Jeff's 1/350- Refit Enterprise

Engelnicht

Thanks for the update! I'm glad to see you are making progress. Keep up the good work!

Randy13

I’m so happy to see you working on this again. Those figures are a big improvement. Wonderful job.

11B30B4

Engelnicht, thanks for the support
Randy13, I agree the figures are way worth me ripping the parts open and replacing the Flat Stanleys. I like the new figures very much.

Ok guys, in my last post I had sealed the saucer.



Well the putty / sand phase has begun.





Say goodbye to the sensor lines....











I hope to have the Saucer and Nacelles all sanded in the next week. I will then finish up the hull and putty/ sand it. Then we move on to the masking...

So far this is the least fun part of this build. but I can see it coming together. I am already considering where and how I will display the big E when finished.
Thanks for the interest.

Reg B

Looking vary good so far.

eagledocf15

Plese keep us all updated. This is a fantastic thread!!!!

eagledocf15

Looks Great!

fumble

Great build you have going here Jeff! Very inspirational. Santa (the wife) got me this kit for Christmas. I'll be following the rest of your build with interest! You provide many helpfull tips and great advice which will save me from making a few mistakes. Thank you for sharing.

11B30B4

Reg B, eagledocf15, and fumble thanks for the comments. The putty and sanding is takeing longer than expected. It is now getting cold again and my basement is not heated so I can only work down there for a few hours. But I am making progress.
Further, I have purchased a retail display case to put my collection in. I am in the process of rebuilding it as well. Pics once its done.

fumble, plan for a long build if done correct, but well worth it.

More to come soon...

11B30B4

Wow! What butt nugget came up with the idea to hack the RPF? What a pain in the ass! Anyway,

Ok guys the putty and sanding saga continues.
First up is the Nacelles. These damn things have small detail areas along the seams. because of this detail, there are two ways that I can think of:
Sand the detail areas completely off and add them with styrene after the sanding is done.
Spend more time and sand the area to preserve the detail areas.
I have decided to do the later and here is some pics

In this picture, the red triangle is pointing to one of these detail areas, I outlined the area in red.


In this picture, The red triangle is pointing at one of the layer detail areas. I traced the next layer in red. The blue line identifies the the seam between the two main halves. Although the seam is visible it is completely smooth, it is only visible because of the layers of light blocking that I had painted on the inside of each piece.


In this picture, The front of the nacelle is comprised of several parts. The Red triangles show the joints. The Yellow triangles show the panel lines that will need to be re-scored. The blue triangle shows the spot lights. I have sanded them flush with the nacelle; however, I do not know ho well they will shine now that they are no longer clear. I will have to address that later. If anyone has a suggestion I am willing to listen...


Next is the Hull.


Initially I had planned on using the included windows for the arboretum, however after see how much they distort the view I decided to go with clear styrene. The only problem is that the sides of the hull do not have a cut out area for the windows. I have milled out the area so that the windows will sit flush. In this picture I outlined the milled our area in red. The red triangles identify the ends. After milling out the area I chrome silver painted it to aid in light blocking.


In this picture, you can see the window. The red triangle shows the gap between the window and the hull.


In this picture, you can a close-up of the the gap


In this picture you can see the window from the inside.


Well we will see where we are in week or two.

Engelnicht

Great Photos, Jeff! Thanks for the update!