualscratchbuilder]

They are scratchbuilt.

[sandtable]

Wow.

What are they made of. What was your method. They are amazing.

[Steam235]

I'll second the request for details and any pics of construction you have. I'd guess one one like the reliant you sand a 1/8the thick piece of wood into a circle. Then sand another one into the half circle for the top of the saucer and then glue them together.

[virtualscratchbuilder]

I'll second the request for details and any pics of construction you have. I'd guess one one like the reliant you sand a 1/8the thick piece of wood into a circle. Then sand another one into the half circle for the top of the saucer and then glue them together.

On the 1/10000 ships (I call them Nanotrek) I cheat. I make the basic shape in wood, then glue a downloaded graphic to the basic shape, and then touch up the rest (nacelles, etc) with paint. At that scale it looks a lot better than anything I can do with pure paint. For these I just find an appropriate top view, size it in Word, print multiple copies, cut out what I need and use Elmer's glue to affix it to the balsa.. then touch up edges. To get some verticality, like a saucer bridge, I cut another graphic (just the bridge) and a balsa part of the right size and layer that. Then touch up edges.

[sandtable]

I'll second the request for details and any pics of construction you have. I'd guess one one like the reliant you sand a 1/8the thick piece of wood into a circle. Then sand another one into the half circle for the top of the saucer and then glue them together.

On the 1/10000 ships (I call them Nanotrek) I cheat. I make the basic shape in wood, then glue a downloaded graphic to the basic shape, and then touch up the rest (nacelles, etc) with paint. At that scale it looks a lot better than anything I can do with pure paint. For these I just find an appropriate top view, size it in Word, print multiple copies, cut out what I need and use Elmer's glue to affix it to the balsa.. then touch up edges. To get some verticality, like a saucer bridge, I cut another graphic (just the bridge) and a balsa part of the right size and layer that. Then touch up edges.

That's not cheating, thats thinking outside the box. Don't model harder, model smarter.

[martok2112]

Those are amazing, and I'll second the notion that your detailing technique is NOT cheating.
You adapted, you improvised, you overcame! (To quote Gunny Highway from Heartbreak Ridge)

[OdysseySlipways]

i'm just wondering how his wife doesn't notice buttons missing off of her cloths and him having new scartch built play toys...........

[Bellerophon]

Those really are fantastic! The first thing that jumped out at me was that tiny Saber, less than an inch long. Please show more pics, virtualscratchbuilder!

If that's cheating, we should all cheat more!