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My Enterprise NCC 1701-D model is the AMT 18" kit.
All the windows are drilled out with a pin vise, carved to shape with an exacto knife, then filled with white glue for a clear window. I decided to use the U shaped flourescent tubes for lighting the windows because I wanted to have enough light to see them during the day.
I have one 13W flourescent in the main hull and one 7W flourescent in the secondary hull. The warp nacelles are lit up with LIGHTSHEET (two peices of blue 11X0.5} which worked great in the
small space I had. The navigational lights are fiberoptics and the bussard ram scoops are just a couple of red LED's. The stand has a 6-pin DIN connector on it to make it easier for transporting.
The model is painted the usual duck egg blue color (or as close as I could match it from watching the movie a billion times) and the rest of the aztec pattern was painted by hand with a darker
color.
I used all the decals from the kit and I also made some of my own. With a sheet of white decal film I made the lifeboats as the look from GENERATIONS. I was very pleased with the way my Enterprise turned out. I enjoy my hobby and plan to build all 6 Enterprises with lights. Hope you enjoy my pics as mutch as I do.
Jason VanderMolen
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