10-15-2019, 10:55 PM
I hit a significant milestone today - the 3D CAD model is now 100% complete!
With the mapping of the upper decals and markings (which took way longer than I had anticipated), the model is done.
It's taken 6 years of work (on and off) to finally have it finished.
It is as close to the original as I can possibly get it.
I did find that some decals weren't able to be made out 100%, but unless new reference becomes available (or the original model resurfaces), they will probably remain a mystery. The same goes for a couple of the kit parts.
For anything unknown, I have still made sure that what I used matches over the reference images as closely as I can.
It's easy to get carried away starring at something on screen and forgetting that it is only mm's in size.
Attached are a set of some of the reference images I used with the finished full model overlaid over them.
The next step is to extract all the decals from the model and send them off for printing.
In the meantime I'll add all the pen and graphite marks to the ship in preparation.
The end is near!
With the mapping of the upper decals and markings (which took way longer than I had anticipated), the model is done.
It's taken 6 years of work (on and off) to finally have it finished.
It is as close to the original as I can possibly get it.
I did find that some decals weren't able to be made out 100%, but unless new reference becomes available (or the original model resurfaces), they will probably remain a mystery. The same goes for a couple of the kit parts.
For anything unknown, I have still made sure that what I used matches over the reference images as closely as I can.
It's easy to get carried away starring at something on screen and forgetting that it is only mm's in size.
Attached are a set of some of the reference images I used with the finished full model overlaid over them.
The next step is to extract all the decals from the model and send them off for printing.
In the meantime I'll add all the pen and graphite marks to the ship in preparation.
The end is near!

