Build details of the AMT 1:1400 Star Trek USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E

AMT 1:1400 scale Enterprise-E with custom lights, sound and LCARS touch panel controls. Includes Acreation Models Aztec decals and Paragrafix photoetch parts.
Video of the finished build • AMT 1:1400 Star Trek U...
Lights and photoetch parts sourced from hdamodelworx.com/
Build inspired by www.helios-mode...
Techniques learned from / trekworks
Enterprise-E cross section graphic adapted from www.trekbbs.co...
Music track - Star Trek First Contact End Credits

[@Neelix02]

What a great effort! You should put this on display at conventions :D

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@ACrimeSoClassic]

As someone getting into the hobby and planning my own build, I can't tell you how much I appreciate you listing everything that went into your build!

[@js_models]

Cool, thanks!

[@kalnakamura4600]

The Enterprise E, my favorite out of all of the Enterprises. Such an awesome work you have done!

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@michaelmonberg142]

This ship is for me perfection!! Love all amgles of thos design

[@NaseerAhmad-sc8mo]

Geeez!!!! Ever considered becoming a micro surgeon??? Very breathtaking 😍

[@js_models]

The video doesn't show my shaky hands haha.

[@matthewwaldham364]

One word to describe this magnificent build. WOW!!!!!!

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@davidwinslow9206]

What a beauty, so well done. Thank you, for sharing.

[@js_models]

Thanks, glad you liked it.

[@ant1ne976]

This is amazing. You don't get enough recognition.

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@caseymartinez1349]

What an impressive piece of artwork.

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@jaymac7203]

Wow the craftsmanship is beautiful 😍

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@claudiu111]

Awesome. You should do the NX-01 next.

[@thesquisheee]

that is absolutely stunning!

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@altonbeckert506]

Beautiful model. Beautiful video

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@razorraysolarsavings70]

Looks just as good as the one in the movies.

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@nicholasferreira6943]

Job well done! 👍 My favorite Enterprise.

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@tombaker2778]

Holy (I cannot use the second word due to being rated R)! What a model and that lighting for the ship and base are surreal! Now I want one!

[@js_models]

Thanks Tom!

[@dieschonstendampflokomotiv5674]

This is really much Work. You have make IT really good.

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@samd3231]

Excellent j'adore en plus une vidéo pas trop longue juste ce qu'il faut est ce que à super boulot bravo!

[@NealTK]

You are VERY talented! That build is truly amazing. Be proud!!

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@sammyfb488]

Such great work. She's beautiful!

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@dannyboy1890]

Fascinating! 😀

[@TommyBrisbane]

My god! that is beautiful. I think I've found my next project.

[@js_models]

Thanks! It's a fun kit.

[@fourmula4812]

2:28 good job

[@infamous387]

God damn thats a beautiful ship, very nicely built. Im suoer jealous amd envious of your skills. Id love to figure out how to do this but this is little outta my league. I have the eaglemoss xl replica of this ship. Still want replica bigger than that. Would love 1 that lights up like this for my computer room. Very well done

[@js_models]

Thanks Richard. This was only the third starship I’ve built, so it’s definitely something you can learn if you have the time and patience.

[@paulsorensen5996]

Brilliant!

[@starsiegeplayer]

Nice work.

[@JD-wn3cc]

That's amazing. You're both very smart to think of all the things that needed to make this work and also very skilled to actually make it. I wonder, how many hours it would take you to make subsequent ones, now you've done all the trial and error, because i think some people would pay some very good money to have one of these.

[@js_models]

Thanks for your nice comments. Yes, I would be faster on a second build, but probably still nervous about messing it up.

[@AtomiskAnsar]

Damn I wish that setup was a kit

[@Astronomy_Live]

Such a masterful job. Having done a 1:1400 D recently, I really struggled to drill the windows along curving surfaces of the hull, my "conference room" windows were basically a borderline botch job. I only drilled about half the windows on the ship, on the show it was common to see only half the windows lit for the D, but it was honestly just as much about trying to avoid having to do as many windows along strongly curved surfaces as it was trying to create a certain appearance for the model. I also learned the pain of trying to do elongated windows very close to each other while maintaining a consistent but tiny spacing between them. Looks like there's a lot of those types of windows to do on the E and I don't envy the task you had there. Did you have to cut the holes for the windows out of the aztec decals after applying them? Wondering how that process went because they look really clean. Also, how did you achieve the registry lighting on the saucer? Were there any tricks to get it to cast the proper amount of light on the hull? Again, great job.

[@js_models]

Thanks. Yes, drilling windows is a painstaking task. I recommend using a pin vise (i.e. by hand). Drill 2 or 3 holes per window and then carefully move the drill bit up and down, using it like a file, to hole-out the window. It is easy to break many bits doing this if you are not patient. After drilling the windows out I filled the holes with canopy glue (Kristal Klear) and then simply applied the Aztec decals over the top. On models that have the black windows on the decals, I usually scratch those off with a knife. The registry lighting is an artificial effect known as a raytheon lighting. It is light shining through the plastic from inside the model created by not light-blocking those areas. Take a look at my Excelsior video for more details.

[@Astronomy_Live]

@@js_models Yup, I used the same technique to make the windows, just found it much more challenging on the highly curved surfaces. The bit wanted to "walk" even when trying to hold it steady. Interesting on the raytheon lighting, that makes sense!

[@alantoms9298]

@@js_models I was just about to ask how you did the registry lighting. I have been wondering how to do that effect. Your solution seems brilliant.

