A few comments... 1) The 22-ft prop has noticeable seams where the "wings" plug into the main body. They made no attempt to hide the seams on the show, so they were apparently meant to be seen. The 22" miniature had no seams, so you can build the Polar Lights kit with or without them. 2) The two red panels with indecipherable lettering represent what was seen on TOS. Even on Blu-ray, I couldn't read the markings, so for the decals, I added text that occupies the same area as it did on the show. The two panels with legible markings represent the markings on the restored shuttlecraft. The initials on the left-side panel are those of Adam Schneider and his family, while the initials on the right side represent Gene Roddenberry, Matt Jefferies, Gene Winfield, plus the initials of those involved in the restoration, including me. :) 3) It wasn't cost-effective to add panels to the roof of the 22-footer because they wouldn't be seen, but if they had, they would have used raised Masonite panels, like the panels elsewhere on the ship, because you can't neatly scribe Masonite. I think it would be kosher to cut panels from 10- or 20-thousandths inch sheet styrene and glue them to the roof. Much easier than scribing, too! 4) The Galileo should have a 2-tone paint scheme. Long story, but the upper hull is the same color as the gray markings under the front ends of the nacelles on the Enterprise model, while the underside is the same color as the impulse deck & nacelle recesses on the Enterprise.
The set was / is 24 feet. Direct from the Shipwright that worked on it. At 32nd scale the model would be nine inches, not eleven. At eleven inches at 32nd scale the set would be 29 feet long.. Someone screwed the pouch on simple scaling and math. LOL!
Wow, it's been a long time since I've seen The Galileo ... One of my favourite transport ship's.. This kit was one of my first kit's as a youngster in the early 70's .. I also had this kit in the late 80' early 90's.. If I remember correctly, both of those kit's come with the seat's and dash board. But I have to say that the new kit is very nice . You did a fantastic job and It's a great show piece for your collection.. Appreciate your sharing of the build as well as the tip's.. Very helpful information. Now I've got to get this new kit , I'm ready to get at it and have some fun with her. 👍🇺🇸
Nice job on your build! I can't wait to get my own at this point. Thanks ,many thanks to all involved that finally made this piece of original Trek history happen. I never thought I would see another Galileo released mass market and super accurate!
Nice job and cant wait to get a hold of it. I go back and forth about the interior especially since most of it wont be easily seen if the upper and lower halves are sealed. I dont think I’ll be scribing or applying the panels on the roof especially since they weren’t seen on the show. I find it amazing we’re all still learning little details about these iconic models. Really liked the access panel you devised for the switch and battery. Thanks for sharing
Randy Cooper might have an inteor for this kit member Randy was the first person to offer the shuttle craft in 1/32 scale so he might be doing and intenor kit for it
Very nice build of an iconic ship! Can’t wait to purchase one in Europe! Don’t even matter if it comes without a interior... give it a little time and someone will make an aftermarket one or perhaps I will scratch build one! That’s part of the hobby... like I said in the comments on the unboxing vid.... nice job!
What a gorgeous model! Fantastic build/review with excellent tips. You put a tremendous amount of thought, time and consideration before and during the build. Love the sage tip, “Things don’t really fit until they do”. NICE. I’ve found this to be true in many of my vinyl builds as well. I do believe following the instructions is a good idea until it isn’t and your demonstration of this was also spot on(another excellent tip on assembly). Your plans to hide all wiring while keeping the battery and switch disguised but accessible was well engineered(Scotty would approve). I can tell you enjoyed the Galileo build as much as I enjoyed watching. Have you ever used DYMO EMBOSSING TAPE? It is a thick plastic/vinyl tape that can be used to assist in guiding the scribing tool around compound curves. Cut the tape to the curve you want, tape in place, scribe and dispose of tape. The tape has enough tackiness to securely hold into place but not so tacky to leave any residue on the model. Also MicroMark sells scribing tools online for your consideration. I found scribing tools indispensable. They cut(not gouge nor push plastic into ridges). Hope it’s useful. Thank you so much for sharing. As a Star Trek fan and former syfy model builder you have inspired me. I look forward to any of your future builds. Well Done!
