You’d think at an overall cost of around $2000, you shouldn’t have to mod ANYTHING. But as you said, there were so many things they didn’t get right. It’s going to look like a million bucks in comparison when you’re done, and you’ll have that much more pride in it, knowing you put your own touch on it! Well done!! 👏

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely for this price it should be screen perfect, and to be honest it is annoying that the mods need to be done, but I am actually enjoying them. and when done, it'll be worth it. But bad form from Eaglemoss to begin with..

@Driver0378

9 ай бұрын

@@dansmodeluniverse Exactly. And the over-engineering of all the lights and wires….. my god…..

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

@@Driver0378 oh the lights are crazy, simple LED strips would have been so much easier

@KerbalSpaceCommand

8 ай бұрын

I wanted to get one but the deal breaker for me was the transition between the secondary hull and the neck is just not right. I like the smooth transition of the 6 foot model. I had the hard transition you often see on CGI models of the Enterprise.

Man, the work dedicated fans like yourself do always leaves me in awe of what folks like you are able to accomplish without the financial and material resources that companies have to make things like this Enterprise-D model. PASSION is the key element missing. You always see AMAZING recreations of source material faithful costumes at conventions by cosplayers. They share info on how to build things with each other (as you do in this vid), on what materials will give you the best results on the budget you have to achieve it with and they want to share the fruits of their passion's labor. Bravo, man. Your attention to detail and dedication to being as faithful as you possibly can be is both inspiring and humbling.

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, really appreciate that. Yes I'm always bowled over every year at the comic-cons, the cosplayers are incredible.

Love your modifications to this build and I think I will do the same on my build. Thank you for a great video, look forward to other mods as and when you do them on this build.

@dansmodeluniverse

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark, hopefully Fan Home get stock back in soon and I can restart the build

great work. It's starting to look pretty good. I'm also fan of the details and it's great to see you chasing them up.

@dansmodeluniverse

8 ай бұрын

Definitely better, still problems with it, but we're getting there

I heard that model is a disaster……🎤you are applauded sir for your salvaging efforts 🙌🏽

@dansmodeluniverse

5 ай бұрын

6 issues to go and yet it feels like its never going to end :)

Thank you for posting this video 🎉. You have a new subscriber. Keep up the great work 🎉. *Live long, & Prosper.

@dansmodeluniverse

8 ай бұрын

Appreciate it

Great mods, loads more work, but well worth the effort.

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

Especially the light leaks, but yes, worth it in the end. Have to do the shuttlebay door as well.

Absolutely amazing... you have a talent my friend, well done. 🇬🇧

@dansmodeluniverse

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

Love the effort, more detail on the actual process would be amazing.

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

In the 'Build the Enterprise D' section, the full mod videos are available.

If they ever go back to using physical models for sci fi shows (and other shows and movies too) then they should hire you, because these mods you've made really work perfectly!

@dansmodeluniverse

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, appreciate that. For the price of it though, no mods should have been necessary, or at least not the major ones.

Fantastic work. 🖖

Definitely liked it and subscribed. Glad I passed up on this one. Might try to build my own one day. Amazing work, time and effort you put into fixing this! Looking forward to the finished build. 🔥🖖🏼

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

Hopefully only 10 more issues to go…

The detail is so incredible!!!!

Good luck on getting the remaining issues, love to see it finished. Great job!

@dansmodeluniverse

8 ай бұрын

only a few more to go...

I'm not into models, at all. Mad respect for those that do though. Regardless, watching you do this was pure art. I learned so much and you gave me the weirdest feelings deep inside.. thanks for your work on this

@dansmodeluniverse

8 ай бұрын

Appreciate that, thank you

Absolutely fantastic work. Really magnificent!

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

Cheers, appreciate that

Amazing model 🌞

@dansmodeluniverse

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Adam, more mods on the way...

For light leaks, I had some of this spare: .Thompsons 10 Year Roof Seal. It's water based, thick, dries fast, worked VERY well.

Dude that was enjoyable to watch , i like what you are doing.

@dansmodeluniverse

8 ай бұрын

Cheers, lots more mods to come

Wow oh wow, I love your work to this. Thank you for sharing, fist bumps from Canada :)

@dansmodeluniverse

4 ай бұрын

Thanks James

Thank you for showing how you did your mods, you make it look easy to do, I you do some of your mods. Keep up the great work.

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

Unfortunately they're necessary. For the price of the model, it shouldn't need to be done. But thank you.

Absolutely well done, mate. I would NEVER take on something like this myself, so kudos to you! 👍

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

Cheers. It'll be worth it in the end (I hope!)

Yeah, as a modeler, I sorta looked at that model and thought....I'd spend a lot of time correcting those light leaks and reworking that wiring. Looks like I would have been right!

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

Every windows and most of the pods need to be done. It's a task, but so far it's worth it

As with many of the comments already here i concur and congratulate you on your awesome work to bring upto spec an expensively flawed model.

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

' an expensively flawed model' - I like that David, I may use it in a video :) Thank you though, appreciate it.

@davemartin1881

9 ай бұрын

@dansmodeluniverse by all means, please do use it. I would love to hear it. Subscriber now.

