Star Trek TOS:- "The Trouble With Tribbles" K-7 Diorama - micro build log

   I'm going to skip the blow-by-blow account of the building of the USS Enterprise and the Gr'Oth - build logs for Constitution and D7 class ships are presented in other posts.Once again I'm using Glen Jupp's version of the Enterprise and I'm using Spaceagent-9's design for the Gr'Oth. The design for Deep Space K-7 that I settled on is D-Whale's. The instructions are very comprehensive and it's been a straightforward build so far. My thanks to all three designers.

    Starting with the upper module of the central column, the parts are as shown:- 

   I didn't have a great deal of contrast between the shade of the disc and the shade of card I was printing on, so I had to do a lot of re-trimming and dry-fitting to achieve a good fit. I also omitted the three small, internal supports as they're not really necessary at my scale.
    Continuing to build the upper module required these additional parts:-

   The dome on the bottom of the cylinder at the side was particularly intricate, but the blunt end of my modelling knife provided a perfect base for shaping these tiny pieces.
    The next stage is the lower module of the central column:-

   I've been building the Gr'Oth while waiting for glue to dry on the station - I've built so many D7s now that I can practically do it blindfolded. I'm also going to use a previously built Enterprise since I now have three at this scale! 
   The cone on top of the central column and the arms for the other three modules came next:-

   These were wrapped around a needle to curve them into tubes - even a cocktail stick was far too big! I then started on the outer modules:-

   This is probably the lower limit of the size I could build the station - the tips of the cones were just able to be wrapped around the point of a cocktail stick. More module parts then had to be cut:-

   Koloth's (aka The Squire of Gothos) ship is also coming along nicely. 
   Put everything together and the result is a Deep Space K-7 measuring 2 1/2" (63mm) in width:-

   I've shown close-ups of the Enterprise elsewhere, so here's a close-up of the Gr'Oth:-

   I cut up a cardboard box and pasted a starscape to an edge. I then curved one of the sides and pasted some more starscape (with a planet!) to the curve. The space station was mounted (fairly) centrally with the Enterprise and Gr'Oth circling on opposite sides. There are no lights this time I'm afraid - there just isn't room inside K-7 and the amount of fibre optics needed would make it look like a demented jellyfish!

The Trouble With Tribbles.