The Polar Lights kit has some nice features over the original AMT kit. Rather than cut a big hole in the bottom for batteries, I would have installed a lithium pack inside, accessible with the top removed, and charged it either wirelessly or through a small plug-in connector (think micro USB phone charger) mounted in the little panel in the back that opens and closes. That said, I'm 57yo and I was installing miniature light bulbs, fibre optics, and blinking LEDs in all my space ship models, including the Viper, Galactica, and all of the Star Trek models including Galileo 7 (with full interior and lights inside and out) in 1975 when I was 12. I also built lots of cars and trucks with all exterior and interior lighting, cloth seats and carpets, air-brushed wear and tear and dirt. Glad to see there's still people interested in going beyond the raw kit. The lights really add a lot of appeal. I'm sure that someone will come out with a nice lighting controller PCB and LED kit for this Galileo kit. A wireless power base would be nice too. Parts to build such features are cheap these days. RGB LEDs on the dashboard displays, rotating nacelle dome lights, all are easy to accomplish. For example, use a cheap tiny Arduino Nano as a controller, some discrete LEDs and a few serial RGB LEDs and there you have it. Lots of smart lighting kits have been produced for Jupiter 2 and other kits so I'm sure several kits will appear for this as well as 3D print files for interior components. Another idea, you could place a small 1" OLED graphics display inside the ship and have it showing cool Trek images or simulated readouts and scanner images. Also, sounds for the engines and scanners and things could be added, again using any common controller (i.e. Arduino, Raspberry-Pi) that can play mp3 file audio. Super small controllers are available that can do this but if your controller is too big for the ship then you could place the controller inside a custom base and transmit the sound and lighting control commands to the ship via small bluetooth or zigbee or even wifi module. Just saying, the sky is the limit... or is it?
That's really great. Regarding the actual Star Trek shuttle craft design, I would question it having "vents" being a spacecraft and all that that implies.
For the nacelle landing skids You could flatten the top of the shaft just a bit so it wouldn't slide all the way out and not glue the skids so they'd be retractable.
Love the kit. I won't be doing the scribe lines on the roof. I never saw those and they look weird to me even if they were on the model. I won't be lighting it either since it wasn't lit on the show.
Great build . I especially like the design of the hidden battery compartment . Can you tell where you sourced the led light strips from ? Do you have a part number please ?
Was checking the comments to see if someone else pointed this out so I wouldn't have to. :) I'm just the kind of person to make that same mistake myself and it'd drive me CRAZY.
For the lines up top if you don’t want to scribe or used raised panel you could also try using a pencil to draw the lines. I like the kit but the price to me is really steep with the missing detail on top and not even a basic interior
You could have just cut out the paper templates, and then glued them down to the roof. Then just paint over them. The thickness of the paper would give you the outline of the panels without scribing.
Nice work! The model definitely seems a bit awkward to put together in places, but all comes together well in the end. And I really love the soft light you have coming out of the nacelles. I honestly don't think it needs anything more than that.
You should show the side profile next time, and this was the full size version, the 22'' inch model had a more sharper profile. thank you, maybe the next one you build, should be more like the 22'' inch model
Nice build! I actually just ordered mine. Were your LED strips a cool white? Also, I love the color you used. What brand and color was that. Keep up the great work!
Its a nice looking kit but its also a simple kit. I think the price is a bit steep especially when you realize it doesn't come with an interior. Even the original had an interior.
There is no existing interior with the current kit that they are promoting, but I have all of the files and will be printing interior parts in high and med resolution, even though the kit is out of scale for the size of the 24 foot long set / prop.
Polar Lights said they're going to see how well the kit sells and decide later if they'll make an add-on interior kit available. Of course the people who already built it will simply have to buy another one!
@@tomlake2732 $50.00 for a shell? Half of a kit? LOL! Let me know if you want a full interior for that shell... I've got all you need and will be selling through shapeways.
Very disappointing that, for the price, Round2 didn't give us a full interior in the box. Maybe, maybe, they'll release a supplemental set for the interior (for even more income no doubt)?
That to me seems like a really badly designed kit. The parts should have been designed properly, so that they would fit together exactly as needed, without having to faff about! Nice work on the lighting, it works really well
A few comments...
1) The 22-ft prop has noticeable seams where the "wings" plug into the main body. They made no attempt to hide the seams on the show, so they were apparently meant to be seen. The 22" miniature had no seams, so you can build the Polar Lights kit with or without them.
2) The two red panels with indecipherable lettering represent what was seen on TOS. Even on Blu-ray, I couldn't read the markings, so for the decals, I added text that occupies the same area as it did on the show. The two panels with legible markings represent the markings on the restored shuttlecraft. The initials on the left-side panel are those of Adam Schneider and his family, while the initials on the right side represent Gene Roddenberry, Matt Jefferies, Gene Winfield, plus the initials of those involved in the restoration, including me. :)
3) It wasn't cost-effective to add panels to the roof of the 22-footer because they wouldn't be seen, but if they had, they would have used raised Masonite panels, like the panels elsewhere on the ship, because you can't neatly scribe Masonite. I think it would be kosher to cut panels from 10- or 20-thousandths inch sheet styrene and glue them to the roof. Much easier than scribing, too!
4) The Galileo should have a 2-tone paint scheme. Long story, but the upper hull is the same color as the gray markings under the front ends of the nacelles on the Enterprise model, while the underside is the same color as the impulse deck & nacelle recesses on the Enterprise.
