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  1. THE DC

    Clever Santos and his Star Trek kits...

    You are correct. There were definite skill deficiencies on my part, but I have to say, having directions would make the process much more effective. In the next entries, I'll share the rough builds, but I had to do them just to get a sense of how the parts fit. Had I directions, that would have...
  2. THE DC

    Clever Santos and his Star Trek kits...

    That is a good observation. It might have been the way to go. unfortunately I saw this message too late! I tried forcing the fit in alignment with the pieces detail. It came together but warped a bit, and the "prongs don't create the shape that should be expected. There is no inner part to...
  3. THE DC

    Clever Santos and his Star Trek kits...

    Here's a side view to illustrate the fit problem...
  4. THE DC

    Clever Santos and his Star Trek kits...

    The last pic illustrates the problem. It shows how, if the tab is under the "fork", it doesn't join well; if above the fork, not creates a gap. Either way the fit is problematic. I have attached second-same pic with labeling. Any guess how this is supposed to fit? I have largely finished...
  5. THE DC

    Clever Santos and his Star Trek kits...

    This second image shows how the hulls do not join well. It looks like, if the glue tabs drop under this joining flap, then the hulls would be flush; they are not. Putting the flap under the joint base raises it to create an awkward over-flap. If the joining upper hull flap is dropped below the...
  6. THE DC

    Clever Santos and his Star Trek kits...

    Here's a try! I have run into a building block, so I'm sharing pics and seeing advice. I REALLY wish designers would include directions, like DHWALE always provides. I grew up building plastic models, not connecting puzzles, and its a different mindset required. I prefer planning how to fit...
  7. THE DC

    Clever Santos and his Star Trek kits...

    I finished the test build of the Clever model and am finishing up the Warpgondeln kit. The graphics are much better on the Warpgondeln kit, and it is an odd fit, but is going together more smoothly. It does have several fit issues, so far, including the secondary deflector fit at the nose of...
  8. THE DC

    Hello everyone!

    Welcome aboard! I saw your other thread, reviewing recent builds, and you are a real craftsman!
  9. THE DC

    Some spaceships

    Admirable work!!!!!
  10. THE DC

    Clever Santos and his Star Trek kits...

    Working on it. I tried getting the email from the Planet StarFreak. page, but won't open. Probably a dead link? I've built a raw Clever model and halfway through a Planet StarFreak version; just to compare structure. Then I'll have to shrink/expand them to get in the same size ratio!
  11. THE DC

    In Remembrance: 09/11/2001

    Never.
  12. THE DC

    Clever Santos and his Star Trek kits...

    Thanks! I am exploring the combining of Clever's Kit with Warpgondeln' after matching their scaling. Each kit is missing something that the other kit has for the studio Digi. If I can figure it out, I'l post a Franken-kit with instructions!
  13. THE DC

    To be somewhat Enterprising....

    How did you "path and with what? Were the fit problems due to the interior frame pushing th folds apart?
  14. THE DC

    Spaceagent-9 2017 build pic threads

    I never heard of that. I was told, though this could have been biased, given the personalities involved, that he was not paid for all assignments, having built a large number of props and minis, and doing much of it "off the books" to avoid union issues. I had not heard that it was taken by an...
  15. THE DC

    Clever Santos and his Star Trek kits...

    Thanks again; I am beginning to think that you should change your name to "Paper Oracle"? Has a nice ring to it...[how does paper ring?]... Let me test the sage, ever further..? There was a Nova Class model, USS Equinox, produced by Warpgondeln, from a website titled PSF, or Planet...
  16. THE DC

    Spaceagent-9 2017 build pic threads

    I never heard of that! I had been told that there were several disputes between Wang and R over payment and that there was a bad falling out, but never to that level!
  17. THE DC

    Clever Santos and his Star Trek kits...

    Thanks much! My old bookmark didn't connect. A couple of the build pics may help me place some parts. Much appreciated!
  18. THE DC

    Clever Santos and his Star Trek kits...

    Does anyone know where the Clever Santos page went that had the Star Trek kits? Clever Santoro Lopes made a series of kits some time ago. Does anyone know how to contact him? He posted a wide variety of Star Trek kits some time ago and I was experimenting with one yesterday! Any build...
  19. THE DC

    Spaceagent-9 2017 build pic threads

    I wish we knew where that model went!
  20. THE DC

    Out of action for a while

    Slainte, ol' Fellow! Sainte!