Completed PL 1/2500 Enterprise E

Mustang8376

Member since
April 2010
From: Atlanta, GA

Completed PL 1/2500 Enterprise E

Posted by Mustang8376 on Friday, June 22, 2012 9:30 AM

I posted this elsewhere, but I wanted to share here as well. First time working with a model that required the use of decals to handle the different colors for the paneling. Alot of fun, but some mistakes

Please let me know what you think.

On display

Final Assmbly

Current build: 1/48 Monogram A-1H & AMT Jedi Starfighter.

Completed: 1/48 Monogram/Revell P-61B, 1/32 Hasegawa F6F-5, 1/48 Hasegawa F-16C, 1/48 Revell Mig-21PFM, 1/48 Revell/Monogram AH-64A, Revell/Monogram 1/48 F-14D, AMT 1/420 USS Defiant, AMT 1/650(?) USS Enterprise, 1/72 Bandai VF-1J, AMT 1/537 USS Reliant, Academy 1/35 M1-A1 Abrams, Academy 1/48 F-86F30, Linbergh's USS Gato

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Gamera

Member since
November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Friday, June 22, 2012 9:52 AM

Looks great to me! Yes

Did you have any problems getting the decals to lay down with wrinkling over the curved sections of the hull?

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

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Mustang8376

Member since
April 2010
From: Atlanta, GA

Posted by Mustang8376 on Friday, June 22, 2012 10:11 AM

Not really. Only problem I had was trying to move the decals once they were laid down. It seems once it was down it did not want to move without some major effort to do so. Decal alignment on where it wrapped around wasn't bad either.

Current build: 1/48 Monogram A-1H & AMT Jedi Starfighter.

Completed: 1/48 Monogram/Revell P-61B, 1/32 Hasegawa F6F-5, 1/48 Hasegawa F-16C, 1/48 Revell Mig-21PFM, 1/48 Revell/Monogram AH-64A, Revell/Monogram 1/48 F-14D, AMT 1/420 USS Defiant, AMT 1/650(?) USS Enterprise, 1/72 Bandai VF-1J, AMT 1/537 USS Reliant, Academy 1/35 M1-A1 Abrams, Academy 1/48 F-86F30, Linbergh's USS Gato

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gregbale

Member since
March 2003
From: Towson MD

Posted by gregbale on Friday, June 22, 2012 11:13 AM

Really, really nice build.

Is the Polar lights kit a rerelease from the classic AMT "3-Ship Set" version? I've got both sets (and aftermarket decals, of course), but have never quite gotten around to building them. You've done a fine example to emulate.

Regards

Greg

George Lewis:

"Every time you correct me on my grammar I love you a little fewer."

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Mustang8376

Member since
April 2010
From: Atlanta, GA

Posted by Mustang8376 on Friday, June 22, 2012 12:34 PM

Thank you, it is the rerelease from Polar Lights. The build was really easy, took really only a day. is pent more time on painting and decaling. :)

Current build: 1/48 Monogram A-1H & AMT Jedi Starfighter.

Completed: 1/48 Monogram/Revell P-61B, 1/32 Hasegawa F6F-5, 1/48 Hasegawa F-16C, 1/48 Revell Mig-21PFM, 1/48 Revell/Monogram AH-64A, Revell/Monogram 1/48 F-14D, AMT 1/420 USS Defiant, AMT 1/650(?) USS Enterprise, 1/72 Bandai VF-1J, AMT 1/537 USS Reliant, Academy 1/35 M1-A1 Abrams, Academy 1/48 F-86F30, Linbergh's USS Gato

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Kugai

Member since
July 2003
From: Huntington, WV

Posted by Kugai on Friday, June 22, 2012 3:09 PM

Took me a minute to realize that's the little one.

Good job detailing that kit! I had enough fun painting the windows on the bigger kit.

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Mustang8376

Member since
April 2010
From: Atlanta, GA

Posted by Mustang8376 on Friday, June 22, 2012 3:19 PM

Actually looking for the new one... then Ic an start the process all over again! :)

Current build: 1/48 Monogram A-1H & AMT Jedi Starfighter.

Completed: 1/48 Monogram/Revell P-61B, 1/32 Hasegawa F6F-5, 1/48 Hasegawa F-16C, 1/48 Revell Mig-21PFM, 1/48 Revell/Monogram AH-64A, Revell/Monogram 1/48 F-14D, AMT 1/420 USS Defiant, AMT 1/650(?) USS Enterprise, 1/72 Bandai VF-1J, AMT 1/537 USS Reliant, Academy 1/35 M1-A1 Abrams, Academy 1/48 F-86F30, Linbergh's USS Gato

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GAF

Member since
June 2012
From: Anniston, AL

Posted by GAF on Friday, June 22, 2012 3:44 PM

"Mr. Data... well done!" Smile The decals came out nicely.

I have an Enterprise-B in production now (more as a learning tool than anything). Now that I have some decal paper, I intend to change it to the name of my ship from STO. Huh?