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I hate to bother you, I just bought this model and was wondering where I can get information on the add ons such as lighting, sound, aztecing, paint schemes, and color specs, etc.
The quest has become! I am so proud of you for diving in! Once we have these behemoths on display we can stand tall in the community. A definite right of passage! Bravo!👏👏👏👏👏👏🖖
This is the best piece of merchandise for Trek that’s been made in years. I love TrekWorks who is good and in Polar Lights you’ll love the K’Tinga class Klingon Bird of Prey.
Good luck with the Enterprise Wayne, I am about to start my build as well and 100% confirm this thing makes me shake in my boots that I will booger it up. Boyd and Phil are legends and I have watched all of their refit videos, which does give me some confidence. Cheers, Ian.
Taking on a REAL model eh Wayne! This is going to be a challenge for you, but well worth building it. One of these days I will get around to building my original kit release.
Hello Wayne this is JR from Georgia . I bought this kit last year I will be following along with you building at the same time i was excited seeing this video. I was affected by by Eaglemoss failure as well i was in the middle of three builds ecto-1 btf DeLorean enterpise D and just got my starter pack of the titanic I send pics when we finish around 2024 on this 1701 refit polights Thanks Wayne
Well that’s some project Wayne! I wish you good luck & will look forward to seeing your updates throughout the year. This is a one year mission .. to boldly go where no Wayne has gone before!
I am looking forward to see your approach to this kit! You have already done an outstanding job painting some of your figures incredibly at this small scale,and I am intrigued by how you will improvise the lighting electronics for your build. The best part of this hobby is to see different ways by different builders to achieve the finished build.Thanks Wayne for sharing your adventures and thanks also to Boyd at trekworks,Lou at Aztek dummy, Phil at sprueverse for helping to explain and expand on the knowledge base in this wonderful hobby!!
Wayne good luck on the build. I did the 1/537 scale refit last year. It was an original 1980 smoothie version. I added LEDs and many photo etch and resign parts. Took me 6 months to build, 3 just to paint it. It's not as complicated as the 1:350 refit, don't know if I want to tackle that beasty. But god she is a beauty when done with the shimmering 4 color paint job. Enjoy it!
looking forward to watching your progress - hoping you will be detailing it enough that I could follow along if I can get the same kit and accessories. Cheers
I am just finishing up my build after about 7 months of steady work, and about to put final coat of Tamiya semi-gloss on it and call it done. I scratch built my lighting system using mostly LED strip lighting, with a few single LED bulbs or Mega lights for specific places like the deflector and impulse dishes. I will enjoy watching your series.
I've built two of these - the 2nd of which I posted on my youtube channel on Matt's Model Shop. I thought it was going to be about 15 parts and it wound up being 28! It's a really big model and takes a lot of time, but boy is it worth it in the end. It's a beautiful model. The only advice I can give is to keep at it, and remember - it's just plastic! Be sure to look at all of the different builds out there, as there are tons of ways to get this thing built. And don't be afraid to ask questions. I'll be definitely watching this one! Good luck!
She’s a beast! Just wish I had the room to build the big girl. Had two with all the bells and whistles then realized nowhere to put her. Maybe one day.🖖
What can I say other than, WOW !! I’ll be watching this build with great interest. Painting those 1/350 figures. H ha ha. No way could I do that. Good luck. And a Happy New Year to you
Thank you Wayne for this project series. When I found the, 'Warp 8', light/sound kit from Trekmodeler I considered building this model. It was after watching the online tutorials by talented builder like yourself that convinced me to take it on. There is a lot to learn/know and plan to be successful in representing the 9 foot film model. I have designed/fabricated a metal stand that allows the model to pitch , up to 25 degrees from level, in any direction. With the Warp 8, I have added the landing lights for the shuttle bay, PE, MaskDesign masks for Aztek patterns and paint guide. Daler Rowney, 'Shimmering Colours' inks for the Aztek. Have 20 % done. Will take 10 months or more to finish. If interested there is a YT video of a 1/35 Moebius J2 I built titled, 'Lost In Space Jupiter II Model', Made the metal stand to have the model in flight. Built the interior lighting (UV) and motorized the radar.
Polar Lights make some great kits. I still have my 1/350 scale NX-01 enterprise kit I never finished. I started it but then decided to illuminate it and need to get another kit but I am not going to pay $600 for a unopened kit. Some one told me to email Round 2 that they can sell me the sprues I need individually to replace what I already glued together and what I am missing. Im thinking about trying this when I get back on my feet on my credit card and paypal debit. My plan for the kit when I stopped building and decided to illuminate it was to illuminate the entire kit like it was in the movie. The warp nacelles I was going to leave in clear frosted plastic and illuminate the warp chiller grills with blue LED strip lights and the bussard collectors with rotating red LED lights. This way when the kit is powered down it will look like it did in that one episode where they powered the NX01 down for a solar storm and taking refuge in the warp engines that were heavily shielded and would protect them from radiation. I then saw later on that they had a bunch of add on detail parts like the NX01 shuttle pods in 1/350 scale and someone at one time had a 3D printed shuttle bay to fit in place. They also had the aztec masks to spray the pattern on but they are out of production as well. I hope to do all that cause I would love to build the NX01 in 1/350 scale as I felt that was a very logical earth ship design. My second favorite design was the Galaxy and All Good Things Galaxy-X class dreadnought. My third favorite design was the Soverign class and then the old Constitution class was my fourth favorite design. The Constitution Refit Enterprise isnt a bad ship I just am not too crazy about the refit. I currently have a 1400:1 scale Enterprise C Ambassador class kit in clear transluscent plastic on my wish list as well as a 1400:1 scale Enterprise D kit in clear plastic, I want to pick two of these kits up as there is still resin aftermarket parts to build the Refit Enterprise D and I always loved that warship twist to the Galaxy class ship.
