Building the Polar Lights USS Discovery NCC-1031

Building the 1/2500 scale Star Trek USS Discovery by Polar Lights from start to finish.
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[@modelchili]

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[@OldManTheseDays]

I like the more gold look of your paint. Really makes it stand out.

[@modelchili]

Thank you. :)

[@andyberry4346]

when you put both hands around it, it looks to be about the same size as my 1/1000 scale AMT Excelsior. i dont like STD at all, but that ship in particular has a real classic sci-fi look, like Asimov or Heinlein.

[@stevenewman1393]

🖖😎👍Very cool looking and you did a very spectacular job on all of the painting and putting her together and then the adding on of the decals and so forth indeed, She came out very great looking indeed after it was all finished up and put on the stand base for sure a job very nicely well done indeed!,👌.

[@Trixstien]

Gotta love it's unique but familiar design, plus you did a brilliant job with it.

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@KrypticWarrior2]

That ship is beautiful even if people have issues with the show, the ship itself looks awesome with that brass-meteor rock surface texture

[@patflat456]

Not an STD fan, but good work as usual.

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@jackgurr2717]

Yah stds can be pretty annoying

[@paulclancy4221]

ST: Discovery, is my favourite of all. That's a great model. I might buy.

[@louis1001]

Loved this video. So calming, and the model ended up beautifully.

[@modelchili]

Thank you so much!

[@averagemodeler]

Great looking model. The more i see it, the more i say i need one.

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@GatchamanG4]

Beautiful build. ❤

[@yemo34]

Not an STD fan. But a beautiful model.

[@modelchili]

Thank you. 😊

[@RestorationAustralia]

Super cool.

[@victoriasmith8229]

Good job, your Discovery does look very nice. Pity about the blemish on the saucer decal, but I think you did a fair job of hiding it. 👍😎 Will you be using your new airbrush on the next model?

[@modelchili]

Thanks Vaughan! Yep I will be. 😁

[@wesleyhead3408]

New ModelChili video??? EXCELLENT! Instant click and like. A masterclass in decals here. Amazing job as always! Something oddly calming and therapeutic about your videos in these trying times....Keep it up!

[@modelchili]

Thank you, I'm glad you like them! 😊

[@manhucnguyen3833]

great model and great job too! Waiting for the next Enterprise video

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@MrLeeziebee]

Another Fantastic build!!

[@modelchili]

Cheers!

[@dragazie]

looks so good!

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@enabrinbreaks9667]

Nice! I have been talking about getting some Star Trek models and trying to do some up. My kids just bought me two. Discovery is one. For fathers days. Thanks for the videos. I may stand a chance. I may have found a new hobby.

[@StarlightingProjects]

Really enjoyed this informative video. Wish I had watched it before building mine as you provided some great tips. IMO this is an interesting design and I'll likely build another after I build the 1:2500 Shenzhou and the Disco Enterprise

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@DEADPEDAL]

For the saucer section, how long did you wait between putting the next decal on to be lined up?

[@modelchili]

Long enough so the first decal doesn't move around under pressure.

[@trevor-johnsen]

Love it!

[@louis1001]

It's so funny how this comments are full of the Star Trek equivalent of "I'm not gay, man, but nice shirt"

[@kevin-jd5rj]

I'm not a ST person, much less discovery, but I think this piece came out beautiful! I sorta like the funky design, it's very dated lol. And I think the bronze copper color came out really pretty

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@Sterlin0]

When, years ago, i first saw the model in the teaser i was shocked by its beauty.. but then i saw the telefilm and.. meeh... the model stil beautiful to me though.

[@aussiefrenchman-hobbytable9960]

Looks great 😊😊😊

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@Red-rl1xx]

Good job!

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@philmorton4590]

Your technique is amazing, I always seem to damage the film, also hard to find a clear coat that does melt it.

[@ListerDavid]

The Discovery is on of those ships that has really grown on me design wise. What is the best way to use Micro Sol?

[@modelchili]

You just apply it with a brush over a decal. It's usually best to wait until the decal has settled a bit, so it doesn't go floating away. Apply a bit over the decal and wait. Sometimes it'll wrinkle up a bit and freak you out, but just apply another coat and wait. The decal will eventually settle down and look like paint.

[@ListerDavid]

@@modelchili cheers thanks for the info.

[@heavymetal19610]

Good job, you make it look easy lol

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@JoannaHammond]

I think I would just requested replacement decals for this one.

