Peter's Polar lights 1/350 Uss Enterprise -A and full lighting kit

[boatman]

OH Great then Peter im now busy lookin at tomcat builds on utube for ideas an such an got to order my 2 mm blue leds as im not sure if i have the right colours so will be a while doin my reseach an im really glad you are goin to finish off the enterprise but be carefull an make a strong fixin in the dorsal or neck to take the massive wheight of that saucer primary hull
good luck an i'll be watchin this magnificent model come togeather
ATB
chrisb

 

[peterairfix]

Good news what didn't work before now works as the last time I was using a duff battery.
So now time to finish while I am in the mood.

 

[boatman]

OH GREAT Peter love to see you finish her as i dint think you was goin to i'll be followin along im really happy you are back on this sir now keep it comein an havnt you got a battery power checker ?
chrisb

 

[peterairfix]

DISASTER whilst picking it up to do more work I dropped the little so and so it's getting to the point where I am going to be ditch the lighting as seems to be a pain in the bottom but I have ordered another kit and lighting I will persist and try and finish it even if I don't do the lighting but I will try.
But I have put the neck lighting in.

 

[SteveT]

Looking really good!

 

[peterairfix]

Found out what's happened the pins have sheared off so I will drill them out and add new ones

 

[boatman]

oh dear Peter carefull how you drill in case the wires get cought a drill bit
chrisb

 

[peterairfix]

I have made up some new pins and drilled new holes I will leave it a day or so to harden and the I will attempt to rejoin the nacelle

 

[Ian M]

Ouch! I bet the air was rather blue when that hit the floor! Glad to see that it is a fairly easy fix and that you are well on the way back to attaching the saucer to the rest of the ship. Otherwise there is always that event where the saucer was detached and crash landed!
I do look forward to seeing this completed though.

 

[boatman]

Ouch! I bet the air was rather blue when that hit the floor! Glad to see that it is a fairly easy fix and that you are well on the way back to attaching the saucer to the rest of the ship. Otherwise there is always that event where the saucer was detached and crash landed!
I do look forward to seeing this completed though.

HI Ian just to say it was not the saucer that broke off but a engine nacelle as i dont think peter had fitted on the saucer yet as i have built this kit an it was a very good fittin kit
ATB
chrisb

 

[peterairfix]

I have now managed to get the errant nacelle glued back on but I was left with a large gap witch I glued some 2mm rod into a leave for another couple of days to harden

 

[boatman]

I have now managed to get the errant nacelle glued back on but I was left with a large gap witch I glued some 2mm rod into a leave for another couple of days to harden View attachment 505222View attachment 505223

HI Peter you say you had a large gap near the naccle when fitted to the pylon i cant understand that as my kit fitted great an i dint hardly have to use any filler very weird that an i love this kit an if you really like S/T like i do then go for
MR SCOTTS guide to the ENTERPRISE a an well worth it as yes i know its only fansaty but how the book is laid out tellin you all about the ship as i bought mine 20 odd yrs ago but i have seen them still in W H Smith shop
chrisb

 

[peterairfix]

HI Peter you say you had a large gap near the naccle when fitted to the pylon i cant understand that as my kit fitted great an i dint hardly have to use any filler very weird that an i love this kit an if you really like S/T like i do then go for
MR SCOTTS guide to the ENTERPRISE a an well worth it as yes i know its only fansaty but how the book is laid out tellin you all about the ship as i bought mine 20 odd yrs ago but i have seen them still in W H Smith shop
chrisb

I probably got the gap two ways I first I may have rushed a bit and the second because the I taken it off and reglued so many times it doesn't line up very well anymore

 

[boatman]

I probably got the gap two ways I first I may have rushed a bit and the second because the I taken it off and reglued so many times it doesn't line up very well anymore

EXSCUSE ME Peter but im a bit confused here why did you remove it several times dint you dry fit it firstly ? as when i did mine then i just plugged in the 20 pin eletric plug for the led 's an gluded it maybe i just got lucky with a good fit kit then but you keep on tryin as when done this is a cracker of a model
chrisb

 

[peterairfix]

Good news I am back on this until its finished as all problems have been solved.
At the moment I am currently wiring in the light's for the saucer having a new work area helps but it's taking a bit of getting used to.

 

[boatman]

GREAT news Peter lookin forward to seein this come to finish

 

[peterairfix]

All the saucer lighting finished and impulse leds fitted

 

[peterairfix]

More wiring installed and the circuit board that controls all the flashing lights in the saucer I know it looks a mess but hopefully it should all work if I have followed the instructions correctly.

 

[Ian M]

Looks like an explosion in a pasta factory. But if it works, it works.

 

[boatman]

HI Peter that wirein looks ok to me as when the saucer is joined up the wires wont be seen will they so no probs very well done my freind