I've been working on three 1/12 scale studio dios for the past nine years. They are in various states of progress (I'm in no hurry), with all-scratchbuilt 1/12 studio cameras, lights, stands, heads and tracks.
All three utilize the PL 1/1000 kit. All three are built to reflect the two pilots and production version, with the low-detailed port sides, and visible wiring on the 2nd pilot and production versions. Re-detailed 1/12 scale figures give scale to the scenes.
I have the smaller Space Ship Set Enterprise and it measures 7" long or roughly 1/19 scale to the studio model.
Basically it has all the same inaccuracies of the AMT 18" kit but in a smaller size.
After looking at the 1/2500 and 1/1600 scale kits I've decided I'll make a go of my polar Light model.
It's not to small (or big),and has far better detail.
I found 1/12 scale figures that I can mod, but I don't think I can make them without shirts like some of the photos show!
Tamiya makes some Pit-stop crew members that should work nicely.
Here is photo from a tamiya box top.
I don't know if I'll try the Mitchell studio camera and dolly, but I should have no probs with the worall head mount (see photo) used to support the filming model.
Its becuase of the first site that I got to thinking about a diorama. The dio from Modelers Resource Magazine looks pretty cool, but lacks some detail that I want to try on mine.
I've got about two hundred resin parts I need to cast for a customer, but after that I think I'll start on this scratch building and casting the necessary pieces.
After I pull down my Polar Lights kit from the closet, I can not find the instructions.
Does Polar Lights have any kinda service to get copies of it?
Thank you for the feedback guys. This should be fun!
I did a dio using the original shuttlecraft on set using scratchbuilt cameras, lights and builtup set pieces it came out nice... no photos
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