Building Moebius Models 1/1000 USS Kelvin

This video covers the building, detailing and completion of the USS Kelvin model kit from Moebius Models. Featured here are demos of applying an aztec paint scheme using Aztek Dummy painting masks along with using Greenstrawberry's photo etch kits to add further details. The video ends with a final review of the completed project.
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[@ChrisBarnes575]

Beautiful. I miss modeling, haven't had the money, time, or desire for a while. Looking forward to getting back to it someday.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thanks for the compliment. Hope you can get back into it soon. Thanks for watching

[@cygnusx10]

Looks fantastic - even without lights! Those Aztec masks looked like they saved a huge amount of time. Looks really great. Thanks for sharing

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thank you. Lou did a great job designing those.

[@kurk1701a]

Great model, you produced a well detailed ship that looks absolutely fantastic.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thanks James

[@stephenrolph4208]

Great vid, model looks really good and thanks for the effort and practical advice about the after market kits👍

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thank you Stephen, and you're welcome. I know there's lots of stuff out there now.

[@calvinroestudioworks5222]

Great build as always. Thanks for continuing to make your videos.

[@InterstellarModeler]

You're welcome, thanks Calvin. New HFO coming soon!

[@dalemaeshiro574]

Another great build Oggie. Love the paint job, really made the model. Agreed you did not need the lighting. Cheers!

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thank you Dale. Appreciate your kind compliment.

[@ste309w]

Great work. Paint jobs looks really nice. Really must get myself one of these. The display stand is a very nice touch I think. I've a couple of the PL 1/1000 TOS Enterprise kits stashed away and always fancied converting one to a TOS style Kelvin. Maybe when my work bench is cleared, I might just do it.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thank you

[@israelislaromero4079]

Very nice intro/exit and overall the complete build Oggie! I will take your example for almost the whole build and will light the ship! Thanks for the tips and tricks buddy!👍

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thanks Israel. Would love to see you build when it's done.

[@thecaptain2521]

OUTSTANDING!! Excellent work!! And thanks for all the time u take to explain things, really appreciate it!

[@InterstellarModeler]

You're welcome and thank you for your kind comments

[@ianfleetwood8804]

I had this kit for over a year and haven't touched it because I wanted to see someone build without lights. You sit have encourage me to crack the box ooen

[@InterstellarModeler]

Give it a shot....pretty fun kit to work with overall. Would love to see your completed Kelvin. Thanks for watching

[@tjmmodelcraft8486]

Wow, nice paint and weathering.

[@InterstellarModeler]

TJM Modelcraft thank you

[@the-primered-thumb]

Another stunning build Oggie 😉👍

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thanks Tim

[@Dirks_NUMA_Files]

This was awesome. I bought this kit a couple weeks ago. I haven't even opened the box but i think I'm going to have to go get the mask set

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thank you.....you'll have fun with the kit for sure. I know the mask set isn't cheap but it is well worth it. Adds so much more to the ship. Thx for watching

[@uwekonnigsstaddt524]

OutMuthaFriggin’Standing!!!! Thanks for sharing! Happy Modeling!

[@InterstellarModeler]

thank you sir.

[@fokker51]

Awesome work as always!!

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thank you

[@wraith20072007]

I think you did a great job specially with the problem solving , she looks awesome and really like the T-Shirt at the begining of the video, got to get me one like that to add to my collection. keep up the great builds my friend always looking forward to the next build and thanks again for sharing your build much appreciated :)

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thank you very much

[@ainsooalgown1830]

Brilliant build m8! Fantastic result! Greetings from San Antonio 😎

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thank you for your kind compliment. Hope all is well in SAntonio. Been a while since I've been there, beautiful city. Thanks for watching

[@outsider238]

Fantastic job on this! I must say that more and more, I'm doing less lighting in my models. I find that for all the extra work, cost and frustration, I rarely ever turn the lights on after I've had the model for years. Plus having to remember to check on the batteries to make sure there's no acid leaking going on. Most of the time they're on display they aren't lit anyway so I pretty much don't do it anymore.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Hi and thanks for the kind compliments. Interesting comment, I find myself in the same situation. Something I will definitely consider as I move forward. I do have a couple of projects this year that will be lit but I found it pretty satisfying to work on Kelvin and not have to worry about the lighting. Thanks for watching.

