michelle Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 this is the 1/1000th scale polar lights kit i also used the polar lights 83 piece decal set for this kit in total the model has 99 decals on it as the model kit had the other 16 decals that would need to be added after applying the 83 from the seperate decal set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagerpm Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Good job with "Aztec" decals. That ship really looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 57 minutes ago, vintagerpm said: Good job with "Aztec" decals. That ship really looks good. thank you this is my favorite uss enterprise from star trek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Very well done!!! I am doing that kit in the traditional TV series style paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 15 minutes ago, Dave Van said: Very well done!!! I am doing that kit in the traditional TV series style paint. thank you so yours is going to look like the 60's version the way it looks now it fits way better bettween the nx-01 and the 1701 refit and 1701-a 54 minutes ago, Jim B said: Nicely done. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Very Accurate, Fascinating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 53 minutes ago, thatz4u said: Very Accurate, Fascinating thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Nicely done! I think this is a very handsome design for the Big E, what Roddenberry and the boys might have come up with if they'd had more of a budget! I'm not a fan of the trend of "aztec-ing" Trek ships, but you got all those decals to lay nicely and it does give a certain look to the model. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 30 minutes ago, bisc63 said: Nicely done! I think this is a very handsome design for the Big E, what Roddenberry and the boys might have come up with if they'd had more of a budget! I'm not a fan of the trend of "aztec-ing" Trek ships, but you got all those decals to lay nicely and it does give a certain look to the model. Very cool. thank you the aztecing started with the tmp refit 1701 and continued through today with most trek ships i think the voyager and defiant were the only ones to not have the aztecing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) Right on. My issue is the overstated look. In TMP, it was a pearlescent effect,VERY subtle, and nearly invisible as you backed away even a short distance. It was all about nuance. The newer trend is to slap your eyeballs with something approaching a crossword puzzle! Not a critique of your model or you, just the fashion of the day in Trek kits. TOS is forever my personal fave, no aztec needed or wanted; the grand old lady needs no makeup. Edited April 22, 2021 by bisc63 typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 3 hours ago, michelle said: thank you so yours is going to look like the 60's version the way it looks now it fits way better bettween the nx-01 and the 1701 refit and 1701-a thank you I am going to paint it like this.....a model I built in 1968!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, Dave Van said: ...a model I built in 1968 Bless you, sir! Please do a WIP thread here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, bisc63 said: Right on. My issue is the overstated look. In TMP, it was a pearlescent effect,VERY subtle, and nearly invisible as you backed away even a short distance. It was all about nuance. The newer trend is to slap your eyeballs with something approaching a crossword puzzle! Not a critique of your model or you, just the fashion of the day in Trek kits. TOS is forever my personal fave, no aztec needed or wanted; the grand old lady needs no makeup. i am not a fan of the visual aspect of tos at all for me it is way to dated and the computer interfaces on the bridge and other work spaces on the ships do not look like the future of tech now it looks more like it belongs along time ago in a galaxy far far away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Looks great!!!! I have a polar lights kit but I do not believe my skills for sci-fi is very good, yours on the other hand is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 2 hours ago, michelle said: i am not a fan of the visual aspect of tos at all for me it is way to dated and the computer interfaces on the bridge and other work spaces on the ships do not look like the future of tech now it looks more like it belongs along time ago in a galaxy far far away When you are old, like me, it's called nostalgia.........and we enjoy it. But I understand what you are saying.....it's all comes down to personal POV!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Brudda said: Looks great!!!! I have a polar lights kit but I do not believe my skills for sci-fi is very good, yours on the other hand is great. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 23 minutes ago, Dave Van said: When you are old, like me, it's called nostalgia.........and we enjoy it. But I understand what you are saying.....it's all comes down to personal POV!!! i don't get nostalgic even for things i grew up with as the past is in the past and is better to stay there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Holy cow, that's a lot of decals, nicely done! That's the version from Discovery, right? David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, David G. said: Holy cow, that's a lot of decals, nicely done! That's the version from Discovery, right? David G. thank you yes discovery and the upcomming strange new worlds which will cover pike's final years as captian of the the enterprise basicly 2258-2265 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh1701 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Excellent work with this kit - and all of the decals! I have also built this kit and it is a good model. Not a lot of painting needed, but a ton of decals. With patience and a lot of decal setting solution, it turns out looking great! I have also built the USS Discovery - it is also a nice kit with a LOT of decals! Bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, bh1701 said: Excellent work with this kit - and all of the decals! I have also built this kit and it is a good model. Not a lot of painting needed, but a ton of decals. With patience and a lot of decal setting solution, it turns out looking great! I have also built the USS Discovery - it is also a nice kit with a LOT of decals! Bart thank you i did not use any decal setting solution just wetting them and putting them on then using my hair dryer on low to get rid of the rest of the water bubbles under the decals along with dabbing it with a small micro fiber wash cloth the light heat helped the decals set into place and conform to the edges and panel lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Very well done! I had that model when I was a kid. I left my birthday party to go into my room to drool over it 'til my mom found me and ran me back out there. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 43 minutes ago, MeatMan said: Very well done! I had that model when I was a kid. I left my birthday party to go into my room to drool over it 'til my mom found me and ran me back out there. 😂 thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Looks fantastic Michelle, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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