1/650 scale USS Enterprise NCC-1701
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- from warped saucer sections, to badly fitting hullparts, leaving gaps you could drive through, this is the "Windows Vista of AMT Releases" :)
Incredibly challenging... but in the end, rewarding.
![Installing LED lights in our model [1/350 Bismarck]](/img/n.gif)
Great job with the old gal! 👍
Cheers. a nightmare of a buiild, but worth it in the end
I've built five of these kits as an adult. I forget how many as a kid. I've lit four of them. Two of them as a destroyer and a tug. Each one is an exercise is beating my head against a wall. It would be great if Round 2 could totally revamp this kit.
It really deserves a revamp
Nice work Dan. I feel your pain. Clever idea with the spoons. Turned out really well considering the challenges. I'd forgotten about Vista. Mind you 8 was pants too and ME :) Keep up the good work.
Thanks. It was a tough one, but I must say looking at it on the shelf now, it was worth it.
I had it a little easier I bought a 1990's release of the original AMT kit with the grid lines and those lines helped me to easily find the light locations. Red and green Nav lights are at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions and the white stationary nav light is at the 12 o'clock position.
After the saucer was sealed and filled, I realised my mistake with the clear lights. I wasn’t reopening it!
You've done a great job on this. I built this model many years ago, and it is a terrible model. I'm currently building the revell 1:600 version, which is quite a nice model. Not perfect, but better than that old amt one. Its also my first lit model and I haven't electrocuted myself yet.
A nightmare of a build, warped/broken parts. I didnt go near AMT for several months afterwards. 1701-E was the next one after that, it was better designed.
Looking forward to seeing your finished model.
Just the NCC-1701 no Bloody A B C or D.