[@tmseh]

Great work and excellent tips.👍

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thank you

[@PlasticImaginationWorkshop]

I really enjoyed this one. It's been 20+ years since I've built a ST model but I do still have one in a box somewhere that I might try to find. Thanks

[@InterstellarModeler]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching

[@joesoul2472]

this turned out great! I expected nothing less!

[@InterstellarModeler]

thank you

[@manuelmelchizedek4309]

Awesome build ❤

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thanks

[@occamsrayzor]

Love your work, Oggie.

[@InterstellarModeler]

thank you

[@rebelsatcloudnine]

I'm not a big fan of the new designs for the JJ Star Trek series, but man I love the look and shape of the Kelvin class, its just fantastic. I love what you did with this model, I did see Lou's video where he first showed the masks and it really pays off in the end, especially that nice little pearlescent effect. For the sides, I see what you mean by the gaps and I remember fussing with that on the Polar Lights 1:350 Enterprise Refit, and I think that your solution for the styrene really looks the part, and if you hadn't mentioned it I would have thought it was part of the kit, it just fits the ship that well. Brilliant job on this one, I'm so excited to get one of these kits, like I said I love the Kelvin design and I'm thrilled that Moebius molded it in 1:1000 scale to match the rest of my ships.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thanks so much for your kind compliments. I know what you mean. Was never a fan of the JJPrise. The Kelvin on the other hand, reminded me a lot of the destroyer class from the old tech manual. As a kid I used to think how cool it would have been to see other variants of the Constitution class design. So when I saw the Kelvin on screen immediately thought it was a cool ship, even though it was a little odd in its configuration. Have fun with the kit. Would love to see pics of your completed Kelvin so feel free to email them to interstellarmodeler@gmail, thanks again.

[@rebelsatcloudnine]

I agree with you there, I never really liked the look of that Enterprise. He said he tried to "hot rod" the design, but I don't see that at all, it's kind of a mess, loosing it's elegance. I think you are right on point there, the Kelvin class feels like it fits in with classic Trek. I haven't got to one yet, I'm hoping to build something Trek in the next little while, the last Sci-fi related subject I built was the Bandai Super Star Destroyer, there's a video of it on my channel. I'm thinking of tackling the Polar Lights 1:1000 TOS Enterprise as I've got a more grounded idea on how I want to build it.

[@InterstellarModeler]

rebelsatcloudnine I’ve come to the conclusion that Abrams is the master of implausibility. Hence the the Enterprise looking like A 57 Chevy flying in atmospheres like an F16 fighter jet or the thousand Star Destroyers stuck in ice. I know none of these things would ever be real but at least try to make things believable. It seems that as long as its convenient to his story, they go for it even though it makes no sense. To me what made Star Trek go beyond just the “creature of the week” is that there was an element of believability. It had to at least be plausible, it tried to be serious about the subject matter. I went off on a tangent here but I think we’re on the same wavelength.

[@rebelsatcloudnine]

I agree completely! There is a bit of fantasy to sci-fi, but people relate to it more when it's grounded in reality, which was one of the big selling points with George Lucas the the original Star Wars movies. All of the models and sets felt real in a way like deja-vu. For me a lot of the new JJ Star Trek felt like a Macintosh store, so clean and polished you could see a reflection in everything. And a lot of drab colors for the uniforms. What's still weird to me is that the first opening moments of the 2009 Star Trek movie with the Kelvin feel like real grounded Star Trek, but it has a tonal shift after that.

