Hi Guys,
I just joined this forum. I was doing research for the 1/350 Polar Lights Kit of the NX-01 Enterprise kit. Found the build Steve did of that ship on the Modeler Magic website. then this site found the entire build thread. This is a fantastic build!
I'm very late to this thread. I hope I can still ask some questions. It's been over 20 years since I built a model and I want to get back into it. I too am a life long Star Trek fan. I also found the TOS Enterprise thread by the way, that is looking like quite an epic build too as someone already has said! I am old school, but like the new series a lot. But there is still only one great starship, the original Enterprise! Kirk's ship. But I like the Enterprise series too and have come to appreciate this ship.
I have been collecting slowly the past couple of years a few kits and some tools. The 1/350 scale Polar Lights Star Trek The Motion Picture Enterprise Refit kit, before the Round 2 version. And I have a Paasche VL airbrush I picked up to do the detailing paint work. Not sure I made the right choice, I have not used it yet. I was wondering if it is capable of painting such a large model! I saw in the early photos Steve has what looks like the same airbrush.
I thought I'd start by re-introducing myself to the hobby with a simple P-51 build and do a similar metal finish and then move onto a 1/1000 scale NX-01 and then a 1/1000 TOS Enterprise.
So was the Paasche used to paint the entire NX-01 exterior and interior coats too? As well as the clear coats?
Where can I still find this kit?
Thanks, I look forward to more threads like this!
Nelson