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Hated those damn tabs on the nacelles.

I have built several versions dating back to 1970 when I was 5 years old. Alas most went the way of the dodo, but I have one Currenly on my desk. Decaled not a USS Enterprise, but as USS Angelfire NCC-1795. The ancestor of my SFI Chapter, a 24th Century Soveregin Class, USS Angelfire NCC-75025.

From all the comments here, I was not the only one to experience the nacelle issues. One of the limits of plastic model glue is that it first melts the plastic before it hardens. However, too much glue or too much strain turns the plastic to a rubbery mess that will NEVER harden. Learned this the hard way with broken landing gear struts....

"Grain-O-Wheat" lightbulbs is the term they used in these old kits. My original 1967 had orange domes on the top and bottom of the saucer. I remember having one when I was a kid - always trying to keep the engines from flopping down. I must have used a few tubes of glue on those things. I wish I had that today, but have no idea whatever happened to it.

I have large boxes of this stuff I never built. I looked through a couple and found a Revell (Germany) Voyager kit from 2009 in the mix. From the boxes I looked at, I have quite a fleet with many Round2 350s from many different years - NX, A, TOS, the works. I even found an old AMT TOS shuttlecraft in one of the boxes. The one that has the special Star Trek jacket offer. I even found an old Nimoy signed telephone and a Star Trek wristwatch. As soon as the $600 tax thing on eBay goes away, I will have to clean out my closet. I have 4 big boxes of this stuff I will never use.

I was about 8 yrs old when I built my first TOS 1701 of the wheat bulb versions circa 1968. The drooping and broken off nacelle engines meant it eventually ended up in the land fill. Soon after, a 2nd TOS 1701 suffered the same fate. There was no 3rd attempt since I lost interest in the kit (and dad didn't want to buy yet another one!). However, I built one Klingon D7 model around the same time. That KD7 also featured wheat bulbs. With the stand removed and disassembled, the entire model fit perfectly in its original packaging. I still have that Klingon D7 model packed away somewhere.

I had one of the 1969 version kits with the clear orange bussard collectors. Sadly, it melted in a house fire before I could build it. That didn’t stop me from buying the kit again, at least a couple of them, and watching in chagrin the inevitable sagging of the nacelles… Now I have one of the 3’ Eaglemoss kits that I’m looking forward to building!

Putty sand putty sand. I liked the exploration kit the best.But all the AMT kits were fun.

Yes, I built the kit. Maybe I suspended the saucer section by threads in a tree and took a photo to simulate a UFO.

Transporter idea is in a 1950's sci fi film.

When I was a kid it seemed like all my friends had one, sometimes more than one after you break the first one playing with it. I was no exception.

It was the best ever! The fist one cost 19,90 Deutsche Mark back in the 70th, that would today be around 8 $I 🖖🏻

I don't recall the exact year I received this model as a gift, but it was certainly between 1967 and 1969. Those annoying, damn pylons I finally fixed by running copper wire between the two engine nacelles, keeping them the correct distance apart. As to the Strange New Worlds Enterprise kit, that problem was solved by having the two pylon inserts meet inside the secondary hull.

Built at least 4 of these as a 6 year old in 1976 to a 15 year old in 1985. Toss in a few Enterprise-A’s, Klingons D7’s and Romulan Bird of Prey’s and AMT/ERTL had my money. I’d say they get a pass on the “obvious sexism” since at the time, girls couldn’t care less about Star Trek and even less of them built models of the ship. Sure there were exceptions, but the majority will dictate who’s in the box art. Great video!

Who says "Deh cal"? It's "Dee cal". Sounds so weird.

Stunning stuff! I built one of mid-run kits for a girl who was dear to my heart :) I wonder where the model is now. Watching this video made me want to build one again... in fact, I have a Klingon D-7 on my desk right now that screams for company!

While inaccurate to the tv series studio model, could the dimples underneath the primary hull have possibly influenced the design of The Motion Picture Enterprise? The dimples are positioned almost exactly where the phaser banks would be on the refit. Just a curious little coincidence I thought I'd bring up in case someone hasn't already. Cheers!

