I made the mistake of looking for pictures of the actual Enterprise model used in the show. Just the typical research to compare against the kit and accuracy against the “real thing”. First thing I notice was the thickness of the support beams for nacelles. The Polar Lights kit has 2 parts (number 12 and 13) that are supposed to glued together to form the support the beam for the nacelles.
This is a picture of the studio model that I found off a website:
The first picture is with both support beams in place:
The next picture is with just the top support in place, which will work but there are huge gap issues (more than normal).
As you can see the single support beam is more accurate compared to the studio model. Since I am lazy I will likely go with the two supports as there less issues with the gaps, both on the main hull and the nacelles. In addition, the two support beams will hold the nacelles better and there is a less chance of my ham fists knocking them off.
But I may try to work around it by using some kid of filler or plastic card. I hate being indecisive.
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