Finished 1:350 USS Enterprise Refit

[clancampbell]

wow great build!!!!!!!!!!!!
is most of the surface color from the decals and a little painting or is that all decals?

how study is the engine support pylons. they were always very flimsy on the original smaller model. is there anything you did to it.

Thanks for the praise everyone!
The pylons i've always found to be absolutely fine without any reinforcement. As i've said, i've built 3 of these, all with lights, and i've never had a problem with the pylons.
As regards the paint, i started with matt black, then silver then gloss white. I used a thinned dark grey for the deflector grid lines. I didn't use the decals for stuff like the grey/blue sections at the fronts of nacelles, nacelle triangular...ummm...thingy's, and numerous other stuff....it wqas just easier
to paint these bits.

Rich

 

[Leigh]

Absolutely stunning!!

 

[ralphee]

If i had half the balls you have, id still come up short on the job, that is a fantastic build and no mistake, i LOVE it!

lee

 

[clancampbell]

If i had half the balls you have, id still come up short on the job, that is a fantastic build and no mistake, i LOVE it!

lee

Wow! Thanks Lee!
After seeing some of your stuff, that's high praise indeed!

Rich

 

[SteveNeill]

Thanks for the praise everyone!
The pylons i've always found to be absolutely fine without any reinforcement. As i've said, i've built 3 of these, all with lights, and i've never had a problem with the pylons.
Rich

Same here. I have built the same model straight out of the box. It's been almost 2 years now and they are still perfect. Really I think this whole thing is the boy that cried Werewolf.

Steve

 

[Kennyd]

Love it :love and it's so nice to see one of these without that blasted "A"

 

[trekman1017]

I Wholheartedly agree with the above comment

 

[11B30B4]

Rich, Great Job! you have made me reconsider some of the things in my build. I am ordering some of the 3D 1/350 resin figures, the photo etch figures just dont hold up to 3D. I am also reconsidering some of the lighting on my build. The decals are interesting as well. Be proud of the build and please, next time show us pictures throughout the build. How long did your build take, I have 11 months into mine and I am only about 3/4 done?

BTW, I trained some of your 4th Yorkshire Infantry back in 2008. Grate group of guys.

Jeff