TOS Enterprise With Lights!

A project long overdue.
This is the old infamous AMT 18" Enterprise.
My Instagram:
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Hobby Link International board used in this build:
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Music from the KZbin audio library:
Monogram by Patrick Patrikios
#startrek #scalemodel #enterprise #plastic #scale #model #models #amt #craft #diy

[@johnatsf1564]

WOW!

[@davidward9487]

Amazing build! I love adding my own leds!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@tmuny1380]

Beautiful ! Nice work !

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@Warped9]

I have never seen an AMT Enterprise look that good!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you :)

[@sportsmanz5948]

Pretty awesome what you did with the model. Love it. I had the original model as a kid.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@Daehawk]

Very pretty. I love it. The paint is exceptional.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you very much!

[@richardpezall384]

Awesome job Darek, she turned out fantastic! :)

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you! :)

[@OpenMawProductions]

Gorgeous work.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@swpowell1226]

Excellent work man !!!!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you! :)

[@kennethmorgan5637]

Great video. I have this kit also so I am watching videos on how it is put together. Really like how you did yours. Again great job. Thanks Ken

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you. Glad the video can help! Enjoy your build!

[@YODAMAN5]

AWESOME

[@morgan97475]

Outstanding!

[@HobbyLinkInternational]

Very nice work on the build!! Very happy the board worked out for you. Really excited to see the boards in use :)

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you! Yeah, those boards are awesome!

[@Jay-ql4gp]

It's excellent!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@TVsGreatestHits]

This is great!! Your results really make me want to have another go at the old AMT kit. 🤔 I always loved the size, but hated the inaccuracies and the idea of sagging nacelles over time. Looks like you've resolved all of that! 🥰 Really nice job!!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you! With some love and dedication, this model can turn out to be really great.

[@dthorne4602]

"Maybe next time I'll try soldering the parts together"....Hard to imagine you would want to go down this road another time. Awesome job on the model.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Yeah, maybe in another life lol Thank you.

[@jasonfighter5253]

Excellent work.Beautiful model kit work.Like the original star ship uss enterprise

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@jeffrenman4146]

I just had to comment I realize I'm a year late I just found your video and it blew me away. I also have the same ship but not the same kit and nowhere near your quality… So yeah I'm a fan. I would love to have one like yours but it's just not in the cards you know how it is. But I was riveted watching your build couldn't take my eyes off the screen. I'm really happy that you shared the video with us. Live long and prosper

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you for your kind words! :)

[@hangerbird]

Like the idea of making a jig using Styrofoam. Great idea and easy.

[@celiashaw9767]

wonderful!!!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@colonelklink53]

Very nice!!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@darkstar861]

Thanks so much for this video, great build! I've been watching as many amt kit builds as I can, because I have the amt glow in the dark: Defiant on my shelf.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Awesome!

[@michaelmacguinness5498]

Beautiful!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@gsr4535]

Very well done!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you! :)

[@thomaswaldridge3759]

Great work

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@fredhayes6162]

wow, That is really Great!!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@gsr4535]

Yes infamous. A challenge to build one that looks "top shelf". But I think you did it. 👍😉

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@devmag52]

Outstanding work

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@colhero]

Great work!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@pauldow2168]

Great job!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you! Pretty happy with this one :)

[@begole]

Truly amazing. Thank you for showing this!!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you. My pleasure! :)

[@RicheeRich101]

Masterful. Truly inspiring work.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you ☺

[@gdavisohio]

OUTSTANDING!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@ARMAGODDEN]

Great Job! You were also very good at filming.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you! Still need practice filming :)

[@danieltackett7099]

Really great build there. Would love to see a close up of the inside of the shuttle bay.

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

I see I wasn't the only one to use the grid lines to map the light locations.

[@leohopcroft4065]

Great job! I’m happy to subscribe to your channel.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@SpencerWolfe]

That turned out awesome! I hope to get around to building mine someday.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you! Yeah, I'm so glad I finally finished it haha!

[@TwistedSisterHaratiofales]

you did awesome with a 1/650 kit. They make much more things to make the 1/350 like this.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you. Yeah, at one point I was wondering if I didn't go overboard working in that scale. But ended up pretty good. :)

[@TwistedSisterHaratiofales]

@@LightsNcrafts I had built that model about 6 times as a kid, then I built the little 3 set about 5 times. I am now gearing up to make a 13 foot version in my workshop.

