Scale: 1/1400
This is the Starcraft's 1/1400 scale Romulan Warbird Valdore. This is an AMAZING kit! The casting is great. The model has a wing span of about 27"/ 69cm! So it's big. At 1400 scale it is the same size as the AMT Enterprise-E. The Valdore appeared in Star Trek: Nemesis and was designed by John Eaves.
The parts to the kit are very well cast and some parts even have wires cast in them to aid in lighting. The clear parts are also very well cast. I had to hollow out the warp nacelles to add LEDs to them. To light the model, I used a mix of LED tape and 3 and 5 mm round LEDs.
Assembly was very straightforward. However, I waited to attach the sub wings and warp nacelles and pylons until after painting and detailing was complete.
The model was painted with Model Master Enamel Euro Dark Green. Some details were painted with Alclad Steel and Tamiya Clear Green The model was washed with Vallejo Black Model Wash. Finally, it was highlighted the model with Winsor Newton Naples Yellow Hue Oil paint. This really popped the details! There are no decals for the model.
The Valdore took 5 months to complete.
