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Here's my list so far. These issues are on both versions (original and also the "Deluxe" versions)
Two major issues –
1) The bridge deck is twice as tall as it should be.
2) The upper portion of the spine, behind the bridge deck, are greatly out of proportion. The sensor palette is too far forward by 1/8” and it should be moved back that far. The airlock deck area is about 3/16 too long, and located 3/32” too far forward on the kit. The aft torpedo launcher is about 1/8” too short. The bottom edge is located perfectly, but the shortness makes it overly “squished.” The result was that the kit part has the torpedo launchers the wrong shape, and they angle up and out, and they left out the undercut, either for ease of molding or from the “squish” problem.
Moderate Issues –
1) The deflector dish base is vertically centered, while on the studio model, the vertical center of the concave curvature is slightly higher than true center. The emitter face is also shaped wrong. And needs to be replaced.
2) The forward torpedo launchers are the wrong shape.
3) The aux deflector emitter face is too thick, and should have a more prominent stem, along with tech details on the shaft.
4) 4 lifeboat hatches are missing on the saucer top back where it blends into the secondary hull, two on each side, approx. aligned with the aft spine airlock.
Minor issues -
Pretty much every nav beacon is left out on the kit. There are 3 per nacelle, on the aft top and bottom halves (red/green), and then a warm white blinker on the front end top centered and about 1/16” aft of the first raised “step on the top half. 0.5 mm Fiber Optic would replicate them nicely. 6 on the fan tail near the phaser strips, center white, the others colored. The bridge strobe is actually in front of the bridge deck, in front of the step down centered between the square panels arc and the front edge of the B deck.
On the top of the impulse engines, inside the horseshoe there’s a raised dot, just slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the horseshoe. The front edge of each end of the horseshoe should be sloped for about the forward 3/32”. Then all the other edges of the horseshoe should be eased over a little; they are too sharp.
The B deck is missing windows and also missing the half round strips.
The fantail detail on the bottom should be recessed scripes, not raised scribes.
Shuttlebay door is about 3/32” too wide, corners should be more rounded on the top, and the door should be recessed into the wall face, not raised on it.
Raised emitter face forward of the spine sensor palette is shaped wrong.
All Phaser strips missing ridges.
I'm planning on making a set of replacements for the bridge, the upper half of the spine (which would still use the kit sensor palette), and the deflector. Along with replacement parts for some of the more minor things like the bussard vents on the sides of the nacelles (just cut them out, pop in new ones instead of trying to line up the two halves perfectly) and other bits here and there.
Two major issues –
1) The bridge deck is twice as tall as it should be.
2) The upper portion of the spine, behind the bridge deck, are greatly out of proportion. The sensor palette is too far forward by 1/8” and it should be moved back that far. The airlock deck area is about 3/16 too long, and located 3/32” too far forward on the kit. The aft torpedo launcher is about 1/8” too short. The bottom edge is located perfectly, but the shortness makes it overly “squished.” The result was that the kit part has the torpedo launchers the wrong shape, and they angle up and out, and they left out the undercut, either for ease of molding or from the “squish” problem.
Moderate Issues –
1) The deflector dish base is vertically centered, while on the studio model, the vertical center of the concave curvature is slightly higher than true center. The emitter face is also shaped wrong. And needs to be replaced.
2) The forward torpedo launchers are the wrong shape.
3) The aux deflector emitter face is too thick, and should have a more prominent stem, along with tech details on the shaft.
4) 4 lifeboat hatches are missing on the saucer top back where it blends into the secondary hull, two on each side, approx. aligned with the aft spine airlock.
Minor issues -
Pretty much every nav beacon is left out on the kit. There are 3 per nacelle, on the aft top and bottom halves (red/green), and then a warm white blinker on the front end top centered and about 1/16” aft of the first raised “step on the top half. 0.5 mm Fiber Optic would replicate them nicely. 6 on the fan tail near the phaser strips, center white, the others colored. The bridge strobe is actually in front of the bridge deck, in front of the step down centered between the square panels arc and the front edge of the B deck.
On the top of the impulse engines, inside the horseshoe there’s a raised dot, just slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the horseshoe. The front edge of each end of the horseshoe should be sloped for about the forward 3/32”. Then all the other edges of the horseshoe should be eased over a little; they are too sharp.
The B deck is missing windows and also missing the half round strips.
The fantail detail on the bottom should be recessed scripes, not raised scribes.
Shuttlebay door is about 3/32” too wide, corners should be more rounded on the top, and the door should be recessed into the wall face, not raised on it.
Raised emitter face forward of the spine sensor palette is shaped wrong.
All Phaser strips missing ridges.
I'm planning on making a set of replacements for the bridge, the upper half of the spine (which would still use the kit sensor palette), and the deflector. Along with replacement parts for some of the more minor things like the bussard vents on the sides of the nacelles (just cut them out, pop in new ones instead of trying to line up the two halves perfectly) and other bits here and there.
But maybe REL might....
