Apparently the jig I made to align the two pods had a bit of a sag at either end. It's barely noticeable, but the aft pod does droop about a half a degree. Just enough to piss me off. But they're aligned perfectly when you look from above. There's a square brass rod inside the pods from front to back for alignment and strength.
I weathered the ol' girl up good - Ptolemy's been out cruising the spacelanes for a good long time.
Pretty damn incredible, huh?
Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :
Holy outie bridge, Batman! The Ptolemy bridge crew must be really randy.
I think it's an excellent job, though. Alongside the other ships, it puts into perspective just how much stuff those pods could haul for their time.
Mark
Posted by Axeman 3D (Member # 1050) on :
Hmm, I made my CGI model of the Ptolemy using Franz Josephs blueprints as a template, and I sure as hell dont remember the bridge section looking like that! Nice model though, we see his stuff all the time over at the Trek BBS and he's certainly a top-notch physical model maker.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Dem cool! One question: why are there windows on the Impulse engine projection at the back of the saucer? Is that not the impulse engine on the Ptolemy?
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I think that's supposed to be an older version Plotmey: thus the nacelle spikes, old impulse engines and bridge (both from the first pilot version Enterprise I believe).