Star Trek Discovery USS Enterprise NCC 1701 1/2500 Scale Model Kit Build Review and Aztec Decaling

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Star Trek: Discovery is an American web television series created for CBS All Access by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman. Launched in 2017, it is the first scripted series developed specifically for that service. The seventh series in the Star Trek franchise, it was the first series in the franchise since Star Trek: Enterprise concluded in 2005. Star Trek: Discovery begins roughly a decade before the events of the original Star Trek series, and follows the crew of the USS Discovery on various adventures.
Sonequa Martin-Green stars as Michael Burnham, a female science specialist on the Discovery. Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, and Wilson Cruz also star, along with Jason Isaacs for the first season, Anson Mount for the second, and David Ajala for the third. The series was announced in November 2015, with Fuller acting as showrunner from February to October 2016 but leaving due to creative differences with CBS. He was replaced by Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts, who received producing support from Akiva Goldsman. Goldsman did not return after the first season, while Berg and Harberts were fired by CBS during production on the second; Kurtzman took over as showrunner, and was joined by Michelle Paradise for the third season.
Star Trek: Discovery premiered on September 19, 2017, at ArcLight Hollywood, before debuting on CBS and CBS All Access on September 24. The rest of the 15-episode first season was streamed weekly on All Access, ending in February 2018. The season's release led to record subscriptions for All Access, and positive reviews from critics who highlighted Martin-Green's performance. The 14-episode second season was released from January to April 2019, and the 13-episode third season is expected to debut in 2020.
The series was the beginning of a wider expansion of the Star Trek franchise by CBS and Kurtzman, leading to multiple other series being produced, including the direct spin-off companion series Star Trek: Short Treks.
Beginning roughly ten years before the events of Star Trek: The Original Series,[2] the show sees the Klingon houses become united in a war with the United Federation of Planets that heavily involves the crew of the USS Discovery (NCC-1031).[3][4] In the second season, after the war has ended, Discovery investigates seven mysterious signals and a strange figure known as the "Red Angel". This conflict ends with the Discovery travelling to the 32nd century, more than 900 years into their future.
On November 2, 2015, CBS announced a new Star Trek television series to premiere in January 2017, "on the heels" of the 50th anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series in 2016. This was the first Star Trek series since Star Trek: Enterprise concluded in 2005, and the first show to be developed specifically for the CBS All Access streaming service. Alex Kurtzman, co-writer of the films Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and Heather Kadin were set as executive producers on the series, which would not be related to the 2016 film Star Trek Beyond. The January 2017 date was the earliest that CBS could release a new Star Trek series after an agreement the company made when it split from Viacom in 2005.[36] Showtime, Netflix, and Amazon Video all offered "a lot of money" for the rights to release the series, but after heavily investing in the new All Access service, CBS believed that a returning Star Trek could be "the franchise that really puts All Access on the map". In January, CBS president Glenn Geller said the CBS network were not creatively involved in the series, despite plans for the network to broadcast the pilot episode, saying, "It really is for All Access."
Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham:
A science specialist on USS Discovery. Burnham is a human who was raised following Vulcan culture and traditions by Sarek. A protagonist who is not a starship captain was chosen for the series to give it a different perspective from previous installments in the franchise, with a "richer context" due to her relationships with her captain and her subordinates.Co-creator Bryan Fuller gave her a traditionally male name, which he had done with the female leads on three of his previous series.
Doug Jones as Saru:
First officer of the USS Discovery. Saru is the first Kelpien to enter Starfleet. Kelpiens, a new species created for Discovery, were hunted as prey on their home planet and thus evolved the ability to sense the coming of danger, giving them a reputation for cowardice.Jones based Saru's walk on that of a supermodel out of necessity due to the boots he had to wear to portray the character's hooved feet The producers compared Saru to the characters Spock and Data

[@ljs5123]

I haven't built a model in decades but this is kind of inspiring me to give it a whirl. I absolutely LOVE this version of the Enterprise and I really dig this series...

[@Spidersinmyjorts]

This is my first model and I had no idea what I was doing. Thanks for sharing!

[@eottoe2001]

Thank you for taking the time to show how you decal. (When I'm having a chaotic day, I like watching your videos to settle down a bit. LOL)

[@johngligo4049]

Awesome build Chris! Thanks for sharing!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching, I loved the kit! Appreciate the support and nice words!

[@ronroberts2453]

Nice build Chris, excellent tips for placing decals!!

