Love the lighting! My only beef with this kit are the lines on the saucer. They are WAY too big. The 11 foot model used a mechanical pencil for the effect, so at this scale they'd be almost invisible. It just throws off the whole kit for me.
Stumbled across this video... glad I did. That is my "Starship" class graphic you used for the base. What an absolutely wonderful use for it. Love it. Great build too!
Stella😍👍🍺🤩 Beautiful work. I'm attempting this as my first model in 30 years. Cobbling together the lighting is so engrossing I've barely touched the sprues yet 😂
This is amazing and these videos go into my "save" files for when I build mine. Would have loved to have seen more video of the nacelle and saucer lights moving and flashing in the end of the video though?
Thank you very much for your comments. I did do a short video prior to doing the full build video. I’ve put a link to the video showing all the lighting and sound effects. Many thanks Mark th-cam.com/video/OnNkQij93Qw/w-d-xo.html
@@ScaleMarkModels Thanks for that link, hadn't come across that video yet on my search for videos about the build and lighting it. Just bought the kit this week, doing research preparing for the first time ever I'll be trying to build in some elaborate lighting like this (despite being a long time builder, off and on ;) ). This kit just asks for it. These videos are a big help regarding the wiring/technical aspects and the light sequencing, once I get to it (Spring 2023 maybe... ;) ).
Enterprise has gone back in time a few times and did enter the Atmosphere. Space is littered with junk BTW, its not as open as we thought. The original was weathered as well. Let's face it, this guy is a Master!
Where did you get this model and base? I know it's a Revell but did the base come with it? I think it looks amazing and I really hope to get into model building again once I retire and I am collecting alot of models. I would love to build a gorgeous Enterprise one day.
Hi The base was from modelmodz Link is modelmodz.com It was the delorean base and cabinet, just the right size for the model. The picture on the top of the base was a picture I had then printed it on acrylic. Regards Mark
Hi Kevin I really can’t remember. It was just a touch of silver and pale green, I really went by what I thought looked right. I did make up a reasonable batch of it to paint the whole ship plus any touching up. Regards Mark
Pleased you did'nt add the blu illuminating effect on the warp nacelles, they weren't in the original, I don't understand why some include this to the original. Anywho, the predecessor to this design for Captain Pikes ship should be the original, Kirk's ship should be: U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC 1701-A. The modified version for the motion picture should be, NCC 1701-B. It would be interesting to see all three models side by side with these text alterations. Of course Picard's ship from ST NEMESIS would be, NCC 1701-F.
Thanks Paul I didn’t include the blue nacelles as I wanted to keep it to the original series as I could. The weathering is pretty much done to the studio model. I spent many hours studying pictures and colour charts. If you noticed mine is a Starship class as originally named in the series rather than Constitution class renamed some years later. Thank you for you comments. Mark
Some modelers will add the blue to the TOS Enterprise because the original lighting plans from the 60s had it listed. There were also plans to illuminate the aft nacelle’s domes in a fashion similar to the way the forward nacelle domes were lit - with the spinning orange effect. Both of these lighting options were dropped due to budget constraints. So, when you see a TOS Enterprise model lit that way, it’s sort of a “what if...” As a side note, the first movie Enterprise had the nacelle’s interior light up so they could “finally do it the way they wanted.”
I have never seen anyone get that detailed on one that small. My hat is off to you sir! A true master of models.
Congratulations; you have approached this project like a REAL man, and for this reason, France adores you…
Wow, stunning, stunning, stunning. The base and the ship are truly magnificent! Thank you for sharing this with us.
Insane build! Awesome display for star treks most iconic ship.
Love the lighting! My only beef with this kit are the lines on the saucer. They are WAY too big. The 11 foot model used a mechanical pencil for the effect, so at this scale they'd be almost invisible. It just throws off the whole kit for me.
Well done. Really liked how you did the bridge detail - and everything actually. Fabulous.
Stumbled across this video... glad I did. That is my "Starship" class graphic you used for the base. What an absolutely wonderful use for it. Love it. Great build too!
Thank you. When I saw the graphic picture I just knew what I wanted it for. Printed on acrylic.
Impressive
Thank you. 🙏
WOW
lovely work!
