Your homemade aztecs turned out surprisingly good. And love those super clean lines on the warp grills.
@50somethingbloke1910 ай бұрын
Very good idea using the window stencils. Aztec stencils worked really well too. Nice to see you've only lit one side oh the nacelles too. Nice job.
@BradDehnert10 ай бұрын
Love your DIY templates/masks. I've thought about 3D printing similar templates for other kits, so good to know that I can get great results with them!
@andrewcoulthard-clark10 ай бұрын
I'd feel confident going so far as to say this is studio worthy, on par with the original shooting piece. Thank you for sharing it👍
@Kommander_Rahnn10 ай бұрын
Let's not get crazy.
@fakereality962 ай бұрын
Dathon, a smile on his face.
@Kommander_Rahnn10 ай бұрын
That crooked nacelle would drive me absolutely insane.
@leecormack241310 ай бұрын
Lot of good tips.Really like the nacelles.
@raptorchow32910 ай бұрын
I like the stencils. Have you ever tried using one of those laser cutters to cut tape masks? I wonder if that would work?
@TimBailey85910 ай бұрын
Excellent video. I started building the original Round 2 release a couple of years ago but went overboard with after market parts. Got sick of working on it so I set it aside and have yet to pick it back up. I appreciate the more simplistic techniques you used which still produced an excellent result. I have a second one which I’ve not started and I think I’ll keep it simple. Although I will do basic lighting and an after-market Green Strawberry shuttle bay. Now I guess I need to stop working on my current build and pick the Reliant back up.
@andyberry-zx2lt10 ай бұрын
i going to be doing a 1/1000, and im not lighting it, but i have saved your video to use as reference. i especially want to emulate what you did on the nacelles, but with paint. as i said, no lighting.
@manuelmelchizedek430910 ай бұрын
Awesome build
@alanyale461110 ай бұрын
You did a realky good job on this. I also have the original reliant model which is unfinished.
@travisweeks781910 ай бұрын
wow she looks awesome
@Iams00110 ай бұрын
Fantastic!!!!
@edwinchampeau868510 ай бұрын
I bought a resin shuttle bay for this ship (the original mould) and a hull correction kit so I can use it; unfortunately once assembled the weight of the resin broke the N-cells off. 🙁. I hope they improved the n-calls and pylons connected with this upgrade, so I can make the shuttle bay out of styrene instead.
@neilhaas10 ай бұрын
Very nice Federation Starship USS Reliant of Starfleet. I have this starship of my own. 🖖🖖🖖🖖🤩😁😀😊❤⭐⭐🌟🌟
@Dirks_NUMA_Files10 ай бұрын
I know you saaid this was a Reliant build but then I saw how off the windows were and thought to myself "There is no way this could be the Reliant with the windows like that...." Just kidding although I'm sure someone read my comment and was agreeing before they saw I was joking. Some people, eh! The paper model idea is BRILLIANT! I hope I can remember that when the time comes to build mine. The idae of the DIY masks is also fantastic. Great results.
@zeroone5097Ай бұрын
Agreed on your technique for the inner nacelles with the knife , loved that , this scale version is being released here in the UK this winter , i have decided to go for the Aztec decal set as there is 1 available here , like yourself i am disapointed by no window locations so will use the reference art and use the paint scrape off for the windows as this will hopefully be a neater option . Great vid ty so much .
@MikeMiller-lj7gd9 ай бұрын
I just got this kit in the mail today.. Thanks in advance 🍻
@edbe738510 ай бұрын
Great tip for the windows this is super helpful. I have this in my stash and wasn't aware that the windows were removed. Might I suggest the Tamiya drill kit (74041), its actually a fun build and perfect size / speed for plastic models
@craiglichtenstein895810 ай бұрын
I'd love to see (or read) how masking and painting was done for the nacelle chiller grills (the half circles on the side of the nacelle) and the nacelle intercooler pieces at the front. The lines look very clean and I'd like to replicate that technique in the model, which I'm coincidentally building.
@jenniferbeyer64129 ай бұрын
Very good work. And I learned a few new techniques. The Enterprise Refit I built did not have a light kit. So I used paint for the windows. And for the hull plates I used different shades of silver all hand painted. I spent a long time painting my ship. It turned out very nice, considering I made this model back in 1979, 1980. And I was new to building ships. I lost it with my house, and I miss it. When you walked in to my room it was the first thing you saw, hanging from the ceiling. I miss it very much. Thank you for the posting I might get another Refit and try the build again.
