![]() ![]() as a massive star trek fan i saw the first few episodes of b5 in its initial run and immediately thought it was below par. I have started on the spine covering over the open sections on the underside of the spine from the docking area to the center of the rotating section.Babylon 5 is one of the TV shows we all wish we had come across sooner. ![]() Lighting might be an issue with the rotating section unless you can craft a circular brass plate that the light leads have constant contact with.instead of a metal rod you could use a metal tube carefully bent to allow for wires leading from the kit to a power source. The trick is finding a speed that looks normal when used on the kit. I had asked on another site about motorizing the rotating section and most replies advised using a small stepper motor over gear reduction. I've seen one modeller mount the base to wood and mount that to the wall using the method I just mentioned. An alternative is to follow your example of the brass tubing in the reactor section and mounting a curved metal piece through the tail end and suspending it that way. I plan to recast the kit a-frames in clear resin to give the same effect as yours. I have had my kit started in a box for about ten years now. If anyone has any ideas or tips that may help I would be very grateful since I've been scratching my head on it for a couple weeks now. If I can figure out a good arrangement of gears and small enough motor I hope to make the gravity section rotate. There are some improvements I still want to make and I plan on lighting some parts of the model. I know it's not completely accurate and I may end up working more on the center section above the "y" before I'm completely happy, but much better than the very plain original. The whole model is suspended on a 1/4" acrylic stand rather than the kit supplied A-frame. So far, I've added a brass main beam from end to end and bearings in the gravity section. B5 was one of my absolute favorite shows when it was on air and I'm slowly working my way through building some part of every sci-fi universe that has been important to me so this kit was a must have. I lucked into this model for a very good price a little while ago and decided now was the time to try and get it built. Hello! First time poster, long time lurker. ![]()
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