[@stevenewman1393]

🖖😎👍A very great and wonderfully outstanding job indeed, It came out very spectacular looking after you got it all done and finished with all of the extra detailing and the painting and so forth indeed!, And I myself own 2 of these kits as well one I'm going to build the way that it looks from JJ-verse and the other I'm going to build to more of a TOS look and change out and add various parts to it and the registry number to NCC-1514 in the original Startrek there are no 0's before any numbers after 99 from 100 on up it's just the standard large numbers only!,👌.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thank you very much for your kind compliments. I’d love to see your completed projects. Feel free to email pics. Thanks again

[@milanondrak5564]

You've done a great job on an ugly ship. Looks great.

[@InterstellarModeler]

I have a friend who absolutely hates this ship Lol. I guess it reminds me of a modified destroyer class. Thanks for the compliment

[@milanondrak5564]

@@InterstellarModeler I don't blame him. I had a fake lego model of this ship given to me, I built a totally new design from the same parts that looked much more aesthetically pleasing. It was a tiny model of about 20 pieces that somebody gave me instead of a card at Christmas a few years back. Hey at least it gets destroyed nice and quick in the movie eh?

[@InterstellarModeler]

@@milanondrak5564 Yep....poor Kelvin...as Rodney Dangerfield used to say "No respect folks..no respect" :)

[@scifiguy26]

I'm not a fan of JJ verse designs but you did an excellent job on that model👍🏾 & I've been watching your videos for awhile & i have seen you use tools for modeling that i haven't seen before or knew of ...very. informative thanks🖖

[@InterstellarModeler]

i know what you mean, I'm not the biggest fan either but this ship caught my eye. Reminded me of the a modified destroyer class from the old Tech manual :) Thank you for watching and for your kind compliments.

[@normanlong2191]

Nicely done !

[@InterstellarModeler]

thanks Norman

[@fubarmodelyard1392]

Great job Oggie. Love the nx hat

[@InterstellarModeler]

thank you....the NX hat was purchased at the now defunct Trek Experience in Vegas.

[@JJModelMaking]

Fnat8work Sir, really, a job well done

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thanks JJ

[@IainHamilton]

A brill video as always.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thanks lain

[@Iskelderon]

Wasn't there some kind of white glow-in-the-dark paint that strongly reflects camera flashes to help in cases like this where you can't use a lighting kit?

[@modelsbyhand]

That's a really nice job on the Kelvin, thank you for elaborating all the details on this kit. I just got this kit and want to do it with battle damage, just before it rammed Nero's ship, do you think it wise to do the Aztecing first, then battle damage the hull?

[@InterstellarModeler]

Sorry for the delayed replay. Yes I think you should do the azteking before the battle damage. Thanks for the compliments too.

[@stevesloan7132]

Cool. Very, very cool.

[@InterstellarModeler]

thank you

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

I am actually kind of glad you didn't light the ship. I liked that choice. I haven't lit any of my Star ships kits and don't really plan to, so seeing one built on KZbin was really cool. Also glad you used the Aztec Dummy masks.....i watch Lou use them, but they are second nature to him ;) well done sir.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thanks Bryan. It's easy to get into a mode where you start thinking that you have to light everything because of all the options out there. You almost begin to think that you're missing out on something by not doing so. The person who helped me decide not to light it was Lou. He just felt those windows were too small, in touch areas to cast light and just not worth the effort. Thanks for your compliment and for watching.

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

@@InterstellarModeler I saw Lou's build and i agreed it would be a pass for me as well. 😉

[@robnzombiz]

Love your Channel and how you build and explain everything. For me its always an Inspiration, so thank you for that! One Question though, what are you doing with all the parts you don’t use? Like Variations and the Runners, the Box and so on, throw it into trash?

[@InterstellarModeler]

Rob N Hi Rob, I actually keep unused parts in a drawer and save then for scratch building. I have found this helpful especially when making display bases or dioramas. The boxes I end up tossing I’m afraid. As much as I love the box art on may of these kits, I just don’t have the room. Thanks for your question and I appreciate the compliments.

