StarFleet Assembly Manuals by Paul Newitt

StarFleet Assembly Manuals by Paul M. Newitt

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This is a reprint of the first three Starfleet Assembly Manuals with additional new material. Covers the basic construction of the AMT 18" Enterprise, Klingon and Romulan models. Other material includes advanced building, painting and lighting.

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by Paul M. Newitt. Ultimate Modeling Edition This is a reprint of the first three Starfleet Assembly Manuals with additional new material. Paul provided the original negatives for the books, so these look as good, if not better than the originals. You can throw your pirated copies away!

StarFleet Assembly Manual 1 covers the basic construction of the AMT 18" Enterprise. Everything from removing the parts from the sprue, to gluing, puttying and sanding. This is the basics of building models!

StarFleet Assembly Manual 2 shows you assembly of the original AMT Klingon Battlecruiser and Romulan Bird of Prey kits. It includes basic lighting and battle damage techniques

StarFleet Assembly Manual 3 returns to the Enterprise with advanced building, painting and lighting. It shows how to install electronics, as well as accurately detail the kit.

Updated material discusses the exact color of the Enterprise, lighting the K-7 Space Station, and building a Galileo diorama and much more

All 3 books featured little bits of Trek technology too. Additional material includes a new introduction by Paul describing the story behind the original publications.

New appendices include several pages of corrections, a new comprehensive listing of reference material, an updated article on the color of the Enterprise, factoids on the studio models, tips on building the Polar Lights kits [thanks to Jay Chladek], short articles on lighting the K7 space station, building the Nomad model seen on Enterprise, building a shuttle hanger bay. There are reprinted diagrams from Mandel and Drexler's Officers Manual, and a nice update by Paul as to what he's been doing these last 25 years.

So why reprint these books? In looking them over, there is a lot of material that is still very relevant to modelers today. Everything from basics of building, to detailing and lighting. You can use all this information on the new Polar kits, plus any other models you build. Plus, there are thousands of these original kits still waiting to be built!

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5.0

Wow!!

I thought I knew what I was getting- an older photocopied fanzine with fair graphics. Boy, was I wrong. Some of the info is dated but that can be worked around.Well written and very well produced. Just scanning the book has impressed me. About the size of a trade paperback and a little over 200 pages makes this book a fun and informative addition to any Trekkie's library whether a modeler or not. Oh, and the price can't be beat. Leonard

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Reviewed by: Leonard Hunt from Missouri on 11/19/2012

Starfleet Assembly Manual

Excellent. Clearly written, a LOT of information, from beginner to experienced modelling techniques. Much more inside the book than advertised, additional models to make, advice, places to find parts, and more. Interesting stories, backgrounds, and trivia concerning the creators, writers, and the show itself. Worth three times the price!

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Reviewed by: Richard Treptow from Washington on 3/26/2011

Worthy addition for Star Trek fan and/or model builder, both old and new!

Neat piece of nostalgia! Look's great on the shelf next to Franz Joseph's Starfleet Manual. This is not your typical 'fanzine', but a professionally produced book. Very well done! Also, a useful intro guide into model building! I especially like all of the bonus material included in the back, wtih updates and information that are relevant today. And yeah, it is at a really great price!

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