[@pasqualguigano6315]

Wow very nicely done!!! 👏👏👏

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@MrPhoenix1905]

Hi really nice work!! respect...A question, what did you use for the clear parts? Greets

[@js_models]

Thanks. The clear parts are from the kit. I sprayed a light coat of the grey primer on the inside surfaces. Ridges on parts for the blue warp lights were sanded smooth on the outside before fitting the brass photoetch grilles. All of the little windows are filled with a clear glue after painting.

[@DTczsk1999]

Beautiful!!

[@GarudaThree]

I love the light showing the registration... how did you get that shape?

[@js_models]

Thanks! I estimated the shape from the artwork on the box and masked it with tape. You can also check the size of the masked region against the registry decals. (It's light shining through the plastic to simulate the effect of a floodlight.)

[@eliteengineerdaz]

Wow amazing 😍

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@paulcorrigan649]

This is stunning. Where did your lighting come from?

[@js_models]

Thanks! I purchased LEDs and strips from hdamodelworx. Link is in the description above.

[@thomaswade3072]

Very F-ing cool build

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@anthonyblair1465]

Fsntastic

[@K0RETA-QUEBEC]

Omfg sacrement que sais beau ! i love your work on this i was just checking to know what the model looks like but i think im gona have to make the effort to do like you its to much awesome :O

[@js_models]

Thanks!

[@rasmusklinge]

Hi! After putting on the decals, did you poke through every window (that was covered by a decal) for that the light comes through again? Your ship is looking great btw! :D

[@js_models]

Thanks. No need to poke holes in the decals. After painting I filled the windows with a clear glue (Microscale Kristal Klear) and after that was dry, applied the decals.

[@jagger35]

Incredible work. Why arent you working for a movie studio?

[@js_models]

Thanks! I'd love to but I think it's mostly CGI now.

[@christianzitti3391]

Amazing work. Where did you get the Lcars backlit film?

[@js_models]

Thanks. I drew the design in Inkscape and had it printed by a company called Banner Buzz, but there are many places that can print them.

[@ealbema]

Hello! I have a question, if you don't mind. Did you use anything for the windows? Like resin, for instance... Thanks!

[@js_models]

Sure. I used canopy glue (Microscale Kristal Klear). You can form windows using a drop of glue on a toothpick. It's a white glue that dries clear.

[@ealbema]

@@js_models Wow, thank you very much!! For a previous model, Enterprise-A AMT, I used resin, but it's a mess really. This seems to be much more effective. I am now drilling the windows, and can't wait to use this, thanks again!

[@js_models]

@@ealbema Best of luck. Here is a tutorial video kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYvCmJqkgb6ehq8

[@pocok5000]

Damn

[@johnnyappleseed8995]

How did you do the phaser effect in the beginning?

[@js_models]

Hi, the phaser effect is achieved using an arduino microcontroller. There are 9 LEDs in total, 8 wired in pairs and a single one in the middle.

[@gaets04]

Where did you get that phaser light kit ? I noticed the Arduino UNO in there I want to start mine now that I’ve seen yours.

[@js_models]

Gaetano D'Agostino Hi, I made my own phaser light kit because the commercial options are quite expensive. Yes I used an Arduino. To reduce the number of output pins needed you can use a 75HC238 3-to-8 line decoder chip. I connected the phaser led’s in pairs to the decoder. There are 9 led’s in total. 4 pairs plus the central one.

[@viktormatilcak25]

Amazing, may I ask you what is the length of the model in cm please?

[@js_models]

Galancticc Thanks. It is approximately 49 cm long.

[@LeMondeDeJudge]

you have painted the phototech on the impulse grills in what color please?

[@js_models]

The grills are the same color as the hull, Tamiya grey fine surface primer. The inside edge of the frame where the grills are mounted is a dark grey (Tamiya XF-63 German grey).

[@LeMondeDeJudge]

@@js_models oh thank you !

[@johnnyappleseed8995]

What type of circuit board or circuitry did you use

[@js_models]

The electronics is visible at 2:03 in the video. The leftmost board is homemade and includes some 555-timer flashing/strobe circuts for the navigation lights (see my Lighting Board video). It also has a 75HC238 3-to-8 line decoder chip used with the phaser LEDs. Below that board is a voltage regulator for converting the 12V supply to 9V. The Arduino Uno in the centre controls the fancy effects (phasers, nacelles, sound effects). The rightmost board has an Adafruit 5-pad capacitive touch sensor breakout (AT42QT1070) and a DFPlayer Mini mp3 module which plays the sounds.

[@nerdhobbies5865]

i hope to start on mine someitme this year or maybe next year

[@js_models]

Awesome.

[@HalferLandPerformance]

Should sell those. I would pay....$250-$$300 all day

[@santyanto]

do you sell them?

[@js_models]

No sorry, it's the only one I've made.

[@HG-fw8hn]

You sellin? I'm buying!

[@js_models]

I can't part with it, sorry.

[@HG-fw8hn]

@@js_models It was worth a shot :) She really is a beauty. I might go and build one myself, did a lot of model building in my younger years, but it would probably take me at least a year, because life. It would be great if you could find the time to do a lighting and wiring tutorial, that's the only thing I can't seem to find information on anywhere and intimidates me a bit.

[@js_models]

@@HG-fw8hn I'm in my 40's, and yes it does take some time. TrekWorks has some excellent tutorials. Check out this one for example, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmqkdWtvbsSVeK8