Klingon K'tinga Cruiser 1:350 Scale Model Build Pt 6 The Finale

This video shows the 1:350 scale K'tinga Klingon Cruiser model from Polar Lights completed. I also discuss some tips I learned with this model build that will be useful for your own build of the model kit.

[@silvereagle2061]

RIP Boyd. You were the best. I'll sure miss you.

[@toddwalker4301]

Of all the examples I've seen online, I like this paint scheme the best. It just flows and looks like it should! Well done.

[@HobbyLinkInternational]

What a beautiful job! The shuttle bay is outstanding. Another stellar project Boyd!

[@TrekWorks]

Thanks Kenny, hope your having a good Vacay down in Florida.

[@HobbyLinkInternational]

@@TrekWorks so far so good. My dad finally retired at 72 years old. Tommy and I are remodeling his kitchen for him. 1:1 scale modeling lol.

[@TrekWorks]

@@HobbyLinkInternational Hats off to your Pops on the Retirement. He must've really liked his work to stay at it that long.

[@williamcurry4868]

Wow, this looks like it’s ready to be put to film. A great job and really popping.

[@wraith20072007]

The color shift is noticable on screen base came out great, this is a fantastic job Boyd really enjoyed watching the videos on this project A+ my friend.

[@tryscelion7]

Probably the best build, I have seen of this model on utube have watched your builds for many years on utube but this is definitely your best work,! Great work Boyd live long and prosper 👌🖖 my best, mike

[@TrekWorks]

Thanks, it's such a great kit that it'll make anyone building it want to do their best.

[@galacticmodeler3173]

I have built many of these and a ton of D-7's But I have to say YOU WENT WAY OVER THE TOP on this build....Hats off Boyd...And as other modelers have mentioned ...I have never seen a shuttle bay look this good!!!

[@TrekWorks]

Thanks, great kit and worthy of a give it your all effort. I give the credit to the shuttle bay interior decals from HDA Modelworks for the look. Just put some decent lighting in there and it comes right to life.

[@manuelmelchizedek4309]

I have an old klingone battle early 90s model klingone cruiser I wanna put lights

[@spockboy]

Best I've seen. Beautiful paint job. The weathering looks completely realistic, almost moody looking.

[@stevenewman1393]

🖖😎👍Very cool and very spectaculary nicely greatly well done in every detail way shape and form indeed Sir!👌.

[@MrChief101]

i think we're all agreed here, that you surely can paint but this is a new high water mark. The weathering is, to me, ideal. (Can you imagine the Klingon hull-painting crew detail?) And now the new shuttle bay is just remarkable. A thing of beauty.

[@TrekWorks]

I wonder if in the Klingon way that those on a work detail are allowed to gripe?

[@jbll36]

Well Boyd, you out did yourself on this one!!! Fantastic finish and the light effects are right on. Enjoy the day. Ray L

[@TrekWorks]

Thanks :)

[@richardb.8467]

wow, amazing final ! You painted the entire kit without using paint masks ? Lot of patience and time ! The ship is spectacular , thanks for sharing, will start mine soon !

[@davidrody9544]

Love the detail of the shuttle bay interior. Totally camera-ready! Feel proud that you are inspiring so many others!

[@rasmokey4]

I like that Klingon shuttle bay! Really great!!

[@ascensionindustries9631]

There's a giant hobby store outside of Atlanta that I went to for the first time today, and they happened to have this. Its nice to stumble on this video and see the completed model. Looks awesome!

[@mantismodels1207]

Great model build Boyd! I can tell You are real proud of it. As You should be! Your a Master Craftsman. Can't wait to see what Your gonna build next!

[@studioscalemodeler9351]

Really nice work on that K'Tinga !

[@outsider238]

Wow! Absolutely incredible work Boyd!!!! This is the best version of this kit that I've seen anyone do so far! Perfect coloring, weathering and lighting. That shuttle bay is just so cool looking. The base is the perfect finishing touch to such a beautiful build of this kit. Absolute great job!!!!

[@d_jedi1]

I built two of these for myself. The first was basically straight out of box with my own lighting and the second was HEAVILY modified into Kronos 1. The first kit went together like a dream. The second one had the same issues that you mentioned on your secondary hull.. but I managed. The research that I put into my K1 build revealed quite a bit of Star Wars kits that had been cannibalized into that model and I had to find or replicate those parts at half of their original scale... that was fun.

[@d_jedi1]

And I'm STILL waiting for K1 photoetch from... well, ANYONE! Shoot, at this point I'd almost take decals.

