Star Trek Enterprise 1701-C

A very nice kit if a little bit on the smallish size.Like other kits in the Trek 1/2500 scale this one is relatively small.Around 8 inches when completed.But where this kit shines are the decals.They are excellent quality and very extensive.Just be careful when applying them since they go on a lot better if you cut them into smaller pieces.I would definitely recommend having lots of patience and lots of microset/microsol or other decal setting solution on hand when tackling any of these 1/2500 kits.

I found the project to be fun to build. Specifications and detail of the model were ok. The only problem I had was adhering the two large round decals that went on the top and bottom of the saucer section. I was able to work around this issue by actually painting the two large surfaces. The lack of a display mount also was a negative. My recommendation is if you can paint the entire model without using the decals (Ships name and call numbers excluded), I think the overall effect would be more realistic.

I was really excited for the cadet series Star Trek models to come out because they were all at the same scale. You had a relatively tiny ship from the original series that was dwarfed by the massive ship from The Next Generation. I thought this was great because usually if you get models or die casts of these ships they make them the same size. This way you get to see exactly how each ship compares to each other in size. Enterprise C may be my favorite version of the Enterprise. I was really excited for this one. My disappointment lies with the decals however. After assembling three previous cadet scale ships (TOS, refit, and Enterprise B) and not having any problems with their decals I started working on C. Assembly was fine. All of the decals were shot. Every time I put one in water it disintegrated. I ordered replacements and they were only marginally better. I eventually finished it but the whole thing frustrated me so much I put the rest of my models in storage. I just started decaling the Enterprise D after a year off and am not having any problems at all. I'm guessing I must just have gotten a bad batch with that particular ship.