U S S Enterprise - 1:1000 - Full Build - Polar Lights

This video is a stand-alone quick kit review for the Polar Lights 1 : 1000 scale U.S.S Enterprise model. This video is a compilation and retrospective of the entire build process. It includes never before seen workbench and paint booth footage, suggestions and things to watch out for as well as an epic bridge mulligan. In addition to some new footage, this stand-alone video includes content from the 6 part detailed series found here:

Chapters for your convenience:
0:00 Intro
1:37 Initial “Soot” weathering coverage
2:19 Deflector grid ring approach and techniques
3:53 Radial grid line demonstration
5:03 Circular grid line demonstration
6:15 “Green algae” and brown “space rust” weathering discussion and application
10:57 Tan arc application with Tamiya flexible tape
13:20 Lower primary hull rust rings approach
14:42 Lower primary hull “landing gear” panel detailing
16:03 Nacelle discussion and challenges
18:21 Bussard collector and cap paint and finish
28:20 Production bridge error and remediation
34:56 Primary hull front light paint
37:38 Running light painting
38:42 Deflector dish housing ring base painting
41:53 Homing beacon and navigational array painting and detail
45:13 Additional build highlight footage
46:46 Final build photo stream

[ArcticModeler]

Thanks to SBrundle who left an excellent tip on Part 5 of the detailed build series that might be helpful to anyone planning on building this edition: "Note for those watching this video: Those little half-moon shapes on the sides of the secondary hull are not accurate, and should be sanded off. They did not appear on previous issues of the kit, and only popped up on the “Space Seed” re-release. Very strange."

[grantmiller]

TOS Enterprise is the best design IMO. Just such a nice, clean, deep space exploration looking design.

[brianmontgomery]

Excellent job! Looks beautiful! Very well done model and video.

[capnjackgallows]

Should be classed as asmr this video is very relaxing plus its trek !! (Additional edit) dude youre work on this model is stunning and the attention to detail is wonderful only a trek fan would go to such lengths i salute you sir

[bryanjohnson]

I really enjoyed this series. Your model is absolutely stunning. Very well done, indeed.

[edwardvalle]

Such a nice build. I'm so not worthy. Yet!

[darthvaydr]

You did an absolute beautiful job on this model! I just got this same model in today and I’m going to start working on it and I’m going to use your videos as a guide. I’ve love the way yours turned out! It looks just like a miniature production model. Cool you tell me where you got the grid line template from? I can’t find it anywhere online. Thanks!!

[JeffreyStrader]

Excellent model kit except for the incorrectly redesigned Bussard Collectors.

[brookestephen]

Really nice work! I guess at that scale you get a lot less nacelle droop! The strength of the smaller plastic parts must easily overcome the smaller weight of the nacelles. The lighting for the star ships was modeled on naval ships, and they threw out the rules and the utility of light placement. Even airplanes must have the red/green/strobe lights arranged just so. They're basically to visually assess the direction of travel of a ship at distance and in the dark, for when you can't see the ship structure. You would think that in space you would need red/green on upper and undersides of a star ship, at their fwd and aft extremities... What do you think?

[Spottedfeather]

what did you use for the green and tan weathering ? It sounded like you said chalk.

[dominiksilberhorn]

Wow, such a nice work, your Enterprise looks awesome 🙂 can you say me, which clear coat do you use at finish? the finish on your model looks perfect😃

[davidcole]

Wonderful build! Very inspiring. I have one question though. How did you make the masks for the bridge dome?

[danbarker]

Hey Arctic Modeler, me again. Wondering if you have an eta on the paints/materials list? Itching to get going on trying to replicate something to your standards. Ready to build 😂

[seanmmccarthy]

She looks great - sorry if I missed it but can you tell me... what colours did you use on the ship?