[@jdsimmie]

Stunning build. So much detail. Boyd a great job thanks for sharing. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@TrekWorks]

Thank you, I hope what I showed for the painting work will help those who were hesitating to take it on.

[@israelislaromero4079]

A very, very nice job on the paint Boyd! Like it a lot! Hope to do mine justice when I build it! Now I have a nice reference! Greetings from Belgium!

[@jesseccaparrella8627]

Outstanding job, i will be starting mine in a few weeks

[@SkyrayModels]

Very nice indeed ,love the shuttle bay,thanks for all the build tips Boyd.

[@DonJoyce]

Wonderful work! Glad you added the dark shots at the end.

[@bryankennedy7123]

Really nice and helpful. Having seen the motion control model in the 90s, I think I figured out the weathering. Classic tank model, you pile on pigment powder or ground pastel, soak it with thinner and let it dry. It looks awful at first, but you can scrub at it with a brush to remove and leave it in the cracks. It's a nice dead flat filthy finish, and you can polish some spots to make them satin. Thanks for all the info!

[@TheRealCobraBurnout]

Excellent work as usual.

[@Riveloperinc]

Nice job. I just started modeling as a hobby.

[@ShawnMcClureModeler]

Another outstanding model Boyd. Way to go.

[@patriklauk8556]

Beautiful work as usual. It is my favorite Trek spaceship.

[@patriklauk8556]

Leave the base alone!

[@Lumibear.]

Amazing work as ever Boyd, I’m always gobsmacked, it looks studio ready, wow!

[@TrekWorks]

Thanks again :)

[@p.j.c.2.0]

Oh Very Nice Boyd Very Nice I 👏👏👏 Sir. If I ever get that Model or the 1/537 Version I'm definitely going to watch these Videos again. The Display Base you made for your 1/537 version would work just Great with your 1/350 version.

[@johnbockelie3899]

On.TOS the. Klingon ships were grey and med blue. The ones the Romulans used were.olive .drab. D 7''s. K'' tinge class. Is dark green. Must be a touch. of Romulan influence.

[@markc7002]

Outstanding! The best one I've seen, ever!

[@ricardoortiz-wn6ff]

All I gotta say is WOW The model looks amazing that green on the base makes it pop especially in the dark #AMAZING

[@ColoTobe]

Amazing work. Would love to see you do a Romulan Warbird someday.

[@TrekWorks]

I've got the 1:350 Klingon BOP kit and I hope to build it this year. It'll be fun to do with all of it's colors and weathering too.

[@paulanderson1614]

I want, I want I want. Did this ship have shuttlecraft? Great model.

[@jggmobile]

Nice work Boyd. Definitely the best one I've seen so far. Can't wait to get mine started.

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

I wonder what that red grill on the superstructure is? Maybe a main deflector or bustard collector?

[@e.lindsayartworks7248]

Stunning. Thanks for the insight, I want to build this.

[@williamporter7596]

Lovely work on both the lighting and weathering, it does just look like the studio model.

[@johnbockelie3899]

A 3-D Klingon. Symbol

[@gearhead762]

She came out real nice !

[@TrekWorks]

Thanks Chuck, Lot's of good ideas from you went into it.

[@brewt1mer]

I really enjoyed watching you make this..it’s the best one I’ve seen so far of this kit..wonderful job

[@suddeneye9836]

Badass Boyd, just Badass details

[@Nemo61]

Awesome work, there are no words for this kit beauty what have you done

[@startrekking359]

Being around Christmas now there's plenty of led strand lights micro LEDs, they come with battery packs and operate with AA bats I've been using them for years also some come with flashing units and multiple color LEDs or you can use your own color LEDs I light the whole interior and all navigations looks great just adding food for thought.

[@warbirdflyer46]

You could 3d print a shuttle to any size. Or have someone print it for you. A wonderful job on the model.

[@malcolmmacdougall]

you've got it with the weathering spray wash, i do the same on model tanks, it never looks good until you do this

[@terrywindsor1310]

WOW! She's a beauty! Wonderful job!!

[@darylw792]

Question on the use of a bipolar LED for the impulse crystal in the 1/350 scale movie model. In the first movie I have not seen the impulse crystal in a blue color. It was always amber. Why put in a bipolar LED in the impulse crystal for your 19 and 24 part series on the movie model?

[@johnblack9885]

Did you fill the windows with Micro Crystal Clear? Also how did you dull down the colors on the final finishing coat? Did you use Testors Dullcoat?

