Oh and it'd Ma'am if it were to be anything

Sorry I didn't know, it's hard to go off your pic and your name

Serin wrote:

Hey,
Yeah, I use two types of filler, the grey stuff one can see in the above pic which is just an automotive high-build spray filler and I also use stuff called 'builders bog' or Bondo in most places for the bigger problems or splits in ABS.
Both are meant to be easily sanded so they're quite perfect for the application.

I've found that I've also needed to acquire an orbital sander for my larger projects, cuts down on the time spent rather brilliantly.

Thank you sir.

Do you use the high-build spray filler from a can or shoot it from a gun?

Straight from the can, comrade.
Oh and it'd Ma'am if it were to be anything

Hey,
Yeah, I use two types of filler, the grey stuff one can see in the above pic which is just an automotive high-build spray filler and I also use stuff called 'builders bog' or Bondo in most places for the bigger problems or splits in ABS.
Both are meant to be easily sanded so they're quite perfect for the application.

I've found that I've also needed to acquire an orbital sander for my larger projects, cuts down on the time spent rather brilliantly.

Thank you sir.

Do you use the high-build spray filler from a can or shoot it from a gun?

Nice prints btw. ABS means it wont be as brittle at least....

I've found that I've also needed to acquire an orbital sander for my larger projects, cuts down on the time spent rather brilliantly.

Hey Serin do you use putty and if so what kind?

I'm having a hard time finding putty I like

It's sat next to a 330mm long chunk of makerslide for scale.
So in total I think it'll probably be at least as long as the other large 'Aventine' class ship I printed last year which is about 700mm long.

And random updated render with a starfield and stuff.

Nice work!  Can't wait to see it printed.

I wasn't planning on printing one at home... But now that you mention it a 50cm version would be kinda nice >:D

Just thought I'd post some pix of my take on Mark Rademakers IXS Enterprise model that's been doing the Science media rounds lately.
Little bit of backstory: In 1994 a Mexican Physicist wrote a paper outlining the possibility of super-luminal travel within General Relativities confines, IE not breaking any of the laws of physics.
Since then NASA has recruited several theoretical physicists to further the mathematics.
Last year Doctor Harold White and artist Mark Rademaker began designing an impression of what a warp ship might look like using the understanding of the physics outlined in the current theory.
The theory and obviously the subsequent technology are probably at least a hundred years away from being close to reality, but it's amazing none the less.

Mark's original design can be found here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/123021064 … 113972600/
Evidently he's not keen on printing the model via the likes of Shapeways.... Understandable given the complexity.

Here's my version that I knocked up over a few hours today, still a bit of work to do but I actually kinda like it.

From start to finish....

And in 1/2500 scale next to the Shuttle.

And a random render to test out Blenders wireframe thingy.