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Have you ever had one of those
days when you are inspired to start something in your workshop
only to discover that the object that has captured your attention happens to be the most
un-photographed, hard to see object in the film universe?
...hence the beginnings of my journey building the U.S.C.S.S. Nostromo.
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All I
really had to go by in the beginning was a copy of the Nostromo kit
from Halcyon that a buddy of mine leant to me. A few years later, he would allow me to trade quite a bit of Star Trek
stuff for the Nostromo kit to stay with me.
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I thought I would start out
simple: take the Halcyon kit and multiply by two in all directions.
This would make my model twice the size, four times the surface area, and
eight times the volume. (Did I get that right?)
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Sheet
plastic, model bits, plastic drinking classes, 25 cent machine
bubble cases, tank treads...you name it, INCLUDING A VERY SMALL
kitchen sink to complete the task! (It has since fallen off and
disappeared.) For all of you out there that might know this ship like I do, you might be able to catch some of the mistakes that still haunt me to this
day, however, I'm the only one complaining about it so I started work on
another Nostromo; 4 feet long this time!
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This
picture shows some up-close detail on the Nostromo.
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Photo
by Stephen L.
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