AMT Trek K'Tinga ST: The Motion Picture

[Glorfindel]

Oh' yeah, this is the puppy from 1970/something.
Some JT Graphics AM yet to arrive specifically the Bridge and Bulb sets. In the next 12 weeks I'm going to try and finish this dog with bulb, bridge, command deck, shoulders, and impulse engines lit up! And if I'm lucky strobe lights at the back of the nacelles and maybe the back of the bridge somewhere. Won't be screen accurate but I'll add a little extra to give it a bit more pop.



This isn't Kansas....this is heaven!

 

[Quaralane]

Have fun with her.

 

[TRM]

Nice choice!!! Looking forward to seeing you build away!! ;D

 

[errains]

Looks to be a squadron of Klingon Cruisers.... excellent! Good Luck!!

 

[Igard]

Oh cool! Can we swap? ;D

I saw this reviewed on youtube not long ago by Trekworks. Should be a really fun build.

Q'pla Glorf, son of .... ;D

Good luck dude!

 

[lobo734]

Good luck with her. Be mindful of the nasty neck seam

 

[Glorfindel]

lobo734 what's the worst that can happen? It's plastic not real life. My donation and entry fee for this is what really matters. All else is for fun. And for the record...I'll not let even a nasty Klingon neck defeat me! Bwaaaa Bwaaaa!! ;D

 

[lobo734]

Great attitude. That kit just brings back a the memory of one my greatest modeling disasters, it dealt with a overtightened clamp a pool of CA and a cat that did not forgive me for a year. But alas thats between me and my shrink
Good luck again have fun with it.

 

[Grendels]

More Klingon goodness!

 

[Glorfindel]

GOOD LORD WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO! I just opened the plastic bag up and part of the back end of the neck was unformed in the mold! LOL. Also the shoulders to this come no where close to fitting in where they're supposed to. It's like it's a different part altogether. I'm cracking up looking at this.

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I kind of have an idea on how to fix the shoulder plate. The base of the neck seems a bit of a challenge. I need to sleep on this and wait for my other AM to come in before I do anything anyway. This is going to be a tough little model to put together. Definitely going to push the scratch building skills to get this bird to fly.

 

[Grendels]

Wow, I have one of these in the stash, need to get it out and do some looking.

I doubt all of them are this bad, maybe a trip to Evilbay is in store....

 

[Quaralane]

Looks like she's already trying to challenge your skills

 

[smusno]

I will build another of these one day.

but only when the scaring of the last one has faded from my soul.




good luck!

(ps, your attitude to the contest makes me smile. im not sure about entering, as my piece is a little............. complex)

 

[Igard]

OMG! That's horrendous! To think all these years, that's been sitting in it's box waiting to unleash itself of an unsuspecting modeler!

Dave, go for it man! It's fun and it supports the site.

 

[Myke]

WOW - big ole challenge there mate.

 

[Glorfindel]

I just got home from my nephews birthday pizza party. My sister sneaks me about 4 Capt. Morgans with ginger ale to get me into the festive mood. Now I'm home feeling good about how I'm going to attack a Klingon Battle Cruiser with a very sharp Exact hobby knife in hand with a brand spanking new #11 blade. I contemplate the dotted lines on my wrists. I back off...laugh out loud....it's only plastic man!!!
Let the skills competition begin!

Oh' and John, this already was a kit from a trip to EBay. Go figure.

 

[Igard]

Just don't go losing any fingers!!! ;D

 

[NecronautDrummer]

Whoah, too much for me. I'd scrap it and head to the LHS for another one, just to save myself the headache.

 

[Glorfindel]

Igard no blood was spilled on this night!

NecronautDrummer the work is the fun! I'll show you.

I decided to jump into this before Game of Thrones premiered. Pics will tell the story.










A little bit of detailing still to do and some putty work then clean up. Other then that this part of the disaster is done. I'll sand the white styrene at the back join later to fit the new shoulders I'm making for this. Totally a custom job there. Pretty satisfied with how this came out.
OH' YEAH!

 

[Grendels]

Nice save, and you got out the CHOPPER!!