1/2500 Excelsior-B class INCOMPLETE

[Bentzin]

For my entry, I'm putting together an "Exclesior-B" Class ship. I'm calling it that, as it isn't the Normal Excelsior class, but the one from Generations. I'm not, however, making the Enterprise 1701-B, so I slammed the two names to get Excelsior-B. Backstory will be forthcoming, I'm still brewing it in my head as I prep to build...

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[Bentzin]

So far so good...
Kit is out of the box, parts washed, De-sprued and trimmed.
Next up, sanding down the rather mountainous panel lines.

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[Bentzin]

More progress over the past two days.
Saucer section glued and seams filled:

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Cut off 'alignment' posts and started process of straightening the pylons to correct the droop of the nacelles. Also assembled first nacelle:

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Checking toe-in of the first nacelle:

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[jkb-1]

Cut off 'alignment' posts and started process of straightening the pylons to correct the droop of the nacelles. Also assembled first nacelle:

Oh, yeah. this was the kit where you had to snap the nacelle together around the pylon for assembly, wasn't it?

Good job so far. Love the display of the box art!

[Bentzin]

this was the kit where you had to snap the nacelle together around the pylon for assembly, wasn't it?

Indeed it is. Came as a bit of a shock to me... I understand the logic of the idea, but the execution made for a pair of mis-aligned and difficult-to-impossible-to-align nacelles. So, 'snip!' and off the posts go. A few careful bends with a pair of needle-nose pliers and a little putty in the nacelle opening appears to have corrected the worst of it, but it'll be a job of work to fill the gap where the nacelle now no longer meets the little platform where it meets the pylon. Oh well, that's for another day, I intend to get the engineering hull assembled, puttied and carefully sanded next.