Aztek Dummy Update 9/13/24 - Helios Enterprise D - Part 2

It's the second chapter in this EPIC build.
Filling the windows, making the phaser strip and starting work on the main power board.
Lots of sound and fury!

[@sprueVerse]

A fantastic show! I am enjoying you re-visit all these steps. It is going to be a fine ship Captain.👏🖖

[@johndillon8051]

These builds really highlight how developments in materials and electronics are changing what the builder is able to accomplish.

[@CanadianStarships]

I do enjoy watching you guys attack this kit in your own ways as I'm working through my own solutions to all the issues! I think you guys will be passing me on this as I'm only modeling part time and have the two kits on the go. I'm not sure how long I'll have the space to work on the two 650 D's at the same time! My goal is to have them done before Wonderfest, and I've been given permission from one of the clients to bring it along with me! It could be the year of the 650 D at Wonderfest! Probably be another week or so before my next update vid comes out... so much repetitive work!

[@florianweidemann5706]

Fantastic work as usual. Loved the comedic interlude of the electronics going haywire😂

[@jimplaysric]

I'm not even a big fan of the Enterprise D, but you and Phil are really posting some informative, can't miss content. I always learn a heck of a lot here, thank you.

[@mazdaspeedboy79]

This build is gonna be amazing when finished!

[@rsquared5156]

I love seeing your step by step thought process as you build brother. This thing is gonna be one SEXY beast by the time you're done. I'm looking forward to the next installment.

[@CProton69]

This is awesome a huge Ent D. Look forward to every week or other to see your skills poured into a cool kit.

[@ThiloAdamitz]

If you light your LCARS panel, the Okudas suggest to use smoked plexiglass. They say this looks much better, and it's what they used on the shows.

[@aztekdummy]

i may have to settle for tinted glass

[@williamd1732]

Not sure if you know Lou, but you can tint resin to any color you'd like. So, black to make the windows black. Of course, it needs to be resin tinting dye. You can get a set for really cheap. It'll work with either of those UV resins your using on the model windows.

[@bryonstump8115]

Wow! Sure will be impressive when its done!

[@dazza8798]

Love it ❤ Lou: this buttons does,,,,,,,, presses -starts a new federation war lol 😂

[@aztekdummy]

"what does this button do?" - famous last words

[@williamd1732]

😅 I remember another saying, "What ever you do, don't press the RED button".

[@ChrisGwilliam83]

Brilliant love it can’t wait for more 👍🏻🖖🏻

[@davidjames1389]

Wow the sound effects sound incredible over those speakers. And yes, I would definitely be interested in a set of those decals!

[@eddieday-reilly5144]

Fantastic, informative and very inspiring Lou 👏 Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge.

[@rickaguilar1833]

Awesome build Lou! I am still working on my Fan home diecast metal Enterprise D!

[@snmdair]

The Generations movie wasn't great, but I always loved the main title track.

[@portland-182]

For the bridge dome, a small googly eye, or if it's too small, a few drops of epoxy on a non-stick flexible surface like a silicon baking sheet, to create a series of small domes so that you have a choice of sizes and quality to choose from? Might also work for marker lights where you use 'light pipe' to get to tight spaces...

[@aztekdummy]

@@portland-182 or doming resin from solarez

[@michaelleduc5328]

I haven following you for! A long time!!, time! I'm ńot into, ligning, but I do love, what you do.

[@CanadianStarships]

If you are going through all this effort to create the decals and Keith is able to white back them, there seems to be no reason for me to continue working on them myself and doing double the work!

[@aztekdummy]

work smart, not hard

[@timh.1467]

I'm sure you agonized about where you are putting this beast.