@C.Brown51509 ай бұрын
From the old kit to this one : I think Round 2 did a fantastic job.. It still has some issues, but nothing that can't be dealt with... You did a great job , I love it. 👍
@americanpatriot242210 ай бұрын
Great build and presentation
@goforitpainting10 ай бұрын
So cool 🖖
@horrido6662 ай бұрын
Very nice. One thing you should try is thinning the material near the windows with a dremel tool, and grinder. Thin from the inside, of course. This is something I did on my 1/72 Uboat around the intake vents. Its not hard, its not all that time consuming, and it looks so much better. Nice work on this. I'm going to build this someday.
@AntaresScaleworks6 ай бұрын
Great job all around! I love the technique you used on the nacelles. I never cared much for the TOS-era ships having the fully blue nacelle grills like TNG Era ships do. It always looked out of place. Your technique of using the X-acto knife to shave off thin strips of paint to let a little bit of blue show through created an absolutely lovely effect. Bravo! Excellent job on the custom Aztec templates, too. Since you can't get the commercial Aztec decals anymore, I'd happily pay money for yours!
@Iskelderon11 күн бұрын
If you ever end up in a situation where you need to open up more of such elongated windows, Proxxon has a tool in its range that's essentially a scaled-down jigsaw.
@scifiguy2610 ай бұрын
Round2 need to retire this old kit & upscale their 1/1000 kit to this scale because it seems we're never going to get a 1/350 scale from them hopefully I'm wrong 🤞🏾
@codyandres48976 ай бұрын
If you buy the Aztec decals they have the windows included
@swpowell12269 ай бұрын
It's over 40 years old. Time flies. LOL
@sci-fimodeler170110 ай бұрын
What do yo use or how do you connect the meal rod to the underside of the model? 2 part epoxy? crazy glue? Thanks
@user-justmyself17019 ай бұрын
What tool did you use to remove the lines on the wrap nacelle?
@Barbariandisks9 ай бұрын
R2 needs to update and reissue the 1/537: Enterprise now
@charlesosteen83239 ай бұрын
just a thought on the windows, what if you filled the holes with clear epoxy or resin drops? seems like it would allow the light to pass and level the surface.
@bobomcchimpy53768 ай бұрын
What is the wash you used made of?
@burt666699999 ай бұрын
Had to chuckle when he was talking about the cons....
@gavinblackburn31059 ай бұрын
the fact that round 2 doesn't include any decals for the windows for this kit is a shocker, something should be included, i remember the early issue's of the kits where ever full azteking was included in box, Round 2 has really cheaped out on the decals whilst raising the price of their kits, i rarely buy their kits now, you should not have to go after market or scratch build for the basics .
@j1035ak10 ай бұрын
I don't understand why model companies just don't add the window cutouts in the first place, so lame
@edwinchampeau868510 ай бұрын
They rather you use decals 😢
@RFAurora10 ай бұрын
Pros and Khaaaaaaaaaans! lol
@edbe738510 ай бұрын
lol awesome
@Hey_MikeZeroEcho22P9 ай бұрын
, why didn't I think of that....
@decadentdave10 ай бұрын
Man this kit is a real step backwards by removing the windows and no decals to use as a template. I had to buy some expensive paragrafix templates.
@Clownboy159 ай бұрын
I admit, I did not enjoy this kit. Now I'm a novice model builder, so I was getting really frustrated with the warp engines. They wouldn't stay on when I glued them! That and the colors for the suggested paint scheme seemed wrong. I bought the colors it suggested but the blue looked TOO blue, you know?
@stevenewman1393Ай бұрын
🤨 Why is it that all of you young modelers that I've seen when it comes to painting the Magnatomic Flux chillers in the first stage of the warp nacelles that you all want to paint them a Goldish color there supposed to be more of a Redish Cooper color, Did any of you not watch the Wrath of Khan or look at the actual color scheme on the box or you just don't care!🤔?. (And p.s. the same goes for the Enterprise as well!).
@fredtedstedman9 ай бұрын
1:537 ??? what sort of scale is that ?/ These kits are expensive , they need to do better ! No windows , what were they thinking ?
@richardcattafi132710 ай бұрын
ROUND2 SHOULD STOP BEING CHEAP AND MODIFY THE MOLDS TO INCLUDE OPEN WINDOWS INSTEAD OF PRODUCING CAR KITS THAT NOBODY WANTS !
@scifiguy2610 ай бұрын
Agreed 💯 they're so cheap when I bought their new 1/1000 Voyager kit the detail on the side of the saucer is missing they gave you a decal instead 🤷♂️ I wish another company had the Star Trek license maybe Bandai