Many years ago in 1991 I was laid off from a full time job and on that following day it had rained so I felt the need to preoccupy myself by doing something constructive. I pieced together an original Enterprise model kit I had had that was about 12 inches in length and completed it that same day sitting in my parents garage focusing with all my efforts into building it, painting it and decaling it. It felt good at the time to not only distract myself by thinking about what had happened but it was a feeling of accomplishment, a kind of a therapy that seemed to have helped me at the time. And I still have that model to this day as a memento.

@ChrisGurin

5 ай бұрын

I had a similar experience: something about "plastic therapy" makes you feel whole.

@gutez

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Chris. You wrote a classic response and a helpful explanation, glad I was not the only one going through plastic therapy. One other detail I left out was that my Mom was grilling me as to why was I messing around building a toy when I should be looking for a job.@@ChrisGurin

1701 Refit is my favorite Enterprise design.

@SeansModelBuilds

4 жыл бұрын

Mine too. It was the first new model I built 2 years ago.

@vts0361

4 жыл бұрын

Mine is 1701 with those round designs

@bdr32965

4 жыл бұрын

It was by far and away the sexiest Enterprise of them all

@SeansModelBuilds

4 жыл бұрын

@@vts0361 I have the AMT 650 scale kit of that Enterprise that William Shatner signed for me last summer.

@jeo228

4 жыл бұрын

I actually prefer the phase 2 original version that they modified to make the refit. But i do like the lines on 1701 A

Was skimming through BSG and Trek modelling videos, stumbled onto yours. Watched the whole hour. Your way of working and (calm, quiet and rare) commenting and close up sound recording is just perfect for a relaxing afternoon. And unlike a lot of modellers, you talked about where you saw some of your skills lacking still. Very honest.

@modelchili

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the feedback. 😀

Your patience is admirable. I recall painting all the Aztec detail on my 1/1400 "D" in the early 90ies before TNG even aired here in Germany. Your video gives me hope that large(r) decals can be done. And yes, the fine black marker for the windows was a thing even back then. 🖖☺️ Edit: Fixed spelling.

@modelchili

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes I remember painting that one back in the 90s also. :D

I may have said this before but thanks for giving the colour call outs and manufacturers details. So many kits and KZread build reviews just say "grey" or "white" etc and others use a complex mix of their own invention. My biggest problem in finishing Trek kits has been the painting as i want my ships to look part of the same fleet. Using bespoke mixes means when it comes to touch up work i can never get the colours to match and so having a standardised straight from the bottle colour recommendation really helps.

This brings back great memories of when I was a young teen in the 1990s building my AMT and ERTL Star Trek models. I built 1701 through 1701-E, Romulan ship, Klingon Bird of Prey, the Reliant, Excelsior, as well as the Millenium Falcon. The 1990s were great times for this hobby.

@modelchili

6 ай бұрын

Yep they sure were.

DECALS SO MANY DECALS! nightmare fuel for me XD

@knoxminis1211

5 жыл бұрын

Seriously! You mess up a big decal at all, and you might as well toss the entire thing in the garbage.

@SeansModelBuilds

5 жыл бұрын

@@knoxminis1211 I have found that cutting large decals into smaller sections works well.

@PtrOBrn

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried applying decals since I was single digits... In my teens I didn't bother because of the pain they were when i was younger... 43 yr old me is looking at these and seriously thinking painting would be easier.

Thanks for showing your build of this kit, all those wallpaper decals are amazing. My father had a few different releases of this kit stored in his basement with dreams of building all the enterprises in one scale. He never got around to it, but I may build them. But right now, I am going to build, or finishing to build, a vintage 1/650 scale AMT long box kit my father started 50 years ago and never completed. My dad died of Covid-19 last month and after finding this kit in his basement I decided to finish it as a way to retroactively build the kit "with" my dad. I started a vlog here on youtube that will document the project and would welcome whatever insight or advice you might have about building it. Thank you.