Hmmmm..... Unofficial Sprueverse challenge? I will be looking forward to this series and am very interested in seeing how you tackle this massive project my friend. Mine is still collecting dust and has been for over 19 years. I know... sad. Hug Esther for us please and say hello. Miss you guys!
With a bit of time you can make a beautiful Refit Enterprise with this kit. Made my kit a fair few years ago straight from the box, USS YorkTown, she's holding up pretty well. A friend of mine made the self destruct version from ST:TSFS,its quite impressive..
4 years too late for me... I started this project many many years ago, about 4 actually, and I got a good ways in, I noticed some of the problems as you did, but did not, do not have your more extensive background, my uncompleted model has light leaks all over, you could almost think the ship is exploding with the number of light leaks. Near the end of when I stopped, my eyesight was getting worse, hence I put it on hold when I found out I needed glasses, and I have never gone back to this model. A friend of mine was building it at the same time, far younger than I and she has better eyesight. :D And she continued on once I stopped. I have sent her the link to this video as I do not know if she finished hers or not. But to then add pain? to this, I started the Enterprise D build from the now defunct Eaglemoss, and have followed your videos as much as I was able to. I am behind, I am about 1/2 the way through the top Saucer section, and it does look very good, and HEAVY. :) But I have about 10 boxes I am behind in, and it was not until I noticed I had not been charged anything for a few months that I went online and found out they basically are no longer supporting the build any longer. The note on your channel about it being on hold was enough for me. :(
I built one, it was just after the movie came out. The kit didn't have a light kit. Didn't know how to do the Aztec painting, so I used a few different colors of silver. I hand painted individual hull plates, windows, and other details. It took me a long time to finish. I lost my models in 2000, and everything else I owned. I hope I can build another.
Very best of luck with this monster build Wayne, you are sure going to have up and downs with this build, above all try and not get pressured into providing updates on the build, think it through and take advice if you need to. I am looking forward to seeing how you plan the lighting. This kit is a mojo killer, the road is littered with half built failed projects of this kit. I don't even think Lou has built a 1/350 refit which shows how difficult it can be. I have this kit and the resin Reliant 1/350 kit, just lack of spare time is stopping me, but I will tackle them one day.
Hello Wayne, there a couple of things to look out for with your proposed electronics set up. 1) the support rod will limit the size and number of insulated wires that can go through the rod. Suggest you have large cross section wires to carry power at high current with a low voltage drop to each section of the model and then thin wires to carry the logic or low current switching signals. 2) arduino boards can only supply or accept a limited amount of total current for even LED lighting before failing. Suggest you have the arduino provide logic level signals only and use addressable neopixel or dotstar RGB or RGBW LED strips/rings/LEDS connected to the 5v high current power bus lines with arduino conected logic level signals to control the RGBW light levels of each LED in each seperate neopixel or Dotstar LED chain. Adafruit have some good Neopixel and dotstar libraries you can use.
I have thought about that. Only dynamic lights will be going into the Arduino. Static lights will be powered directly with 12v rail. This will reduce the load going to the Nano. Additionally, I am only using white LED strips for main lights. I won't be using RGB. All other lights will be individual SMD.
I just received mine and can see this will be a bear of a project, especially given my experience is intermediate at best and I have only built the more common 1/537 and 1/1000 Star Trek models in the past. There are only two somewhat disappointments I have with this kit though: 1. The fact Polar Lights sells the Aztec kit separate which costs an arm & a leg everywhere online and one can buy a whole second kit for the price of the decals. It really should be included with the kit, but obviously comes down to more revenue for them. Since most of my previous models lack Aztec, their inclusion is not as much an issue as wanting the alternative names and NCC numbers as I would like to make it something other than the Enterprise. But apparently one has to purchase the whole decal set to have that option. 2. Other than the hanger/cargo deck, the officer's lounge and arboretum are pretty simplistic and cheap looking. I've seen much more detailed 3D printed versions online and think I'll definitely be replacing the versions included with the kit as well as adding a Recreation Deck that did not come with the model. Though to that last point, I honestly wonder how visible these parts will be from the outside since installing lighting is beyond my skill level. Since I've only seen fully lit examples of the model online, can anyone who built this kit without lighting tell me how well or not the interior pieces will be seen inside the hanger or through the windows and is there any way to maybe enhance their visibility without lights?
@@WorldofWayneUK That's the thing. While I'd like to replace the included parts with more detailed ones, at the same time I don't want to waste money if they won't be very visible to begin with and in that case will just go with the cheaper looking ones. A good example of this is my 1/537 version that I attempted to jazz up by adding an aftermarket lounge and hanger and of which are pretty invisible unless one shines a bright flashlight on the areas from the outside in. I guess I just figured the 1/350 would be an improvement given the beefed-up scale.
I bought the original refit kits when they first came out from Polar Lights years ago. It's been sitting in the box in the garage since I bought it. I've always been planning on building it with all the bells and whistles, but have had time to really get into it. Maybe seeing how yours comes out well get me motivated to start working on it. I also bought the 1:350 NX-01 that's sitting boxed in the garage.