[@robnzombiz]

@@InterstellarModeler you deserve the compliments. And yes, right after the lack of time is lack of space. And what I am sooo curious about is, how many models do you have and where do you put them all? Can you make a short Video of it? I guess all of your subscribers would love to see your amazing collection! Blessings from Vienna

[@InterstellarModeler]

@@robnzombiz Hi Rob.....ask my wife and she'll tell you that I'm running out of room for sure, Lol. I've not really counted my models but I do have quite a few now. Lastly...yep I do plan on doing a video showing my collection just haven't gotten around to it. It's definitely one of the things on my list for this year though. And great to hear from Vienna! I've visited there once quite a while ago. Such a beautiful place. Thanks again.

[@lancepather7323]

beautiful

[@InterstellarModeler]

thanks

[@im1066]

Thanks for the vid. What Facebook group did you use for reference? I came up with the standard Starship modeler group, but couldn’t find anything specific to the the Kelvin. TIA.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Hi Mark.....I tried searching for the group and am afraid I could no longer find them on Facebook. I wonder if they're offline now. If I come across anything I'll post a further reply. Thanks

[@daimyo2k]

The only thing that's keeping me from buying this model are the horrid panel lines on the nacelles. In real life those panel lines would be 6' apart! I would fill those lines and paint the panels, would look more realistic. Awesome video by the way! I favorited it so when I do the Kelvin, I'll have some help =D Great hat BTW!!!

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thanks for watching. I've come to find that the JJ verse (and Trek Discovery) have strayed from details like what you mention. That said, I found this design to be interesting and it made a fun build. Have a good one. Would love to see pics when your ship is completed.

[@lukedavis9847]

I'm inspired to finally do my Voyager

[@InterstellarModeler]

thanks for watching....would love to see your completed Voyager.

[@sci-fimodeler1701]

oggie, what is your recommended method to address long seamlines? CY glue?, Sprue Goo?, or puddy?

[@InterstellarModeler]

Depends on how significant the seam is. For deeper ones that take more effort i always use putty, sometimes even bondo glaze putty or the the Tamyia white. Another possibility for heavy seams…milliput or Apoxie sculpt. For light seams, CY or Plastruct weld.

[@sci-figuy6668]

Great shirt 🖖🏼

[@InterstellarModeler]

Lol....thanks

[@sci-figuy6668]

I hear ya on the fiber optic stuff.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thanks Rob

[@jamiehay4994]

cool

[@InterstellarModeler]

thank you

[@DL-yo5tq]

are you using acylic or enmal paints for all your modeling?

[@InterstellarModeler]

I use acrylics for everything now. Thanks for watching

[@DL-yo5tq]

@@InterstellarModeler ok thanks

[@YdnarLah37]

Such a small model for such a big box.

[@InterstellarModeler]

very true

[@joegroves2517]

Huh, I assembled my saucer first and I'm having a hell of a time using putty and sanding that edge around the upper surface.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Joseph Groves thanks for your comment. It’s a pretty heavy seam along the edge, I felt that I’d never conceal it completely so decided on just fillling it in and making it be part of the design. Thanks for watching

[@EagleSciFiModeler]

Looks great. I'm not a fan of fibre optics either.

[@InterstellarModeler]

thank you

[@robertjensen1438]

Just a comment for the algorithm

[@InterstellarModeler]

thx

[@dam1371]

I love the work but the saucer rim just doesn't make me happy I would be very disappointed with that were it mine. Other than that It looked like a good model.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thanks for your comment

[@MrJoop89]

Any model builder that have unwanted used sprues? As I’m taking on a project of building my own Borg cube! Please contact me

[@avi8r66]

Well now aren’t you clever.

[@muursnorthwestamexem8581]

Are you taking commissions

[@InterstellarModeler]

sorry I'm afraid not. I just dont have the time to squeeze in anything else at this point. Appreciate the inquiry though. Thanks so much