Cool spaceship

That paint mod on the nacels was AMAZING. Perfection !

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, yes I’m particularly happy with the nacelle

@stankythecat6735

9 ай бұрын

@@dansmodeluniverse it’s so well done , the colors …everything

@nicholasklangos9704

Ай бұрын

Definitely, looks much better, I wasn’t sure when you first started that talking about it but the end result is impressive, bravo! Well done!

I applaud your enthusiasm and commitment sir! It took me a while to appreciate the Enterprise D,( the Enterprise A is an impossible act to follow imo) less said about the enterprise G the better. Yuck. 😂 Love the D now. Thanks for the video. 👍

@dansmodeluniverse

21 күн бұрын

'A' was always my favourite.

Spectacular

@dansmodeluniverse

8 ай бұрын

Thank you...more mods to come..

Great

For that price the shuttlebays should open and show shuttles and cargo containers. Maybe even a little runabout and some worker bee’s.

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

That would be nice. As it is, even the suttlebay is wrong, I'll be fixing that too

v cool

I am also building the Enterprise-D. I love your videos. Especially with the screen accuracy mods. Can you do a tutorial on how to make the nacelles, copper, when turned off?

@dansmodeluniverse

21 күн бұрын

I already did, kzread.info/dash/bejne/h2V2uJWmgtHNedY.htmlsi=1e3clkHqh3N3l022 Basically, one or two (no more) light coats of copper does the trick. Lay the grill on a black surface, that way you can see what it looks like after one coat. There are other mod videos too I did, that go into more details about the nacelle. They all have the same thumbnail

i like your mods , now it looks like a real enterprise not some overgrown puzzle

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

Thank you

I love your modifications. I would of done similar, but I can't afford the price tag of this. Perhaps Polar Lights will one day release a 1:1000 scale D at a much cheaper price.

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

and far too many mistakes for the price. But, I think at the end it will be worth it .

Well bless me lucky charms!

Fantastic mods! The only thing holding me back is a fear of panel gaps along the build. How are they and how are you tackling the issue if it is an issue?

@dansmodeluniverse

8 ай бұрын

Some of them are bad. When the saucer is completed, I'll look at filling them with putty

what did you end up using for the bridge dome "glass"? im seeing some people use Micro Krystal Klear

@dansmodeluniverse

5 ай бұрын

I still using the plastic dome cut out (though its not physically attached yet as I'll wait until the saucer is completed.

@menace9579

5 ай бұрын

cool. thanks

What about a paint colour and name list with parts links for circuit boards, masking tape type you used etc? Would be really useful.

@dansmodeluniverse

3 ай бұрын

HI David, this is just a roundup of the mods, the modification videos themselves have all that stuff listed

@davidtarrant7159

3 ай бұрын

@dansmodeluniverse Hi yes will watch them again. Really good videos. But things like the masking tape. Never seen tape that thin before. Maybe do an extra video for us fans with extra detail like that. I have just bought an airbrush so all this is new to me but what you did got me interested so some help for beginners like me would be great 👍

is there any way to get the rest of the kit? mine stopped at step 42 and i would like to complete it....please helo

@dansmodeluniverse

4 ай бұрын

You can sign back up at Fanhome.com since last year. But be quick as they are stopping new subscribers soon.

Great video. So, at 35 seconds, you say you used black insulating tape as your speading liquid tape? Can you clarify? Did you actually use round roll black electrical tape? Also, are you using enamels or acrylics? Thanks!

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

Yes, round roll electrical tape. The liquid tape I only used at the very start but it was quite difficult to apply, as it's very thick. I find the electrical tape works perfectly.

@rizz917

17 күн бұрын

@@dansmodeluniverse Hi, Dan So, can you post a link to the orange/violet shift paint? I cant find it for the life of me? (3:10) Looks like a rose gold. Thanks a bunch.

All those corrections is the reason I did not buy the Enterprise (that, and EM went bankrupt halfway the build, Fanhome stopped delivery to my country) If I buy a €2000 model kit, which claims to be licensed, then I expect a 100% accurate representation from the original. If not, I could buy a €25 Revell model myself

@TheSnowwraith

9 ай бұрын

The main reason I didn't choose this model is because of how fragmented the hull sections were. The "real" ship is a smooth, unbroken, hull. I would've had to fill in all the gaps and repaint everything. Seeing how each panel screwed into place had variations in height it would've been an impossible job. At least when I built the Eaglemoss Millennium Falcon there were only a few major panel lines to fill in.

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

@@TheSnowwraith Once the saucer is completed, I'll look in to filling the gaps.

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

and I'm not even finished, the main shuttlebay has to be fixed as it's too small as it is

@TheSnowwraith

9 ай бұрын

@dansmodeluniverse The problem you'll have doing it later rather earlier is you'll have to redo the escape hatch decals I think.