[@gerardofollano8417]

Nice build just looks like Olympic medal ;)

[@modelchili]

Thanks! First prize? 😉

[@GrandMoffJames]

Thank you for leaving in the snapping sound of the pieces going together 😩

[@modelchili]

No problem 😊

[@krisztianklein3420]

I love uss discovery

[@298enterprise]

working on the decals have always make me nervous and terrified when i apply them to a model. I didn't know about the decal solution kit that had to be applied before putting the decal right on top of it. plus did you cut a hole in the decal under the model for the stand?

[@markusfreund6961]

STD was an atrocity but I always like watching you put a kit together -- even ones that I couldn't be bothered to blow up. Bang-up job as always and, as others have stated, quite calming to watch. 🍻

[@richardpoynton4026]

So the Discovery is the same size as a Galaxy class starship? Just wondering....

[@modelchili]

It's about the same length and size as the Enterprise E, which is a bit silly.

[@nickboylen6873]

Seems to be mostly empty, too, judging from the elevator movement scenes, which is even sillier!

[@derloco2035]

I just stumbled over this video and really enjoyed watching the whole build. Great job with this much to underapreciated vessel. You mentioned that most of the newer Star Trek kits have also this vast amounts of decals. Are there any kits out there with a more complex build and hull details which can be painted instead on relying on decals? I love Star Trek and I love scale building but these decals really scare me...

[@alantoms9298]

There are 3rd parties out there that sell paint masking precut for the different kits.

[@terryforsdyke306]

I hand paint most of the Klingon ships, and the 1:1000 Defiant, while not being complex builds I feel those lend themselves well to painting, especialy as, in the case of Defiant I feel the colours on the decals are wrong.

[@modelchili]

Thanks! A lot of the alien ships have minimal decals. As well as the original Enterprise.

[@TheGeezerGeek]

Was it just a trick of the lighting, or did those decals have a purplish iridescent look?

[@modelchili]

It's just my purple light. 😁

[@juanjosediazduarte1424]

It looks amazing Sorry but I don't know anything about this models and I would like to try it, one day 😅 Did you buy the paint ? Or is it in the kit ?

[@modelchili]

Thanks! The paint is separate. The kit is molded in the correct colour, so you could just put it together then apply the decals and it's still look pretty good!

[@sugarsammy7209]

I hate discovery, but this is a nice model. The decals really do make it work, just wish I was good at applying them lol.

[@nickboylen6873]

You’ve done a great job on the model. I still think it’s an ugly design, but not as dismal as the scripts. But you have made it look good. Your decal repair is excellent.

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@shirtguyj]

Discovery design inspired by some Ralph McQuarrie concept art for Star Trek movie pitched in the mid 70s. Star Trek and Star Wars sharing some common design roots:) Nice looking model!

[@andrismajors8171]

You,are very right about this ship from Star Trek Planet of Titans 1978. Originaly is the same USS EnterprIse NCC-1701 new design for movie.

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@michaelfarrell8811]

Love to buy this model but the price is shocking on ebay and Amazon, great vid as usual looking forward to the Enterprise 👍

[@ieuanphillips6727]

Did you thin that Brass before putting it down on your excellent model?

[@modelchili]

Yeah I always thin the metallics up a bit, they can easily clog up the airbrush if not.

[@ieuanphillips6727]

@@modelchili thanks!

[@tonygreenfield7820]

What happened to the build of the Strange New Worlds 1/2500 Enterprise??

[@The_RetroManiac]

From what I have watched, I don't need to cut the decals insanly precise?

[@modelchili]

Not any more than usual.

[@matthewstreets3019]

🤩 Your U.S.S. DISCOVERY (Crossfield - Class) model is beautiful.

[@modelchili]

Spoilers!

[@brianwanderson7973]

Hi What are the paints that you have used?

[@modelchili]

I use Vallejo Model Air, Copper was the main colour.

[@brianwanderson7973]

What was the make of the transparent blue

[@modelchili]

Vallejo Model Color I think

[@denniswalker2881]

Make a 1:100 scale model of spacex starship sn8 using thin sheets of styrene

[@yukin1990]

When will USS Discovery-A (NCC-1031-A) appear????

[@modelchili]

Good question!

[@Desmond-de8ig]

In season 3 of Star Trek Discovery

[@Lord_Funk]

@@modelchili With the "floating" non attached nacelles it won't work well and will look silly for model builders. Just look at Eaglemoss version with transparent plastic holding them in place. Bad design choice by some wannabe edgy Discovery series spaceship designer. Probably the same ones who designed the ugly Klingon ships. I only like Discovery (non refit) and USS Shenzhou from the show.