@modelchili

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Sorry to hear about your dad, I hope the kits turn out well! I'll check out your videos. 😀

@grinya7712

2 жыл бұрын

Сожалею о твоём отце.Мой тоже почти год назад умер с мамой от пандемии.Сделай это во имя памяти о твоём отце.Удачи

@stankythecat6735

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry about your dad ! Finish the kit … I wish you could share pics

@stopmotionzoonieschannel70

2 жыл бұрын

華エース系列かも！煙ってことでですけどちょっとやってくるけどここ大丈夫かわいい💠？

@stopmotionzoonieschannel70

2 жыл бұрын

亀着いたけど大丈夫！え！カフェ感じ慶応？結構大変ご迷惑おかけしましたって言ってないけど、怪奇感じ

I really enjoyed that your a fine craftsman with surgeons hands . That was also very therapeutic to watch. Thank you.

@modelchili

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Those phaser strips are a pain in the rear. I bought a silver sharpie marker and went over the 'banks of all of my TOS-era craft. SO much easier than trying to hand-paint them on.

I really liked working on my AMT 1: 1400 Enterprise E. Drilled every window added LED lights and cut out pieces for the blue and red warp pylons. Was a ton of work, but the result is great.

I used to go into my local hobby shop in CA where I used to live, (moved away now) I knew the clerk well after my first visit as I said the following and did so every time like Cheers, everyone knows your name. Lol! But I went in and when ask what I'm working on or what I need, I'd say, PAINT, MAN, LOTS OF PAINT, I'M WORKING ON A 1 TO 1 SCALE OF A USS ENTERPRISE E. lol cracked the guy up, or I'd say a 1 to 1 scale of a Nimitz aircraft carrier! Very nice post my friend!

You must have the hands of a surgeon and the patience of a saint. I used to build models and I would get so frustrated especially with some of those AMT kits. Brush painting was always kind of my weakness too but I thought you did a really good job on those ships given what you had to work with.

@modelchili

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Those HUGE decals are so difficult! But look so good!!

Massive amounts of patience

The 1701 refit, and 1701-d are my favs in that order...I saw Star Trek the motion picture in the theatres when it came out, and I was in awe at how beautiful she(refit) looked

LOVE the Graphic on the back of the Box. Great Stuff.

Thank you for posting! I am building this kit now and it helps to see how others have done things. This is kind of a re release of a kit from the '80s when there were only 3 Enterprises. I have both kits, so some aftermarket decals were bought and made a Mirror universe ship (for TOS) and an Enterprise-A from the duplicate moldings.

Got this model kit yesterday and have built NX-01 and NCC-1701 B

Great work on this video. I have wanted to get this new set for a while now and wasn't too sure about the decals. But seeing your work and the problems you overcame gives me a good idea of what I would be in for. They do look great all together. Very good video!

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you found it useful, when I researched this kit I couldn't find many references to how the decals performed, so sharing that info was one of my goals.

Hi thank you for the video they look amazing i don't think i would be able to do these myself as it looks like you need a steady hand and the detail is amazing. i always had problems in the past when putting the decals on ships they would always break but you make it look so easy and as for painting never could get it right. thank you again for showing this LLAP

Watching you apply the decals was actually very relaxing. When I get around to doing this set myself it will probably be stressful.

@modelchili

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah working with them isn't so relaxing lol. It's worth the effort though.

AHA! I figured out the discrepancy with the 1701 Refit decals! The numbers actually match up with the decals for NCC-1701-A that is packaged with the kit AMT-660 (1701; 1701-A; 1701-B) ... Funny because the decals and the mold are quite different actually. I've got both kits and am hoping that doing one will help me figure out the decals on the other! Again great work! Always look forward to your posts!

@modelchili

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Ahh so that explains it. Thanks for sharing!

I'm saving for this kit looks amazing

We’re gonna need a new set of these

I just bought the last one availeble from a model site in my country for 90 bucks. Got the money as a christmas present. So happy right now.

