There are two motors to spin the Bussard collector fans, 95 LEDs, four circuit boards, and an AC/DC power adapter. The lighting set reproduces many of the clear parts in the original kit in translucent red, blue, orange, and green for various effects. This is the weakest aspect of the kit for me I found it difficult to use the drawings when the box was full of parts or subassemblies. Painting and decaling instructions are on the sides of the box’s lower tray. Decals provide markings, including screens in the bridge, placards in the shuttle bay, and two shuttles. MKA004) for either of the pilot versions.Ī sturdy metal tube with a black hemispherical base rounds out the parts. The kit builds into the ship seen during production of the series, but Polar Lights produces a supplemental parts pack (No. The kit includes a detailed bridge and shuttle bay, with optional doors for the latter to be open or closed. The latter can be combined to replicate the lit and unlit windows seen on the show’s miniature.Ĭlear parts are provided for running lights, domes on the primary hull, and the Bussard collectors on the warp-engine nacelles. The sensor dish and its housing are molded in copper, and the windows are supplied in clear, white, and dark-tinted plastic. But there are subtle differences the parts are in a color close to their final appearance. At first glance, most of it appears to be molded in the same shade of gray. The big, heavy box - and I love the box art- is slam-full of plastic. As if that’s not enough, the company has several aftermarket sets to finish your starship as you like. Polar Lights answered the call with a 1/350 kit, and it’s pulled out all the stops to create a model that builds well and looks awesome - the finished ship is 32" long. A 1/350 scale Enterprise made it to the fifth spot in FSM’s “most-wanted kit” poll in 2010. Since then, modelers have wanted newer, more-accurate, and bigger models. Arguably the most recognizable spaceship in the history of television, the USS Enterprise has been around in model kit form since the first season of “Star Trek” in 1966.
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