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Tim Heimer (gearhd)
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AMT Star Trek Enterprise

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26 May 2017, 13:14
Denis Kuleshov
Awesome!
26 May 2017, 13:28
Oleg Bogolei
Super cool!
26 May 2017, 14:33
Scott Hastings
Awesome!!! Lighting her up absolutely brings it to another level
26 May 2017, 15:37
Tim Heimer
Thanks guys, glad you liked it! I'm playing with a few Star wars kits now, but nothing like this 3 foot monster. lol
26 May 2017, 20:39
Clint Mecham
Absolutely love it! A aftermarket lighting kit or scratch?
26 May 2017, 23:10
Tim Heimer
Thanks Clint. No it was all scratch, most led strip lights, I used fiber optics for flashing lights not visible in pics, 6 large leds, 2 at neck base and 2 on each nacelle base. Then small leds for other places. bought power source off E-bay, as well as other lights..
26 May 2017, 23:38
Clint Mecham
Outstanding!
27 May 2017, 00:26
Anthony Flanagan
That's beautiful!
27 May 2017, 01:37
Clifford Keesler
I'm speechless, what an awesome model.
27 May 2017, 01:42
Stephan Ryll
Wonderful result Timothy,
Great light effect - respect 🙂
Did something similar with the smaller Revell Kit some years ago
27 May 2017, 09:31
Tim Heimer
Thanks again mates, Stephan then you know how big that ship is, do you still have yours?
27 May 2017, 12:50
John Thomas
Very cool
27 May 2017, 12:51
Choppa Nutta
love it 🙂
27 May 2017, 12:59
Stephan Ryll
Timothy,
I think your build is a little bit bigger - and yes my ship has a nice place on the bookshelf