@modelchili

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Got this one for Christmas! Very excited to start. This video is a must watch for that. Thanks for uploading!

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Cool, hope it helps!

You did a fine job on all the Enterprise models. Congrats.

@modelchili

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Fascinating! They look great, cheers!

@modelchili

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Its a beautiful set, and I appreciate you using a camera that could capture all the detail. Well done.

Pretty amazing job there dude, really love them

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Beautiful work. I hve done this kit myself and it was quite enjoyable, albeit without applying the base coats. Thank you for sharing!...

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Nice, thanks for watching!

Built and painted this set for a friend a year ago, that enterprise C was a grade-a pain in the arse :D

*You get my **_HAIRY BLUE THUMB of ENCOURAGEMENT!!!_* ⭐😃👍

@modelchili

4 жыл бұрын

Cool!

I don‘t know how often i watched this video, but the models turned out very beautiful. I have learned a lot from you. I bought this set yesterday, so i will surely come back😅.

Great job! I learned quite a bit about placing decals.

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

loved the kits man, glad your back building kits.

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks for the video, very nice to see all the Enterprises together!

@modelchili

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Oh boy this is a treat! I know what I'm going to be doing for the next hour. KZread actually notified me for this vid.

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Good old KZread. 😁

That NX01 is really amazing - great job!

@modelchili

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Patience and finesse. Agreed that such skill are required when modelling. thanks for sharing.

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice work. Love that Enterprise C

This is one of the most relaxed videos I've seen for a long time 😂

@modelchili

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@rinderknorpelmuhle1790

4 жыл бұрын

@@modelchili Yes, I have. It was cool to watch you build the models carefully. Really cool models

I had that kit with the TOS, refit and D...it was really fun to do!

Wow, you did really beautiful work on this kit!

@modelchili

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Model chili I got to tell you I hate the tiny little models kits right now I'm about to build the 1350 Enterprise but I got to tell you in all honesty after watching you lay down all those decals the almost entirely cover these models the patience you took the self-critiquing you did I'm in total Awe of you ... they look fantastic I'm a model builder myself and I am never satisfied of how they look I'm terrible with decals I'm terrible with hand painting but when it comes to lighting up models with LEDs or fiber optics and using different shades of one color on the go-to guy LOL putting out all seven models I'm just blown away you did a fantastic job I applaud you!

@modelchili

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! See, I wish I had the patience and know-how to light up some of these kits, but I'm terrified of screwing it all up! I'm happy to stick to painting and decalling for now.

I felt overwhelmed after buying this kit, then I found and your video and it really gave me focus and courage to start!

@modelchili

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I hope it goes well. 😀 If it makes it any easier, you can just treat it as 7 small model kits, one step at a time!

Thanks for the info ! Doing this build soon .

Outstanding video and presentation.

Good job! From one hobbyist to another, I know just how much work that was!

@modelchili

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It sure was 👍

It's 2022 and I just got this kid for Christmas. Thankfully I'm decent at hand painting models because the decals were a nightmare. What I ended up doing was holding the decal nearby while I hand-painted the section in question. Might not be 100% screen accurate, and I still used the registry and livery decals, but the decals won't bubble off and look like cheap stickers in six months. You did a fantastic job, though. I don't know many people who have your patience for large decals.

always good to see another left-hander at work!

@modelchili

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

Totally appreciate your efforts! Thanks!!

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

I love this scale for Star Trek

You did amazing work! Never end by pointing out what you could have done. I see perfection. RWB ❤

@modelchili

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

That is cool how they are all the SAME SCALE so they are proportionally correct. My how D is huge compared to the original!😲

I had the glue together models of some of these ships the ones I had was the T.O.S. Enterprise,the Refit Enterprise A,the Ambassador Class Enterprise,the Galaxy Class Enterprise and the Sovereign Class Enterprise the only ones I never had were the Excelsior Refit Class Enterprise and the NX-01 but I hope that'll change if I can find those models.