Gary Kerr thank you!!! I think that will be invaluable information for people building this!
Good to know!
The set was / is 24 feet. Direct from the Shipwright that worked on it. At 32nd scale the model would be nine inches, not eleven. At eleven inches at 32nd scale the set would be 29 feet long.. Someone screwed the pouch on simple scaling and math. LOL!
wow, nice stuff
Wow, it's been a long time since I've seen The Galileo ... One of my favourite transport ship's.. This kit was one of my first kit's as a youngster in the early 70's .. I also had this kit in the late 80' early 90's.. If I remember correctly, both of those kit's come with the seat's and dash board. But I have to say that the new kit is very nice . You did a fantastic job and It's a great show piece for your collection.. Appreciate your sharing of the build as well as the tip's.. Very helpful information. Now I've got to get this new kit , I'm ready to get at it and have some fun with her. 👍🇺🇸
Wow!! You did a fantastic job on this shuttle!!!!
OMG!! 😍😍😍😍😍 always will remember famous episode with giants banging on shuttle roof
This was a great movie to watch . Great job .
Just bought this kit... can't wait to watch this review... thanks in advance ! 😁
Nice job on your build! I can't wait to get my own at this point. Thanks ,many thanks to all involved that finally made this piece of original Trek history happen. I never thought I would see another Galileo released mass market and super accurate!
Nice job and cant wait to get a hold of it. I go back and forth about the interior especially since most of it wont be easily seen if the upper and lower halves are sealed. I dont think I’ll be scribing or applying the panels on the roof especially since they weren’t seen on the show. I find it amazing we’re all still learning little details about these iconic models. Really liked the access panel you devised for the switch and battery. Thanks for sharing
Randy Cooper might have an inteor for this kit member Randy was the first person to offer the shuttle craft in 1/32 scale so he might be doing and intenor kit for it
Yet again another excellent kit from Round2, keep it up.
Great ideas!!🖖 Beautiful build!
Very nice build of an iconic ship! Can’t wait to purchase one in Europe! Don’t even matter if it comes without a interior... give it a little time and someone will make an aftermarket one or perhaps I will scratch build one! That’s part of the hobby... like I said in the comments on the unboxing vid.... nice job!
What a gorgeous model! Fantastic build/review with excellent tips. You put a tremendous amount of thought, time and consideration before and during the build. Love the sage tip, “Things don’t really fit until they do”. NICE. I’ve found this to be true in many of my vinyl builds as well. I do believe following the instructions is a good idea until it isn’t and your demonstration of this was also spot on(another excellent tip on assembly). Your plans to hide all wiring while keeping the battery and switch disguised but accessible was well engineered(Scotty would approve). I can tell you enjoyed the Galileo build as much as I enjoyed watching.
Have you ever used DYMO EMBOSSING TAPE? It is a thick plastic/vinyl tape that can be used to assist in guiding the scribing tool around compound curves. Cut the tape to the curve you want, tape in place, scribe and dispose of tape. The tape has enough tackiness to securely hold into place but not so tacky to leave any residue on the model. Also MicroMark sells scribing tools online for your consideration. I found scribing tools indispensable. They cut(not gouge nor push plastic into ridges). Hope it’s useful.
Thank you so much for sharing. As a Star Trek fan and former syfy model builder you have inspired me. I look forward to any of your future builds.
Well Done!
The Polar Lights kit has some nice features over the original AMT kit. Rather than cut a big hole in the bottom for batteries, I would have installed a lithium pack inside, accessible with the top removed, and charged it either wirelessly or through a small plug-in connector (think micro USB phone charger) mounted in the little panel in the back that opens and closes. That said, I'm 57yo and I was installing miniature light bulbs, fibre optics, and blinking LEDs in all my space ship models, including the Viper, Galactica, and all of the Star Trek models including Galileo 7 (with full interior and lights inside and out) in 1975 when I was 12. I also built lots of cars and trucks with all exterior and interior lighting, cloth seats and carpets, air-brushed wear and tear and dirt. Glad to see there's still people interested in going beyond the raw kit. The lights really add a lot of appeal. I'm sure that someone will come out with a nice lighting controller PCB and LED kit for this Galileo kit. A wireless power base would be nice too. Parts to build such features are cheap these days. RGB LEDs on the dashboard displays, rotating nacelle dome lights, all are easy to accomplish. For example, use a cheap tiny Arduino Nano as a controller, some discrete LEDs and a few serial RGB LEDs and there you have it. Lots of smart lighting kits have been produced for Jupiter 2 and other kits so I'm sure several kits will appear for this as well as 3D print files for interior components. Another idea, you could place a small 1" OLED graphics display inside the ship and have it showing cool Trek images or simulated readouts and scanner images. Also, sounds for the engines and scanners and things could be added, again using any common controller (i.e. Arduino, Raspberry-Pi) that can play mp3 file audio. Super small controllers are available that can do this but if your controller is too big for the ship then you could place the controller inside a custom base and transmit the sound and lighting control commands to the ship via small bluetooth or zigbee or even wifi module. Just saying, the sky is the limit... or is it?