Quite the undertaking Wayne! My Enterprise Refit is sitting next to me in my TV room. I had it commissioned by Ken at Epyc Models. Looking forward to seeing you build it! Thanks for sharing. Happy days and model on! 😎🇨🇦
I bought one of these when they were first released along with a 1/350 NX-01 kit (and 1/72 C-57D). All are still languishing on the shelf as I have been to timid to start them. And, to be honest, wondering about where to put them once finished. My 1/350 Space Battleship Yamato already takes up more space than I had anticipated. This video may be the prompt I need. Are you thinking of adding crew figures to the bridge etc? You can source figures either in plastic or etched brass both from SF modelling (such as Yamato) or regular naval modelling. They certainly add a sense of scale to the Yamato.
I also have this model and have been holding off because of the the lighting,I am not very good at electrical work soldering etc looking for a simple lighting source . I am going to follow you on this build
Finally, the Star Ship Enterprise makes it to the channel! I've always wanted to build this, being the refit or the original Enterprise - but I am very intimidated by it. Not experienced with electrics or Adrino boards, so I am thankful you're doing a build / tutorial on this.
Good luck Wayne!!! I have a PL kit as well, but not sure I'd be able to handle the after market stuff. Looking forward to checking in on how you're doing with it.
Looking forward to your electrical section on this model - Phil's Enterprise electrics are so shoved in, I'm sure it's about to burst open Alien-style! Good luck with your passion project, mine would be the Reliant, but this is by far the best looking Enterprise. 😀
Good luck on this project Wayne!!!! I also have this kit but am daunted by the complexity of the of the build! I plan on buying and installing the Tena Controls bluetooth lighting kit and getting some additional photo etch detail kits. But right now I am still working on the Deagonstini Millennium Falcon...up to issue 79!!! But there will still be plenty of painting and detailing to be done! And then my next project will be the AgoraModels Terminator! So not sure if I will get to or attempt to build the 1701! Not sure if I can do it justice!! I might actually look for a modeler to build it for me! But congrats on your this project! I look forward to seeing your V-log on this build!! : )
Also make sure on the inside spray it with black paint then white so the lights reflect and you don’t get light bleed this model is notorious for light bleed
Looking forward to this build . Mainly because I am planning on starting soon with mine. BTW the Partworkupgrades set , according to the website is about 450 figures. More than what you said. I am also looking to do a series build on TH-cam series on this model. So looking forward to seeing what you do. Every video that you , Boyd ,Phil, Jason,Lou release will only improve my one. Looking especially forward to seeing what you do with Aduino.
I started mine with the shuttle bay and then worked up. It's a nice kit with flaws and a lot of detail that can be missed or what you do get will not be seen unless you look up close and that's where the lights come I. Remember to get the k'tinga as well as the grisom in 1/350, and before you know it you lost a few years of your life and a lit os display room. Next up is the 1/350 tos enterprise
I put the Refit model together a few years ago. Sadly, when we moved, the nacelles broke. It was a fun build, and I'd suggest getting the laser cut metal add-on parts. They make all the difference when it comes to the super small details.
I hate to ask this, I just bought this model and was wondering where I can get information on the add ons such as lighting, sound, aztecing, paint schemes, and color specs, etc.
I'm on my second one of these kits only because I totally screwed up the first one. My first mistake was putting the docking bay on the wrong side of the saucer then used the wrong paint as my base coat. I primed the whole thing then lightly sanded. when i applied my base coat as it dried it wrinkled up. Sanded the whole thing down and repainted. It did it again so i bought a second kit to start over. I'm fairly new to model building and am learning that I have a lot to learn.
I've been wanting to do this kit but its hard finding good reference material for all the colors and lighting so I will be watching this series and try to build along. I have all the mods that you have as well and all the led's looking forward to this one Wayne! Maybe you can share your Arduino code as well?
Wayne, I'm excited about this. It was the aborted Eaglemoss Enterprise D that first let me to your channel, so having you start another Enterprise is great to see. I'll be looking forward to seeing how this goes and hopefully it will end much better than the "D" wound up being.
Please go into detail about your arduino lighting solution! You are probably aware of these references, trekcore has frame grabs from the blu rays, and startrekpropauthority has stills of the filming model from the auction
I wayne sent off to hachette for the batman tumbler to build I was thinking will you be painting the inside of the saucer section black to prevent light leakage
I've been looking at this kit for many years. Amazing that you're doing these vids. Gives me something to follow/match. Is there an alternative for greenstrawberry? They want a minimum order value of 220 USD to the UK
@@WorldofWayneUK - Not trying to be too much of a "know-it-all" kind of commenter, but if you have't yet purchased the Aztec Dummy masks, I would suggest checking out MaskDesign's masking set. It is the most accurate, and most robust masking set for the 1:350 refit out there. The full mask set has everything to paint not only all the aztec paneling, but also the name/numbers on the primary hull, as well as the entire strongback and pylon detailing.
Fantastic! I've been watching the other two builds as well and will be following this one closely. Question - I'm very comfortable coding/wiring my own arduino lighting systems for other models. Are you planning on releasing/providing the arduino code and/or circuit diagrams for this? I've had this kit for 8 years and am also in the "this scares me" camp. I've also played with arduino controlled RGB LEDs...so much fun for a nice smooth transition from one color(s) to another. You should enjoy that!
