This version of the famous starship is the refit first seen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
The model is lighted with a lighting kit made by Trekmodeler.
I am also using photo etch details made by Paragrafix.
Update: 11/02/2024
This is where I usually start...with the shuttle/hangar bay. I first attach the photo-etch details to the walls.
Update 8/11/2024
A couple of these photos show two other builds I'm working on simultaneously...
Painting on the shuttle bay pieces and the arboretum proceeds...
Update 9/7/2024
Finished arboretum and officers lounge (three are pictured because two are for other models I'm building simultaneously).
Update 9/21/2024
Installed shuttle bay running lights.
Update 10/05/2024
Finishing the shuttle bay.
Preparing the lower secondary hull.
Attaching the shuttle bay to the hull.
Update 11/02/2024
Neck assembled and added to the secondary hull.