[@pendragonshall]

WOW! My favorite ship along with the Excelsior.. AWESOME JOB!!! I"m talking movie quality.

[@nickgushue8641]

Amazing job Boyd! Gold winner for sure. How about a short video of it next to the Refit? (Side by side, facing each other, top down view, etc.) I haven't seen a good video of both of these ships together when they are finished. Thanks!

[@TrekWorks]

Will have to wait awhile for that as I don't currently have a Refit. I'm going to build a brand new one in the fall with the latest upgrades.

[@freesaxon6835]

Lovely job

[@HistoryNut-1701]

Awesome work Boyd!!!

[@EagleSciFiModeler]

Looks great, the weathering is spot on!

[@truthhurts7742]

How much are you selling this for? I want to buy this one...not a model kit...lol...this one in the video you completed. Absolutely amazing work. I wish I had the time, and body to do this. Breaking my neck and back (from a car accident) makes it hard to make models lying on my back all day...lol. Thank you for posting this KZbin video it was a treat to watch.

[@aaronvandoorn6347]

Excellent work Can't wait to get started on mine

[@TrekWorks]

Thanks and have fun building your kit. It's a good one.

[@les4767]

Hi Boyd. She looks amazing. I had a question about putting the top of the primary hull down to seal up the model.....How did you get it on? I had many difficulties on my kit. Did you have to alter some of the inner structure of it to make room for all the wiring/torpedo launcher/engines?

[@les4767]

Never mind...just watched your follow up question and answer post build and you said you cut out the battery box...that is what was making it impossible to push both hulls together flush for me....

[@kurk1701a]

Realy well done , its a great kit .

[@federationshipyard4073]

AWESOME Boyd looks fantastic!!!

[@AnnunakisReturn]

hi where can I go to get commission work done ?.... with led and model all complete..

[@Moonbrony]

Great job, she looks awesome! The base would look better with red lighting though. The green makes it look Romulan.

[@TrekWorks]

I thought about that, in the end I thought the model already had a lot of red and that more on the base would have been too much.

[@cabito1955]

As always Boyd amazing model. What is the base color for the entire ship?

[@cluthapotboy]

Damn shes a beauty! Great job as usual Boyd! Ive just ordered my kit ,thou will be in cupboard for while my skills are amateur at best. But looking forward to the day when my skills are up to par.

[@Briandoesit]

It looks amazing! Great work.

[@fredhollis3999]

Does the photon torpedo area lineup?

[@johntakacs9441]

Amazing work! I love the weathering!

[@martok2112]

Gorgeous model! Well done! (I think that's understating it. :) )

[@davidgiles9751]

Stunning job!

[@TwistedSisterHaratiofales]

I am waiting on another mother board part so I can start filming again for You Tube. I have been 3D modeling a Klingon Shuttle. If I can get access to the 3D printer in the near future I can hopefully print one in the 1:350 scale for you.

[@Jeff-cv4qn]

Fantastic build,,awesome!!!

[@robertevans8126]

Nice video's, have always loved this ship!

[@tagamomodelworx4262]

Good job Boyd!

[@TrekWorks]

Thanks my friend, I'll be following along with your build too.

[@scifiguy26]

Amazing👍 i have a question I'm not that familiar with the studio model but is there supposed to be a gap where the warp nacelles meet the Hull? Just a little something i noticed on yours... i would like to know before i start building mine.

[@TrekWorks]

You got me curious about that too and I checked. No gap there on the filming model. I went under the assumption that the engines would be a separate part that could be removed & replaced if it was damaged. I'm working on filling that in now to correct it.

[@scifiguy26]

@@TrekWorks ok thanks for the response & the in depth building techniques👍

[@Marcus-lu9fk]

So you perchance know of an online store where I can purchase aftermarket warp nacelles like the ones on Kronos one

[@alvinleester]

Phenomenal craftsmanship all around. Now I have to start my 1/537 D7. Question: Why did you leave the seam apparent on the connection between the wing and the nacelle?

[@Innuendoh]

Great job!!! Thanks for the video. Is there any worry about the weight of the front end, over time, stressing the joint at the neck from the main body?

[@TrekWorks]

I really don't think so. The neck and bulb are not super heavy and the wall at the connection point to the rear hull is very thick and strong. I did do some extra internal support work there which I talked about in a followup video. This kit is designed much better than the old 1/537 AMT kit.

[@henryschmitt7577]

AWESOME as always Boyd!

