Modifying The Bussard Motors and The TOS Enterprise Build Finale
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2013
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Welcome Modelers :)
In this video I go through a couple of things I did to modify mounting the bussard motors from the Round 2 lighting kit in the TOS Enterprise model. The goal was to reduce the noise and make the motors run smoother with less run out and wobbling at the spinners.
The modifications are fairly easy and inexpensive to do and it does make a difference when finished.
The rest of the video shows a tour around the completed model. - Jak na to + styl
There's nothing better looking than the CONSTITUTION CLASS STARSHIPS! They are tge very best looking starships out there.
Boyd - you are King of All Modelers. I got back into this hobby because of your Refit videos, and now I'm doing commission work.
I just purchased the 50th 1/350 enterprise this will help out lots, those look OUTSTANDING I have this saved for when I get to the model building thank you for all you do
I can never get tired of seeing the TOS Enterprise. Love watching the build ups of that ship. You must be a madman working full time AND building models like you do! Looking forward to the JJ-Prise build!
Dude ... in all sincerity, this is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
Very cool job, Outstanding work!
What a great job Boyd.. Love your idea's for quieting down the Buzzards. Truly is the best idea for that problem I have seen.! Thanks for sharing!!!
Excellent tips for improving the Bussards Boyd. Now my mission is complete. You built this model the way I want to build mine and now I have an excellent source reference. Thank you for the Great Work.
Wow, I love your work!! Thanks for sharing this with us !!
Some tips to get those noisy Round 2 bussard motors quieted down and another finished 1/350 scale TOS Starship Enterprise builtfor my client Robert K.
I hope you enjoy your model for many years to come Robert and thanks so much for allowing me to build this one for you :)
Totally beautiful , love watching your builds. Keep them coming.
Great tips as usual!
Should try the motors from a silent pc fan you can't hear them at all
Lovely work as always Boyd, well done. Looking forward to the next build
Outstanding work! Thanks for the tips on the fan motors. The noise was the one thing that made me hesitant to get the round 2 lighting kit. Another great build!
Hi Boyd, another masterpiece!! I am really enjoying my buildup of this and I know the owner of this one will just love it. Keep up the great work and all the tips coming!!
Love the build and love the tips on the motors. The ones I have are much larger, but hopefully the the tricks will work for those as well. Can't wait to see the JJPrise build!
Thanks for posting this. Will come in handy if I ever find the time to build mine!
I like them both. The Tenacontrols system is high quality and motorless so it should last a long time. And, its totally noiseless. But the only way to capture the exact look of the spinning blades inside the bussards is with something mechanical. Some better motors will drastically improve the R2 kit.
Beautiful build-up. Sets a high bar for those of us about to start ours.
That bridge is INSANE!
Great build tips for this kit thanks for have making them!
Thank you for sharing these helpful tips!
You did a great fantastic job building this Enterprise
Great work as always Boyd and a real inspiration to other modellers. Although I don't like this ship or model its good to watch for the different ideas you present.
Wonderful tips, Boyd. I only wish Master Replicas took this much care to make their motors this quiet. Like yours, mine makes quite a racket as well. Really useful video. Thanks again!
Excellent improvements Boyd!
Another beautiful build!!
Wow Boyd . Stunning
Awesome job Boyd.
Boyd, I never get sick of seeing you build these kits, I really love the look of them, and you always turn out a really nice looking model.
I loved seeing your second pilot build. Ever think about doing a first pilot?
Scott.
Another fantasic ship. Envy oh the envy!
Thanks, Yep, I would like to build the first pilot and have all 3 versions someday.
She looks Great!
I'm sure Robert will be proud, I know I would be
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The shuttle bay is awesome too!
Its amazing! You are the best!
Good info there! Thanks for sharing that one. Would make it easier to use a voltage regulator to slow down the motors and not worry about losing the lighting effetcs on the same circuit.
Well done!
I'm a little late to the party but thank you for the tips and tricks!
Amazing.
I did mine with the same buzzard collectors, I was torn btw yours and the orange caps as the one on the smithsonian but I think your frosted caps are better!
Very good job, its a beautifull model, I dream to have one
The original plans and drawings show the bridge being off center. The turbolift doors on the bridge line up with the shaft detail on the outside of the B/C deck.
The kit has indents to allow you to install the bridge straight forward or off center as it was originally shown in the old blueprints by Franz Joseph.