👍👍
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Stella😍👍🍺🤩
Beautiful work. I'm attempting this as my first model in 30 years. Cobbling together the lighting is so engrossing I've barely touched the sprues yet 😂
It is all about taking your time, planning and getting your head around how it will all come together. Good luck with your project.👍😀
Nice work Sir.
Thank you
Instead of aluminum foil a nice idea is gold leaf. It is not very expensive. It goes on very easily nice to work with.
This is amazing and these videos go into my "save" files for when I build mine.
Would have loved to have seen more video of the nacelle and saucer lights moving and flashing in the end of the video though?
Thank you very much for your comments. I did do a short video prior to doing the full build video. I’ve put a link to the video showing all the lighting and sound effects.
Many thanks Mark
th-cam.com/video/OnNkQij93Qw/w-d-xo.html
@@ScaleMarkModels
Thanks for that link, hadn't come across that video yet on my search for videos about the build and lighting it.
Just bought the kit this week, doing research preparing for the first time ever I'll be trying to build in some elaborate lighting like this (despite being a long time builder, off and on ;) ).
This kit just asks for it.
These videos are a big help regarding the wiring/technical aspects and the light sequencing, once I get to it (Spring 2023 maybe... ;) ).
No problem, good luck for when you start.👍
Great job sir
You did a great job on the build. Too bad the kit itself is so horrible.
Thank you, it is not the best of kits.
Great model. How does weathering happen in the vacume of space, I could see why in atmospheric conditions?
Enterprise has gone back in time a few times and did enter the Atmosphere. Space is littered with junk BTW, its not as open as we thought. The original was weathered as well. Let's face it, this guy is a Master!
Great build. I like the base layout too. Where did you get the transparency for the top?
I got the print from here
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/173557059/uss-enterprise-ncc-1701-master-systems?
I then had it printed on acrylic
Did you have to mask off all the windows before you painted the exterior?
No , I painted the hull first in the two halves, them covered the window’s whilst repainting the seam line.
This is great.where did you get the shuttle from ?
I got them from Greenstrawberry. The link for it is here. greenstrawberry.cz/star-trek/shuttle-type-f-tos--56.html
Regards Mark
@@ScaleMarkModels
Thanks Mark
Where did you get this model and base? I know it's a Revell but did the base come with it? I think it looks amazing and I really hope to get into model building again once I retire and I am collecting alot of models. I would love to build a gorgeous Enterprise one day.
Hi
The base was from modelmodz
Link is modelmodz.com
It was the delorean base and cabinet, just the right size for the model. The picture on the top of the base was a picture I had then printed it on acrylic.
Regards
Mark
@@ScaleMarkModels Thanks for your answer! You're awesome! 👍😊
In what ratio Did you mix the hull colours
Hi Kevin
I really can’t remember. It was just a touch of silver and pale green, I really went by what I thought looked right. I did make up a reasonable batch of it to paint the whole ship plus any touching up.
Regards
Mark
The shape of the secondary hall is all wrong
Pleased you did'nt add the blu illuminating effect on the warp nacelles, they weren't in the original, I don't understand why some include this to the original. Anywho, the predecessor to this design for Captain Pikes ship should be the original, Kirk's ship should be: U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC 1701-A. The modified version for the motion picture should be, NCC 1701-B. It would be interesting to see all three models side by side with these text alterations. Of course Picard's ship from ST NEMESIS would be, NCC 1701-F.
Thanks Paul
I didn’t include the blue nacelles as I wanted to keep it to the original series as I could. The weathering is pretty much done to the studio model. I spent many hours studying pictures and colour charts. If you noticed mine is a Starship class as originally named in the series rather than Constitution class renamed some years later.
Thank you for you comments.
Mark
Some modelers will add the blue to the TOS Enterprise because the original lighting plans from the 60s had it listed. There were also plans to illuminate the aft nacelle’s domes in a fashion similar to the way the forward nacelle domes were lit - with the spinning orange effect. Both of these lighting options were dropped due to budget constraints. So, when you see a TOS Enterprise model lit that way, it’s sort of a “what if...”
As a side note, the first movie Enterprise had the nacelle’s interior light up so they could “finally do it the way they wanted.”
The stand is absolutely awsome, the ship looks like crap
How big is the model?
What are the dimensions?
From the front of the saucer to the rear of the nacelle it approximately 47 cm.