Putting the Electrics in the base is a much better way to do it, rather than (No disrespect to Phill S) trying to cram everything into the ship itself. Take your time, and don't be tempted to 'rush' any parts! I'm sure that Phil over at Sprueverse will do an excerlent job of it. Once again hope your dad is ok, and gets some enjoyment out of the train set.
Just to let you know. Wayne, their is a lighting kit for this model from a company called. Startrek lighting a deluxe version is £60.00, if you're good at soldering, might buy this model myself.
I did one of these a few months back and my decals were a total disaster they disintergrated within seconds of putting them in water. This is the first time i have had problems with the kit though as my previous versions were ok. Just a heads up on that Wayne, try one that you won't be using to see if it's ok.
Boyd from #Trekworks said the decals that come in the box are not good. He said they fall apart and he never uses them. He ordered a third party set of decals, but I don't remember from where. He says they are much better. Send him and email and he will respond with info about them. Just FYI.
Even as a kid you never built an Enterprise refit model? I think I built 3 of them. I really wish I could have kept the last one. It was some STV or VI deluxe version with lights and a terrible sound board. But I also painted it the best out of all my models.
You could prolly ask the misus to help with the insides and little dudes and dudettes as she likes building doll houses and this will be like a scifi doll house once done.
I find the white primer from Army Painter to be quite chalky when it goes on. White Scar from Citadel is better, at least in my experience, though it can be more expensive.
I hope you sand off the phaser banks on the upper and lower saucer primary hull. They are inaccurately raised rectangle surrounds on this kit, which is not accurate to the filming miniature.
@@WorldofWayneUK - Correct. The round turrets are there, but the yellow surround to the two turrets is flat "safety" paint, and not a raised panel (like the kit has it). Also since you mention you will likely be adding the hull number spotlight (from the A/B deck) leaving the raised panel will also mess up the thrown floodlight effect by creating a box shadow. Sanding it flat and adding in half-dome beads for the turrets will go a long way to not introducing the stepped shadow from the errant added "panel". You can also try sanding down the raised "panels" (the duck-egg blue semi-circle with the white sectioning lines) just in front of the main floodlight alcove on the bridge (which is were the floodlight is suggested to be coming from) as that is also painted on, in the filming miniature and not an actual raised panel. That will give you slightly more space for the floodlight to cast the light onto the hull number/name. The angle of the crown on that ledge is also ever-so-slightly steeper/sharper on this kit than the filming miniature, which also causes more light to be blocked from the floodlight source than needs to be.
you will need a lot more wire better to buy it on a reel last a lot longer, also get yourself a razor saw this actually is a razor blade sized blade but with a saw edge on both sides instead of a flat blade I think i got mine from micro mart Wayne and we will be building ours at the same time mate
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Glad to see you going for this one Wayne! Looking forward to watching your progress.
Will watch before I attempt mine.
The quest has become! I am so proud of you for diving in! Once we have these behemoths on display we can stand tall in the community. A definite right of passage! Bravo!👏👏👏👏👏👏🖖
This is the best piece of merchandise for Trek that’s been made in years. I love TrekWorks who is good and in Polar Lights you’ll love the K’Tinga class Klingon Bird of Prey.
Good luck with the Enterprise Wayne, I am about to start my build as well and 100% confirm this thing makes me shake in my boots that I will booger it up. Boyd and Phil are legends and I have watched all of their refit videos, which does give me some confidence. Cheers, Ian.
I've been following Boyd's channel for a long time because I'm a Trekker from way back. Good luck on this build Wayne!
Wayne! I’m so excited for you! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE show all the painting. Light blocking, Primer, colors, Aztec colors, trims. PLEASE?
I will be
I follow Boyd for a long time, I like his works...
I have someone building me one right now. In fact it should be done soon. With lights. Can't wait
You are crazy. Ok now i am realy looking forward to see more of that projekt. Good luck!!
Wonderful, and professional introduction to this Star Trek build.
Taking on a REAL model eh Wayne! This is going to be a challenge for you, but well worth building it. One of these days I will get around to building my original kit release.
Wow 😲 Wayne looking forward to this build keep them coming
Its a fun challenging build. Built one in the past got another one on its way as we speak.
Fantastic😃 great that you will do this, i am happy to see your videos about the Refit 😁👍
Hello Wayne this is JR from Georgia . I bought this kit last year I will be following along with you building at the same time i was excited seeing this video. I was affected by by Eaglemoss failure as well i was in the middle of three builds ecto-1 btf DeLorean enterpise D and just got my starter pack of the titanic
I send pics when we finish around 2024 on this 1701 refit polights Thanks Wayne
Cool. Will be a fun journey
I’ve had this set for over a year but have been searching for a decent lighting system so I’ll definitely be watching this for inspiration
Wow I will look forward to these videos as I was looking at this kit to do just what you are doing so good luck and happy new year
Looks like a really interesting and challenging project. Good luck with it, Wayne and I will watch as you move forward with it.
Well that’s some project Wayne!
I wish you good luck & will look forward to seeing your updates throughout the year.
This is a one year mission .. to boldly go where no Wayne has gone before!
Good luck with the build I will be glad to see your progress. The lighting will be interesting to see how you do it.
I am looking forward to see your approach to this kit! You have already done an outstanding job painting some of your figures incredibly at this small scale,and I am intrigued by how you will improvise the lighting electronics for your build. The best part of this hobby is to see different ways by different builders to achieve the finished build.Thanks Wayne for sharing your adventures and thanks also to Boyd at trekworks,Lou at Aztek dummy, Phil at sprueverse for helping to explain and expand on the knowledge base in this wonderful hobby!!
