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Merry Christmas; and may you get paper, not coal, in your stockings!!! But watch out for paper cuts on your feet...

I look forward to your builds. How much larger will your builds be than the original scale?

I'd love to hear more, and see pics, of your lighting solutions!!!

This is really clean work! I am most impressed with how tight your fit of the parts is. Does the kit assemble well? Just to drop in on the bridge questions; the angled bridge was never actually cannon, nor approved by Roddenberry. It was accepted by many because of when, and how, it was...

We're getting rained out here! Not very spooky, but very wet!

And you could do a thread like this one, comparing the kits, just in your case, comparing the Clever's versus the RAWEN's!

I don't know. I corresponded with RAWEN a few months back who told me his plans. I hadn't checked with him since, but I expect that what he'll provide will be very well worth any weight!

How did you effect the superglue process? Might you share your technique that worked?

That's a pretty ship! Who made the 2 foot Excelsior? RAWEN's was about 6-8" long and Clever's pretty similar; maybe a foot? Where'd you find that? Sorry about the printer. It wasn't my opossum that got it, I am sure... :laughrolling:

" Starfleet vessels look so attractive because of their fluent lines which almost look organic" That's a very good point. I have a couple of Star Wars kits, and am looking forward to RAWEN's upcoming large-scale corvette/blockade runner (which will most likely have his well thought out...

I get your point. You may be right, but I do see promise in both of these. They both need new versions, possibly even author cooperation? I respect authors of paper models. They do amazing jobs with their minds and pixels. It is sometimes hard for authors to see how difficult it is to...

Conclusion. Neither kit is fully better than the other. Both have strengths and both have weaknesses, and sometimes one kit is better in some aspects but worse in others, when compared. Overall, though harder to puzzle together, the PSF makes fo a better fitting kit, save for the underside...

Again, neither kit is fully there; some combination of the two would be best. The engineering hull bottom is better shaped on the PSF kit, but the stern better on the Clever kit. The markings are not well done, though on the Clever kit [see pic 1]. There are transporter emitters where there...

The main deflector is very different on both kits. The housing and bracing is more effective on the Clever kit, providing more shape and an inset brace that stages the deflector better [see pic 1]. It takes bit of patience and experimentation, but after puzzling it through you're able to figure...

The upper impulse-shuttle decks are very different on both kits. On the Clever kit, they are more cleanly and easily fit, as squared-off additions [see pic 1] that glue flush to the rounded deck. The PSF kit encompasses the decks as part of the lower hull fold process, instead of using two...

The upper engineering hull connection is different on both kits. The Clever kit does not make for a smooth connection. You would have to rig it, or you'll have this awkward gap. Its just a kit flaw. The PSF kit is much better. It provides a flush connection between the engineering hull and the...

You might be seeing why I built rough-builds of these before attempting a quality, attractive final build. The lack of instructions, and potential fit problems, suggested pre-emptive experimentation. This differences extended to the nacelles. The Engines on the Clever kit are easier to build...

Continuing... The Clever kit has the better fit of this notch [see pic 3], though it is a little tight and narrow a shape compared to the screen-Digi kit. Where the better graphics on the PSF kit provide a more accurate visual (with the exception of the erroneously omitted deflector pad in...

So, lets finish up this kit review/comparison... Another difference between these kits shows how one is stronger in some areas and the other is stronger in different aspects. The secondary deflector set in the notch in the forward hull has a better support system on the PSF kit, with accurate...

Appreciate the directions but I don't have, and by contract am not allowed, to access social media sites like Facebook. Any chance the author will permit his kits to be placed on this forum? Thanks for the build pics!