U.S.S. RELIANT NCC-1864

Rhaven Blaack

!!!THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!!!
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When I first started (scratch) building models, the very first Starfleet starship that I built was the U.S.S RELIANT. So when a template of the Reliant became available (and yes, there are a few different ones available), I (very quickly) downloaded the one that was designed by @Rawen. I have been wanting to build this model for quite some time.
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*NOTE* Granted, this template has a great deal of greebling potential. However, since this is the first time that I am building this model, I will be building this model "AS-IS" (no greebling).

There are 10 sheets of parts in A-4 format. I originally printed the template on letter format cardstock. Unfortunately, I was not able to have everything printed properly. So, I printed the template at 95%.
Here are the parts sheets.
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I started with the top skins of the saucer section.
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*NOTE* Whilst working o the saucer section, it is needed to add glue strips to connect some of the parts.
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*NOTE* When assembling the skin, the builder need to pay close attention to the printed textures and make certain that all of the lines are mated up properly.
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The top skin for the saucer is assembled.
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I added more strips to reinforced the center piece of the skin and I attached the edge ring.
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The template requests that the builder laminates a disc (that is included with the template) to 4mm-5mm.
I attached the disc in place.
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Please stay tune to your local "GLOBAL NETWORK BROADCASTING SYSTEM" for the latest updates on this project!
 
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Moving on to the bridge section. Here are the parts.
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Starting to assemble the bridge section.
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The bridge section is attached in place.
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Please stay tune to your local "GLOBAL NETWORK BROADCASTING SYSTEM" for the latest updates on this project!
 
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Here are the PHASER banks.
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The PHASER banks are attached in place.
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Here are the parts for the skins of the underside of the saucer section.
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I started to assemble the skin. I added strip to help with assembling the rings for the skin.
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The skin is assembled.
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I attached the skin to the edge ring.
Again, pay close attention to the textures and line everything up properly.
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Now for the sensor array dome assembly.
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As I build the individual components, I am attach each component in place.
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I added the PHASER banks to the underside as well.
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Please stay tune to your local "GLOBAL NETWORK BROADCASTING SYSTEM" for the latest updates on this project!
 
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