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  • NemVia
    Museum Patron
    • Oct 12, 2007
    • 123

    ST:TMP Drydock

    Hi Everyone! I am a model builder who's into sci-fi modeling mainly, at least for the present. I have many projects on the back burner now but at present I'm working on a scratch-build of the ST:TMP Drydock. I've been churning away at this beast for more than a year now and it is near it's completion. About another month or two to go. It's highly detailed and is being built to the scale of the PL Enterprise model kit. So that makes it 1/350 scale, which means the model is about 4' long. I invite you to check out the progress at my website as well as other projects that I've worked on in the past. Hope you enjoy the work and feel free to add any suggestions and/or criticisms. More updates will be added soon!
    ~Mark~
    Last edited by NemVia; Jul 11, '17, 4:43 PM.
    ...Once it's activated, there's no way to stop it! - Scotty: DMa
    www.NemVia.org
  • toys2cool
    Ultimate Mego Warrior
    • Nov 27, 2006
    • 28605

    #2
    Good stuff man and welcome to the forum
    "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

    http://ultimatewarriorcollection.webs.com/
    My stuff on facebook Incompatible Browser | Facebook

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    • Bo8a_Fett
      Pat Troughton in disguise
      • Nov 21, 2007
      • 3738

      #3
      Great stuff certainly welcome another model builder to the boards
      ENGLISH AND DAMN PROUD OF IT British by birth....English by the grace of God. Yes Jamie...it is big isn't it....

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      • The Bat
        Batman Fanatic
        • Jul 14, 2002
        • 13412

        #4
        Welcome! Very COOL Site!
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        • Captain
          Fighting the good fight!
          • Jun 17, 2001
          • 6031

          #5
          HOLY SMOKES!!!

          Great work Mark. I especially was blown over by the detail work on some of your stuff...like the visible shuttle/cargo bay in the TMP Enterprise. The 8' classic Enterprise you have on the go looks great too. Do those bridge, briefing room, hallway, etc. miniatures fit into the 8' model...or are they part of something else?

          Thanks for showing us your work!
          Last edited by Captain; Jun 24, '08, 6:57 PM.
          "Crayons taste like purple!"

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          • Wolverine1969
            Career Member
            • Apr 7, 2005
            • 598

            #6
            Wow! Impressive.
            It was like that when I got here.

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            • Meule
              Verbose Member
              • Nov 14, 2004
              • 28720

              #7
              Damn, that's amazing, so detailed
              "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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              • thunderbolt
                Hi Ernie!!!
                • Feb 15, 2004
                • 34211

                #8
                Cool stuff and welcome to the board.
                You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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                • NemVia
                  Museum Patron
                  • Oct 12, 2007
                  • 123

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Captain
                  HOLY SMOKES!!!

                  Great work Mark. I especially was blown over by the detail work on some of your stuff...like the visible shuttle/cargo bay in the TMP Enterprise. The 8' classic Enterprise you have on the go looks great too. Do those bridge, briefing room, hallway, etc. miniatures fit into the 8' model...or are they part of something else?

                  Thanks for showing us your work!
                  Yes, the hanger and the bridge will eventually fit into the final model and will be lit. I've encountered a lot of controversy about being able to view the bridge through the upper dome as seen in ST:TOS The Cage. Some feel that this was just an establishing shot for viewers to get an idea where the bridge actually was on the ship, because on the episode "Where no man has gone befer" the bridge dome is visible from the inside of the ship, if only for 3 or 4 seconds, and it is not transparent. But, this is just a model, so I'm going to do it that way for show anyway. I was also planning to build areas that would be seen through the viewports throughout the ship because the ports would be big enough to see through. I'm sorry to say this project is on hold for now. I'll let everyone know when I pick up on it again, but for now my focus is on the Drydock. Thanks for visiting my site. Keep checking for updates!
                  ~NemVia~
                  Last edited by NemVia; Jul 11, '17, 4:44 PM.
                  ...Once it's activated, there's no way to stop it! - Scotty: DMa
                  www.NemVia.org

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                  • johnmiic
                    Adrift
                    • Sep 6, 2002
                    • 8427

                    #10
                    That's pretty cool. Maybe as a gag you could take a pic of a Mego Star Trek figure being assembled in dry-dock?

                    Seriously tho I have tried to build a refit hangar deck model and secondary hull when I was much younger. That's no wasy task when I was using oaktag and printing the details on the cardstock. Yours is made of sturdier stuff by far. I'll have to see where I put the pics and post some sometime.
                    Last edited by johnmiic; Jun 25, '08, 1:13 PM.

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                    • NemVia
                      Museum Patron
                      • Oct 12, 2007
                      • 123

                      #11
                      I've finished adding all of the power modules (84 to be exact) to the upper support rods. These are all mounted on the inside of the frames. On the outsides I've added what appear to be tanks, I guess, of some sort. If you look closely on the flybys of TMP you'll see the Drydock is riddled with hundreds of these tanks all over the structure. Coming up I've begun working on the spindles (560 that I'm aware of) that will connect the structure frames to each other. I've found a unique way as to how to make these with a minimum effort. I think you'll be pleased with my solution. I should have at least one of the sets of 10 done be the end of this coming week. Until then keep checking the site! Thanx!

                      ~NemVia~
                      Last edited by NemVia; Jul 11, '17, 4:44 PM.
                      ...Once it's activated, there's no way to stop it! - Scotty: DMa
                      www.NemVia.org

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                      • mitchedwards
                        Mego Preservation Society
                        • May 2, 2003
                        • 11781

                        #12
                        Looks great


                        Think B.A. Where did you hide the Megos?

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                        • darklord1967
                          Persistent Member
                          • Mar 27, 2008
                          • 1550

                          #13
                          This is a seriously GORGEOUS piece of work!

                          The amount of detail that went into The USS Enterprise speaks volumes about your passion and love for the material.

                          You could EASILY change places with any professional SPFX house model builder!!

                          Congratulations on a stunning achievement!
                          I... am an action figure customizer

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                          • twilitezoner
                            Veteran Member
                            • Nov 18, 2007
                            • 303

                            #14
                            Great work NemVia.

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                            • UnderdogDJLSW
                              To Fear is Not Logical...
                              • Feb 17, 2008
                              • 4883

                              #15
                              That is a lot of patience! Wow!
                              It's all good!

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