USS KELVIN 1/1400 resin model kit

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

Last picture shows just the glow paint lights.

    Credit to Joel Cannistraro for his cross section image of the Kelvin, this image is not my work.