Well done Boyd.
Looks great looking forward JJ Abrams version :)
Great. I just started working on my 350 Enterprise A last night also going to light it up and I have this kit too. I'm a electronics engineer that happens to build models. I think I can find some DC motors that are not as loud. I'm going to do some research.
The contra rotating blades in the ram-scoops of the JJprise should be an interesting effect to achieve.
Draw dropping beautiful! Wonderful work there.
Hi there modelers, for all the builders out there, that got the spinner circuitboards that start working at 12.4 volts. There is an assambly error on the circuitboards the resonators R6 and R8 are in the wrong place. For those how are handy with a soldering,Switch them around and the spinners should work correctly starting at 6.4 volts and up. Already notified Round2 about it. Had the same problem wouldn't work on the adapter supply with the kit (that was only 12 volts). Happy mondeling to all.
Hi as always love be the tos enterprise videos, but I was wondering how do you diffuse the bussard caps? Have heard a lot about using testors spray but we don't get it in the uk. Would any other Matt or a gloss spray work?
truly a beautiful build mr. Boyd of the original Enterprise TV version only one thing though the bazaars were spinning in the wrong direction they should be spinning counterclockwise and was wondering if you noticed
Thanks John :)
you are the best!!!!!
Hi, This is Brilliant I am about to start this build, and the tips on making the motors quiter is great. thanks.
Where can I get the 350 scale figures for the bridge.
They are 1/350 scale Japanese navy figures from Hobbylinc
The bridge comes with the model kit.
I am working on the Into Darkness Enterprise now so updates will be coming very soon. I have some pictures of the works so far on my Facebook and Google Plus pages.
I just completed the model, and for a first time builder, i am quite
pleased. I thank you for all the videos you posted to help us along. I
was wondering if you could give me the specs onan on off switch i would like to
install on the base. i would like to install a switch so i dont have to constantly plug and un plug the power supply. if you can suggest one or just give me the model i would be grateful. Much
thanks again for all your advice and help.
You can find the same type of push button switch I use here: www.Hdamodelworx.com
Interesting, thanks :)
Wow! Awesome build! I have been following your build videos for a while now and you have given me some great ideas for my own TOS build (when I get around to starting it).
Quick question...it might just be the video but are the bussard spinners turning in the correct directions? It looks reversed to me....
Any way, keep showing us your great builds, I am loving it!
Do you do complete builds of the TOS Enterprise? I'm looking to get one done, but I have no idea where to start looking.
Very nice! I’d love to have one, but I’d never be able to afford it. 🙁
I'm going to be demonstrating some motors a friend is sending me that might be good replacements. They are the main weakness of the R2 lighting kit.
Fantastic, how do you frosted the bussard front?
You should have popped open the motor gear assembly and added a little white lithium grease to the gears. That would get rid of most of the whine. This is the best model of TOS Enterprise. Great job! I'm building an AMT/ERTL 1?650 scale Enterprise. Any idea where I can get the clear domes for the engines?
I may a bit slow,but where did you get the bridge and the figures from? What part of the videos is this covered?...Thanks...Great work! John
Good tip for the noise reduction.
Neat tip on the motors. Only if Master Replicas took cues from model builders for the motors. Is the bridge actually a bit off center of the TOS Enterprise?
So after working with both the Tena control bussard and now Polar lights spinning bussard which one do you like or prefer?
If you want to light Bussard on the engines and the impulse engines what set up from Polar Light do you need to purchase?
I have to do one of these...
hey Boyd have you ever tried greasing the gears drive on the motor? that may help drastically
Well hello again my good friend I know this was about 8 years ago was wondering if you switch the bizards or Motors around because they were spinning in the wrong direction they should be spinning inbound on each cylinder 😊👍👍..and was wondering if you did another Enterprise this size but this time with all the paneling on the ship..???
Is the inside nacelles a conversion kit to light them up or is this all kit parts?
