Ira Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) 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... Edited June 17, 2015 by Ira
cobraman Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 Oh boy, oh boy , oh boy ! He's at it again guys ! Pop the corn and have a seat.
Ramfins59 Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 Oh yeah. Here he goes again...... off and running.
unclescott58 Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) I already like the decals. Especially the one that says, "I (heart) love Uranus!" Perfect for aliens probing the universe. Scott Edited November 19, 2014 by unclescott58
Ira Posted November 20, 2014 Author Posted November 20, 2014 Oh boy, oh boy , oh boy ! He's at it again guys ! Pop the corn and have a seat. Thanks Ray! The Fun is just starting....
Ira Posted November 20, 2014 Author Posted November 20, 2014 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...
Ira Posted November 21, 2014 Author Posted November 21, 2014 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...
Ira Posted November 21, 2014 Author Posted November 21, 2014 I already like the decals. Especially the one that says, "I (heart) love Uranus!" Perfect for aliens probing the universe. Scott Thanks Scott! Another one of the decals is a book cover entitled "How To Serve Man"...
unclescott58 Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 Thanks Scott! Another one of the decals is a book cover entitled "How To Serve Man"... I missed that. Good humor. I like it. Scott
Ira Posted November 22, 2014 Author Posted November 22, 2014 Another interesting project. Thanks Bob!
Ira Posted November 23, 2014 Author Posted November 23, 2014 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...
flat-top Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 O K Ira I'm in, I just love watching your scratch-building.
bobthehobbyguy Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 If you've ever wondered how Ira does so eell with flying saucers is he has one parked in the garage.
mustang1989 Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 If you've ever wondered how Ira does so eell with flying saucers is he has one parked in the garage. LOL ! I was wonderin....................
Ira Posted November 24, 2014 Author Posted November 24, 2014 I missed that. Good humor. I like it. Scott Great Decals!
Ira Posted December 14, 2014 Author Posted December 14, 2014 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...
Ira Posted December 14, 2014 Author Posted December 14, 2014 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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