Happy New Year to you too! Will be happily watching.
Wayne good luck on the build. I did the 1/537 scale refit last year. It was an original 1980 smoothie version. I added LEDs and many photo etch and resign parts. Took me 6 months to build, 3 just to paint it. It's not as complicated as the 1:350 refit, don't know if I want to tackle that beasty. But god she is a beauty when done with the shimmering 4 color paint job. Enjoy it!
looking forward to watching your progress - hoping you will be detailing it enough that I could follow along if I can get the same kit and accessories. Cheers
I've dived into this build recently as well! Looking forward to watching your progress.
I am just finishing up my build after about 7 months of steady work, and about to put final coat of Tamiya semi-gloss on it and call it done. I scratch built my lighting system using mostly LED strip lighting, with a few single LED bulbs or Mega lights for specific places like the deflector and impulse dishes. I will enjoy watching your series.
I've built two of these - the 2nd of which I posted on my youtube channel on Matt's Model Shop. I thought it was going to be about 15 parts and it wound up being 28! It's a really big model and takes a lot of time, but boy is it worth it in the end. It's a beautiful model. The only advice I can give is to keep at it, and remember - it's just plastic! Be sure to look at all of the different builds out there, as there are tons of ways to get this thing built. And don't be afraid to ask questions. I'll be definitely watching this one! Good luck!
Very Happy your are doing this build Wayne. Looks like a great passion project for the year!
She’s a beast! Just wish I had the room to build the big girl. Had two with all the bells and whistles then realized nowhere to put her.
Maybe one day.🖖
My son had two of them there fun to build and so much you can do with them
looking forward to this build.. Good Luck
What can I say other than, WOW !! I’ll be watching this build with great interest. Painting those 1/350 figures. H ha ha. No way could I do that.
Good luck. And a Happy New Year to you
Thank you Wayne for this project series. When I found the, 'Warp 8', light/sound kit from Trekmodeler I considered building this model. It was after watching the online tutorials by talented builder like yourself that convinced me to take it on. There is a lot to learn/know and plan to be successful in representing the 9 foot film model.
I have designed/fabricated a metal stand that allows the model to pitch , up to 25 degrees from level, in any direction. With the Warp 8, I have added the landing lights for the shuttle bay, PE, MaskDesign masks for Aztek patterns and paint guide. Daler Rowney, 'Shimmering Colours' inks for the Aztek. Have 20 % done. Will take 10 months or more to finish.
If interested there is a YT video of a 1/35 Moebius J2 I built titled,
'Lost In Space Jupiter II Model', Made the metal stand to have the model in flight. Built the interior
lighting (UV) and motorized the radar.
Polar Lights make some great kits. I still have my 1/350 scale NX-01 enterprise kit I never finished. I started it but then decided to illuminate it and need to get another kit but I am not going to pay $600 for a unopened kit. Some one told me to email Round 2 that they can sell me the sprues I need individually to replace what I already glued together and what I am missing. Im thinking about trying this when I get back on my feet on my credit card and paypal debit.
My plan for the kit when I stopped building and decided to illuminate it was to illuminate the entire kit like it was in the movie. The warp nacelles I was going to leave in clear frosted plastic and illuminate the warp chiller grills with blue LED strip lights and the bussard collectors with rotating red LED lights. This way when the kit is powered down it will look like it did in that one episode where they powered the NX01 down for a solar storm and taking refuge in the warp engines that were heavily shielded and would protect them from radiation. I then saw later on that they had a bunch of add on detail parts like the NX01 shuttle pods in 1/350 scale and someone at one time had a 3D printed shuttle bay to fit in place. They also had the aztec masks to spray the pattern on but they are out of production as well.
I hope to do all that cause I would love to build the NX01 in 1/350 scale as I felt that was a very logical earth ship design. My second favorite design was the Galaxy and All Good Things Galaxy-X class dreadnought. My third favorite design was the Soverign class and then the old Constitution class was my fourth favorite design. The Constitution Refit Enterprise isnt a bad ship I just am not too crazy about the refit.
I currently have a 1400:1 scale Enterprise C Ambassador class kit in clear transluscent plastic on my wish list as well as a 1400:1 scale Enterprise D kit in clear plastic, I want to pick two of these kits up as there is still resin aftermarket parts to build the Refit Enterprise D and I always loved that warship twist to the Galaxy class ship.
Hmmmm..... Unofficial Sprueverse challenge? I will be looking forward to this series and am very interested in seeing how you tackle this massive project my friend. Mine is still collecting dust and has been for over 19 years. I know... sad. Hug Esther for us please and say hello. Miss you guys!
Will do. Hope you are both keeping well
Looking forward to your build!
Boldly going to be a great build dude LLAP.
With a bit of time you can make a beautiful Refit Enterprise with this kit. Made my kit a fair few years ago straight from the box, USS YorkTown, she's holding up pretty well. A friend of mine made the self destruct version from ST:TSFS,its quite impressive..
