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Ping-pong balls were obtained and glued together separated by small sections of tubing. A disk was made with strips of plastic radiating outward.

Ring sections were cut from sheet styrene and assembled. The outer skin was cut to shape and rolled around the framework.

The aft cowling was made from ribbed styrene and cut to shape.

Small section of tubing were placed inside of the cowling and additional plating was added to the outer skin of the main body.

The Aft Flush Vent was made and placed into position. A miniature part of the warp coils was turned on the lathe to match the shape and detail of the large NCC section of debris.

The turned aft end of the warp coils was attached to the end ping-pong ball.

The inner ball detail was made as a separate part. It was removed and the outer portion of the model was primered.

The outboard side was detailed with an Aft Flush Vent made from ribbed sheet styrene. The Aft Loop was made from a strip of resin sanded to shape and detailed with strip styrene.

The inner ball assembly was inserted and the Aft Flush Vent positioned. A damaged Aft Loop was made and positioned.

The inner ball assembly was removed and detailed with the aft end of the inboard warp screen. 1 2 3 4

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