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Post by ira on Nov 19, 2014 11:48:14 GMT -5
MARTIAN FLYING SAUCER!I am going to build a 9" Flying Saucer using the Dish Section of the AMT USS Yamaguchi for the main Body. I am getting Martians and other Details from the Pegasus Alpha Centauri UFO Kit. I will probably add Lights later.  More Coming... 
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Post by knarf on Nov 19, 2014 12:27:23 GMT -5
this gonna be good  |
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Post by Fletch on Nov 19, 2014 14:27:14 GMT -5
What is the decal sheet from?
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Post by ira on Nov 20, 2014 10:24:51 GMT -5
What is the decal sheet from? The company is TSDS. They make several kinds of SciFi Decals... |
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Post by ira on Nov 20, 2014 11:08:01 GMT -5
The Martian Underside!This is the Underside of the Dish with the underside of the UFO fit in place where it will be positioned later.  I am using a 1/16th" Drill Bit to cut plastic. I will use it kind of like a router bit.  I cut out most of the plastic that would have been under the UFO Underside.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Nov 21, 2014 11:01:44 GMT -5
Making More Room!I traced a top from a Spray Can on to the Top of the UFO. I am going to use the Spray Can Top for the Cockpit.  Next I drew a Circle inside the traced Circle. The inside Circle is the Cut Line and the outside Circle is the Glue Line for the Cockpit.  Here is the UFO Top after a rough cut out. I'll trim out the hole nice and clean with an X-Acto Knife. Then I'll sand it smooth.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Nov 22, 2014 11:42:35 GMT -5
this gonna be good |
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Post by ira on Nov 23, 2014 10:02:03 GMT -5
Top Side!I traced an outline of the Spray Can Top on the Top of the Disc. Then I cut it out.  Next I marked the Top of the UFO to fit down over the raised area of the Disc.  I cut out the Marked area on the UFO Top and then I cut off part of the raised area to fit inside the UFO Top.  Here is the UFO top in place on the Disc.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Dec 3, 2014 15:24:56 GMT -5
More Headroom!I decided to make the Saucer about 1/4 inch Thicker. The plan is to glue 1/4 inch Plastic Strips between the top and the bottom of the Saucer.  I wrapped the Plastic Strips around small paint bottles to make them curve. Much easier to glue this way.  I'm using Zap-A-Gap Glue and only gluing part of the Strip at a time, to the bottom of the Saucer.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Dec 3, 2014 22:01:18 GMT -5
STRIPS!I glued down the second Strip to form a ring.  I needed to add some thickness to the Ring so I glued 2 Strips, that are half as thick as the first 2, over the first 2 Strips.  That was the thickness I needed for a good fit. Next I glued the Top on to the bottom of the Disc. With these modifications and the UFO Saucer Sections in place, the Interior Height of the Saucer is now an inch Taller. The UFO Sections are not glued in yet.  More Coming...
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Post by TooOld on Dec 3, 2014 22:22:50 GMT -5
I almost forgot about this one . I wonder what you have up your sleeve ? |
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Post by ira on Dec 15, 2014 13:46:40 GMT -5
Saucer Bumpers!Here is a photo of the Underside. I am going to use Quarter and Half-Round Strips to finish the outer Edge. I glued 2+ Quarter-Round Strips to the underside of the "Overhang" of the Top of the Dish, all the way around.  Here is the Top side of the Dish. Next I glued 2+ Half-Round Strips to the Edge, right under the Quarter-Round Strips.  The Side View. Now that the Strips are in place, they kind of remind me of Bumper Car Bumpers.  More Coming...
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Post by grandpamcgurk on Dec 15, 2014 14:21:45 GMT -5
This is way cool Ira........You gonna put flashing LEDs in it?
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Post by ira on Dec 20, 2014 9:22:13 GMT -5
I almost forgot about this one . I wonder what you have up your sleeve ? looking forward to working on the Cockpit Details soon... |
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Post by ira on Dec 27, 2014 13:23:47 GMT -5
Martians! I cut a Spray Can Lid down to fit inside the Saucer to form the Interior.  Next I glued a plastic strip around the top of the Lid. This will make it easier to glue the Lid to the Saucer.  Martians! Testing the Interior to see how many Martians fit. Looks like a few, we just might have more visitors later...  More Coming...
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