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There was only a 1/2" rod sticking out of the neck on the back end and an inch on the front end. When I assembled the first one, I opted to extend the brass tube further into the body and the front scoop. This worked out very well for mine and I employed it on this build as well. This should add much needed strength and keep the long neck from cracking at either end.

Sorry for the delay, I've been building sets for our latest production of Starship Farragut. Filming started this past Sunday and should continue on until Spring of next year. I plan to get this Klingon done just before Thanksgiving. Now back to topic.


Cleaned up the "Ice Cream Scoop" and applied the plastic wrap over the area. Make sure it is nice and tight. Then cut-out the center to allow the top piece to fit inside.



The top piece is now fixed of all pinholes. At this point the underside still needs to be done, but that will wait until after the mating surface is corrected..



Add the Bondo to the mating surface and then put the pieces together. The plastic wrap will keep it from attaching to the "Ice Cream Scoop."



Now allow the excess to squeeze out as you apply pressure to the two pieces together.



Once the Bondo has setup but not fully hardened, pull the pieces appart. It should look something like this.



Just take the xacto knife and trim off the excess.



Here is a photo of the two pieces together after being cleaned up. Note: Spot putty will still be required to fix some areas.

Just as I had done for my kit, I created another base for Johnny57's Klingon. The base was cut from cherry wood using the Klingon base supplied in the kit as a template.

Well, I wanted to get this completed by Thanksgiving, but life tends to get in the way of my building some times.

In any event, process has been slowed by some broken ribs on the engine section where it meets the hull. I had to drill holes into the remaining pieces to add wire so the bondo would have something to attach too. Forgot to get pictures of the wires part, but Here are some pictures of the bondo procedure.





The first attempt to fix the area of the ribs didn't work out like planned.



I had to take a drastic step and mix up some more bondo and prepare to glue the engine in place. What this meant was that I would need to do the re-sculpting of the engine ribs directly on the hull.






Also in the next photo you can see that I drilled a hole on the top rib of the Neck. The hole is drilled diagonally into the main hull. This will provide extra strength to keep the neck area from cracking away from the main hull. It still needs that area sanding and primed but you get the idea.