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Model Forum / General / Models / April 2004Polar Lights NX-01 Enterprise...
Has there been any reports of anyone getting this kit? According to PL that it is now shipping. Anyone got theirs yet? William > Has there been any reports of anyone getting this kit? According to PL > that it is now shipping. Anyone got theirs yet? > > William It might be shipping to distributors. It would be a week or 2 before trickle down to the shops themselves. RLM They're on Ebay if you want one. > Has there been any reports of anyone getting this kit? According to PL > that it is now shipping. Anyone got theirs yet? > > William I picked one up at the hobby store yesterday. Opened it up as soon as I got home, and the parts looked pretty good, except the panel lines reminded me of old Matchbox trenches. Then I did some dry fitting on parts 5 and 6. Panel lines that are supposed to cross the seam are mismatched by up to 20 thousandths of an inch. Will definitely require filling the panel lines and rescribing across the seam. I don't think this is going to be an easy build. Definitely going to take some time to correct some of the problems. Mark S. Remove nospm from address to reply >Panel >lines that are supposed to cross the seam are mismatched by up to 20 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >some >time to correct some of the problems. TWENTY THOUSANDTHS...OMG let's retool!!! > I picked one up at the hobby store yesterday. Opened it up as soon as I got > home, and the parts looked pretty good, except the panel lines reminded me of [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Mark S. > Remove nospm from address to reply NOW HERE's a case of AMS!! Bill Shuey > > I don't think this is going to be an easy build. Definitely going to take some > > time to correct some of the problems. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Bill Shuey Forgive me, but I've seen that acronym several times now. What's AMS? Anal Modeller Syndrome? Accurate Modelling Sickness? Am I getting warm? Mike (ODO) >Forgive me, but I've seen that acronym several times now. What's AMS? Anal >Modeller Syndrome? Accurate Modelling Sickness? You were almost there with the first one, AMS stands for Advanced Modeling Syndrome. Usage can be complimentary or derogatory, depending on the subject and the comment. Quite often, you'll read a review where a modeler mentions that: " I was going to do this out of box, but caught a bad case of AMS." Which means he took a $30 kit, and added at least $60 worth of resin, photoetch, and other aftermarket parts, however this is usually a complimentary use of the phrase, usually used to express one's chagrin at doubling or tripling the cost of a kit. Ken ---------------- Ken Lilly amplifone@technologist.NOSPAM.com *remove NOSPAM to reply* When diplomacy fails, send in the B-52's > >Forgive me, but I've seen that acronym several times now. What's AMS? Anal > >Modeller Syndrome? Accurate Modelling Sickness? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > complimentary use of the phrase, usually used to express one's chagrin > at doubling or tripling the cost of a kit. I would never have thought of that as an example of AMS. To me, AMS is when a modeler spends huge amounts of time and effort correcting faults and adding details from scratch, with little or no use of aftermarket parts.  SignatureJoe of Castle Jefferson http://www.mindspring.com/~jjstrshp Site Updated November 25th, 2001 "Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." - Psalm 82:3-4 > > >Forgive me, but I've seen that acronym several times now. What's AMS? Anal > > >Modeller Syndrome? Accurate Modelling Sickness? [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > when a modeler spends huge amounts of time and effort correcting faults > and adding details from scratch, with little or no use of aftermarket parts. I thought it was when the modeller spends vast amounts of time and effort to track down all the details on a project only to have it held up because he can't get the proper shade of paint for the relief tube. Bill Banaszak, MFE >I wrote >> Which means he took a $30 kit, and added at least $60 worth of resin, >> photoetch, and other aftermarket parts, however this is usually a >> complimentary use of the phrase, usually used to express one's chagrin >> at doubling or tripling the cost of a kit.>> " I was >then Joe Jefferson wrote: >I would never have thought of that as an example of AMS. To me, AMS is >when a modeler spends huge amounts of time and effort correcting faults >and adding details from scratch, with little or no use of aftermarket parts. It can be both ways, but in essence, AMS is about the modeler having the "perfect" model, however he/she wants to go about it. Adding detail to the nth degree isn't my thing, but I'll tip my hat and say "well done" to anybody that does it, I've seen some fantastic models done up with all the detail someone can muster, whether it be scracthbuilt, aftermarket, or a mix of both. But, I've also read postings from modelers that will pick a kit aprt to the nth degree, I've even seen/heard it in person. You know the type, the guy (they're almost always male) who will pick apart every last detail on a kit, has plans to correct every last fault in shape and detail, but you never see any of his work. For example: "The trim tab in real life is 6.25 inches long, but the one on the model scales out to 6.223457 inches long, the kit is a peice of crap, the model company is a bucnh of idiots, etc." ad naseum Ken ---------------- Ken Lilly amplifone@technologist.NOSPAM.com *remove NOSPAM to reply* When diplomacy fails, send in the B-52's >NOW HERE's a case of AMS!! Not so much AMS, but after all the praise that had been heaped on their NCC-1701 kit (FSM Sci-Fi kit-of-the-year), I really thought the NX-01 would be a step forward, not reminiscent of the old AMT kits. Maybe referring to the descrepancies in thousandths was wrong (20 thousandths being about half a mm), but that's what the mic said, and the mismatch is really noticable across the seam. That's all I was trying to convey to those reading this thread. Mark S. Remove nospm from address to reply >Has there been any reports of anyone getting this kit? According to PL >that it is now shipping. Anyone got theirs yet? Starship Modeler just posted an in-box preview of the NX-01 this morning. http://starshipmodeler.com/trek/lj_nx01_preview.htm Rumor has it that someone is creating vinyl masks for the aztec pattern- which would be an AMS nightmare in and of itself. Dorsal http://www.playingmantis.com/pl/color/nx01/image01.jpg Ventral http://www.playingmantis.com/pl/color/nx01/image02.jpg The rest of the reference pics: http://www.playingmantis.com/pl/color/color.php If UPS is reliable, mine shows up tomorrow. I wonder how many bottles of Alclad I'll end up using? Sat Well, I FINALLY got mine. I bought it at Hobbytown USA for $46.00 w/tax. I checked it out and it looked real good and to me it is a hoss of a model. I compared it to my U.S.S. Missouri and the IJN Yamato in which are Tamyia kits and I asked myself if this was the real thing, then it would be a humongus ship. But first things first. Got to finish the Mizzou and the U-Boat. Then the NX is next.... William |
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