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firstly all you trek haters, buzz off LOL
now seriously does anyone know if those models you see on starships in the series(i think its mainly been the enterprise picards that is) are avaliable to buy. i wouldnt know what to search for as a starship model search brings up all small toy models or airfix type things, i know it'll be expensive, but i would love the galaxy class that is usually in VIP guest quarters and the Briefing room, and also the half constellation class model that is on the wall of Picards ready room. Both are really cool looking.
with me going back to work soon and needing only one more world title belt  to finish my collection i will then have the resources to afford these things.
cheers for any help guys

I think buying a revel, AMT/Ertal,  monogram model kit is your best bet. I have a USS Reliant  with nav, formation, and  aintcollision lights. It also has about 250 fiber optic strands running to windows. It took only 30 hours to put it together

AMT have produced just about every type of Star Fleet ship seen on TNG at one time or another. If you look closely in Picard's ready room, you will see a Constellation class ship model. That IS the AMT kit painted gold. Also, in the original serise, the production crew actually used the AMT 1701 kit in an episode as a damaged vessel that got destroyed by a planet killing machine, "The Doomsday Machine" in the second season.

Thanks guys:)
those on TV look so cool, i would just like to have a few of those around.
any idea if these things are expensive?

if you are talking about the AMT models they can range from $5 to $40 ( that would be the fiber optic NCC-1701D) The biggest thing about space vehicles is that you can paint them any way you want. The 1701D is suppose to be a robin egg blue, mine is a light battleship gray

In UK money you are looking about

 I realize this is off thread, but was woundering if robin egg blue is similar to RAF duck egg blue.

                         Fido

I have a nice Cutaway view model of the original USS Enterprise. It's the only non-RC model that I own that looks decent enough to be put on display. I have tons of space ship models. The Reliant, The Enterprise D, Sinar Lambda Class Shuttle (Starwars aka the Tydirium), the space shuttle. I never finished any of these because I just can't paint them.  

orenda635   It has been over 20yrs but there was a time when I built models as a part of the Oklahoma Historical Modelers Society.  I found that if you use a waterbased paint, you can take more chances, clean up on plastic is so easy.  Hope you give it a try
         
                            Fido

 P.S.  I specialized in German armour.

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How about we post pics of some of our best models. I'll get the cutaway Enterprise up once I glue the top half of the saucer section back on. I dropped it and it's been loose for a while. A little CA will fix that right up.

That's a great idea. I no longer have any of my Trek Kits but I'll sort out some aircraft shots.

My, this brings back some memories. I remember the very first Airfix kit. This must have been over 50 years ago, long before most of you 'orrible lot were thought of. It was a Gloster Gladiator. They sold it in Woolworth's for 2 shillings (that's 10 pence). It came in a plastic bag, no box or anything. The next one was a Spitfire. The only paint we could get at the the time was the new Humbrol range in those little pots.

Tempest, I'm sure Sky Type "S" is the proper name for it. I remember the recommended colour for the underside of the RAF aircraft was the duck egg blue Fido mentions. I see this is still available.
http://www.squadron.com/old/hurricaneafx/hurricaneafxreview.htm
I've never heard of robin egg blue.

Tempest, I'm sure Sky Type "S" is the proper name for it. I remember the recommended colour for the underside of the RAF aircraft was the duck egg blue Fido mentions. I see this is still available.
http://www.squadron.com/old/hurricaneafx/hurricaneafxreview.htm
I've never heard of robin egg blue.

Yep, looks like Sky type S! I think it's a case of different manufacturers giving the colour their own name. I use Humbrol paints and the Their "Sky" is number 90, beige green! I remember the old Airfix range of paints called the colour Duck Egg Blue and so do Revell these days. Tamiya and XtraColour are the only manufacturers I know of that call the colour Sky type "S"! All the shades are a bit different and I try to use the one closest to the colour of the code letters on the kit I'm building and that is usually Humbrol No.90 but I keep most of the others in just in case.
I think Robin Egg Blue is that really pale blue colour that you would use on a BF 109 underside.

My, this brings back some memories. I remember the very first Airfix kit. This must have been over 50 years ago, long before most of you 'orrible lot were thought of. It was a Gloster Gladiator. They sold it in Woolworth's for 2 shillings (that's 10 pence). It came in a plastic bag, no box or anything. The next one was a Spitfire. The only paint we could get at the the time was the new Humbrol range in those little pots.  

I remember the first kit I built was an Airfix JU 87. That came in a bag with the instructions printed under the card flap at the top. I remember wanting a Spitfire and my dad got me the Airfix MkIX and I sulked because it had a four blade prop and the colour was green/grey not green/brown with three blade prop like a "propper" Spitfire! That was the first time I ever came across the letters JE-J on a Spitfire.

 Would love to see some of this groups models.  As for myself, 20+years, numerous moves, and the ravages of time, have left very little worth looking at.  Hagar,  thanks for the trip down memory lane.  I turn 54 on the 16th of this month and had some of the same experiences as you.  Glad to know, not all of my remembrances are faulty.  (A rose by any other name type of thing - except with paint.)

                        Fido