it is 1/1000 scale. I started the ship about one year ago. I had to put it down from time to time, that's the reason for the long build. this is my first scratch build, only the engines came from a kit, and only half of them, if you will note. I was not happy with the secondary hull, so I trashed it and started again.
once I got something I liked I painted it with a can of flat gray primer, from walmart.. once I had it covered, I started to mess around with the detailing a month or so of that, I started to seal it. then I started to look thru my dozen polar lights kits for decals.
Not finding what I wanted,and not knowing what I really wanted, went on line and started to look for additional decals. I finally decided to order from my supplier( federation models) but they gave me a rash of poop, so I went with Starship modeler.
I got my decals Monday of last week, but I didn't have the name till Wednesday night, after watching a piece on john f Kennedy. he was killed in 1963, which is where I got the ncc number. a few touch ups, and some work to make the pictures better, and another ship on the shelf
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