On the warp nacelle domes, would you orange frost the inside or outside domes, or just clear frost
Can u find motors with brass gears? Or use some lithium grease on them? Also, it would be nice if you could wire up an MP3 player module like from a greeting card and hide a speaker somewhere to play ST TOS bridge sounds ..it might drown out the sound of the motors kind of like a white noise blanket .
ever considered making those globe bases actually painted like a planet... just a thought to coincide with TOS always showing the enterprise in orbit
Hey there did you hide the grid lines on the saucer
Mike M
I'm wonderinf if you could combine the silicon with a rubber bushing on the inside of the connection to add as isolator, as well
(basically like the cab of EMD SD75I locomotives, their cabs rest on a rubber bushing hence I designation in the model (isolated)
Wow Boyd that is amazing!! The noise level on that thing has dropped off big time
I had contacted you about a week ago to see if you still do the model builds. I would like to a TOS Enterprise
nice
It's a trick of the camera, they are both rotating toward each other.
Boyd, is the lighting kit for the TOS enterprise still available? More interested in the Bussard lighting and the parts that go with it to allow the spinning blades effect?
I heard that Polar Lights is re releasing their lighting kit with the clear parts again after it had been out of stock for awhile.
Thanks Boyd, thats good to hear! All the best!
Nice work on this kit!
BTW, I watched another builder's Enterprise video and the guy who lit the inside of his nacelles with blue lighting was Thomas Johnson.
It's an interesting lighting job.
I think he also took another route to slow down the motors to get them to spin at the proper speed...
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I still think this time around that NASM/Smithsonian did a decent job restoring the 11-ft Enterprise... I know there was some dust-ups about people being turned down for bids or not being considered but they might have gotten it at least 85% this time.
I have concerns about some of the mods they did to the interior to reinforce the wood but the paint job and electronics look very nice without the overdone weathering. Oh, and they decided to let the nacelle caps spin because they couldn't figure out how to replicate the spinning vane effect without motors.
It looks a LOT better this time than it did after the 1991 restoration.
Hi Boyd, you should check out Hansen-motor 'dot com'. They are motors for clocks and other low rpm applications such as 360 degree displays. They even have a motorized slip ring so your model can turn 360 and still get power up to the ship. These are about as quiet as you can get.
Sorry about that darn spellingscorrector it's the resistors R6 and R8
Boyd, maybe it is my eyesight, but have you installed the motors into their correct pattern. I feel they need to be swapped, rather than spin outwards and away, they need to be spinning inwards toward each other.
Has anyone else noticed that he had the motors in the wrong nacelles. they should be turning into each other from the top, not outwards.
Really? Is that how it was in the original series? I thought that the one on the right seemed brighter than the one on the left. They, and the whole model, look really cool though. Not something I would complain about.
Do the motors turn same direction or oposite direction.
Which of the four direction possibilities is correct?
can anyone tell me how to place an order with Boyd or even check out his prices
Edit: Just saw your video on #35 xD So great to see a comparison!
How do you think this compares to the tenacontrols version? tenacontrols.com/product/tos-fan-blade-and-control-boards/ Do you think the noise is worth the effect if a person dampens down the noise?
Aren't the warp fronts supposed to turn into the ship?
They do, it's a weird camera artifact that makes it look wrong.
Whew! Thank you for clearing that up. I have seen similar camera "warping" on other modeler videos. See what I did there? LOL
lazor pointer for phazers / smoke
If anybody could answer, it would be appreciated! The Vlogger talks of a “putty” to fill and sand into the seams. WHAT IS THIS PUTTY? What type? Where can it be purchased? Would auto bondo work on plastic? Anybody?
Mdelbeck1 I have seen other builds on CZcams use Bondo in areas where the seam is really bad.
Wil probably likes the JJPrise. He's obviously not a Star Trek fan.
Also, I sell a 1/50 scale invaders ship.. custom kit...
Mike
Course in the vacuum of space you would not hear those motors at all🤣
I would love to buy a couple of these from you please can you contact me? I have emailed and sent messages are you still doing these ?
So... when the ship is flying straight, the bridge is cocked at an angle? Ugh. Seems like the bridge set designer and the ship model maker needed to have a few more design continuity meetings back in 1964.
Unfortunately I grew up in the TMP and TNG periods so I spoiled with what I think, are better looking ships. Not knocking the classic, just not my style :)
EEEEK! You don't like the classic Enterprise? Sacrilege!
@TrekWorks, Hello Sir are you still available for commission to build the Star Trek Enterprise from the original television series? I seen your video of the Enterprise with a full light kit and custom base that was just incredible!
In space, no one can hear plastic-on-plastic scraping.
The reason or noisey the plasma relays are fused you need to keep the plasma tubes scrubbed nobody likes doing that
Bussard collectors are rotating the wrong direction... just sayin...