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@davidpayne4315]

Yet more awesomeness great job Chris

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@charlesmcclure5994]

Beam me up Scotty, nice looking model the Aztecing decal look great, can't wait to see the next star trek build, always enjoy the builds Chris 👍👍

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@BibleStudyReview]

Round2 just announced that the 1/1000 scale of this model will be out in 4-6 weeks. With a lighting kit and Aztec decal set coming sometime in the future

[@SeansModelBuilds]

I got it for Christmas 2020.

[@dashfatbastard]

Thank you! I I bought this before Christmas, but it's been so long since I've done one. I'm a bit timid about all those decals...we used to go freestyle on azteking, so I'm glad to see how its done.

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@harrykeel8557]

I have always used warm to hit water for my decals, however, these were Revell/Monogram models, but the warm water seems to help with settling down and turning lose from the backing paper. Great looking model.

[@pandaphil]

Same here.

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@ronpope218]

@@hpiguy I just wanted to thank you very much for your channel, I'm just getting back into model building and painting after many years and was looking for an easier and less expensive alternative to airbrushing. Your painting and decal techniques and instruction have really inspired me to get going again in this great hobby! Thank you!! -Ronnie in Texas

[@douglasmitchell5033]

They Should have used this on the new movie series. Much nicer Model than the JJ one.

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@jnichols3]

I agree. I refuse to watch STD, but have to give credit. The STD Enterprise looks better than the JJ Trek ship.

[@richardmorrissette570]

So happy I came across this. I got mine yesterday and found that I’ll need glue. Those pieces are small! Thanks for the tips!

[@hpiguy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@averagemodeler]

Nice little kit. I've been holding out for the bigger ones they announced a while back.

[@hpiguy]

Hoping to get that big light up Discovery Enterprise too!

[@GregsModels]

These look like very interesting kits.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching, I loved the kit! Appreciate the support and nice words!

[@samuelvasquez8170]

Very nice looking build

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@chopperbaldwin610]

That is really cool, so many decals so little patients. lol, Keep up the great work and R.I.P.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching, I loved the kit! Appreciate the support and nice words!

[@bushcraftnorthof6012]

Sweet! These I have the time and space for.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching, I loved the kit! Appreciate the support and nice words!

[@douglasmitchell5033]

on your water heat problem. If you have a heating bad for your muscles? You can set it under your water dish. Turn it on and it will keep your water warm enough to do all your decals.

[@johnmarkrussell6680]

Thanks so much. Great video. Love your channel. Please more vids on ships any spaceships out there. John

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@tarkas566]

She looks great, but how do you light the nacelles? Where do you run the wires to the power source? The pylons look solid, just like the original Enterprise-D kit. Any ideas?

[@hpiguy]

The guys that did carved little trenches for tiny armature wires with a moto tool and puttied them.

[@alexx86hater]

Did you apply decals directly on paint or you gloss it before?

[@hpiguy]

Right over the plastic, could have glossed first but wanted to try it this way once.

[@barryfarmer7317]

I use a $8 candle warmer from amazon to keep water warm for decals.

[@HobbiesRfun]

This is what the JJ Abrams Enterprise should have looked like.

[@nerdhobbies5865]

I said the same thing. Even tho i like the look of the JJ Enterprise at least in some angles but over all i do like it.

[@IchigoKurosakicool]

Except it couldn't...CBS disagreed on that

[@NitrousDiecast]

I would like to see a video of your completed models collection

[@hpiguy]

Every kit built is on the channel, feel free to browse at your leisure. Thanks!

[@neuromancerXL]

Awesome

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@Thomas-gf5lo]

Great build, but I wish Round 2 would have made the ship name, registry, banners and windows as separate decals, so you don't have to use the Aztec, like they do with their 1/1000 kits. I have all the other Enterprises in 1/2500 scale and getting the Aztec decals to line up/ lay down properly is nearly impossible. I've used warm water with/without a drop of dish soap, various decal setting solutions, but nothing really seems to work. The problem is that you have to get the decal in the exact location before you start the process of eliminating air bubbles and applying decal solvents, but as the decals conform to the surface, shrinking in the process, you will find that they will most likely be off. If the 1st decal is off by even a 1/64", every decal after it will be off and the whole thing comes out looking wrong. Then theres the clear decal film on the edges of each decal, if you don't attempt to trim it off, you'll pay for it later. After spending the cash to purchase the kit, and the time to build it, only to have the decals screw it up on you, is frustrating to say the least. Would have purchased this kit, but I'm over Round 2's Aztec decals, and since you have to use them to have the ship name, etc., this kit is a HARD pass for me.

