8/26/2023 0 Comments Sci fi spaceship![]() ![]() Wooden beads or balls larger than 1 1/4 (30mm) inch are expensive, harder to source and I needed something about 1 1/2 inch round. Ping pong balls were used for the spherical shapes. The engine nozzles were first formed with cardstock and then popsicle stick veneered. I also glued up pod thrusters with a small rectangular piece and bits of dowels. I will add small dowels in the final construction for the two side struts that connect the landing gear. The dowels plug into a hole in the bottom of the side pods. The landing gear was built up of dowels and cut pieces. Of course, I never listen to good advice. ![]() Resist the urge to use carpenter's glue as filler as it is difficult to sand without power tools after it dries. You may need to tape the piece down to prevent it from popping off if the glue doesn't set and grab quickly. Popsicle sticks will curl up when wet glue is applied to one side. Realize that you can break your flush cutters if you apply too much force on too thick of a piece.or is it just the several pairs of flush cutters that I got for cheap at the import tool store. The blades do not go the whole length of the jaw so I had to get the feel of where to place the popsicle stick for a nice cut. I also used a flush cutter meant for wire trimming. And you since the "blades" are on one side, you may get a wonky cut if the jaws face the other way as you try to cut on a line that is bigger than the width of the blades. The actual cut of the diagonal cutters is not in line with the handles so it took a bit to get the feel of cutting a perpendicular cut on the popsicle stick. Note that small pieces may fly off if you actually try to cut through the wood as there are forces built up in compression and tension. Keep the grip on with the wire cutters when you flex the cutoff back and forth. It's best to crimp the cut line to score it and then use the bigger part of the cutoff to break the piece on the line. I used a pair of wire cutters to cut off the rounded ends of the popsicle sticks and trim to size needed. Useable open shelf length is about 20 inches.īuild cardboard forms that will be the foundation blocks to apply the popsicle stick veneer. I had a some 1/2 inch thick x2, x3 strip scrap pieces to build up the shelf and used that as the main reference. Print out a set of plans scaled to size desired. It is one half of the spaceship cut lengthwise and meant to "project" out from the wall.ĭetailed scale drawings abound on the interwebs. Based on the same technique from my Star Trek Enterprise shelf, this is the Space:1999 Eagle Transporter shelf. ![]()
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