It was difficult to make a large object, especially a 60-meter long one like this.
This was because during the manufacturing process, the interstellar spaceship that was welded from thin steel plates would have an obvious mosaic feel.
This kind of mosaic jigsaw puzzle feeling was caused by the errors left behind during the welding process from bending each piece of steel plate.
With hundreds and thousands of thin steel plates, who could guarantee that each steel plate would be welded to a perfect level?
It would definitely be high and low, forming a jigsaw puzzle.
Especially at the front of the spaceship, there was a huge streamlined bow.
Many thin steel plates could not fit perfectly with the curved support, which would make the jigsaw puzzle feel even worse.
This kind of technical flaw was also effective on large ships. Often, these ships looked mighty from afar, but up close, the ship looked like a jigsaw puzzle.
If a 60-meter long interstellar spaceship wanted to create a futuristic sense of realism, this kind of technical flaw must be eliminated.
Using a car as an example, a 70,000 RMB Panther and a 2,000,000 RMB Audi R8, the visual difference between them would be enough for ordinary people to distinguish them at a glance.
If the director wanted to use a 70,000 RMB Panther to pass it off as an Audi R8, wouldn't he be asking the audience to scold him?
Also, the spaceship did not go in a straight line to the end. On the back of the spaceship, there were some strangely shaped devices with exaggerated functions. This unknowingly increased the difficulty of the metal plates.
The engine – this was a warp engine that no one had ever seen before.
To create a sense of science and technology, all kinds of delicate and complex structures must be processed.
If you counted on a few thin steel plates and three to five iron pipes to weld together, it would be called a WWII warship boiler, not a warp engine.
Other people did not dare to build it, but after Ye Qing looked at the blueprints, he was eager to give it a try. He wanted to build this interstellar spaceship. Even if it could not fly, it could still satisfy his craving for a spaceship and contribute to the domestic movie industry.
Yes ~
Build it!
Build the spaceship's movable system, the front glass protective cover, the side hatch, the rear cargo hold, and the bottom retractable hydraulic support.
Director Ding Yin also said that he really wanted to use a 1: 1 physical spaceship for filming.
"Then let's fulfill his wish!" Ye Qing looked at the blueprints and said eagerly.
After that, Ye Qing used a calculator to calculate the cost of building this interstellar spaceship. Interest was interest, but he couldn't do it until there was no money to be made.
The blueprint had already been designed by someone else, and the design was quite beautiful. All that was left was to calculate the cost of materials and processing.
It was 60 meters long, 5 meters high, and 10 meters wide.
Using 2mm steel plate, the complex structure was integrally formed in the smelting center. Then there was the mechanical power structure and the arrangement of cables.
The total weight was about seven hundred tons. Including the power structure and the exterior paint, the cost was about five million.
Of course, this was excluding the overall processing and labor costs. If it were any other factory, 30 million yuan would already be considered a good price, and they might not even be able to produce it.
In the afternoon of the same day, two Mechanical Colossus Type I were busy building the transfer warehouse.
In the underground base, Ye Qing was looking forward to the construction of the interstellar spaceship.
Ye Qing chose to make the keel in sections. He divided the keel into six parts and used ordinary steel to form the keel. The outer shell was cut into two hundred steel plates according to the lines and was welded using traditional welding techniques.
Where the sheet metal was needed, it was directly formed as a whole.
For the choice of paint, Ye Qing used the metal paint commonly used on cars.
There were plenty of painting equipment in the factory. The Mechanical Colossus Type X could be painted, so there was no reason that these sections of the interstellar spaceship couldn't be painted.
Ye Qing originally thought that the whole process wouldn't be difficult, but when the keel came out and was welded, Ye Qing suddenly realized that this was a second-hand spaceship with a sense of age.
Ye Qing fell into deep thought on how to make it old.
The sense of age of the metal was a reflection of oxidation formed on the surface of the metal after being exposed to the air for a long time.
Could it be that he had to use phosphoric acid to make it old?
Ye Qing had been thinking for a long time. Yang Jiang had a very advanced technology. They were even able to wash out the long lost Damascus steel. Should he use this method?
It was the master artisan next to him who reminded him that the Master Metal Expert could perfectly make the equipment old.
That's right ~ the Master Metal Expert was proficient in all kinds of smelting techniques.
Ye Qing called the Master Metal Expert and asked him how to make the spaceship old.
Ye Qing thought that he was going to do something to the metal formula, but the Master Metal Expert said that he could mix in the metal paint with a very easy to oxidize ferrous. When the paint was finished, it would quickly oxidize with a little heat.
The industrial raw material ferrous was very easy to buy. Ye Qing could make a phone call to his staff to buy it.
The pure mechanical structure inside could be heated with pure oxygen, and the surface could be baked to achieve the effect of rapid oxidation.
Whether it was the blending of the metal paint or the oxidation by pure oxygen heating, it required a high level of skill.
The next day, after the main structure of the six sections was welded, the Master Metal Expert showed Ye Qing a trick that could only be mastered by a master forger.
He blended the paint with 25% ferrous and two other metal powders. The peons used a spray gun to neatly spray a grayish brown metal paint on the surface of the steel.
The Master Metal Expert used a large heat gun to create a temporary high temperature grill gun. Sometimes it was fast, sometimes it was slow, and sometimes it was like graffiti.
After heating for a while, a magical chemical reaction occurred on the grayish brown metal paint.
The originally brand new metal paint slowly transformed into a cobweb-like pattern. The color of the paint also became dull, as if it had been exposed to the elements.
Making the inside of the paint was too crude.
The Master Metal Expert used a modified pure oxygen torch to spray a fire dragon to lick the surface of the metal.
The places that the fire dragon licked gradually turned a dark gray color. It looked very natural, and there was no artificial feeling at all.
Clap ~ Clap ~
Ye Qing, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but applaud.
… … …
Two days had passed since Ye Qing agreed to take a look at the model.
Director Ding Yin naturally understood that after so much time had passed, Ye Qing must have agreed to the creation of the model.
At this time, Ye Qing might be leading a technical team to fix the model parameters that he sent over.
Maybe it was because the folding rocker arm gave him a big surprise. Now, Director Ding Yin somewhat blindly believed in Ye Qing. He believed that since he agreed, he would definitely make a Hollywood level 3D model of the interstellar spaceship.
Wouldn't it be great if he made a fantasy or sci-fi movie in the future?
As long as he had a good relationship with Ye Qing and established a long-term basis for cooperation, what 3D model couldn't he make?
And this folding rocker arm was like a tiger with wings. Director Ding Yin even had the illusion that he could compete for an Oscar for Best Cinematography.
Yes ~
Until now, Director Ding Yin still believed that Ye Qing was making a 3D model, and that it wouldn't be long before he sent the finished 3D model to him for appreciation.
And Ye Qing didn't tell him his thoughts. Since Director Ding Yin said that the benefits of using a real spaceship for filming were endless, then he would make it real.
It was now 8 AM, and Director Ding Yin was filming the scene of the male lead driving a tractor to the fields to fertilize. In the end, he ran into a scene where there was an extraterrestrial spaceship in his field.
While filming, Director Ding Yin suddenly shouted, "Cut!"
Why was there a powerful off-road Mercedes-Benz G65 behind the tractor?
"Eh ~ Mr Ye is here?" the assistant beside him asked curiously.
"The 3D model must have been designed." Director Ding Yin beamed. "Quick, go prepare some tea."
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