I use Testors Clear Parts Cement & Window Maker to fill small gaps like these because it was a simple, fast solution and it turned out nicely. One thing about both the Klingon and the Romulan ships though - the tops of both ship bodies leaves a small but noticeable gap once assembled. Of this set, the Klingon ship is spot on for scale size, shape and part alignment and fit - that ship was a really fun build.
The alignment of the parts for BoP and the Klingon Battle Cruiser was excellent - the parts lined up and pressed right into place. As far as assembly goes, these kits go together nicely and quickly and in about 30 minutes you're done with the whole set and ready to paint and finish.
Tos bird of prey series#
The great thing about this TOS set and all the Cadet Series kits from AMT/Round2 is that they are designed for simplicity and snap-together assembly. A comprehensive decal sheet is provided that includes an expanded set of the standard markings for the ships, the most noticeable of which, is the ominous, orange Bird of Prey. There are 3 sprues - a silver sprue with 4 parts for the Romulan BoP, a light green sprue with 10 parts for the Klingon D7 and a light gray sprue with 13 parts for the immortal USS Enterprise. Inside you'll find a single-sheet, double-sided, tri-folded instruction sheet containing the build-up & finishing instructions for all 3 ships on one side and painting and decal placement details on the reverse side. The new 3-ship Star Trek, The Original Series Set is packaged in a colorful box with new artwork on the front and back. I want to start by thanking Round2 Models for providing this kit for review and IPMS USA for giving me the opportunity to review it. In the first quarter of 2013, among several other great releases, Round2/AMT re-packaged the original series (TOS) USS Enterprise with her two primary adversaries, the Klingon D-7 Battle Cruiser and the Romulan Bird-of-Pray (BoP) as the newest entry into their familiar 1/2500 scale, Cadet Series. For me and all other Star Trek fans/modellers, it has really been great to watch Round2 pull out the old AMT Star Trek kit molds, re-work a few things and then re-release the oldies, in new form, and on top of that release super new kits in the same genre and in comparable scales.