[@markfergerson2145]

The saucer halves just barely fit on his workbench as it is. He’s gonna have to do final assembly in his garage. We’ve seen his display space, and I don’t think it can be rearranged to make space for this Enterprise- maybe another addition to the house is in order. Or, maybe a kid will move out and their bedroom can be converted into more display space…😊

[@MrChief101]

Interesting theory about leaving a few support pieces of the original resin to hold the ship together. I dunno though, that UV resin is mighty tough stuff. Probably greater tensile strength than the resin. All depends on the cure time. Turning to the interior lighting-- I believe you have a reel of "bendy" strip lighting. It was made for the wild new world of LED "neon" signs so it can bend in both directions. That may help you when it comes to lighting up the curvy parts of the interior. Its only potential pitfall is that it is warm white. Why anyone would use the cooler white is beyond me. Why stop at powered speakers? Hook it up to your stereo sound system! The biggest problem with such a monster kit is that a lot of progress doesn't look like much. But we all know better. Doing the hull masking must be a bear and a whale.

[@TheShornak]

Hmm, I wonder why Rick didn't want that file released showing the more detailed Enterprise? I would love to see that. Maybe he's doing to release them in a new book.

[@markfergerson2145]

For all we know he’s still bound by contract not to reveal certain things that Paramount thinks they can make a buck off of.

[@aztekdummy]

i don't ask, I say "thank you sir , may i have another"

[@PierreVanGucht]

Petit bonjour de Belgique ;-) Great video and very informative, will be very helpful when I will start assembly my kit :-). And BTW, if you are planning to sell the decals and the windows masks, you certainly have a customer ;-) !

[@aztekdummy]

ill be doing window masks and Keith will be doing the decals

[@PierreVanGucht]

@@aztekdummy Great news! Thanks!

[@NewMessage]

Remember kids... always get Lou'd.

[@thunderrobots1980s]

setup the shuttle bay so the door is removable and have a shuttle bay set in there

[@Hydrart]

Why was uncle Jed shooting at food? Because it rhymes with bubblin’ crude. Conjures up strange images of Jed shooting at bread, pies, taco shells.

[@tmseh]

Images of food violence may violate UTOOB overlords fragile programming.

[@666styxxx666]

Dem hillbillies like them some fresh beaver with added buckshot 😂 alternatively he couldn't open his tin of spam😁

[@dashriptide]

you think it be better to add some strips of metal or Evergreen tubes to help strenghten that connection between those areas to keep from it collasping if it was hit by chance moving it around ive been watching phil and andrews builds too id be worried the thing would break at those areas just wondering

[@mattybkulas8200]

Hi Lou. Are going to have the lighting turn on in a sequence when you do the power up?

[@aztekdummy]

the board is preprogrammed, I honestly don't know if there is a startup sequence.

[@devynsmith5280]

Would you say this putty might be good to fill the windows on the 1/350 Refit? The ones that done have rooms behind them that is

[@aztekdummy]

yes

[@michaelsullivan1262]

How many steps? Ten forward. 🤓

[@anselford9565]

I see what you did there 🤣🤣🤣

[@GulizarMasum-c3v]

Willms Mission

[@p.j.c.2.0]

Lou where did you get that Light Curing Putty ?

[@aztekdummy]

The putty came from Amazon, the gel came from Phrozen.

[@p.j.c.2.0]

Can you send me a link to the Phrozen Website ?

[@aztekdummy]

@@p.j.c.2.0 dude, do a Google search

[@Salty_Balls]

Off topic - Oy Lou, why no 1/1400 masks for the D? 😢 Could really use your stuff on this translucent mess they repopped.

[@aztekdummy]

it's because of those stupid raised faux aztek lines

[@Salty_Balls]

@@aztekdummy you should still cook up some kinda window mask kit for it. Even being translucent it's a PITA. I tried taping off windows from the inside and just gave up. I'll scratch them out from the front and just not light block the interior at all I guess.

[@vengeance1701]

The warp effect doesn't sound accurate to The Next Generation. That sounds more like the Next Gen movie warp sound.

[@vengeance1701]

Double checked and yeah, that's the movie sound effect. Up to you how you feel about that:) Even worse, I'm pretty sure that's 1701-E's warp!

[@aztekdummy]

@@vengeance1701 it is the Generations version I'm painting.

[@briancostich4288]

Don't you know the law of filming your work. It can go perfectly off camera, but the second you hit record it will refuse to work or cooperate with you.