OMG! Design the next USS ENTERPRISE (Offical Contest)

[sloweye]

Very nice mate. I think the gun metal will work well there.

Love the avatar too

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

Very nice mate. I think the gun metal will work well there.

Love the avatar too

It was a bit hard to tell who he was until I added the signature sun glasses

 

[sloweye]

Most of us Brit's would have got it

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

Why, are the Beatles popular in England too?

 

[sloweye]

Not as popular as ASBOs or childhood obesity... but they have a small following

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

Lol! I had heard that your country is nearly as fat and lazy as ours. However you stab each other while we shoot each other

Oh hey- old joke: What's the difference between a European and an American?
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A European thinks that 100 miles is a long way, and an American thinks that 100 years is a long time.

 

[sloweye]

We are getting slim again now we have the super hero that is Jamie Oliver.. or so i'm told

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

I see... -> http://fatnewsfeed.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/jamie_oliver.jpg

[political]Still with the stabbings though? I'll say this about knives: They don't travel 3 blocks and break through the bedroom window of a five year old. Bullets are known to do that.[/political]

 

[sloweye]

Haha, i thought that was going to be him in his fat suit he wore for comic relife one year

Hell yeah, i'm with you there mate... still, better that neither were a problem.

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

We have this guy:

...and he's a spokesman for a fast food sandwich chain

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

I know this looks almost the same color in these photos, but I swear it's far less blue and far more metallic gray:

http://crossovercomic.com/media/extras/Unrelated/startrek_contest/reprap/IMG_5757_web.jpg

http://crossovercomic.com/media/extras/Unrelated/startrek_contest/reprap/IMG_5758_web.jpg

You may notice I tried to build up some areas with putty. The bridge, captain's yacht, deflector cavity, and the blister above the shuttle bay should all be noticeably more pronounced.

I'll probably finish it this weekend with a combination of paint and sharpie markers. I've already started by painting in the light that illuminates her name and number.

I've given up on trying to light her from within. It was a cool idea, but the light simply isn't traveling outside the engineering section. If I make another, I may try to make room for three more LEDs, one in each nacelle, one in the saucer, and the next one will probably be about 2x larger as a result. I wonder if I should try to make it straight up hollow...

 

[sloweye]

She's getting there mate, real shame about the LEDs not working out. But if the next version is bigger and hollow you'll have much more room to play with that idea.

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

My size limitation for each individual part is 10cm x 10cm x 5cm, so I think my maximum length will be about 20cm (8in), unless I want to try cutting the nacelles and saucer in half or quarters... or eighths.

Thinking about it... I can also try aligning it corner to corner for a maximum length of 14cm (5 1.2in) making the maximum overall length 28cm (11in) without breaking up the 4 primary parts.

If I can get this grant, and build a rapid prototyper of my own, I don't think I'll be able to resist the urge to make another grander version with lights. Maybe even blinking running lights

 

[sloweye]

So how long until the life sized version

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

Lets see... 714x289x119 meters divided by 10x10x5 centimeters multiplied by an estimated 20 minutes print time for each part...

The year 2410

 

[Ursa major]

That is probably a Scotty-style estimate, though.

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

[scottish brogue]Certainly, Sir. How else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker?[/scottish brogue]

 

[sloweye]

Smashing! i'll PM you the delivery address... but i think we're gonna need a bigger boat

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

but i think we're gonna need a bigger boat

I'll start printing one

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

Bunch of new Enterprise F pics:

More and bigger here