Starship Modeler Discussion Forums

Didn't Starship Modeler first appear in 1996? That was the year I discovered the website. Copyright on the page stated 1996-2008.

Thanks, all, for the advise. I think I'll make panels as seen on most of the Orion conceptions -round, radiating panels. I want to sort of contemporize the look of the Pilgrim, make it look like it's operating now with current technologies. I've been gathering images of the ISS and shuttle for refer...

Kylwell,

You mean this?

https://www.hlj.com/product/HSGTF901

I want to put a solar array on my Pilgrim Observer kit (it makes sense to me they would have one at least for back up even though it's a nuclear powered vehicle) but have never scratch built one before. Any suggestions from anyone who has? I'd be interested to know what techniques people have done t...

The problem with the clay mold is that ANY movement will distort it beyond use. Yoy could carefully cut the bottoms off. Using sheet styrene, build up the kerf, and simplly re-align the part. I was thinking of cutting it off but it would be real easy to screw it up and ruin the bottom piece. Trying...

..........if such a thing is poscible. I have a Starcrafts Nova Class Starship resin model and the engine mold portion is out of alignment for the top and bottom halves. The mold must have not be aligned well when the resin was poured. The rest of the kit is fine except for the engine pods. I got th...