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The PSF Kit Warpgondeln, from the StarFreak's website, provided the PSF kit. It has high potential. The graphics are very clear, the size is slightly larger than the Clever kit, and the hull details have important features lacking in the Clever kit. There are several more accurate details in...

The Clever Kit Clever Santos Equinox kit is very attractive and detailed. It looks like a professional package [see pic 1]. Even if you do not ever build this kit, the version is worth downloading and examining, as will be explained below. Clever did a very nice job of packaging the kit and...

The Kits There was a strong, positive response from fandom over the appearance of the Equinox, during the end of season 5 and beginning of season 6 two-part episode. The battle between the Equinox and the Voyager was positively received as one of the better fx moments of that series. The...

The Nova class Equinox history Okay; so some background upon the target of these two models, before discussing the two kits in more detail. The Nova class vessel could have had on its dedication plaque "The little ship that could..." or even "A design before it’s time!" The background...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Admirable work!!!!!

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!

Never.

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!

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

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...

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...

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!