Enterprise Refit Composite

[trekriffic]

Composite of my 1/1000 scale Enterprise refit, unlit model, by Polar Lights. Background image by NASA Hubble Space Telescope…

USS Enterprise Refit - Stellar Nursery Survey

 

[BOATMAN]

Composite of my 1/1000 scale Enterprise refit, unlit model, by Polar Lights. Background image by NASA Hubble Space Telescope…
View attachment 172388USS Enterprise Refit - Stellar Nursery Survey

Looks great but if only it was lit up look more real but great model all the same

 

[trekriffic]

Looks great but if only it was lit up look more real but great model all the same

Oh yeah lights would have taken it to another level for sure.

 

[stevethefish]

Looks great! If I ever try to light this kit (or the Reliant), I'd just do the warp nacelles and such but avoid the nav lights and collision strobes. At that scale, it'd be a headache.

 

[trekriffic]

Looks great! If I ever try to light this kit (or the Reliant), I'd just do the warp nacelles and such but avoid the nav lights and collision strobes. At that scale, it'd be a headache.

If I were to build a lit version of this kit I'd use blue or purple LED strips for the warp nacelles.
You can get them in nano scales now. The trick would be diffusing the light to avoid hot spots and achieve a nice even glow, which becomes more difficult in tight spaces like inside the nacelles. Lighting the windows would be simple (after drilling them out) using cool white LEDs and strips using cotton balls or milk jug plastic to prevent beaconing. For flashers and strobes I'd use a small Tenacontrols board to power fiber optic strands using heat at the tips to melt the ends and form tiny bulbs which i would paint red or green using Tamiya transparent acrylic paint.
So in my mind the biggest challenge would be the warp nacelle glow and, possibly, lighting the deflector dish as it's molded in white plastic, if I recall correctly, rather than being a clear part. I'd probably just install a bright cool white LED inside, close to and centered on the dish letting the light shine thru the plastic and then either apply a decal on the outside to get the gradual fade from bright white in the center to blue around the rim. Alternatively, I could paint it, but I think a decal would work best. Now if i really wanted to trick it out I'd use the Raytheon effect to shine thru the plastic for the saucer and secondary hull ffloodlights and smaller spotls and floods elsewhere on the hull.
Doing all this should only take about 5-6 months at the rate I build!

 

[BOATMAN]

an i did all that on my movie enterprise in 1/350 th but it took a yr an a half to do but looks very good when lit up
chrisb

 

[trekriffic]

an i did all that on my movie enterprise in 1/350 th but it took a yr an a half to do but looks very good when lit up
chrisb

A year and a half. Yep. Model building, done right with all the bells and whistles, is a marathon, not a sprint! So Chris, got any pics to share of your lit 1/350?

 

[BOATMAN]

A year and a half. Yep. Model building, done right with all the bells and whistles, is a marathon, not a sprint! So Chris, got any pics to share of your lit 1/350?

HI YES it may be a bit blurred as i got the shakes when takein the pic of my enterprise but you can see what what on her but if you want a clearer pic then say so an i'll try an retake as the model is lit up for several hrs a day as its powered from the mains eletrics on a timer
chrisb

 

[BattleScale Collectica]

HI YES it may be a bit blurred as i got the shakes when takein the pic of my enterprise but you can see what what on her but if you want a clearer pic then say so an i'll try an retake as the model is lit up for several hrs a day as its powered from the mains eletrics on a timer
chrisbView attachment 173528

yes more please!

 

[BOATMAN]

yes more please!

HI OK i'll try an post some different angle shots of her tomorrow when she is lit up
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

OK Guys here are some more pics of my lit 1/350 enterprise an its a big model nr a mertre long but exscuse some pics are a bit blured as its on its big stand an high up an i get the shakes as gettin old so my wife jen took some of the pics for me not a 100% accrute but i was happy with the outcome of the finished model
chrisb an jen

 

[BOATMAN]

an some more angle shots an the clam shell hangar doors open to see the tiny shuttle craft inside but i or jen could not reach up high enough to phot in the hangar bay

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[BOATMAN]

An i built this 20 yrs ago when leds were first still comin out so the lights are a mixture of tiny 3v bulbs an firbre optics in the saucer an leds 2mm ones

 

[BOATMAN]

AN some tiny enterprises underneath her

 

[BOATMAN]

AN talk about a tiny enterprise jen an me freind sue bought me a tiny enterprise for my birthday
an to my amazement it also lights up only about 4 inches long an some star trek credidits in 50 credit notes wow an some startrek bozze with a startrek glass to drink it in

chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

an here the tiny ship lit up an jen is holdin the tiny model lit up model

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[BOATMAN]

HOPE all you guys liked the pics
chrisb an jen an sue

 

[BarleyBop]

liked the pics

Somebody got spoiled! Birthdays at your house are 'quite the Enterprise'!

 

[BOATMAN]

Somebody got spoiled! Birthdays at your house are 'quite the Enterprise'!

YES B/B the girls know how much of a trekkie i am so they know what to get me for occations lol an you sir are very witty lol
chrisb

 

[BattleScale Collectica]

an here the tiny ship lit up an jen is holdin the tiny model lit up modelView attachment 173671

I've got one of these too. Cool little ship

 

[trekriffic]

Very nice Chris, thanks for sharing the pica!

 

[Phillip1]

trekriffic-Nice job on your model.

Phillip1