ulvdemon Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Was given this model a so gift so I wanted to try building it. The plastic is something else and it's alignment in some parts is virtually non existent.  Anyone who has build something from the 60's, more power to you! 🙂 Scalemates show the box image as from 1983, yet the copyright says 1968. Fun build so far, in the process of puttying the seams right now.       Quote Link to post Share on other sites
admiralcag Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 That is one of the earlier releases. It has its challenges, but it builds up nice with care. Â Bon chance! Â Vern Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Small box release of the original tool long box kit. The pylon alignment is going to be a chore because AMT cut the slots incorrectly. So if you square them up to the slots the engines will splay outwards. So you have to angle them in a bit. Â On mine I built it as a studio scale USS Constellation replica (droopy pylon and all). Â Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ulvdemon Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 I noticed there is an issue with the pylon not fitting correctly. I had to work on the brace inside the engineering hull to make it work... for now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 On 3/22/2021 at 5:35 AM, Jay Chladek said: Small box release of the original tool long box kit. The pylon alignment is going to be a chore because AMT cut the slots incorrectly. So if you square them up to the slots the engines will splay outwards. So you have to angle them in a bit. Â On mine I built it as a studio scale USS Constellation replica (droopy pylon and all). Â Â Wow. She's a beauty. Could pass for the studio model. They did use a AMT kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 On 4/17/2021 at 7:41 AM, midnightprowler said: Wow. She's a beauty. Could pass for the studio model. They did use a AMT kit. Yup, and that is why I did it the way I did. The burn marks and damage mirror what the actual studio model had, even down to using about the same pieces of cut and bent sprue in spots. Only thing that wasn't studio model based were the markings, which came from a Round 2 release Enterprise kit. I figure if TOS had the resources in 68, they would have marked it better than they did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) My Polar Lights based Constellation Edited April 19, 2021 by midnightprowler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 There are lots of things you can do with that kit. My next one will be a 3 engined Dreadnaught. Â Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ulvdemon Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) Currently in the priming stage. Trying to decide if I will hit it with another layer or go to the painting stage now.   Edited May 5, 2021 by ulvdemon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ulvdemon Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 Slowly but surely coming along. It's taking so long due to the paint I am using clogging my airbrush. Once I get some coverage, then it's clogged.    ,,,and then we come to the deflector dish. I am not happy with how the coverage came along, so I am going to redo this.  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnEB Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 As a kid, I had an original issue, complete with the light on the saucer. My big brother, who was an excellent builder, (skills he would later use as an architect), did a great job on it, painting the ship a pale blue...the way it looked on our TV. Yes, the pylons looked off, but I don't recall any major seam issues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) Ther are all sorts of seam issues on every version of that old war horse ever put out. I built a first edition as well, and didn't care lol. In fact that lighted edition, the engineering hull was designed to come apart, to replace the batteries for the saucer and warp engine lights. Edited May 22, 2021 by midnightprowler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnEB Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Does anyone make a saucer light kit like the original issue had? Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Tena controls, but I find making my own lights better. Around 20 bucks as opposed to a couple hundred. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ulvdemon Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 Back to my build. Paint is almost done, just some touch ups. Forgot my own warning about the plastic and the lacquer thinner. Almost melted the deflector dish. Ran into one of the nacelles breaking off, so had to repair that. Made harder since the internal brace broke off during the build. A very interesting model for certain.           Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ulvdemon Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 Small update. Still working on the damaged deflector dish, plus fixing the paint that came up from the tape.           Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ulvdemon Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Approaching the finish line. Awaiting the decals that I've ordered plus some minor touch ups.   Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ulvdemon Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 Decals have arrived! Â Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ulvdemon Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 Most of the decaling is done. Just one side of the secondary hull plus some of the smaller decals on both sides. Fun yet strangely annoying at times build.             Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ulvdemon Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 I am calling this one done, enjoy. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Beautiful work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ulvdemon Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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