Topic: 1/350 1701 Refit Model Coming from Polar Lights (slightly OT) (Read 4011 times)

David Ferrell · « **on:** February 02, 2004, 12:59:28 pm »

Just confirmed today:

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=74748

Also 1/1000 D7 available this month and 1/350 NX-01
in March (old news for some true, but I thought I would
mention them).

Thanks,

Dave

Khalee · « **Reply #1 on:** February 02, 2004, 01:51:29 pm »

Cool been waiting on the D7.

Sirgod · « **Reply #2 on:** February 02, 2004, 03:35:00 pm »

awsome news, I love my Polar Lights Model that I have. NCC-1701. Used the Mirror mirror Decals etc on It.

Stephen

NannerSlug · « **Reply #3 on:** February 02, 2004, 03:41:50 pm »

yeah, BABY! WEWT!

now.. to find the cash. hehe.

FFZ · « **Reply #4 on:** February 02, 2004, 11:39:27 pm »

I still have a lighted NCC-1701 from STTMP back in 1979!

Also still have the orginal enterprise and Klingon D-7 and warbird thing.

Heavens_Eagle · « **Reply #5 on:** February 04, 2004, 03:36:27 am »

A year or so ago, I saw on the back of the now defunct STAR TREK The Magazine an advertisment for the Unobtainium TOS Enterprise models. They were supposed to be about 30" long and were very expensive to ridiculous depending on how it was built. They were only available as built up models. I believe the lit ones were on the order of $1200 or so.

Sizewise, Here are the specs based on the dimensions from my original "official" TMP blueprint set.

Overall
Length 34.29"
Draft 8.02"
Beam 15.94"

Primary Hull
Length 16.46"
Draft (height) 3.70"
Beam (diameter) 15.94"

Secondary Hull
Length 13.61"
Draft (height) 5.34"
Beam (diameter) 3.70"

Engine Nacells
Length 17.41"
Draft (height) 2.06"
Beam (width) 1.42"

OH, MY, GOD! !

I had better get busy designing that lighting kit now.

So now that we know that this thing is absolutely HUGE we can plan on how and where we are going to put it. I seriously doubt that there will be any 1/350 kits of the B, C, or D but This is going to be the most sought after and highly prized kit ever made. The only thing that would be as good would be the TOS Enterprise and it won't be this big. My vote for the next 1/350 kit after the refit "E" would either be a kit of the Reliant, or a Klingon D7 (movie version please). I suspect that if the molds and parts were done and planed for ahead of time, there would be quite a number of parts that would be common to both the refit Enterprise and the Reliant. Thus tooling would be a bit cheaper for the Reliant, and thus less development time as well I would presume.

Bandai eat your heart out!

Primus2003 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 04, 2004, 02:04:21 pm »

I used to build models myself. Time and space have worked against me for the continuation of my hobby. Right now we live in an appartment. Hopefully when I get a house. I cant wait to see this and hope that more Enterprise Models come out from A-E!

Heavens_Eagle · « **Reply #7 on:** February 04, 2004, 06:38:31 pm »

Well as to the A Enterprise, it is the same as the TMP Enterprise physically. Just some painting detail differences.

The rest though are probably going to be way too big. (at least in the 1/350 scale) I suspect the D would be far larger than the proposed refit Enterprise even in 1/1000 scale. IIRC the AMT TNG Enterprise was only 1/1400 scale. So make it half again bigger. As to the B Enterprise, I think the AMT kit (which was one of the better more detailed kits) was 1/1000 scale along with the Excelsior. So they would fit with the current TOS Enterprise kit just fine.

FFZ · « **Reply #8 on:** February 04, 2004, 09:53:12 pm »

No idea what the scale of the one I have is, but it is about 20 inches long from main saucer front to the end of the nacelles.
The three little 'babies' are about 7inches long, and all on one base.

Still have one I used to call my SFB flagship, the hornet (these kits had the names of other federation ships.)

David Ferrell · « **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2004, 12:59:28 pm »

Just confirmed today:

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=74748

Also 1/1000 D7 available this month and 1/350 NX-01
in March (old news for some true, but I thought I would
mention them).

Thanks,

Dave

Khalee · « **Reply #10 on:** February 02, 2004, 01:51:29 pm »

Cool been waiting on the D7.

Sirgod · « **Reply #11 on:** February 02, 2004, 03:35:00 pm »

awsome news, I love my Polar Lights Model that I have. NCC-1701. Used the Mirror mirror Decals etc on It.

Stephen

NannerSlug · « **Reply #12 on:** February 02, 2004, 03:41:50 pm »

yeah, BABY! WEWT!

now.. to find the cash. hehe.

FFZ · « **Reply #13 on:** February 02, 2004, 11:39:27 pm »

I still have a lighted NCC-1701 from STTMP back in 1979!

Also still have the orginal enterprise and Klingon D-7 and warbird thing.

Heavens_Eagle · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2004, 03:36:27 am »

A year or so ago, I saw on the back of the now defunct STAR TREK The Magazine an advertisment for the Unobtainium TOS Enterprise models. They were supposed to be about 30" long and were very expensive to ridiculous depending on how it was built. They were only available as built up models. I believe the lit ones were on the order of $1200 or so.

Sizewise, Here are the specs based on the dimensions from my original "official" TMP blueprint set.

Overall
Length 34.29"
Draft 8.02"
Beam 15.94"

Primary Hull
Length 16.46"
Draft (height) 3.70"
Beam (diameter) 15.94"

Secondary Hull
Length 13.61"
Draft (height) 5.34"
Beam (diameter) 3.70"

Engine Nacells
Length 17.41"
Draft (height) 2.06"
Beam (width) 1.42"

OH, MY, GOD! !

I had better get busy designing that lighting kit now.

So now that we know that this thing is absolutely HUGE we can plan on how and where we are going to put it. I seriously doubt that there will be any 1/350 kits of the B, C, or D but This is going to be the most sought after and highly prized kit ever made. The only thing that would be as good would be the TOS Enterprise and it won't be this big. My vote for the next 1/350 kit after the refit "E" would either be a kit of the Reliant, or a Klingon D7 (movie version please). I suspect that if the molds and parts were done and planed for ahead of time, there would be quite a number of parts that would be common to both the refit Enterprise and the Reliant. Thus tooling would be a bit cheaper for the Reliant, and thus less development time as well I would presume.

Bandai eat your heart out!

Primus2003 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 04, 2004, 02:04:21 pm »

I used to build models myself. Time and space have worked against me for the continuation of my hobby. Right now we live in an appartment. Hopefully when I get a house. I cant wait to see this and hope that more Enterprise Models come out from A-E!

Heavens_Eagle · « **Reply #16 on:** February 04, 2004, 06:38:31 pm »

Well as to the A Enterprise, it is the same as the TMP Enterprise physically. Just some painting detail differences.

The rest though are probably going to be way too big. (at least in the 1/350 scale) I suspect the D would be far larger than the proposed refit Enterprise even in 1/1000 scale. IIRC the AMT TNG Enterprise was only 1/1400 scale. So make it half again bigger. As to the B Enterprise, I think the AMT kit (which was one of the better more detailed kits) was 1/1000 scale along with the Excelsior. So they would fit with the current TOS Enterprise kit just fine.

FFZ · « **Reply #17 on:** February 04, 2004, 09:53:12 pm »

No idea what the scale of the one I have is, but it is about 20 inches long from main saucer front to the end of the nacelles.
The three little 'babies' are about 7inches long, and all on one base.

Still have one I used to call my SFB flagship, the hornet (these kits had the names of other federation ships.)

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