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ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-E BUILD

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    September 2013
ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-E BUILD
Posted by Tentacles on Sunday, October 6, 2013 9:06 PM

Hello once again.

I would like to post some pictures of an original build of mine from 1997. This an original AMT kit from ST: First Contact. This was built straight from the box- no "aztec" decals, no lights, no aftermarket parts, etc. Everything was done by hand and I used references from a VCR (no DVD 's ! ). The stand was painted to look like metal and I used red metal foil for the nacelles and the impulse drive units as an early experiment as an alternative to electronics,etc. It's held up well for a 16 year old model- I only wished they had made it a bigger model though! This was my last Trek model I built sorry to say, but I do have a partial build-up of a Next Generation Klingon Cruiser that I'm hoping to finish soon. Thanks.

  • Member since
    December 2006
  • From: N. Georgia
Posted by Jester75 on Sunday, October 6, 2013 9:47 PM

I like this!!! Awesome looking Enterprise!

Eric

 

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    March 2009
  • From: Yorkville, IL
Posted by wolfhammer1 on Sunday, October 6, 2013 10:39 PM

Sweet build and nice effect with the foil.  Just goes to show that you don't need the modeler's weight in AF parts to make something look great.  Good job!

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    January 2012
  • From: Hatfield
Posted by Misty on Monday, October 7, 2013 5:09 AM

looks very impressive.

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    March 2006
Posted by TD4438 on Monday, October 7, 2013 6:18 AM

Very nice!

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    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Monday, October 7, 2013 8:14 AM

Looks great to me! Now that's a lot of detail painting, funny I think of UFP ships as being white- I forget about all the little detail stuff in there!

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

 

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  • From: Huntington, WV
Posted by Kugai on Saturday, October 19, 2013 9:00 PM

Are you using blacklight and neon paint for the nacelle glow?

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww122/randysmodels/No%20After%20Market%20Build%20Group/Group%20Badge/GBbadge2.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y211/razordws/GB%20Badges/WMIIIGBsmall.jpg

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Posted by Tentacles on Sunday, October 20, 2013 1:26 AM

Hi.

No I did not. What I used was an overhead lamp and a LED flashlight that has a bluish light to it. I did use some neon paint, but not a lot though. Since the nacelles have a prismatic cut to them they refract light at certain angles. Pretty neat without any electronics.

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  • From: Huntington, WV
Posted by Kugai on Sunday, October 20, 2013 11:27 AM

Tentacles

 Pretty neat without any electronics.

Okay.  The reason I asked is that I have used neon on some of my Trek kits' engines and deflectors to allow for a glow effect without electronics when shown with a blacklight.

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww122/randysmodels/No%20After%20Market%20Build%20Group/Group%20Badge/GBbadge2.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y211/razordws/GB%20Badges/WMIIIGBsmall.jpg

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Posted by Tentacles on Sunday, October 20, 2013 7:58 PM

Cool. Haven't tried blacklight on the ships before. I'll have to check that out. Been quite awhile since I got rid of  my old rock posters, etc. that used blacklights- guess I'll have to check out the Spencer's Gifts store again! LOL

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Posted by Ktkrow on Sunday, October 20, 2013 10:33 PM

Absolutely impressive out of the box work. Big trek fan!

BTW - @ Kugai - that is the second time I've seen the 2010 No AfterMarket GB badge.  I freakin love that one, whoever thought of it is a genius!!!

Ken

On the bench: Dragon's 1/35 M1A1 AIM   &    Revell '69 Ford Mustang Mach I Cobra Jet

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    August 2011
  • From: Earth, for now
Posted by BashMonkey on Monday, October 21, 2013 5:40 PM

Well you have a far steadier hand than I...  ;-)

 ALL OF YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!

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    July 2003
  • From: Huntington, WV
Posted by Kugai on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 1:09 PM

Ktkrow

BTW - @ Kugai - that is the second time I've seen the 2010 No AfterMarket GB badge.  I freakin love that one, whoever thought of it is a genius!!!

I didn't come up with it, and it was an alternative to the main badge.  It was also just sick and twisted enough to convince me to sign up for that GB, since I had been reluctant to try much in the way of scratchbuilding enhancements to kits.

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww122/randysmodels/No%20After%20Market%20Build%20Group/Group%20Badge/GBbadge2.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y211/razordws/GB%20Badges/WMIIIGBsmall.jpg

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