[@StarWarsJay]

Beautiful! I wish I had your skills man. I’d love to own a model like that. How much would that cost to commission?

[@Wannagobackto1980]

Awesome job man!!! Looks really good!!! KA PLA!!!!

[@wwkdiecastmore5647]

Looks awesome, well done!

[@CaptainCorpse172]

OKay where did you get this model and how much can i buy one for. I already have the 1:350 scale Enterprise-A and now I want one of these

[@TrekWorks]

you can find it at www.hdamodelworks.com

[@kaos5469]

Where can I get me one of these? Super sweet! The detail is amazing!

[@WarlockCore]

Phenomenal work , kaplaah!

[@tillmandickson1530]

All that wonderful detail work then one mounts the power connector so the cable erupts vertically out of the base, a hideous eyesore and homage to WTF. I am currently deciding which of the 3 "options" to get. I'll be happy regardless as long as I come up with a decent workaround for the hideous connector arrangement.

[@tillmandickson1530]

Sorry, my grumbling aside, absolutely beautiful War Bird!

[@TrekWorks]

@@tillmandickson1530 No worries, actually I wanted to do a completely custom base but was short on time & budget so this base was just something I threw together quickly.

[@voy709]

I emailed George and asked about the white powder and he said the white powder was put on for the electrical shots for The Motion Picture’ and left. It was repainted for the Qo'noS one. Beautiful work as always.

[@TrekWorks]

Thanks, sounds like the theory on that might be true then. I definitely remember an article back in the 80's in Cinefantastic magazine.

[@voy709]

TrekWorks Yes.. Bill George worked on the model.

[@voy709]

TrekWorks yes. George worked on the model.

[@2000spqr]

you know... it would be cool if you paint that emblem on the base disk red outlined in pale gold and the klingon destiny- points (represents 3 tribes that created the klingon empire?) black.. I saw that emblem in those colors on TNG at a klingon council chamber.. I thought it really looked good.

[@TwistedSisterHaratiofales]

really good work. I have one on the way.

[@TrekWorks]

Awesome, have fun on it.

[@TwistedSisterHaratiofales]

@@TrekWorks LOL I thought I ordered the Model on Ebay, but I ordered the Lighting kit. I ordered the model on Amazon today.

[@gerardofollano8417]

Nice job! I would just use a plain flat black base stand out too much IMHO, focus should be 100% on the model

[@JoseRamos-kd9ig]

I had a "Star Trek" model kit back in 70s, the kit came with Phaser, Communicater & Tricorder. Do you know what company made that kit? Thanks! Incredible Models👍✌️

[@robertbelcher6454]

That would be the AMT Star Trek Exploration Set from 1975. Round 2 did a re-pop of it in 2014.

[@AvengerII]

@1:51 -- In THIS light, it actually DOES look screen-accurate. It's the first time I've seen that model, with that paint job (by anyone), actually LOOK like what I saw onscreen. It looks greyer in this light. I was paying closer attention to the movie footage and it looks like this. I'd still say the final onscreen version looks closer to a medium-dark grey than it does green but it does seem to show green undertones. It had to be the lighting and film processing that changed the color that dramatically from "real life" to "onscreen presentation." Star Trek: The Motion Picture was literally finished at the last minute and they say the release copies were STILL drying as they shipped them to theaters!

[@AvengerII]

You gonna do Kronos One next, Boyd? Hahahahahahaaha. Ohhhh... I don't blame you if you take a break from the Klingons for a few years! This one turned out really nice. Your explanation for what happened with the weathering on the shooting model makes sense. It's the first time someone's CONVINCED me it was green! And yeah, I have seen pictures of it, too, but I suspect the pictures I saw (color) were taken before they did the "weathering"/"dusting" for the special effects.

[@forthwithtx5852]

Nice work!

[@michaelcarnevale103]

looks good.

[@buffsheeri]

great job thanks for sharing

[@matthewwolfe6848]

Selling?

[@danielboucher5294]

wow!!! great job!

[@burtpanzer]

JUST ONE THING... the power cord sticking up at an angle. A possible solution might have been a female connecter on a cord, like the supply end, requiring only a small notch at the outside edge with a few inches of cord trailing. Otherwise an amazing job.

[@tomvanetteger6581]

As best as I can tell (and someone correct me if I'm wrong) , the name of the vessel is the IKS Atmb.

[@m6smitten]

wow! Just, wow!

[@dannyfubar3099]

Riki Tiki Cool!