4 years too late for me... I started this project many many years ago, about 4 actually, and I got a good ways in, I noticed some of the problems as you did, but did not, do not have your more extensive background, my uncompleted model has light leaks all over, you could almost think the ship is exploding with the number of light leaks. Near the end of when I stopped, my eyesight was getting worse, hence I put it on hold when I found out I needed glasses, and I have never gone back to this model. A friend of mine was building it at the same time, far younger than I and she has better eyesight. :D And she continued on once I stopped. I have sent her the link to this video as I do not know if she finished hers or not. But to then add pain? to this, I started the Enterprise D build from the now defunct Eaglemoss, and have followed your videos as much as I was able to. I am behind, I am about 1/2 the way through the top Saucer section, and it does look very good, and HEAVY. :) But I have about 10 boxes I am behind in, and it was not until I noticed I had not been charged anything for a few months that I went online and found out they basically are no longer supporting the build any longer. The note on your channel about it being on hold was enough for me. :(
It has been picked up by another company and we are awaiting news of what happens next apparently
@@WorldofWayneUK Thank you for the information!
I built one, it was just after the movie came out. The kit didn't have a light kit. Didn't know how to do the Aztec painting, so I used a few different colors of silver. I hand painted individual hull plates, windows, and other details. It took me a long time to finish. I lost my models in 2000, and everything else I owned. I hope I can build another.
I honestly think you live in a tardis, how you fit all the large scale models in that wee room is mad.
Very best of luck with this monster build Wayne, you are sure going to have up and downs with this build, above all try and not get pressured into providing updates on the build, think it through and take advice if you need to. I am looking forward to seeing how you plan the lighting.
This kit is a mojo killer, the road is littered with half built failed projects of this kit.
I don't even think Lou has built a 1/350 refit which shows how difficult it can be.
I have this kit and the resin Reliant 1/350 kit, just lack of spare time is stopping me, but I will tackle them one day.
Hello Wayne, there a couple of things to look out for with your proposed electronics set up.
1) the support rod will limit the size and number of insulated wires that can go through the rod. Suggest you have large cross section wires to carry power at high current with a low voltage drop to each section of the model and then thin wires to carry the logic or low current switching signals.
2) arduino boards can only supply or accept a limited amount of total current for even LED lighting before failing.
Suggest you have the arduino provide logic level signals only and use addressable neopixel or dotstar RGB or RGBW LED strips/rings/LEDS connected to the 5v high current power bus lines with arduino conected logic level signals to control the RGBW light levels of each LED in each seperate neopixel or Dotstar LED chain. Adafruit have some good Neopixel and dotstar libraries you can use.
I have thought about that. Only dynamic lights will be going into the Arduino. Static lights will be powered directly with 12v rail. This will reduce the load going to the Nano. Additionally, I am only using white LED strips for main lights. I won't be using RGB. All other lights will be individual SMD.
I just received mine and can see this will be a bear of a project, especially given my experience is intermediate at best and I have only built the more common 1/537 and 1/1000 Star Trek models in the past. There are only two somewhat disappointments I have with this kit though:
1. The fact Polar Lights sells the Aztec kit separate which costs an arm & a leg everywhere online and one can buy a whole second kit for the price of the decals. It really should be included with the kit, but obviously comes down to more revenue for them. Since most of my previous models lack Aztec, their inclusion is not as much an issue as wanting the alternative names and NCC numbers as I would like to make it something other than the Enterprise. But apparently one has to purchase the whole decal set to have that option.
2. Other than the hanger/cargo deck, the officer's lounge and arboretum are pretty simplistic and cheap looking. I've seen much more detailed 3D printed versions online and think I'll definitely be replacing the versions included with the kit as well as adding a Recreation Deck that did not come with the model.
Though to that last point, I honestly wonder how visible these parts will be from the outside since installing lighting is beyond my skill level. Since I've only seen fully lit examples of the model online, can anyone who built this kit without lighting tell me how well or not the interior pieces will be seen inside the hanger or through the windows and is there any way to maybe enhance their visibility without lights?
The visibility from the outside is my concern too. Nice to have it but I see why some peeps just frost the windows to hide what’s happening in there
@@WorldofWayneUK That's the thing. While I'd like to replace the included parts with more detailed ones, at the same time I don't want to waste money if they won't be very visible to begin with and in that case will just go with the cheaper looking ones. A good example of this is my 1/537 version that I attempted to jazz up by adding an aftermarket lounge and hanger and of which are pretty invisible unless one shines a bright flashlight on the areas from the outside in. I guess I just figured the 1/350 would be an improvement given the beefed-up scale.
I bought the original refit kits when they first came out from Polar Lights years ago. It's been sitting in the box in the garage since I bought it. I've always been planning on building it with all the bells and whistles, but have had time to really get into it. Maybe seeing how yours comes out well get me motivated to start working on it. I also bought the 1:350 NX-01 that's sitting boxed in the garage.
👍🏻 Happy Friday
Quite the undertaking Wayne! My Enterprise Refit is sitting next to me in my TV room. I had it commissioned by Ken at Epyc Models. Looking forward to seeing you build it! Thanks for sharing. Happy days and model on! 😎🇨🇦
I bought one of these when they were first released along with a 1/350 NX-01 kit (and 1/72 C-57D). All are still languishing on the shelf as I have been to timid to start them. And, to be honest, wondering about where to put them once finished. My 1/350 Space Battleship Yamato already takes up more space than I had anticipated. This video may be the prompt I need.
Are you thinking of adding crew figures to the bridge etc? You can source figures either in plastic or etched brass both from SF modelling (such as Yamato) or regular naval modelling. They certainly add a sense of scale to the Yamato.