Wow, that’s some pretty amazing work, great job at making them all look so good! I gave up with these sort of kits a while ago, as I’m utterly hopeless with the larger/wrap-around decals.

@modelchili

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@glenmartin7978

2 жыл бұрын

@@modelchili U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-A was the same ship model as the Refit they just added an A because the one Kirk destroyed was the Refit Enterprise before the refit had different Nacelles and a slightly smaller Saucer section and its Deflector was changed from the dish to more modern deflector

One solution for the Enterprise C is weathering, after all, the only canon reference we have for this ship, well, she was in pretty bad shape!!

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

I actually asked my Instagram followers if I should give it the "Romulan treatment" or not. Most voted for not. 😁

@PetersaberHD

5 жыл бұрын

@@modelchili like this? i.imgur.com/iVnl7A0.jpg

@jacobirvine704

4 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I did with my Enterprise-C... battle damage covers up all those little mistakes!

@KZ-no4rk

3 жыл бұрын

@@PetersaberHD WOW AMAZING

@PetersaberHD

3 жыл бұрын

@@KZ-no4rk thanks!

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Thanks for posting this video. I bought this kit 12 months ago and after watching your video I plucked up the courage to assemble the models and start applying the decals. Unfortunately the top saucer decal for the Enterprise refit shrivelled up after applying it. So it now says NCC-1701Z - oh well.

Great vid, love your content! I've always been a little intimidated by Star Trek ships. They are crazy detailed and super clean. I've been considering digging out some of my old Star Trek kits from the stash and making "alternate universe" versions or something.

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, as much as I love Trek ships, they don't leave much room for weathering.

Great job, they all look very cool, I really like the Ambassador one

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

A dream come true ❤

I just tuned into your channel, amazing work, just awesome. I'm not a model kit fan, but I love Star Trek. Seeing your work and how the set looks great got me thinking about model kits, especially Star 🌟 Trek. Thank you for your great work.

@modelchili

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, always nice to hear it being appreciated by non-model builders!

Mate, you're awesome!!!! love your vids!! I also love how you know when to stop(if you know what i mean). i'm a bit of a perfectionist and i'm sure you are too. your videos showed me how to deal with things that don't always go the way i want them to. perfection is a good goal whilst building model kits or anything ! but sometimes you just have to let it go. the things you make( including the stuff ups) are unique to you. thanks for the great vids man. keep it up!!!!! :) sorry for any errors - wrote this very quickly :)

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! I do value finishing a project over getting every little bit perfect, because as you say you don't know when to stop.

These look fantastic!

@modelchili

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

These all look amazing to me. Now I really want to give it a shot and try to do half as good as you did.

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

I have all of those in full model size, bought separately. I also have all of the other Star Trek models from Voyager, Deep Space Nine and Space Station K-7 all the way down to the Maquis Valjean, the ST: TMP Vulcan Shuttle and the Enterprise 1701 Bridge

@modelchili

Жыл бұрын

Nice! All made or waiting to be made?

They look great. I want they guys

The models are fairly substantial. I thought they would be tiny ,but they are pretty big. Thanks for the video.

I have all of them apart from the NX and E. I decided I was going to light them all. I realised I'd made a mistake when the smallest LED and resistor I could find won't fit in the nacelle! So naturally I went out and bought two(!) big scale clear D's and a Revell Voyager to light those up (one kitbashed as a Nebula) to get good at lighting before giving it another go. You did a really good job on all of these!

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. :) I'm not brave enough to start lighting these yet! Maybe some day.

Enterprise-A was basically a Constitution Refit, so if it had a Enterprise-A Decal you could just place that on it. I recall getting a TOS Enterprise model a long time ago and the decals came with the 12 Original Constutution Class Starship names and numbers. So if you bought enough of them you could recreate the entire fleet that was never shown in the TOS Series.

@jacobirvine704

4 жыл бұрын

That's what I've been working on, building all 12 of the original TOS-era Constitution-class Cruisers in 1:1000 scale!

