EMvTW Extra 08: USS Enterprise (Matt Jefferies Phase II concept)

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Eaglemoss has continued with thier endeavor to bring us a special lineup of ships that are either non-cannon or more recently, prototypes of well known ships.  While I was originally opposed to this idea, the fact is, Eaglemoss has brought us some very nice renditions of those ships.  The next model in this lineup is the Enterprise, as it would have appeared in the series called Star Trek: Phase II.

This ship has a special place in my collection as it is the very first kitbash that I ever built (top model).  Since that was my very first kitbash, my skillset was not good enough to build my own nacelles, so I just used TMP era ones.  Eventually, I found someone who produced a resin set of official looking nacelles and at that point, I had another go at building the model (bottom left).  And so, I thought that was it.  But Eaglemoss has come along and presented us with thier rendition of the ship and non-model builders can also enjoy this ship in thier collection.

Constitution Class Phase II Refit

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As I was going through my oldest articles and doing some REFIT work on them, I came across my review of the Cozmo Heavy Industries Constitution Class Phase II Prototype kit.  You can read that review at THIS LINK.  I realized that in all this time of writing my articles and sharing some of my kitbashes, I have never shared my attempt at building the Constitution Class Phase II Refit.  This model has a special place in my heart as it was my very first kitbash.

So sit back and enjoy my tale of building my first and second attempts to build this unique vessel.

Resin Kit Review: SciFi4Real 1:2500 Phase II Refit Nacelles

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This is going to be a bit of a different kind of kit review.  This particular review won't be about an entire model, but rather about parts that can make it MUCH easier to build a certain type of ship that never made it to the screen.

Editor's Note: I have sadly confirmed with the garage kit maker that at the time of this article's re-writing (March 3rd, 2018), that he is no longer producing this item.