Located on the caudal section of the ship were the ship's shuttlebay, impulse engines and warp nacelles. The bridge module was located on a bulbous forward section, which was separated from the aft section by a relatively thin connective section that attached to and flared into the aft portion, which sweept down below the main body forming wings. The bulk of the ship's overall mass was incorporated in the aft section of the ship. Technical data Physical arrangement ĭocked with an NX-class starshipComparable in design to its sister classes, the Raptor-class scout and D5-class battle cruiser, the exterior design of the Bird-of-Prey utilized the same basic avian design, including vaguely feather-like hull plating on its wings. This Bird-of-Prey design was revamped over the next two centuries, and was used to represent several different variations of this class that were collectively known under the same name. (ENT: "The Expanse") Starfleet, however, had known of the existence of these ships as early as late 2151. The first encounter occurred on the outer perimeter of the Sol system in early 2153. This class is one of the earliest class of starships encountered by Earth Starfleet during the early 2150s. Klingon Bird-of-Prey (22nd century) ĭuring the mid-22nd century, the Klingon Empire operated a type of small warship known as the Klingon Bird-of-Prey.
Next step will be filling and gaps and sanding, and then priming. The engine cover and forward torpedo launcher are also not glued on. Right now everything is glued in sub-assemblies: main body, and the two wing sections. I also had to cut down or even remove some of the tabs/pegs meant for a secure dry-fit because they interfered with certain things aligning correctly. I don't remember the 1/1000 Enterprise refit having the same issues, and that was made years ago. Maybe because I haven't built a lot of kits, but I'm surprised by the amount of flash present, especially for a kit tooled and manufactured in 2018. The real downside is there is flash everywhere, including small amounts on almost every part. Unfortunately there is an error in the instructions for calling out parts, but fortunately each part is so distinct it doesn't matter. There aren't a lot of pieces and the instructions are in 5 steps broken up onto two pages. That said, I'm looking forward to weathering this, will be my first attempt at a lot of effects. The brunt of my paint scheme it will probably be based on the studio scale ship from the movie, but at 1/1000 scale I'll be more limited in what affects I can achieve. I've been looking up references and will be taking bits and pieces from various different ships. I'm enjoying looking at all the group builds and have a TIE Fighter finished on my shelf and an A-Wing in the stash.) Thanks for reading! (Also in case it doesn't come across via text, my first paragraph is dripping with sarcasm. Small black two-piece stands are included. Included is an extensive decal sheet of which 90% of are for the Grissom. The details look great, but as you can see there's a bit of flash on the sprue, if not much on the actual parts. You can build it with wings up or down in "attack" position. Two green and one small clear runners contain the entire ship.
The box is actually really cool, with the decal callouts and color painting guide on the inside sides of the box, allowing them to be printed in color. Due to the size I foresee handpainting a lot of the accents instead of masking and airbrush, so we'll see how that works out. It's advertised as a snap-fit kit, so it should go together pretty quickly.
KLINGON BIRD OF PREY 2152 CRACK
I've had this in my stash since it was released and this seems like a great reason to crack it open. My choice will be the Polar Lights 1/1000 Klingon Bird of Prey released last year as part of a two pack with the USS Grissom as seen in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. I started my first 1/48 jet after finishing the YF-21 for this group build, but I think I'll put that on quick hold while I put in another GB entry purely to represent some Trek. We have a nearly a dozen X-Wings, a couple Battlestar Galactica, and even something from Space Above and Beyond for heaven's sake! This must be rectified. Quite frankly, I'm disappointed at the lack of Star Trek representation in a sci-fi group build.
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