Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701-A Photoetch Enhancements 1/350

Designed specifically for the Polar Lights 1:350th scale Refit Enterprise model, this photoetch set includes everything you'd expect (crew, shuttlebay girders, window frames), plus many that you wouldn't. At over 5.5 by 8.5 inches, this huge fret is an amazing bargain.

•Impulse engine grills*
•Crew — both standing, singles, and mounted groups to cast shadows behind the oval windows
•Girders and railings for the shuttlebay, including pieces to hide the seams at the two "steps"
•Shuttlebay doors
•The lighted ring around the deflector dish
•The rec deck — in forced perspective so that it actually fits within the available space and looks correct
•The airlock that Kirk exits through in ST:TMP — with the option for an open or closed outer hatch
•Work bee add—ons: two cargo sleds and two sets of work arms*
•Properly sized airlock doors
•Hatches for the Vulcan shuttles, and transport pods*
•Gangway door for the port side of the primary hull
•End caps for the warp engines
•Window frames for the rec deck, officers lounge, and arboretum

What is Photoetch?

Photoetched parts are thick metal foils with portions eaten away by acid. A light-sensitive emulsion is covered with photographic negative and any unexposed areas of the emulsion are washed away. These areas can be eaten away by the acid. By properly designing the artwork, extremely detailed parts can be made.

Typically photoetch is used for cockpit detailing and other fine detail that is generally to small for injection or resin molding.

It ia also ideal for use as a light block in small or tight areas of a model that will be lit such as a grid or other area that would be difficult to mask effectively.

Also great for raised lettering and detail.