I have the Polar Lights Batmobile with resin Batman and Robin figures. It's the best offer of the Batmobile but I'm pissed off that Polar Lights put poor quality decals and everyone complained about this and yet they never did anything about it! I built mine without the decals 'cause they don't fit right on corners and they're so thin they look brown instead of red!

The most gorgeous enterprise of all time is the 1701-d.

I bought the first kit with the white nacelles and remember the problems with getting the pylons to "set right" I also bought the Bird of prey, and then the Enterprise with the illuminated reddish nacelles. These two hung from my bedroom ceiling all through High School and even college. The were still there when the house was leased to my brother (about 1980), and my young nephew got my room--I thought he'd like them. Alas, the models disappeared then, although I still have the boxes!

I also reworked the original kit and added interior details best as I could, bringing it alive. Even rebuilt the landing gear. This was all noticed by anyone I showed it to. Made for great outdoor shots. The DS9 shuttle kit I built and detailed was on the front cover of Modelers magazine.

Bought first issue kit when it popped out, one of those days that are a cornerstone in your young life. Having only B&W TV I would go down to the Sears Store to watch a re-run in color, to make it as accurate a paint job I could do. Close school buddies thought I was a god (or at least a 'Q') and built three all together, each one better than before as my skills and desire for perfection grew. Still have B&W Polaroid photos of it flying through other aircraft models hanging from my bedroom ceiling. Have managed to gather up some of the other kits (Klingon, Romulan, Space Station Etc.) over time, some badly built and retooled with special care and love.

I built the old AMT kit when it came out. 13-year-old me thought it was fine, but it now exists only as a bunch of broken parts.

I was about 10 when I got the Shuttlecraft, and thought it was cool! Close enough for me at the time... I'll keep my memories, thank you. 😊

I've built this model numerous times and finally got it right ill never forget though the first one I did I put the right nacelle on the left side and the left nacelle on the right so the tail caps at the end were lopsided

I have built this kit probably almost 20 times. You turn it upside down when you're gluing the nacelles in. Use books to keep everything straight

Curious why you used Spiderman music? LOL

The AMT model kit also appeared in season 2's "The Trouble With Tribbles" and is seen outside the station manager's window orbiting the station.

I built and have on display the Bandai issues of Voyager as well as the TMP Enterprise 1701, the 1701-E, and the NX-01.

I built my first Enterprise kit in the mid-70s. I had to repair the sagging nacelle supports several times over the years until the year 2000 when both pylons literally fell off due to the aging and weakened plastic. Now I have several versions of the ship displayed in my home office along with Voyager and Reliant.

I'd like to invite you to m y channel I've build several Boatmobiles, from the 1980, 1989 and the 1995. I put my own interpretaion on them with Lights and sounds. I'd be very interested in you comments to what I've done with them. I appreciate this video it was very informative.

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I built the original kit of the Galileo kit way back when, but didn't do a good paint job. In fact, I think my paint job looked like a Picaso on booze. LOL I still had fun playing with it. Tell me, people, that you didn't play with your shuttles or starships back in the day. LMAO.

I still have an unbuilt ORIGIONAL as in first one.... in the box. It is in my stash of models that I can't bring myself to build. Why? I don't think I can do the Enterprise and other oldies but goodies ..... justice. But, looking at this I have a 'what the hxll' moment and may build it come fall. I'm 70. Time is short. And I know my nieces won't have any appreciation for this old .... marvelous.... old kits. I still have an original 'Peacekeeper', same story.

As an 8 year old, my first version in '67 was a disaster. Glue everywhere. The lighting kit was a disaster. I finished it, un-painted, and proceeded to play with it all over the house and yard. So it didn't survive. Built another before the series ended. Still had the lighting kit. I did much better, but it still didn't survive my playing with it. I built about 4 more through the years. I also belonged to the original Star Trek Fan Club. As I remember, the application to join was included in the model kit. I remember writing a letter to NBC during season 2, begging for them not to cancel. Wrote another letter the following year. Must have been a mess, too. We watched ST from the first episode onward. Fortunate to have parents who were space junkies, due to the space race.