I have the figures already. Check out the Community Tab and you will see them :D
Happy New Year wayne. I'm nearly done with mine. If you have any questions about the build hit me up.
Will do
Looking forward to following this epic build, Wayne 😀👍
I also have this model and have been holding off because of the the lighting,I am not very good at electrical work soldering etc looking for a simple lighting source . I am going to follow you on this build
This is a fantastic kit. I converted mine into USS RELIANT, from Wrath of Kahn.
Finally, the Star Ship Enterprise makes it to the channel! I've always wanted to build this, being the refit or the original Enterprise - but I am very intimidated by it. Not experienced with electrics or Adrino boards, so I am thankful you're doing a build / tutorial on this.
Good luck Wayne!!! I have a PL kit as well, but not sure I'd be able to handle the after market stuff. Looking forward to checking in on how you're doing with it.
Looking forward to your electrical section on this model - Phil's Enterprise electrics are so shoved in, I'm sure it's about to burst open Alien-style! Good luck with your passion project, mine would be the Reliant, but this is by far the best looking Enterprise. 😀
Good luck on this project Wayne!!!! I also have this kit but am daunted by the complexity of the of the build! I plan on buying and installing the Tena Controls bluetooth lighting kit and getting some additional photo etch detail kits. But right now I am still working on the Deagonstini Millennium Falcon...up to issue 79!!! But there will still be plenty of painting and detailing to be done! And then my next project will be the AgoraModels Terminator!
So not sure if I will get to or attempt to build the 1701! Not sure if I can do it justice!! I might actually look for a modeler to build it for me!
But congrats on your this project! I look forward to seeing your V-log on this build!! : )
Also make sure on the inside spray it with black paint then white so the lights reflect and you don’t get light bleed this model is notorious for light bleed
Looking forward to this build . Mainly because I am planning on starting soon with mine. BTW the Partworkupgrades set , according to the website is about 450 figures. More than what you said. I am also looking to do a series build on TH-cam series on this model. So looking forward to seeing what you do. Every video that you , Boyd ,Phil, Jason,Lou release will only improve my one. Looking especially forward to seeing what you do with Aduino.
Can't wait to see your progress on this! I recently finished and lit the smaller 1/1000 version but am still super nervous about starting the 350.
I started mine with the shuttle bay and then worked up. It's a nice kit with flaws and a lot of detail that can be missed or what you do get will not be seen unless you look up close and that's where the lights come I.
Remember to get the k'tinga as well as the grisom in 1/350, and before you know it you lost a few years of your life and a lit os display room.
Next up is the 1/350 tos enterprise
Coooollll
I put the Refit model together a few years ago. Sadly, when we moved, the nacelles broke. It was a fun build, and I'd suggest getting the laser cut metal add-on parts. They make all the difference when it comes to the super small details.
Are you still doing the Enterprise D project? haven't seen any videos on that since you decided to take the saucer apart and redo the build.
No the company that made it went bankrupt
@@WorldofWayneUK OH NO!!!!
I hate to ask this, I just bought this model and was wondering where I can get information on the add ons such as lighting, sound, aztecing, paint schemes, and color specs, etc.
Wow - good luck with the Decals - I would have to mask and spray cos I have no confidence in those massive decals
I'm on my second one of these kits only because I totally screwed up the first one. My first mistake was putting the docking bay on the wrong side of the saucer then used the wrong paint as my base coat. I primed the whole thing then lightly sanded. when i applied my base coat as it dried it wrinkled up. Sanded the whole thing down and repainted. It did it again so i bought a second kit to start over. I'm fairly new to model building and am learning that I have a lot to learn.
I've been wanting to do this kit but its hard finding good reference material for all the colors and lighting so I will be watching this series and try to build along. I have all the mods that you have as well and all the led's looking forward to this one Wayne! Maybe you can share your Arduino code as well?
Check out the reference pics in the video description. It’s the actual model being stored at Blue Horizon HQ
Wayne, I'm excited about this. It was the aborted Eaglemoss Enterprise D that first let me to your channel, so having you start another Enterprise is great to see. I'll be looking forward to seeing how this goes and hopefully it will end much better than the "D" wound up being.
That is my history as well
Same for me. I'm looking forward to seeing how this progresses. All of the after market add-ons look incredible.
Ditto
I just had to stop at 13:29 and tell you I am in AWE of the paint job on that figure.
Thank you. Believe me my brush had 1 hair on it
Happy New Year Wayne. Looks challenging. This is way above my level of expertise, so good luck with it and anxious to see how it progresses.
Another new project wayne
Please go into detail about your arduino lighting solution! You are probably aware of these references, trekcore has frame grabs from the blu rays, and startrekpropauthority has stills of the filming model from the auction
If you look at the link in the description I have all that and more. Plus I have the whole TWOK movie of just the Enterprise. 5 mins long lol
Wayne, what about adding a speaker to the Arduino and a memory card with some original sounds like phasers and torpedoes?
Yep. By storing the control units in the base I have all sorts of space to add stuff like that
I wayne sent off to hachette for the batman tumbler to build I was thinking will you be painting the inside of the saucer section black to prevent light leakage
Yep. Black primer with white primer over the top
Love it can't wait to see it all together. P.s where did u get ur figure from I'd like to get them for my enterprises 🤗🤗
www.partworkupgrades.com
Where did you get your amber/blue bi-colour LED from?
