New Project: DS9 Runabout

ChrisMC · July 11, 2012, 01:03:29 PM

I built one of these back in '93, but I left it in NY when I moved. Found this on eBay for pretty cheap, still sealed. I think I might try to light it...I think for my first try this would be a good one, not too complicated.

billybob476 · July 11, 2012, 01:05:45 PM

I built that one way back when as well. No clue what happened to it. I really liked it, as I recall it was quite large!

Bryancd · July 11, 2012, 02:36:55 PM

Sweet, I never built that ne. makes me want to go and find an old Galileo 7 kit on e-bay...

..never mind, they are like $200!

Rico · July 11, 2012, 04:00:18 PM

Always liked that ship. Have fun putting her together.

jedijeff · July 11, 2012, 04:42:34 PM

Cool, that looks like it will be a lot of fun

Ktrek · July 12, 2012, 09:26:19 AM

Can't wait to see the finished product! Cool find for sure!!

Kevin

PaulECoyote · July 16, 2012, 12:51:22 PM

Looks great! Be sure to do a timelapse of construction or similar :)

ChrisMC · July 16, 2012, 02:23:00 PM

Yeah, I may do that, maybe after all the pieces are out and pre-painted. I probably won't light it. I just don't have that skill set. Just gonna try to do a good paint job on it. Actually trying to decide if I'm gonna use the sensor pod or not.

WillEagle · July 17, 2012, 06:44:46 AM

That will be cool. And you should use the sensor pod.

Feathers · July 17, 2012, 12:10:21 PM

Sensor pod? Isn't that the torpedo launcher on the top (or do you mean something else)?

I want one now...

billybob476 · July 17, 2012, 12:12:20 PM

Quote from: Feathers on July 17, 2012, 12:10:21 PM
Sensor pod? Isn't that the torpedo launcher on the top (or do you mean something else)?

I want one now...

Yeah the thing on top is a long range sensor pod. I used to think it was a torpedo launcher as well.

Feathers · July 17, 2012, 12:15:33 PM

Really??? But on the episode whose name I can't remember they took those out with them so they could fire torpedoes! Oh dear, I can feel one of my cherished beliefs slipping away from me :(

billybob476 · July 17, 2012, 12:36:23 PM

It's a reasonable assumption to make based on ships like the Reliant.

ChrisMC · July 17, 2012, 02:19:07 PM

Well, the directions call it a "long range sensor cluster array". It's meant to be a mission specific deal they can slap up there if there doing sciencey stuff. Now that you mention it tough, I think i might recall an episode where torpedoes were fired from it. Have to look that up.

billybob476 · July 17, 2012, 03:56:07 PM

Quote from: Chris-El on July 17, 2012, 02:19:07 PM
Well, the directions call it a "long range sensor cluster array". It's meant to be a mission specific deal they can slap up there if there doing sciencey stuff. Now that you mention it tough, I think i might recall an episode where torpedoes were fired from it. Have to look that up.

Yeah but how many times have they fired phasers from the deflector dish and the like, lots of snafus like that across all of Trek history :)