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

@@TheSnowwraith I don't think I'd have to? the pods are not on the gaps

Just signed up for the model. Do you charge to do the deflector and nacelle mod and painting? Would like you to do mine when i get to that stage if you do that service

@dansmodeluniverse

3 ай бұрын

If you've watched my mod videos on this David you'll have noticed the 'Red Alert - all mods at your own risk' notice at the start. I can't take the responsibility of a part accidently breaking/cracking/scratching as you'd have to buy the issue again to replace the part(s). But Good Luck with it and please feel free to reach out for any tips/guidance you need. Remember if you want to redo the nacelles you also have to re-light it. The lights that come with it are not bright enough.

@davidtarrant7159

3 ай бұрын

@dansmodeluniverse hi yes saw the red alert but I wouldn't hold you responsible if something went wrong. I would just buy a new part and send it to you. I understand things can go wrong. More likely to go wrong if I do it. 😃

What size drill bit did you need to drill the hole for your custom stand Dan?

@dansmodeluniverse

3 ай бұрын

the drill bit size doesn't matter Chris, that's only to give the starting point for the hole saw. Ideally the hole saw size should be 7/8” as that’s the size of the rod, but I had to use 1”. I purposely used rail sockets with screw adjustments, so I could secure the rod, sturdily, in place.

@Makeitso2023

3 ай бұрын

@@dansmodeluniverse yeah I’ve got rail sockets tightened round the pole and was only going to drill about half way down into the solid board I have just needed to know the width but I think 1.8-2cm drill bit should be just fine sent the wife to get some now 😂😂

@Makeitso2023

3 ай бұрын

@@dansmodeluniverse on a separate note the clear long strips in the nacelles what defusing paper did you use?

@dansmodeluniverse

2 ай бұрын

@@Makeitso2023 I got them from Amazon, the brand is called LightDims

@Makeitso2023

2 ай бұрын

@@dansmodeluniverse thank ya Dan

As usual, somebody always has to mod something because...well akshewaly

@dansmodeluniverse

7 ай бұрын

It has to be done :)

Same problems with the Millenium Falcon

@dansmodeluniverse

8 ай бұрын

Seems to be trend with all of them, some better than others.

Hi , I don’t suppose you have any of the rub on lifeboat transfers spare do you? I am about 10 short and would willingly pay for them and any postage cost.l do live in the UK but I don’t mind paying the cost of posting regardless.Thanks

@dansmodeluniverse

3 ай бұрын

Hi Tony, yes no problem, I can spare 10. Send me your address to my email, dansmodeluniverse@proton.me and I'll ship them to you on Friday. I'm in Ireland so the cost will be minimal

@tonysandell9191

3 ай бұрын

@@dansmodeluniverse Hi Dan , thanks so much for that , saves me a lot of hassle.I really don’t know how I am short although I have messed up a few I thought I would have plenty spare! Tony

Those are not escape pods, they are the hatches that cover the escape pods.

I never understood why the BRIGDE module was so small

@lucasbarrett8137

8 ай бұрын

What do you mean? The D was designed to be a very large ship. The concept in the design process was an home for 1000 crew and their families for the 5 year deployment missions

I know Fanhome is sticking with the original design for now to allow folks who started this build with Eaglemoss to complete it and probably also to sell the remaining stock, but any future editions should be completely redesigned to account for both the overly complicated and flawed wiring as well as the physical inaccuracies

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

That would be interesting to see if that happens. You’re absolutely correct, 100% overhaul

As usual my ignorance has been exposed. Somehow I had never considered an Irish "Trekkiie". My bad.

@dansmodeluniverse

6 ай бұрын

There's a lot of us :)

Well the COST of this Sub Maker Kits has Noiw gon from $55 to $76 for 2/3 kits on Monthly Plan. I'm only on my 3rd shipment and it is more costly than the last one. Going to canel the service as there is no way to get more than on box per month(2-3 kits per box). The total end cost is way to high for this sub-par building kit.

The worst thing about this product, the absolute ignorance of EM considerations to their customer. Well known for attention to detail ST fans are but no… The fact EM had NEVER EVER seen a completed version of this model before they retailed it is disgusting

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

The nacelles in particular were very badly designed. And I'm still not convinced the secondary hull is going to hold the weight of the saucer. I 've seen the videos where EM have shown it in one piece... but..

I would be able to modify the model but it is so gosh damn expensive, that I simply wouldn't dare to do it. All the original parts and pieces get de-valued by modifiying them although they look better then.. it is just not the special thing you bought anymore.. An unstandable situation.

@dansmodeluniverse

8 ай бұрын

Personally, I think it makes it more special now that it's closer to the filming model. There is no way I was going to leave parts lighting up that never did . Vents, Bussard intakes, nav. lights on the secondary hull etc.

Fantastic vid bud.. but.. it is NOT worth a dollar.. this is a disaster.

All these changes and you're still end up with a misshaped model that doesn't resemble any of the versions of the D seen in any of the incarnations of the show. That's what pissed me off so much about this and caused me to chuck in running a fanpage for Eaglemoss. It's just a horrible model all around, you're doing great mods to fix things, sure, but the whole damn thing is rotten.

@dansmodeluniverse

9 ай бұрын

Did you see the secondary hull? juump to 3 mins 20 : kzread.info/dash/bejne/YmuL07qhppusfrQ.html