You can have a view about this build here
U.S.S Enterprise | Album by gaftic87 (1:600)
27 May 2017, 13:34
Spanjaard
Excellent
27 May 2017, 13:37
Alec K
Wow, absolutely outstanding 👍
27 May 2017, 13:54
Mike Thomas
Great job, Tim! Love the light show! Your racing stuff in the background...plastic or diecast? Kinda hard to tell from here. Looks like a great collection.
27 May 2017, 15:13
Tim Heimer
Thanks Mike! Those are diecast all 423 of them and most of them autographed. Indy, Nhra ,and Nascar.12 yaers of meeting drivers. A lot of money through the years, I think my model collection is catching up . LOL
27 May 2017, 16:55
Clifford Keesler
Is that the 1/350 scale Enterprise?
27 May 2017, 18:30
Saturn5 Tony
Wow, there has never been an enterprise kit that someone did with LEDs like this one! No words can explain it... none.
27 May 2017, 18:35
Tim Heimer
yes Clifford that is the 350! This was a tough scratch lighting project! Learning to light block out areas was tough road. In total darkness I saw a few spots that failed. Anthony there are a few on the internet that out do mine. they painted the Aztec pattern on ! But thanks for the complement!
28 May 2017, 02:46
Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Top work👍
28 May 2017, 13:10
Christian Ristits
Looks right out of the movie - congrats!
28 May 2017, 13:53
Anthony Flanagan
Tim - those were the words that came from mouth when I first laid eyes on your work. I think all your efforts really paid off.
28 May 2017, 22:49
Tim Heimer
I thank you again and appreciate all the nice comments. I am glad that so many were able to see the beauty in what I was trying to do. After all, we all are plastic artists!
29 May 2017, 02:05
playtime 222
Love it.
29 May 2017, 07:04
EnsignExpendabl
Wow! Very impressive. I always wanted to do a Star Trek kit, but my tank stash rivals the size of some model shops...
29 May 2017, 13:34
Mike Daniels
OMG it lights up!! I want one.............
8 August 2017, 21:57
Choppa Nutta
Sweet !!
got the theme tune running through my head now 😄
8 August 2017, 23:40
Tim Heimer
Good idea, I should have added that to it! Lol
15 August 2017, 04:21
Choppa Nutta
You need a button on it such that when one presses it a voice comes over the speaker and says ...
"It's life Jim but not as we know"
etc. 😄
15 August 2017, 09:49
Tim Heimer
LOL!!!
16 August 2017, 11:41
playtime 222
A big button. Hung around it is a pair of ear defenders and a warning to wear them before pressing the button... KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
16 August 2017, 12:14
Tim Heimer
Revenge... a dish best served cold!
16 August 2017, 19:38
Donald Dickson II
Wow! Nice!
16 August 2017, 21:00
Gerald
Wow! Very impressive
16 August 2017, 23:29
Tim Heimer
Thank you mates! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
17 August 2017, 00:10
Christian W
This Looks very good! The lights looking like the have the right brighntess.
17 August 2017, 04:06
Dave Flitton
Love It!!
17 August 2017, 05:26
Taarna Eckart
Nice work!
17 August 2017, 12:57
Tim Heimer
Thank you all for the compliments! It helps make the 4months of work worth it!
17 August 2017, 15:42
Christian W
Definitely
18 August 2017, 07:00
Clifford Keesler
Beautiful, I love it.
12 October 2017, 19:45
Christian Ristits
Your Enterprise is so cool! Found this picture of the Classic-NCC-1701 at Imodeler yesterday...
imodeler.com/uploads..3-59e05257c53c3.jpeg
Cheers, Christian
14 October 2017, 06:40
Tim Heimer
Thanks Christian, that was a cool pic, and thank you for letting me know you liked that beast. I built it for a good friend of mine.
14 October 2017, 13:58
ForestFan
That's rather special! Nice one
14 October 2017, 20:32
Mike K
Dude
15 October 2017, 02:38
Peter Hardy
Just love the departing shuttles! Did the lighting kit come with lights for the warp coils?
23 November 2017, 03:38
Tim Heimer
No I did not use a kit , I did the electrical my self, it was cheaper but didn't have all the bells and whistles. apparently the planet base could've been better. thanks for looking. I hope seeing the other models helped inspire your build. I still have to get around to posting a few more.
23 November 2017, 14:19
Spanjaard
you certainly know your way around electronics. those lights are simply excellent.
23 November 2017, 18:18
Tim Heimer
Thank you Spanjaard, I used to work on electric forklifts and still play with RC cars and boats. 🙂
23 November 2017, 20:11
Peter Hardy
Tim you are even more of a legend than I thought you were!! Electronics is all witchcraft to me!!
23 November 2017, 22:30
Kerry COX
Timothy. Thanks for the tip to look here at your build. I am pleased you suggested a look. I am really impressed with your work mate. Stunning is just the beginning of how I think it looks. I am wondering about all the electronics installed. Was it part of the kit or a seperate purchase, and could you please post some links to all that you have on where to get and what to do please mate. ? 👍
Cheers. 🙂
14 July 2018, 15:06
Tim Heimer
I did mine from scratch, but there are light kits out there, even with sound effects! I'll get you some web sites with the info in a bit .
14 July 2018, 23:31
Kerry COX
Timothy. I am in your debt mate. Thank you in advance for your feed back. hehehehe😉
This will be something new for me, as the FOC was just worked off using a central light source. So having it alive with electricity...................ZAP. ! hahahaha 🙂
14 July 2018, 23:45
Spanjaard
If you could post here the detail of how you did it we could all benefit from it 😉
I would love to build Enterprise one day too 😄
15 July 2018, 09:34
Spanjaard
Is this the kit you used? scalemates.com/kits/1135545-..-s-enterprise-ncc-1701-refit
15 July 2018, 09:40
Tim Heimer
O.K. I have looked through my video files only to find I lost them when my computer died 6 months ago. The scale I built was the 350 scale which is a meter long and not the 537. the 350 scale is around but getting low. The videos that inspired me are from this guy on youtube 1:350 Enterprise Refit Video Build Series Pt 1 - The Saucer. I do have the ebay venders I used for electrical parts. I'm not sure if they still make the light kits/sound kits, which are quite pricey but in a few of the videos this guy will tell you where, a lot of watching time! If you wish to light up something let me know and I will gladly walk you through it no matter what it is. or if you want to add a audio clip like I've done on 3 kits so far, those only cost about $5 usd. Spanjaard I will add some pics in the next day or so for you and others. When lighting up a model you have to Black out areas to contain the light, or make boxes. Depending on the amount of lights/leds used will determine if you need a 9v battery or a small power pack or if you preffer to do it with a power pack. Feel free to tag me with questions.
15 July 2018, 13:09
Spanjaard
I may actually take on your word for that. I have a build or two that could certainly be lighted up 🙂
15 July 2018, 14:02
Spanjaard
Thanks a lot!
15 July 2018, 14:07
Kerry COX
Timoty. Thanks heaps mate. I can do a search of youtube, as there is bound to be something there. 👍
Cheers . 🙂
15 July 2018, 14:49
Tim Heimer
I have a vendor that sells blinking- constantly on or flickering LED sets, which I haven't used yet and this guy is great to deal with! I dying to try the flickering one on either a 1/32 jet or 1/48. Or who knows what.
15 July 2018, 18:05
Tim Heimer
Solid lights in the cockpit and headlight, flashing lights for the wings +, flickering lights for the exhaust! I think that could work!
15 July 2018, 22:16
Spanjaard
Nice Christmas tree 😄
15 July 2018, 23:49
Tim Heimer
Only if it crashed in a tree! lol
16 July 2018, 02:39
Fernando Saenz
Very nice Job!!!
17 July 2018, 20:08
Tim Heimer
Pictures updated as requested.
17 July 2018, 21:33
Kerry COX
Timothy. That is some impressive stuff there mate. :-O
That has now got me thinking of incorporating both LED's and fiber optic strands. !
I have previously 'wired' a 1/32 F-15 years ago that had individual lights on the side panels and instrument panels using 1 (one) grain of wheat light globe as the light source for all the FOC strands.
Most time consuming, but well before the LED's became the way to go.
Now, for something completely different. 🙂
17 July 2018, 23:54
Tim Heimer
FYI, if you take a fiber optic and put it near an open flame you can mushroom the end/enlarge the tip to pick up or display more light. As I stated the fiber optic guy I use has flickering, flashing and std on units, I used 3 flashers on the enterprise and 1 std on. Uses are unlimited.
18 July 2018, 01:52
Kerry COX
Timothy. NO, I didn't know that until now. 🙂 🙂 🙂
I must experiment with some small pieces I have left over. That is brilliant. 🙂
Cheers 👍
18 July 2018, 05:08
Spanjaard
thanks for the extra pictures
18 July 2018, 10:07

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This kit says skill level 2, but in my opinion it is at least a 3. The decals are poor, including the Aztec decals were cut a 1/2 inch too short! Overall the build wasn't too bad. where the nacelles mount and the nacelle seams as well as other areas needed putty. The large window areas needed to be modified for a more real look. This kit looks so much better with lights like it was made for it.

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