Hey Lou , great work on the Reliant . Bet you didn’t know your house is haunted same as mine. In this video at 10:14 mark a clear evp voice was captured and says “that” because you said the same thing moments before and was saying it again and “they” completed your sentence. Trust me I know when I hear a evp.
Superb work Lou ! The jig system and corrections on the nacelle are all part of model making,and you highlighted all those points that will certainly help fellow builders of this kit.
Wow, incredible work on the Reliant Lou! Impressive, most impressive! Looks like cutting the pylon and reworking it turned out nice. I like the jig for the nacelles too.
I'm on the mailing list for the updated version of the conversion kit and watch your build over and over to get all the tips I can. Is the masking set still available?
I see your point! I keep forgetting that there's so little room in there. It's exciting progress-- the lit up shot prior to the primering looked really good. Top strobe blues: I would drill a great big hole just ahead of it! Carefully. Then, work one of those micro-brushes in with black paint. Getting any paint in there would help. I think you can bend those brushes. The ship over-heating? Swap in a 9V transformer. Everything should still light up just fine. Non-level ship-to-nacelle: I blame the resin! I would have started by laying a razor saw along the flat of the nacelle support-- taken that round piece right off. Your solution worked out just fine-- with a LOT more sanding around that intersection. Further, I would have built a jig at an earlier stage in the process. That might have allowed for the detection of the wonky alignment earlier. Seems like the wiring became a greater consideration than it should'a. You know I can't leave well enough alone-- but the resin piece that sits on the saucer should be sitting flush to the surface. That deceptively neat trapezoidal shaped outline is a neatened pour stub. The interface between the two pieces is made more complicated by having that extra 1/16" elevation. And then the top part sits too high. This is going to be one hell of a ship when you toss the last bits of vinyl to one side!
Eliot, I'm using a 9v 1.5 amp transformer as it is. I'll just have to monitor the heat. when I sat the ship (with just the pylons attached) down on a table, it sat flush and flat. the gap didn't show up till I put the nacelle up to it. some degree of surgery was always going to be needed, i suppose. I just tried to isolate and minimize it as much as possible the trap shape is supposed to be there, I've got plenty of references, but you are right that it shouldn't be that thick. I've pried up those parts and will sand them down some more so they sit flatter. I wish I could attach photos here. and yes, I'm counting on the paint job hiding some of the lesser sins
Fantastic work, Lou! In part 1, when I asked about the kerf around the upper panels that you cut out, it was because I'd somehow got the impression that you were going to leave them removeable for ongoing access. I couldn't figure out how you were going to deal with the gap around them. Now I know you're gluing them back in place and puttying the seam, obviously the kerf is irrelevant.
Lou, she is looking great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The jig that you made, and the fix to the starboard pylon are genius!!!!!!!!!! If you don't mind my asking, what did you do for a living before you retired?
I knew that you had to have some kind of creative occupation. I had speculated that you might have been a toolmaker. Your approach to building this "kit", to my mind, would require that kind of talent. This build is not for the faint of heart! Too bad that the resin parts of the main hull were cast as one piece.
Lou... I really enjoy this week build on the Reliant your jig for the nacelles will be a great help in my build. I would like to know if you will be offering your Aztek Patterns you are creating for your Reliant build, as I have copy of Don's as well and I know there are others out here who purchased Don's kit too. Thanks again for the another great video.
Sal, templates are definitely the plan. I don't know right now if they will be thru Don or me directly. probably me as Don has his hands full with the Galaxy class
Hey Lou , great work on the Reliant . Bet you didn’t know your house is haunted same as mine. In this video at 10:14 mark a clear evp voice was captured and says “that” because you said the same thing moments before and was saying it again and “they” completed your sentence. Trust me I know when I hear a evp.
Superb work Lou ! The jig system and corrections on the nacelle are all part of model making,and you highlighted all those points that will certainly help fellow builders of this kit.
I like the Miranda class .
Wow, incredible work on the Reliant Lou! Impressive, most impressive! Looks like cutting the pylon and reworking it turned out nice. I like the jig for the nacelles too.
Looking sweet Lou! Regarding the bridge strobe, I usually paint the fiber black to prevent light leak from other lights.
Whew! Crazy amounts of work on this build. You've done an amazing job on it so far. I've really enjoyed watching you work on it.
I'm on the mailing list for the updated version of the conversion kit and watch your build over and over to get all the tips I can. Is the masking set still available?
yes, just email me at aztekdummy@att.net when you are ready to order
I see your point! I keep forgetting that there's so little room in there. It's exciting progress-- the lit up shot prior to the primering looked really good.
Top strobe blues: I would drill a great big hole just ahead of it! Carefully. Then, work one of those micro-brushes in with black paint. Getting any paint in there would help. I think you can bend those brushes.
The ship over-heating? Swap in a 9V transformer. Everything should still light up just fine.
Non-level ship-to-nacelle: I blame the resin! I would have started by laying a razor saw along the flat of the nacelle support-- taken that round piece right off. Your solution worked out just fine-- with a LOT more sanding around that intersection. Further, I would have built a jig at an earlier stage in the process. That might have allowed for the detection of the wonky alignment earlier. Seems like the wiring became a greater consideration than it should'a.
You know I can't leave well enough alone-- but the resin piece that sits on the saucer should be sitting flush to the surface. That deceptively neat trapezoidal shaped outline is a neatened pour stub. The interface between the two pieces is made more complicated by having that extra 1/16" elevation. And then the top part sits too high.
This is going to be one hell of a ship when you toss the last bits of vinyl to one side!
Eliot,
I'm using a 9v 1.5 amp transformer as it is. I'll just have to monitor the heat.
when I sat the ship (with just the pylons attached) down on a table, it sat flush and flat. the gap didn't show up till I put the nacelle up to it. some degree of surgery was always going to be needed, i suppose. I just tried to isolate and minimize it as much as possible
the trap shape is supposed to be there, I've got plenty of references, but you are right that it shouldn't be that thick. I've pried up those parts and will sand them down some more so they sit flatter. I wish I could attach photos here.
and yes, I'm counting on the paint job hiding some of the lesser sins
a tip if I may: I always run a black sharpie up and down fibre optics that are running close to other light sources to mitigate leakage
The Reliant is such a pretty ship and she’s really coming to life in your hands, Lou!
Lou WOW! It's looking great, your moving fast on this it's fantastic!
Fantastic work, Lou! In part 1, when I asked about the kerf around the upper panels that you cut out, it was because I'd somehow got the impression that you were going to leave them removeable for ongoing access. I couldn't figure out how you were going to deal with the gap around them. Now I know you're gluing them back in place and puttying the seam, obviously the kerf is irrelevant.
Lou, she is looking great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The jig that you made, and the fix to the starboard pylon are genius!!!!!!!!!! If you don't mind my asking, what did you do for a living before you retired?
I was a graphic artist for the State of North Carolina for 27 years
I knew that you had to have some kind of creative occupation. I had speculated that you might have been a toolmaker. Your approach to building this "kit", to my mind, would require that kind of talent. This build is not for the faint of heart! Too bad that the resin parts of the main hull were cast as one piece.
Lou... I really enjoy this week build on the Reliant your jig for the nacelles will be a great help in my build. I would like to know if you will be offering your Aztek Patterns you are creating for your Reliant build, as I have copy of Don's as well and I know there are others out here who purchased Don's kit too. Thanks again for the another great video.
Sal, templates are definitely the plan. I don't know right now if they will be thru Don or me directly. probably me as Don has his hands full with the Galaxy class
Looking fantastic! Can't wait till next week!
Great work on that Reliant!!
looks good to me and see more