[@tonybusano3995]

Good Lord, that's beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you! :)

[@fubarmodelyard1392]

Excellent job and an inspiration to do one of mine

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you! I'm happy I inspired you. 🖖

[@STNeish]

"finished model in all its GLOWry"

[@LightsNcrafts]

It is GLOWrious lol

[@STNeish]

@@LightsNcrafts I still say the original stands as the most beautiful of all the starships in any series or movie (though the Motion Picture refit presents some STIFF competition).

[@LightsNcrafts]

@@STNeish The Motion Picture Refit is my favorite. It's just gorgeous (I have an old 1/537 that needs some love). But the TOS has some sexy lines as well :)

[@STNeish]

@@LightsNcrafts There's definitely an argument to be made, there. Strangely, I thought the ship looked MUCH better in the Motion Picture than it did in subsequent films. Larger, grander somehow. It's hard to put a finger on it.

[@LightsNcrafts]

@@STNeish Indeed. In TMP, the Enterprise just looked majestic. Perhaps because in subsequent films, the model was repainted and lost that pearlescent look.

[@markmadonia2867]

Qa'pla 🖖

[@LightsNcrafts]

🖖

[@RHC_NYC]

Amazing build. Question... how did you cut out the rectangular holes in the kit? Any insights would be appreciated.Thanks!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you! I marked the holes with a pencil, used a micro drill bit to drill a few holes around the edges, and I used an X-Acto knife with a #11 blade to square them off. Hope this helps! 👍

[@morgan97475]

Perhaps your next Starfleet model ought to be the severely damaged Constellation.....?

[@LightsNcrafts]

Might try it. I have another of these kits :)

[@danieltackett7099]

Could you give the website for the aftermarket parts? I saw it graphics, but can't find the "accurate part" website.

[@LightsNcrafts]

I think I got most of the parts (if not all) from federationmodels.com and paragrafix.biz

[@henryschmitt7577]

Outstanding work! Enjoy watching this build and did you get the aftermarket parts from JT Graphics?

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you Henry. Yeah, most of the parts are from JT Graphics... Except for the decals. The ink dissolved when I was applying them, so I chose the ones from G-Cals instead - and shipping was super fast :)

[@danielcarlson800]

Excellent Job!!!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!! What scale is this model?

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you! It's 1/650.

[@danielcarlson800]

@@LightsNcrafts Copy!!!!!! THANKS!!!!!!

[@salc9593]

Hi I just view you video you posted a year ago about adding lights and upgrading you old 18" Enterprise kit, as I have an old one I would like to update. I would like ask what did you use to scribe the 3 ring as seen at min 1:17. Thank you for your help with this question.

[@kakarrot62]

wow great work. i will be doing the same model soon with lights like you. how did you get the windows square when you cut them out? please let me know i've been contemplating this for a while. any help would be greatly appreciated!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you. If you're talking about those 4 windows on the top saucer section, I just drilled small holes all around the inner edges of each rectangle, cut out the center with an X-Acto knife, and filed the edges with a small file.

[@kakarrot62]

@@LightsNcraftsthanks!

[@Drachenhannes]

This looks beyond amazing. I love this model and am baffled on how you managed to do this on a tiny scale like that. Please tell me you are up for comissions.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you! I'm not doing commissions... yet. :)

[@Drachenhannes]

@@LightsNcrafts Keep me updated. I'll definitely want some ships :D

[@russellmorash3816]

