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NemVia's Polar Lights NX-01 Enterprise

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  • Member since
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  • From: Illinois
NemVia's Polar Lights NX-01 Enterprise
Posted by NemVia on Friday, June 12, 2009 1:56 PM

[8D]And so it begins. Another new project! For this years project I am starting 1, possible 2 Polar Light NX-01 Enterprise kits. I have 9 new pics on my site. At this point I haven't decided how these kits are to be mounted, but they will have the same careful detailing as I did with the PL refit Enterprise. So far the kit seems to be very easy to assemble although there is a seating problem with one of the pylons for the engines. If anyone else has encountered this problem please let me know how you fixed it. It could be I just got a badly molded part. Anyway, this kit will be lighted so I've begun to opaque the entire ship to prevent light leaks. After which I will apply a base coat of Flat White so I can begin the Aztecing paint job with some colors I am not fond of working with, namely Steel and Aluminum. there's a lot to do on this kit, I love the heavier plastic that Polar Lights uses for these models. I'll have more pics in the next update. See you then!

~NemVia~


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Posted by Griffworks on Friday, June 12, 2009 8:07 PM

You're off to a great start, as always!

 

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  • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
Posted by Swanny on Friday, June 12, 2009 9:31 PM
Impressive work. Are you building your own lighting board or using one of the kit boards?
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  • From: Orlando, Florida
Posted by ikar01 on Friday, June 12, 2009 9:55 PM
I thought that the Enterprise only had three phase cannons, two forward and one aft.

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  • From: Illinois
Posted by NemVia on Saturday, June 13, 2009 8:40 AM

 Swanny wrote:
Impressive work. Are you building your own lighting board or using one of the kit boards?

I'll probably build my own. I have a couple of very simple circuits I have used in the past. They're a lot cheaper than buying them.

~NemVia~

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  • From: Illinois
Posted by NemVia on Saturday, June 13, 2009 8:42 AM

 ikar01 wrote:
I thought that the Enterprise only had three phase cannons, two forward and one aft.

You're probably right they could be the torpedo tubes... Sorry about that. I don't have any schematics on this ship as of yet. Thanks for the notation!

~NemVia~

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Posted by richter111 on Saturday, June 13, 2009 4:15 PM
Went to your site, great pictures, and very nice build ups!
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  • From: Illinois
Posted by NemVia on Sunday, June 21, 2009 5:48 PM

richter111
Went to your site, great pictures, and very nice build ups!

Thanks! More to come!!!

 

... Once it's activated, there's no way to stop it! - Scotty

www.NemVia.org

  • Member since
    February 2008
  • From: Illinois
Posted by NemVia on Sunday, June 21, 2009 5:56 PM

Cool [8D]In this update I've added the base coat to the hull and started spraying the steel color. I then Dulcoted that color so it would protect the steel color from the Aztec-ing process. Their are no real clear photos that I have of the exact pattern of the Aztec job. The one included with the building instructions is okay for reference, but why they printed reflections of light on this I don't understand. The box art is a reference pic, but it doesn't have the finer deteails that I would like to put into this build. The Aztec-ing is going to take quite a while to do, so bear with me on this. It may take several weeks just to get the top part of the saucer section done. See you next update!

~NemVia~

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