Hello XA, In my extensive research for my upcoming TOS Enterprise build, I came across your blog & it was like hearing my own story. Very much into modelling at a young age, got out of it to live a life & now (after injuring my right foot to keep me off the pitch for football) have returned to modelling as a stress relief.
How is your build going?
I noticed you were using some pretty heavy duty wire for your lighting. I searched for weeks for lighting & found 2 different kits. One is from a German outlet that has some very nice details (such as a plastic ring to go inside the saucer with adhesive LED strips to light the interior.
I bought a nacelle spinner kit from Madman lighting that is so small & easy to use it takes hardly any room in the model (I noticed your set-up is larger)
I am curious how the silver paint on the interior is working out? My old-school instincts were to paint the interior flat black to stop light leakage through the plastic, but the silver intrigued me. Does it give off more reflected light? I am just picking your brain, if you do not mind. I also have the Para Grafix Photoetched set, and can not wait to try out the bridge insert.
I will start my build in a few weeks (once I finish my 1/72 NASA Shuttle Orbiter - making custom decals to show all the heat tile lines and flight deck details - time consuming.
Anyway, I hope to hear from you and would love to see how it is going....
PS - I just ordered the JJ Abrams Enterprise, nacelle light kit & PE sheet. That will be a winter build for sure.. Dave Smith