What an awesome video. Such detail, well produced. You are the BEST!!!

Had the version with the light up domes and bussards, plus the original light up TMP model. Had it and the Klingon ship hung by fishing line in my bedroom.

I saw these "Dune" kits in hobby shops when they first came out, but never got them because I wasn't too crazy about the movie. That said, they have lots of potential for scratch building projects, (that 'thopter has a nice, "Steampunk" look about it.) I'd get that or the Sandcrawler now if I could find one at a reasonable price, or if Atlantis is able to reissue them. Though Revell missed out on "Star Wars," they could have reissued some of their classic, space models to bolster sales; especially their XSL-01 Moon Rocket and Space Station kits designed by Ellwyn E. Angle, and their Space Shuttlecraft and HELIOS Lunar Lander kits designed by Kraft Ehricke. (As a sidebar, Atlantis Models, who acquired the old Revell toolings, are set to reissue several Rocket and Missile kits from 1958, so it could have worked for Revell back in the day.) Thanks for sharing this. 275th Like.

Nice opening shot!

I’m not going to make excuses for all the inaccuracies which are in the AMT Enterprise model, but there are some valid reasons why certain inaccuracies exist in those early kits. One example is the grid lines on the saucer. Matt Jeffries had a drawing of the Enterprise, which included the grid lines. Gene Roddenberry really liked them. Matt Jeffries didn’t like them. In order to satisfy Roddenberry, Jeffries drew the grid lines on the 11 Foot miniature’s saucer with a pencil, knowing that they would not show up when the miniature was filmed. On the side panel of those early kits, you can clearly see in the Jeffries drawings of the Enterprise, that it includes the grid lines. Another criticism of the AMT model kit, is that the teardrop shape of the second and third decks on the saucer, are shaped inaccurately. Once again, if you refer to Matt Jeffries drawings included on the side panel of the model box, you can clearly see that the model kit’s teardrop shape of the second and third decks drawing, are the exact same shape, which are featured on the model kit. This feature is not shaped like the filming miniatures, but it is accurate to Matt Jeffries on drawings. Also, a little aspect, which is overlooked are the clear green domes on the saucer. Most people believe these domes should have been molded in opaque and opaque white color. However, if you view the special effects raw footage, you can see that when the lighting is turned off in these domes, that they are in fact, green! Just something to consider the next time you hear how bad the AMT kit is.

Voyagers title sequence isn’t fully CG. It’s a mix. Most noticeable is just after the title appears there’s a very obvious and prominent close up of the model flying by

9:31 you pronounced ‘decals’ like I always have! Must be a Canadian thing. I only hear people these days pronounce it Deeeee-cals.

Great idea for a video! Thanks for the history lesson. Anything about the tough little ship Defiant would be awesome as well.

1:54 looks like the ENTERPRISE D in a way

4:13… “Voyager was unique. Not only was it the first Star Trek series on network tv since 1969…”. Are you kidding me? ST:The Animated Series, TNG, DS9… I guess those skipped network airing and were only available on cable and VHS then!?!?! Check your facts before uploading… I mean you even took the time to add that as text in your video and still didn’t catch yourself. If you can’t get that simple fact right, why would I stay to watch and listen to anything else?

Really wished they would have made an Akira class.

DE-CALS... #decals stop pushing deck-els.

I got the 97 Revell kit and spent 6 months meticulously making it only to have my ex wife(now) to get mad at me and throw it through a window. Needless to say, it didn’t survive…

It’s funny even Hallmarks Voyager ornament was halfassed model. The paint and body details were okay, but the lighting was terrible!! I have one of the early AMT Voyager kits still in the box, I never liked any of them, it’s just a boring look.

Great video. Many of those models give me ideas for some of my stuff. I finally got s chance to find and watch it. Congrats again for the hardware/recognition both you and your sons received for your entries. Yes, this is a "bucket list" trip for me as well. I thought it was farther west and south than it is located so maybe a trip is in the works. I'm working on a couple of scratchbuilds and trying to finish at least two other Bandai SW kits - both X-Wings. I'm going to have a hard time getting them done for Torcan or even Heritagecon let alone for Wonderfest. LOL