Ali Express
I've been looking at this kit for many years. Amazing that you're doing these vids. Gives me something to follow/match. Is there an alternative for greenstrawberry? They want a minimum order value of 220 USD to the UK
Culttvman is another option
Are you planning on using paint masks *instead of* decals? It *is* a much better look - no silvering from the edges of the decals...
I didn’t even know they were available lol
@@WorldofWayneUK th-cam.com/video/uKdJ1f9cVX4/w-d-xo.html
@@WorldofWayneUK - Not trying to be too much of a "know-it-all" kind of commenter, but if you have't yet purchased the Aztec Dummy masks, I would suggest checking out MaskDesign's masking set. It is the most accurate, and most robust masking set for the 1:350 refit out there. The full mask set has everything to paint not only all the aztec paneling, but also the name/numbers on the primary hull, as well as the entire strongback and pylon detailing.
Hi Wayne please send me a link to your Amazon store and where did you get the bender from please
It all in the video description
Fantastic! I've been watching the other two builds as well and will be following this one closely. Question - I'm very comfortable coding/wiring my own arduino lighting systems for other models. Are you planning on releasing/providing the arduino code and/or circuit diagrams for this? I've had this kit for 8 years and am also in the "this scares me" camp. I've also played with arduino controlled RGB LEDs...so much fun for a nice smooth transition from one color(s) to another. You should enjoy that!
Putting the Electrics in the base is a much better way to do it, rather than (No disrespect to Phill S) trying to cram everything into the ship itself. Take your time, and don't be tempted to 'rush' any parts! I'm sure that Phil over at Sprueverse will do an excerlent job of it. Once again hope your dad is ok, and gets some enjoyment out of the train set.
Just to let you know. Wayne, their is a lighting kit for this model from a company called. Startrek lighting a deluxe version is £60.00, if you're good at soldering, might buy this model myself.
With the arboretum cut the trees and bushes out and use the scenery trees and bushes for train models in it trek works did it and made it pop
Hi Wayne. I'm going to be following this with interest. I have had this model unbuilt for years. Where did you get the decks A & B kit from?
greenstrawberry.cz/star-trek/ncc-1701-tos-bridge-728.html
Thank you.
I did one of these a few months back and my decals were a total disaster they disintergrated within seconds of putting them in water. This is the first time i have had problems with the kit though as my previous versions were ok. Just a heads up on that Wayne, try one that you won't be using to see if it's ok.
Thanks for the heads up
Do you sell these models after complete them?
Not normally no
have you heard any news on the ent d lately?
Nothing at all but it has been picked up and will be starting again. Trouble is, no one has any idea when
Boyd from #Trekworks said the decals that come in the box are not good. He said they fall apart and he never uses them. He ordered a third party set of decals, but I don't remember from where. He says they are much better. Send him and email and he will respond with info about them. Just FYI.
Even as a kid you never built an Enterprise refit model? I think I built 3 of them. I really wish I could have kept the last one. It was some STV or VI deluxe version with lights and a terrible sound board. But I also painted it the best out of all my models.
Lol I’m a refit virgin
Matt black as a primer coat on the outside?
No inside only
@@WorldofWayneUK Must have missheard!
You could prolly ask the misus to help with the insides and little dudes and dudettes as she likes building doll houses and this will be like a scifi doll house once done.
Good idea
What is going on with enterprise D and echo-1
No one knows
I find the white primer from Army Painter to be quite chalky when it goes on. White Scar from Citadel is better, at least in my experience, though it can be more expensive.
I built it 2 years ago
It took me forever to get it right
But it looks good
Are you still doing your enterprise from the delivery or have you stopped
I have stopped
Hi. Was the Enterprise D model ever finished? I remember seeing build videos, but can’t find them anymore??? Thanks
No the company who made it went bankrupt. It’s been picked up by Fanhome and we are hoping for it to restart soon
@@WorldofWayneUK thanks for the update. Hopefully we’ll get to see it finished 👍
Some light at the end of the tunnel for people that invested
I hope you sand off the phaser banks on the upper and lower saucer primary hull. They are inaccurately raised rectangle surrounds on this kit, which is not accurate to the filming miniature.
The nipple are there but the base need to be flat. I need to order some tiny parts me thinks
@@WorldofWayneUK - Correct.
The round turrets are there, but the yellow surround to the two turrets is flat "safety" paint, and not a raised panel (like the kit has it). Also since you mention you will likely be adding the hull number spotlight (from the A/B deck) leaving the raised panel will also mess up the thrown floodlight effect by creating a box shadow. Sanding it flat and adding in half-dome beads for the turrets will go a long way to not introducing the stepped shadow from the errant added "panel".
You can also try sanding down the raised "panels" (the duck-egg blue semi-circle with the white sectioning lines) just in front of the main floodlight alcove on the bridge (which is were the floodlight is suggested to be coming from) as that is also painted on, in the filming miniature and not an actual raised panel. That will give you slightly more space for the floodlight to cast the light onto the hull number/name. The angle of the crown on that ledge is also ever-so-slightly steeper/sharper on this kit than the filming miniature, which also causes more light to be blocked from the floodlight source than needs to be.
Like video
Can you make it as much a tutorial as possible? I would also like to build this, and I could use some guidance :)
That’s my intention. Step by step
you will need a lot more wire better to buy it on a reel last a lot longer, also get yourself a razor saw this actually is a razor blade sized blade but with a saw edge on both sides instead of a flat blade I think i got mine from micro mart Wayne and we will be building ours at the same time mate
I will check that out