[@UncleScorch]

Great upload - leaps and strides in decals - thanks for the extra tips for possible splintering. Thanks again!

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@doublenickelbob]

I put a weiner in the warp drive but it didn't help. What recording was that from? Hint Dr. Demento Show

[@pandaphil]

3...2...1...Wipeout.

[@hpiguy]

Loved Dr Demento, was on Sunday nights on a local radio station.

[@Mr74145]

Does anybody make alternative ship names and hull numbers for this kit?

[@MAnuscript421]

I'd probably go over the model itself with a black primer, then give it a cool grey/almost slate color to give it more of that reflective look that we saw at the end of season 1 of Discovery. And then give the base board a more bronze or antique bronze color.

[@awwwnawwbruh]

Will Polar Lights release this one @ 1/350?

[@ptaylor5014]

They are about to release a 1/1000 scale kit which is about 19" long, so a good size i think but dread to think how much it is going to cost based on the overpriced 1/2500 kit.

[@gregmounts7648]

i would love this model in big 1/350 scale with lights

[@hpiguy]

They just issued it in 1/1000 scale, it's quite big. With a lighting kit too.

[@gaets04]

Keep on building. You inspire me every time you build. I have those same kits but I will be lighting them. I love your presentations. You make model building easy. Thank You. 🖖🏽

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

SOO KOOOOOLLLL. Very different . Mike Espo, Gasser ??

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel! LOL, there will be gassers again, no worries.

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

Ok , Thanks, Mike

[@ToddHLHG]

I love star trek...cool little build

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@maryfiltz800]

I never know what you will be building each time - so fun. Thanks for switching stuff up.

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@bobmat343]

Been looking forward to this :-) I have the Defiant and Oberth kits waiting to build thanks to your videos!

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@southpaw5483]

May you have considered a Gloss Coat first before applying the decals?

[@hpiguy]

Yeah should have done that but wanted to replicate a quick weekender build.

[@kentc6973]

Hey a STD starship design I actually like lmao

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching the review and leaving a nice comment!

[@tomtbi]

Even though this is a snap kit it might be a good idea to glue parts of it together to reinforce certain items on this one..

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Cool build Chris

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@goodfella2967]

Let's see a video of all your models ?

[@hpiguy]

Click on the home page and feel free to browse every kit built on the channel. Thanks for the interest!

[@JimPaulJr]

For the small size of these kits, they are way over priced. Not all of the decals from Round2 are nice to work with. Many of the decals are super thick and don't like decal setting solution. I've always used Walthers solvaset being the best that I've used since my days in model railroading and many of their decals still are stubborn. Round2 has also been selling the decals separately now for the 1000th scale Enterprise Refit. Used to get the kit with the Aztec decals for around 29 dollars. Now the kit is about 30 bucks and close to another 30 for the Aztec decal set.

[@ptaylor5014]

Totally agree with you on the OVER PRICING they know people want the kits of new ships from on screen, I have not wasted my money on any of these new kits that are way overpriced! just pure greed going on here :(

[@JimPaulJr]

Though I grew up with Star Trek in the Tos days and am a big Trek fan more then Star Wars, I won't be jumping on these either. I haven't been a big fan of all the spin offs either and definitely won't pay to see them on the CBS stream. Round2 is releasing a 1000th scale version of the Discovery Enterprise later this year and I imagine that will be pretty pricey as well.

[@whocares6965]

I too have the opinion that they seem pricey. It’s only 1/1000, and when I saw it, I thought it looked great. I was thinking for $49 dollars, the light kit was included, nope. For that scale it should be about the same price as the other 1/1000 kits. Or at least maybe make it like 1/500 scale. $49 for a 1/1000? I’ll wait til it shows up on eBay for a lesser price hopefully

[@JimPaulJr]

These are 1/2500 scale not 1000th scale. They did just release a 1000th scale Discovery Enterprise which is 18 inches long. The 2500 scale kits as in this video dont have light kits. The light kit that you mention is for the 1000th scale which is not in this video. As for lower prices on Ebay for these, don't count on it. These kits are already selling for more than the store price and once they are out of circulation or no longer being produced the price will just skyrocket.

[@cygnusx10]

Nice build - those decals looked a little thick - they look OK when it's done? Bit hard to tell on the vid. Anyway, great work and build. Thanks for sharing.

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@tomtbi]

Is this kit any specific scale?

[@portland-182]

It's in the title...1/2500

[@tomtbi]

1/2500.. Smallest scale I've ever heard of!

