STARCRAFTS USS KELVIN 1/1400 resin
model kit 9.8” long
This is a
modified model of the USS KELVIN from the 2009 Star Trek Movie directed by
JJAbrams, built for one of my regular clients who requested to have this model
lighted! Easier said than done as this kit is solid resin with no clear parts,
so I set about drilling and carving out trenches to run the cables and fibre
optics, I recast some parts in clear resin for lighting which are the impulse
engine grill / deflector dish / front and rear part of the warp nacelle, as the
model is small and the windows are microscopic my client suggested using glow
in the dark paints? Which actually work very wellJ.
I custom made my own Aztec masking and all paint is airbrushed on except the glow paint.
Conclusion:
Nice kit
with crisp detail and easy to assemble with no modifications, however it is not
without faults, for example parts are distorted in places which is
probably due to manufacturing process, this could be either the moulds have
become worn or the casts have been de-moulded too soon before they have had time
to properly cure/set.
The model is
powered by a 5v DC power supply, and a dome base used.
Here is a video link showing it working in different lighting: https://youtu.be/XkwymuUA2ko
Here is a video link showing it working in different lighting: https://youtu.be/XkwymuUA2ko
Last picture shows just the glow paint lights.
