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Monthly Archives: October 2016

The Mt. Everest of Small

Posted on October 29, 2016 by lestatdelc

Well, I have been working with the initial draft artwork for the workbee spine. And it is as I imagined. Insanely small and pushing the envelope of being able to be cut, folded and built.

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New Airbrush Compressor

Posted on October 29, 2016 by lestatdelc

I finally broke down and purchased a new airbrush compressor. I bought a 1/2 HP Pro Silent Air Compressor with integrated 2 liter tank.

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Wraps and Fiber Optics

Posted on October 27, 2016 by lestatdelc

Tonight I had some success building the upper half of a workbee, this time running three of the fiber optic filaments, and then attaching the newest set of yellow printed PVC vinyl tape panels.

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Fiber Optic Threading

Posted on October 26, 2016 by lestatdelc

Tonight I assembled a decent transparency layer, and tested out threading six 0.25mm fiber optic filaments into the workbee. It was on the whole successful, though one of the side running light filaments moved while I was curing the UV adhesive, and it snapped inside the upper shell.

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Another Small Step Forward

Posted on October 23, 2016 by lestatdelc

Well after some sweat equity this evening (and early morning) I managed to assemble the first workbee with the new vinyl wraps on the roof with the fiber optic filament threaded through it.

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Klingon D7 Cruiser Filming Model

Posted on October 20, 2016 by lestatdelc

While on a trip to Seattle, October 1, 2016 I went on a pilgrimage to the Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds, 50th Anniversary exhibition at the Sci-fi Museum which is part of the Experience Music Project Museum (EMP). While there I took a series of photos of the Klingon D7 Battle Cruiser.

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Vinyl Tape Success

Posted on October 20, 2016 by lestatdelc

A quick update on this evenings progress with the workbees. Continue reading →

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A Week or Two of Working the Problems

Posted on October 19, 2016 by lestatdelc

It has been nearly 2 weeks since posting about my recent pilgrimage to Seattle for the Star Trek 50th Anniversary exhibit. While I have not posted since then, I have actually been working a lot in trying to solve many of the various build issues with the workbees.

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Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds at the EMP

Posted on October 5, 2016 by lestatdelc

This past weekend, my better half and I made a weekend getaway to Seattle and went to the Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds, 50th Anniversary exhibition at the Sci-fi Museum which is part of the Experience Music Project Museum (EMP).

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