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Category Archives: Model Kits
Kit Review: AMT’s “Cadet Series” – Star Trek: The Motion Picture Set
Hello everyone! This entry is a first for me – a sponsored kit review on behalf of a hobby vendor. I’m doing periodic reviews for the company Models4Hobby.co.uk, and they’ve sent me this kit for review and build. A copy … Continue reading
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The USS Enterprise (Refit) from Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Build Log – Part 10 Before I begin – Post-note to the prior bit on painting the grilles: somewhere along the line, I seem to have acquired a roll of 1mm masking tape, which works great on the inboard grille trenches (assuming … Continue reading
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The USS Enterprise (Refit) from Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Build Log – Part 9 All righty! More work on the engine nacelles – and their internal wiring. First off I want to sing the praises of that Vallejo surface primer again – it’s been really excellent to work with. … Continue reading
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The USS Enterprise (Refit) from Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Build Log – Part 8 For the next sub-assembly, I’m going to do the engine nacelles, port and starboard. Not too many parts, but we are starting to stray into an area where the parts are rather large. For starters, … Continue reading
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The USS Enterprise (Refit) from Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Build Log: Part 7 All right! Today we’re going through a few different items – the DLM resin cargo containers / travel pods / work bees, the clear tube columns at the back of the bay, the shuttlecraft, and connecting … Continue reading
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The USS Enterprise (Refit) from Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Build Log: Part 6 It’s been a while since I updated this, my apologies to everyone for my tardiness…here’s the news! I am intending to have some “action” lights on the floor of the shuttle bay, basically running lights that indicate … Continue reading
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E25 Tank Destroyer Build Log – Part 4
Well, happy circumstances never cease! I was cleaning off our ultra-portable and happened to find a folder copy of my E25 tank destroyer before it was painted, showing all the PE parts applied – it is a little late to … Continue reading
The USS Enterprise (Refit) from Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Build Log: Part 5 Today’s update is all about the Shuttle Bay. Since the bay will be enclosed in the secondary hull like the Arboretum, some aspects of it will be hidden from view, so some of my action will … Continue reading
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The USS Enterprise (Refit) from Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Build Log: Part 4 The Shuttle Bay, continued Finished up the photo etch applications to the shuttle bay, which included a few extra of the tiny little people (surprisingly hard to get loose without warping). To get the rear wall … Continue reading
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The USS Enterprise (Refit) from Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Build Log: Part 3 Okay, been working a bit on the arboretum and the shuttle bay walls, mostly just attaching photo-etch pieces, so I’ll do a bit of info on how to make those work a little better. Handling Photo-Etch … Continue reading
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