18" USS Constellation Project (Part 7)

This video series showcases the progress I've made on converting a 1974 vintage AMT 18" Enterprise model kit (the last year of the 1966 tooling AKA the "long box" tooling) into a replica of the studio model seen in the classic Trek episode "The Doomsday Machine". Some minor updates will be done to the model, but they will be relatively few as the AMT kit is essentially screen accurate for the Constellation.

I am in the home stretch now as Part 7 showcases some of the paint weathering and the decal work. After all the decals are applied, I will flat coat the model and apply some pastel chalk weathering to finish it up. So there isn't that much work left to complete the model. She's looking good!

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Star Trek
• Starship Enterprise
• AMT
• Starship Constellation
• Constitution Class
• Doomsday Machine
• Captain Kirk
• Mister Spock
• AMT/Ertl
• Round 2
• CultTVman

[DesiluTrek]

I have nothing but admiration for skills like yours that I don't have and don't think I ever will.

As someone who built several Enterprise models when I was a kid (pretty much unadorned out-of-the-box efforts), it's funny to see your work to *intentionally* have the nacelles sagged and askew! But was it harder for you to replicate the exact angles of the original?

[JMChladek]

@DesiluTrek Actually it wasn't considering how bad the pylon angles were on the 1966 vintage kit toolings. They corrected that problem in the mid-1970s with newer tooling. All I did was stick the left pylon square into the hole and it replicated the angle perfectly. Keeping the right one straight was a little more difficult to achieve.

[punkrockpub]

Fantastic!!!!!!! Remarkable talent & skills shown here!!!!! I truly wish that I had a "fraction" of your modeling talents!!!!! Outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[2000spqr]

beautifull ..... what can i say.. its just perfect!

[2000spqr]

increadible.. made me want to deep-6 my constellation and copy yours. im very very impressed

[subron6er]

I had a problem once, I had airbrushed a tank with acyrilic paints, weathered it , rust , dirt, etc... Well the problem came in when I used a can of clear over it, it pulled the primer coat up through the detail airbrush work and it was gone... ! lol, well live and learn. Really nice work. thanks for posting. I have this kit and several years ago made a mess out of it, going to try and save it, light it up.... Jeff

[punkrockpub]

Nice Details shown here!!!! You're truly a model master!!!!

[TrekWorks]

Nice work Jay. It looks clean. I think you really captured the look of the prop.

[fraley1701]

This is coming along nicely Jay! Looking forward to the finished product...Great work!