1/650 scale USS Enterprise NCC-1701

[@gsr4535]

Great job with the old gal! 👍

[@dansmodeluniverse]

Cheers. a nightmare of a buiild, but worth it in the end

[@50somethingbloke19]

Nice work Dan. I feel your pain. Clever idea with the spoons. Turned out really well considering the challenges. I'd forgotten about Vista. Mind you 8 was pants too and ME :) Keep up the good work.

[@dansmodeluniverse]

Thanks. It was a tough one, but I must say looking at it on the shelf now, it was worth it.

[@YdnarLah37]

I've built five of these kits as an adult. I forget how many as a kid. I've lit four of them. Two of them as a destroyer and a tug. Each one is an exercise is beating my head against a wall. It would be great if Round 2 could totally revamp this kit.

[@dansmodeluniverse]

It really deserves a revamp

[@StarlightingProjects]

Kudos for your fine effort on this one! I've thought about building this kit but not sure I have the stamina for all the reasons you stated. ;-) Curious to know how you used the kit decals as a template? Did you apply the decals to the model, drill the holes and then sand them off?

[@dansmodeluniverse]

Yes exactly. (very light sanding required). Unfortunately the nightmare stories about that kit version are true. I had heard in the past about it and often thought, surely it cant be that bad! It is! :)

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

I had it a little easier I bought a 1990's release of the original AMT kit with the grid lines and those lines helped me to easily find the light locations. Red and green Nav lights are at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions and the white stationary nav light is at the 12 o'clock position.

[@dansmodeluniverse]

After the saucer was sealed and filled, I realised my mistake with the clear lights. I wasn’t reopening it!

[@OldGamingGeezer]

You've done a great job on this. I built this model many years ago, and it is a terrible model. I'm currently building the revell 1:600 version, which is quite a nice model. Not perfect, but better than that old amt one. Its also my first lit model and I haven't electrocuted myself yet.

[@dansmodeluniverse]

A nightmare of a build, warped/broken parts. I didnt go near AMT for several months afterwards. 1701-E was the next one after that, it was better designed. Looking forward to seeing your finished model.

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

Just the NCC-1701 no Bloody A B C or D.