[@tomtbi]

The 3rd kit also looks like a modernized version of the Enterprise to me as well...

[@pandaphil]

Not a fan of the show, but it's still a good looking ship. Seems like a direct descendant of the NX-01.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching Phil! I've only seen one free episode of the show myself but I love kits and building anything different!

[@tomtbi]

The 2nd kit you showed here looks like a modernized version of the Enterprise to me..

[@RoodeMenon]

The only 2 good things from STD was Captain Pike and this beautiful version of The Enterprise. Everything else was a middle finger to me.

[@jamesburnsfisher3304]

What about #1 ?!!

[@RoodeMenon]

@@jamesburnsfisher3304 She was gorgeous. But did nothing.

[@tomtbi]

The decals create a much more realistic appearance.. Makes it look like the Enterprise from the TV show and or the Movie..

[@tomtbi]

This kit would be just the ticket for a Star Trek fanatic and or collector..

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@brianberthold3118]

looks more like 1/1000

[@doublenickelbob]

My the Force be with you.... uh.. Live long and prosper ?

[@hpiguy]

Hakuna muh tata?

[@williamporter7596]

A nice kit but a little small. Looks good built up though.

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@tomtbi]

Beam me up,Scotty!

[@tomcline5631]

Great looking kit. Only one they've ever done that even approximates the original! That said,the whole series is ridiculous! All those other classes of star ships are so wrong,so far away from Canon that it's not even funny! The N.C.C.1701 was the FIRST OF HERKIND!! There were no other starships,at this time in the Canon timeline the Constitution class was the only class of starship. Sorry to nerd all over your comment section,I've sought professional help. All these non Canon things...just No!! Great build as always! I would get one and paint it up like the original series Enterprise. The pylons that hold the warp nacelles are wrong,they should be a single piece that is straight sided. Only real discrepancy I see. Cool!

[@markpr73]

Kit building with Zeppelin. The ONLY way to go!

[@hpiguy]

As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@IamGalvatron]

The Shenzhou kinda looks like a more modern USS Reliant.

[@hpiguy]

I think it looks tough, cool ship. As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!

[@scottfirman]

That's an abomination that will never grace my hobby room shelves. I refuse to make or display eather the J. J. Prise nor the Discovery Prise. No thanks. I am old school and would rather build a fleet of the older Enterprise or refit over that. I wasn't a big fan of the Enterprise C or D eather but the E has always been my favorite over the refit. I wouldn't have lit that model eather. When Roddenberry chose the design for the Enterprise, he chose a classic for all ages. Yes I know, it's all about building the model, so is building the Ford Mustang yet how many body changes did they do? I owned 3 of them.

[@DrewLSsix]

Roddenberry chose the TOS ship to be upside down, is that how you choose to display yours?

[@scottfirman]

@@DrewLSsix Wasnt used that way eather was it? Totally not the point. Everyone has their favorites. They are models, I get that. To those just wanting to build them, my hat is off. They just do not fit into my idea of what Star Trek is. I will not buy snap tite models eather, just not my idea of a challenge.

[@chassegallerie2910]

I do not like SJW Trek, but this kit is nice.

[@johnc9546]

Way too small, 1/2500 scale.

[@johnc9546]

@@AvengerII Exactly, it's garbage and the only money they will get from me is the 3 model kits that have come out.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching even if it's not your cup of tea!

[@bobastu]

It is a beautiful model, and a beautiful ship, but it is in no way a predecessor to Pike/Kirk's Enterprise. CBS had chance to reinvent Star Trek for everyone's enjoyment, and they chose to shoehorn a series, that looks more advanced than TNG, into the narrative. As a reboot, it is fair, minus the language (Gene Roddenberry felt an enlightened, unified people of Earth would have moved past colorful metaphors). Even Spock makes a comment about foul language in ST:TVH; the use of foul language by Starfleet personnel is inconsistent with Spock's statement. Sorry for the diatribe, but I can't understand how so many people can blindly accept the changes and still believe Kirk's Enterprise from TOS is meant to follow this series. The reason the Shenzhou model has more pronounced detail in the model is because it was made up by the writers of the show, and so they chose to have it look as much not like a Federation starship, in color, paint, and details. The wanted to invoke feelings of nostalgia, drawing from the USS Reliant, but failed due to its paint job, colors, and pronounced Azteking.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching even if you're not a big fan of the new show!

[@bobastu]

@@hpiguy I am a fan of you, and it is a beautifully crafted, and assembled, model kit.