Phillip Gore’s Classic AMT Enterprise

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Another lost submission from 2007.  Never posted to the site.

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This is ERTL’s 18” U.S.S. Enterprise built from an issue that came out in 1983.  I built the model in 1996.  Listed below are the modifications and after market parts that were added to the kit.

 

Modifications:

  • Sawed off the bridge/A-B Deck and removed 1/8” of the height
  • Located new saucer navigation lights
  • Added a new bridge dome from a 1/200 scale AMT Apollo capsule heat shield
  • Filled the recesses on the lower saucer
  • Cut down outer ring on the secondary hull front
  • Scratch built new warp engine sink field generators
  • Added a navigation light over the shuttle bay doors

After market parts:

  • Deflector Dish with a scratch built spike
  • Lower Sensor Array
  • Decalex Decal Sheet
  • Webb Games Decal Sheet

The base color I used was Gunze-Sangyo Light Gray (338).  I know the actual model had more weathering and a flat finish, but I was so impressed with the semi-gloss finish on mine (after the decals were put on) that I left it that way.  Many Enterprise experts will see there are some painting details I “missed”.  Anyway, it turned out a very “clean build” and did well in competition, including a 1st Place Award in the Sci-Fi Category at the 1997 IPMS National Contest.  Hopefully I will be able to build a better Enterprise with the ERTL 22” kit by referencing many of the excellent Enterprises on this site.

Phillip Gore