My God my friend I can Remer as a boy of 8 putting those a.m.t.star trek models together I was so bad at it and had know access to paint not that it would of helped.I have seen from the aftermarket companies and thinking how cheap those models actually where.After building painting lighting the 1/350 and thinking about the quality and detail polar lights had researched the actually 11 foot filming model and the fact that it happened to be going thrue a very needed restoration and how much detail was on the main model Those days though the model was hollow and there was and ability to break it down for shipment no one thought to include a proper connecting point for powering the lighting if it was fitted for lighting so a large horrible hole was hacked into the port side to make access for the power and how the lighting available at the time was incandescent light with generated witch would require very limited filming time the a cool of period.But they managed to do a good job on the general window lighting and even flashing navigation lights witch would be kept at a minimum but the effect brought a great deal of realistic look to the project The overall most impressive effect witch really sold it was changing the front engine domes and coming up with a strong statement to show the kind of power the massive ship well past light speed.I remember it was a rather quick process that was placed on the electrical work that would be required to make something convincing enough. I can remember exactly if one man came up with a very doable and cheap way of making the effect.The electricians now had a working plan and set off to buy the supplies needed to make it happen. First proper sized motors to make a special and amazing part that really sold the effect cutting a round piece of plywood to fit into the front of the tube adding a perimeter of amber Christmas bulbs foe thr ambient light then breaking a thin mirror and gluing random pieces on the backing to defuse the final step in lighting adding small twinkle bulbs of different colors in place then attaching a cage altered to produce thin lines thar would rotate in the center.After making the outer globe frosted to hide the worked it was all finished and the test came.Even gene Roddenberry was impressed by this effect the lighting in the background was the perfect wash then the multi colored string of Christmas lights blinking different color while the rather loud motors made and awful noise the turning fan blades really made the effect come alive.Once test filming was taken there was no hot spots it looked even better on film.But back to your job having availability to the accurate replacement parts that had the detail that close up really makes the cheap model look like the real shooting model and the hand work you did placing the rings at the bottom of the saucer your paint Mike and strengthening the pylons with brass those things would sag under there own weight in a day or just being able to install the two symmetrically of each other I found impossible.But the amount of putty and sanding really shows your artistry to turn a cheaply made kit into a small version of the 1/350 scall I have to say great job.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@AvengerII]

I can't believe this is the 18-inch AMT Enterprise. I know how shitty and inaccurate the stock model is! LOL Seriously, though, I salute the people who were patient enough to build and accuratize this model. That's more time and money than I would have spent! I think I would get the 1/1000 scale Polar Lights kit if I had the desire to get into modeling. The 1/350 is too much time and money for me, and I've had experience with the wildly inaccurate AMT kit to deal with that thing again. This finished one looks very nice. I think, though, that the cutaway version built up as a full-model is more accurate and probably more worth the time of experienced modelers unless you want the challenge of the older 1/650(?) scale kit.. That's also the kit people use to kitbash into the Phase II Enterprise along with the 1/537 scale AMT Enterprise refit kit.

[@Spottedfeather]

what grey colour did you use for the main body of enterprise ? I just bought this kit and I'd like to get the best colour.

[@LightsNcrafts]

It's in the video.

[@kylethompson7831]

What pigmint powder did you use around the deflector dish?

[@LightsNcrafts]

I used a combination of Light Rust, Standard Rust, and a bit of Black Smoke - all from MIG. Hope this helps!

[@kylethompson7831]

@@LightsNcrafts yes it helps immensely. Thank you very much for the reply.

[@kylethompson7831]

@@LightsNcrafts yes it helps immensely. Thank you very much for the reply.

[@Drachenhannes]

Hey man, If you ever comissionbuild any ships. What would i have to pay for a model like this? Just a rough ballpark :D

[@LightsNcrafts]

Hi! Man... With all the work, electronics and aftermarket parts, at least $600. I don't usually do commissions because shipping is complicated. And you'll most probably receive a damaged model lol

[@Drachenhannes]