[@neosugus]

Are you sure its so gold????

[@DebzEagle]

It looks amazing, I love that series so much. Almost as much as I love you.

[@thekingofwaffles8403]

Omg! I really hope disinfectants were used while making this thing! Do you still have all your fingers? How are you treating the annoying rash? Catching an STD can really be bad.

[@modelchili]

Har har never heard that one!

[@WalterDWormack214]

Could I 'PAY' you to build one of those kits for me? My hands are just not 'steady' enough to construct and properly paint a model kit with your particular 'elan'.

[@modelchili]

We could work something out. Polar Lights is releasing a pre-made version of this kit though, you could check that out.

[@neilhaas6024]

I want this model ship uss discovery for myself as a gift

[@ThatOneLucius]

Aerogel: 99.9% air Polar Lights' USS Discovery's box: Pathetic

[@modelchili]

Ha

[@WalterDWormack214]

I am seriously jealous! You are able to assemble the kit WITHOUT USING RUBBER GLOVES. And your finished kit DOESN'T SHOW ANY FINGERPRINTS!

[@modelchili]

Just make sure your paint and glue is dry before touching, and it's all good. 😎 I did try those latex gloves and couldn't stand it, my hands sweated like crazy.

[@daveyjones5702]

why?

[@Lord_Funk]

That is the question.

[@completelyrandomtask]

It's not really trek though is it? I don't think I'd be happy putting so much time into this model kit

[@scalemodelbuilder9510]

One thing id recommended is when editing, remove background noise and maybe add some music. Then if you want to add commentary. Use an audio file recorded after

[@Lord_Funk]

Very nice job on the model. Only ship designs I like from this show is the Discovery itself (not the refit with silly floating nacelles though) and USS Shenzhou. The rest is "meh". Oh and don't get me started on the ugly Klingon ship designs. So hideous all of them. They even managed to ruin the D7's. Unlike back in the days when the motion picture managed to improve on them from TOS D7's to become the K'Tingas. The show itself is so bad and cringy too. One thing that has made me NOT getting this kit is it's small scale. Would be a pain to lit with all it's fiddly thin details in this scale. I like my spaceships lit up. It adds a bit of "realism" to them. Just like I want my tanks and military models and such weathered, to look more "real". In my opinion it should be 1:1000 to fit with many of the other ones from Polar Lights Star Trek. They should all be same scale and not just made to fit the boxes. Which Discovery doesn't even do. Lots of empty space in that box. Model makers should just make their minds up if go with 1/700, 1:1000, 1/1400 etc. Not some in 1/700 then another in 1/2500. Stick with one scale for all. Then maybe a few 1/350 of really popular kits. Not be all over the place with scales. Of course smaller ships like Tie Fighters, Vipers, Eagles etc go with 1/72 or 1/32 scale. Maybe 1/48, but make sure not some are this or that scale. Unify scaling more. Like military models are. 1/72, 1/48 then a few 1/16. Not be all over the place like they are now 1/144, 1/72, 1/48, 1/52, 1/650, 1/700, 1/1000, 1/1400, 1/2500, 1/4000 etc. It's really a mess and silly.

[@karekarenohay4432]

As ugly as seen on TV. Good work.

[@philmorton4590]

Worse ship design ever! Doesn't fit any Startrek era.

[@tonygreenfield7820]

Although I agree entirely that it's a horrible design, it is based on an earlier concept for the Enterprise in an unmade movie that was to be called Planet Of The Titans. The saucer section in the Discovery version looks larger and has that twin ring frisbee look, but there is definitely a lot of commonality between the designs. Don't get me started on the ridiculous spinny rings and flip flopping "spore drive" though. I only watched Disco seasons 1 and 2 as I heard it was introducing the Enterprise for Strange New Worlds which at the time was getting some decent feedback. Then I watched SNW😢. Then I heard what SNW season 2 was like 🤮 Still, the model looks good and I was impressed by the subtle appearance of the Aztec decals over the copper bronze paint scheme.

[@philmorton4590]

Looks more Klingon than federation, terrible design!

[@jamescraggs7764]

You did a beautiful job …. Not a fan of this ship design at all …. Even the font for the registration is so weird, lacks elegance.

[@snakeplissken7513]

I love ST but can't stand discovery; it's garbage.

[@modelchili]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jmh8697]

Model came out well. Too bad it’s associated with that sack of shit, STD. Keep up the good work! Enterprise E is best Enterprise.

[@muursnorthwestamexem8581]

Is there a bigger kit then this one