AMT Star Trek Model Kit (The Wrath of Khan U.S.S Reliant)

It was perfect for my husband (or the kid inside him).

It arrived on time and worth the price

Unexpectedly this was a new old stock model from the late 1960s early 1970s. Blue styrene. The parts for the secondary hull and engines were poorly molded and twisted, but immersion in nearly boiling water for a few seconds allowed me to pretty much fix the engines. The secondary hull however is taking quite a bit of filler and sanding.

For those not in the "know", this is a re-issue of the U.S.S. Enterprise model, previously released for Star Trek:II thru VI, starting 1984. (The original released 1980 for ST:TMP did not have engraved Aztec paneling.) The one notable modification is the adaption to use the current Round2 display stand: a metal shaft mounted to a domed base. (A piece was added to the kit to adapt the large "squarish" opening for the previous stand to accept the new. The assembly instructions for the secondary hull are not modified to include this part.) As with any model kit of this age, there are flaws. They only bother the builder if expecting perfection. The kit is actually good despite any flaws. (For certain generations it would have been a first build.) Nice to have it back. It does require glue and paint, and it lends itself to lighting and modifications as the builder can imagine (kit-bash your own starship). Water based acrylic paints are easier to work with and more forgiving than the solvent based paints. A host of reference material (ex. StarshipModeler.com, CultTVMan.com) and resources are available online for those so inclined (including more accurate parts - search Lake Monster Details or HDAMODELWORX). It comes with a basic set of water slide decals for the registry markings and "strong back" section of the secondary hull. An "Aztec" pattern is molded into the surface. This is not accurate and an experienced builder will fill this in. Water slide decals and paint masks are available through third party sources for a more accurate result. Check out JT-Graphics, HDAModelworx, or Federation Models, for the series of decals and masks they carry. Round2 alzo offers expanded decal sets. The fun that can be had with the kit depends on the builder. If this is being considered as a first model kit for a beginning model builder, keep in mind the finished kit is about 24 inches long (not small). A suggestion is to consider the smaller, snap together version (1/1000 scale at under 12 inches, or the 1/2500 at around 5 inches) of this iconic ship for the first time model builder, and remember this one for when the builder has gained a little more experience.

Simple but challenging to keep all the pieces together while the glue sets.

I built AMT Star Trek models in my teens from the '70's. I'm taking up model building again and The K7 station will be my first one to start off with. Everything is perfect and realistic to the details of the station even though we saw the station for a few seconds during the tribble episode. Im also going to have the Playmates Star Trek figures next to each model I'll by morel from the seller as they have more items.

Good for a starter model.

Downgrading my review a bit, I've built the Enterprise-C, the Enterprise D 1/2500 and the Enterprise-D 1/1400 from this line. The Enterprise-C was a good, solid, well-designed model kit and was fun to put together and to do lighting for, despite a few things being a little tough to get together. The Enterprise-D 1/2500 scale was a really good kit that comes with aztec decals, making the entire thing look really good. The Enterprise-D 1/1400 on the other hand was NOT a good kit. It was warped, some of the pieces did not fit without modification, some of the waterslide decals were not numbered correctly (There are two different decals both labelled 52), the instructions tell you to put a certain waterslide decal where they don't belong (it says to put #11 on the side of both nacelles despite only having one #11, when it should go on the bottom of the saucer, #9 should be used here instead). The model kit is injected in translucent plastic for lighting, however there is no way to run a wire to the nacelles, you instead have to dig a trench and purchase or make something to cover said trench. TL;DR: Enterprise-C kit was fiddly, but great, Enterprise-D 1/2500 was fantastic, Enterprise-D 1/1400 kit was not good Some of the kits are great, some of the kits are not. I don't recommend getting the Enterprise-D unless you are ok with subpar labelling and doing modifications just to get it to fit together.

Trop beaux kit j’ai hâte de le monter 😃

requiere un poco mas de trabajo que otras marcas ( hay que quitar rebabas de los trozos i limar un poco las uniones ) pero en general es un producto bastante aceptable, plazos de entrega segun lo previsto, el plastico es bastante translucido, si se quieren poner luces hay que pintar tambien el interior

Bon rapport qualité/prix

Bonne qualité un peu de travail pour finaliser

Ottimo