@@LightsNcrafts That sounds reasonable. The aftermarket parts alone probably came up to 200. Yeah the shipping also is a concern of mine. I'm getting a model of the refit from a friend if that is undamaged i'd be willing to give it a shot. If you're ever up for that i'd love to do it. Maybe negotiate leaving out some after market parts so we'd end up closer to 500 but i have seen some great out of the box builds. I'd have to save up a bit though. Half a grant is not an impulse purchase i can do on a whim. Hope a bit of story time is okay :D When the Enterprise F was revealed like a decade ago i got the dream of building it. As an unexperienced modeller lot of questions popped up. Primarily what scale, how to build it, etc. I had so many ideas. Like scratchbuilding it using wood and whatnot. Finally i found the polar lights models and settled for 1000 scale. And as for how i decided 3D printing would be the best way. But i never liked the thick layer lines of 3D printing. there was this new thing with resin printing though. super expensive and super tiny though. So i waited for the technology to get where i needed it to be. And in the meantime the idea of getting all the Enterprise ships in scale lit up and standing next to each other manifested. From the "tiny" NX to the hilariously huge F all on one shelf wall. So here is what happened over the next years: At first i got Models for ToS, Refit and B in 1000 scale aaaand i messed up big time. Overambitious, underpatient the models landed in the trash. I sanded off all the details by trying to get rid of seamlines, broke parts, etc. So i decided to outsource that and not build them myself. By now things have started to come together. I have started to build some models myself. Got an unlit NX 01 that looks more than just decent. As for models themselves getting those in scale is a pain and a half. NX - B no problem. Everything else is either all over the place (C-E) or just nonexistant. (F) So i got Don Shokos D 1000 scale for ... funny coincidence: 600$ I am in talks with someone who has a modified version of the Titan Models Enterprise E 1000. A friend is currently converting a high quality model of the C into a printable body. I got a movie quality 3D model of the F i am not even allowed to share (I can show pictures of the print tho) And like a month ago i got the Elegoo Jupiter resin printer which set me back around 800 ... So yeah i know this dream became quite expensive and am willing to lay down the money whenever i can afford it. I want to try and learn lighting them up, but with no affinity for that at all at least the smaller ships are just beyond my reach. I will definitely learn with the C though, once that model is done. If you want to i can link a picture of the slowly coming F next to my finished NX =)

[@Drachenhannes]

@@LightsNcrafts Hey man. Is the mailadress from your channel desciption still active?

[@LightsNcrafts]

@@Drachenhannes Yup, it is. I actually forgot to check it. It's brand new. Give me some time to get back to you.

[@spockis51]

Do you take commissions? I am looking for a completed TOS Enterprise with light. Thanks

[@LightsNcrafts]

Unfortunately no. Shipping is complicated and I can't guarantee that you'll receive the model undamaged lol

[@Lengsel7]

WHAT is THIS?!!?! A SPACE SHIP FOR ANTS??????!!!!!!

[@anselford9565]

😂No. Ants would be too big.

[@CDMOOVEE]

This video should come with the warning DO NOT WEAR HEADPHONES! The screaming and cheering at the beginning really hurt my - - - -ing ears.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Sorry for your - - - - ing ears. lol I'll pay more attention to the volume levels next time.

[@ThatCanadianGuy-e1p]

I recall attempting to build the AMT Enterprise kid, but the pieces didn't fit very well.

[@LightsNcrafts]

True. But I made so many modifications, that I didn't mind lol

[@1980bmi]

Great build. I am starting mine and have I have a few questions. How did you mask all the windows? Liquid mask or tape? Can you tell what colors of leds you have rotating in the tubes? I will use RGB addressable LEDs and Arduino so it should be easy to control.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you. I didn't mask the windows. Since the drilled holes were so small, there was practically no paint getting in. After painting the model, I filled them with canopy glue. For the colors of LEDs, it was a combination of yellow, red, and blue. You can kinda see the colors at 2:10 in the video.

[@brookestephen]

Is that a glossy finish? Or is it just lens flare?! I always thought the glossy finish gave it class!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Indeed. I don't like completely flat finishes. This one is more of a satin finish. It's easier to wipe off dust :)

[@brookestephen]

@@LightsNcrafts modelers never think of that dust problem.

[@brookestephen]

@@LightsNcrafts maybe we have to wonder if space ships even WANT to be seen against the blackness of space.

[@creativehearts7127]

very cool!

[@tintobrass532]

Excellent work! Truly amazing!

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you!

[@peterharoldjanakjr2078]

Very nicely done. However, the Poer of the lighting should be scaled down. Rule of thumb. Snaller the scale. lighter the color, and dimmer the lights.

[@LightsNcrafts]

Thank you. Indeed. Gotta work on my lighting.

[@peterharoldjanakjr2078]

I myself am wondering how to achieve that. Perhaps a resistor in the chain between power and light. Even better would be the ability to control the light output with a dimmer. This way a presentation will always look good on camera or video.

[@peterharoldjanakjr2078]

But, I'm no electrician. So I wouldm't kno9w how to setup either option

[@LightsNcrafts]

@@peterharoldjanakjr2078 A bigger resistor would probably help, but you have less control, so you'll have to test different values. I also don't know how much more heat it would emit. I'm no electrician either lol For a dimmer, I guess it would work too, but it's an extra board in the model. Depends how much space there is. If you put it in the base, then there'll be extra wires coming from the model.