I wish there was a video like this for every model kit :)
Outstanding, thank you for showing us all the tips and tricks on building this kit. I'm still waiting for my copy. Cheers
That's really great. Regarding the actual Star Trek shuttle craft design, I would question it having "vents" being a spacecraft and all that that implies.
Really nice idea with buidling the hatch and then using the finishing nail and magnets to help hold it in place.
Always wanted the Galileo. Might just have to look into getting myself one of these new kits
Pretty sure the back landing gear leg is a B-58 Hustler main gear strut. Nice kit.
For the nacelle landing skids You could flatten the top of the shaft just a bit so it wouldn't slide all the way out and not glue the skids so they'd be retractable.
Nice! Great lighting tips.
Love the kit. I won't be doing the scribe lines on the roof. I never saw those and they look weird to me even if they were on the model. I won't be lighting it either since it wasn't lit on the show.
Really suprised of the size of the shuttle, might be tempted👍
Amazing work buddy!
Great build . I especially like the design of the hidden battery compartment . Can you tell where you sourced the led light strips from ? Do you have a part number please ?
Landing gear foot in back is attached 90 degrees off according to pictures from TOS.
Was checking the comments to see if someone else pointed this out so I wouldn't have to. :) I'm just the kind of person to make that same mistake myself and it'd drive me CRAZY.
For the lines up top if you don’t want to scribe or used raised panel you could also try using a pencil to draw the lines. I like the kit but the price to me is really steep with the missing detail on top and not even a basic interior
Nicely done! Thx a lot for this video. What is exactly the mixing ratio auf the "frosting color"?
I need this.
Can you list the electronic parts you used? Where did you get them? Well done!
When a shoe box looks this good...
But i will opt for rgb leds for nacelles,
Cheers for tips sir..
You could have just cut out the paper templates, and then glued them down to the roof. Then just paint over them. The thickness of the paper would give you the outline of the panels without scribing.
p40f20 at the least I should have traced them on to super thin styrene sheet and then done what you suggest. Would have been better.
Nice work! The model definitely seems a bit awkward to put together in places, but all comes together well in the end. And I really love the soft light you have coming out of the nacelles. I honestly don't think it needs anything more than that.
You should show the side profile next time, and this was the full size version, the 22'' inch model had a more sharper profile. thank you, maybe the next one you build, should be more like the 22'' inch model
Having hard time finding magnetic wire at a decent price any idea where to buy at good price?
Thanks alot
where did you get that pinpoint punch?
Nice build! I actually just ordered mine. Were your LED strips a cool white? Also, I love the color you used. What brand and color was that. Keep up the great work!
The engine nacelles were never lit on the series.
What gauge is that magnet wire?
Shouldn't the roof be smooth without those patterns?
My wife has the small Hallmark ornament form the 90's that has Spock's voice...
I can do one better. I have an unbuilt AMT shuttlecraft model from the 70's.
@@Terminus_El_Camino I'm looking for an unbuilt "World of Tyrannosaurus" from Lifelike in the 70's...
How does that bottom battery hatch work with light leak?
Some of the parts in the instructions are numbered incorrectly in step 12.
If you get some rustoleum gloss clear spray paint it does the exact same thing
Has it been released yet?
Its a nice looking kit but its also a simple kit. I think the price is a bit steep especially when you realize it doesn't come with an interior. Even the original had an interior.
No cabin interior?
I have been trying to source this kit,
Without paying extortionate prices for what the kit is,
Polar lights need to source proper EU outlets.
There might be an intererior, because the door appears to openable.
There is no existing interior with the current kit that they are promoting, but I have all of the files and will be printing interior parts in high and med resolution, even though the kit is out of scale for the size of the 24 foot long set / prop.
Polar Lights said they're going to see how well the kit sells and decide later if they'll make an add-on interior kit available. Of course the people who already built it will simply have to buy another one!
@@tomlake2732 $50.00 for a shell? Half of a kit? LOL! Let me know if you want a full interior for that shell... I've got all you need and will be selling through shapeways.
Very disappointing that, for the price, Round2 didn't give us a full interior in the box. Maybe, maybe, they'll release a supplemental set for the interior (for even more income no doubt)?
The decals silvered
That to me seems like a really badly designed kit. The parts should have been designed properly, so that they would fit together exactly as needed, without having to faff about! Nice work on the lighting, it works really well