Beautiful work on these. I was curious how a blue basecoat would look on the D and I may give it a try on mine, knowing it will look a bit bold in person. Thanks also for the heads up on the issues with the C decals.

This must be the most beautiful video on the internet!

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

OMG WANT!! .. Well, wait .. those decals are stuff of nightmares. Back in the 90s when I did the Enterprise D, everything was hand painted and that was nightmare enough...still, you've done a brilliant job as usual 🤘😎👍

Saw this on Amazon for about 70$ and I think that's worth it, I can't wait to pick up my own

This is a great video! I just got this kit, and was looking for a detailed walk-through, and this answered a lot of my random questions. I'm a bit of a novice.

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Hello. Nice. I myself had some decal issues during and after applying decals to my AMT SnapIt Enterprise-D model. doesn’t have to be too darn perfect, though. The top part is nearly complete.

Just got the Enterprise D model to build, also got the original Enterprise and the 1701-A. These all look amazing mate 👌🏻

Those decals looked like a PAIN to put on. I was freaking out for you. Funny enough, the one critique I had out of all of the build was that the classic Constitution is missing the darts on the bottom of the saucer section! 😵

@modelchili

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I noticed!

Beautiful work!🖖

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Dude.... Don't doubt youself! That Enterprise C is a beauty!!!

@modelchili

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Do you mind if I ask how you found this video? It's had a bunch of views and comments all of a sudden, just wondering why. 🤔

@NealTK

4 жыл бұрын

@@modelchili It just showed up in my recomended list. Not really sure why, but glad it did.

@modelchili

4 жыл бұрын

Ok thanks! All hail the algorithm. 😁

your videos are so satisfying to watch.

@modelchili

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Sweet !! 💚👽

I remember when I was a Teenager I made the Star Trek Ship set that included the U.S.S. Enterprise, the Romulan Warbird and the Klingon Battle Cruiser. The second scale model I ever made was as a younger boy in the 60's. It was the AMT/ERTL U.S.S. Enterprise. It even had a rather simple light kit for the Primary Hull sensor domes and the Warp Engine Nacelles. My First scale model was the Lost In Space Cyclops holding the big boulder over the Robinson family. ( No Chariot ).

@spotlobac7694

4 жыл бұрын

me to.

Great job!

@modelchili

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow I wish I had that kind of ability! I'd love to have that set and have it look this good.

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This reminded me that way back in the early '90s I had done a kit of the Enterprise D, that came with the 1701, same scale, as a "sidekick". TNG was on twice a day for YEARS.... but now i can stream it anytime I want, wherever I want, commercial free. It's The Future, each and every day :D Hmmm ... maybe it was the same "3pack" the presenter mentioned. Maybe we all put together the same kit back in the day?

This decal universe has to be mind warping (pun intended 😂)….your eye hand coordination is extraordinary! Although you describe each problem and result, in the video all the enterprises look fantastic. Great base colors and decal work IMHO. Thank you for a wonderful video and all the tips on this phenomenal kit ! Cheers mate

Nice work!

@modelchili

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great work! I have this model. I've never done decals on that scale.

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you so much for this.

@modelchili

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Those are awesome.

@modelchili

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

When it comes to model making, I'm hopeless at painting and applying decals, so if I ever manage to get this set, I'd do the gold model display from First Contact. I'd just make sure bald headed men with phaser rifles stay well away. :/

Nice work

this set looks awesome. they should make klingon and romulan collections too.

Dude great job l. One of my favorite videos.

@modelchili

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. :D

I wanted a set of Enterprise models that were to scale but I knew from past experience I couldn't deal with those decals. My solution? Inspired by the display models in the Enterprise D and E conference rooms and the Eaglemoss Gold Series, I painted them gold with red for the warp and impulse engines and silver highlights for things like the nacelle grilles, bridge and sensor domes where appropriate, and the deflector dish. Came out beautifully!

I brought and built this kit just because I saw the video. The kit was amazing

@modelchili

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! It's a great little set once finished.