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WALL ASSEMBLY The walls are designed as three sections with tabs that lock into slots on the bottom. I cut those off because I was gluing them in place. Also, since I’d already had the trouble with the floor not coming together right I figured I’d have the same problem with the walls. Plus...

WALL SECTIONS The walls don’t need much. Just insert the consoles in the appropriate place. I used Super Glue gel to lock the consoles in position at a slight downward angle. The turbo lift doors are a little tricky. I folded the door openings and the door housings as instructed. But, if you...

RAISED DECK The raised deck is also made from 4 interlocking pieces. I used the same method to assemble this as the lower deck. I also cut off the tabs on the gray section that are for securing the deck to the slots in the base. I glued these in place as I worked my way around. When I got to...

LOWER DECK The lower deck comes in 4 interlocking pie pieces. I thought about trimming them flush and edge gluing them, but decided to stick with the instructions and keep the original “feel.” I did modify the interlocking tabs by cutting the curved edges off that provide the “lock.” This let...

It is a cool little model. And it looks a 1000x better than the plastic Mego playset! It's a shame the refit bridge didn't get any love as a proper toy or plastic model, but this one is really neat. By my math, it's somewhere near 1/25 scale. It says it builds to just over 15 inches.

COMMAND DECK This is the raised deck section containing the helm and Kirk’s chair. I assembled and glued the bottom deck section but it was very weak. To keep it flat and add some stability, I cut sections of foam core and chip board to make some internal supports. The upper section just has...

CONSOLES AND HELM The two long pieces are the science consoles on each side of Spock’s chair. I glued the flaps in place. All the stand-up consoles fold back on the themselves. They will insert through slots in the walls. I made sure to trim off any white edges where the die cut was off and...

WEAPONS STATION With all these parts, I used a ruler to help fold parts along the scores. The weapons station has a curved upper section, so I used a dowel rod to curl the part. I inserted the bottom tab of the curved section and glued it from behind. I edge glued the rest of the part in place

CHAIRS All the chairs are the same except or Kirk’s chair, which is blue. For assembly, I skipped all the tabs. I glued where the armrests come together on the bottom, then glued that whole part to the bottom of the chair. I also glued the flaps on the chair back in place, as well as where the...

So, a while ago I was cruising the Internet looking at Star Trek merchandising from The Motion Picture era when I discovered this book. It’s a paper model of the TMP Enterprise bridge that measures 15” when assembled. I immediately became obsessed with getting one. They became available 2-3 at a...

Thanks @Rhaven Blaack . Glad to have you back on the boards. I'd be happy to post my redone parts if possible. This is based off JayBats original model and I sent him an email about sharing my work but have had no response. I redid a lot but figured I need to do that. Unless you higher-ups say...

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This is great work! You know me, I love a good re-do!;)

Gotta have a "By Your Command" one.

Love the planning and creativity you are putting into this model. This is really something to be proud of! :)

Thanks so much to @zathros and @Revell-Fan for all the kind words, and to all the folks who've made such nice comments in all my builds. It's really nice to be part of something positive and fun in our "dark and gritty" world. This model has been a real challenge and I'm determined to finish her...

GREEBLIES I added the “fin” details that go against the side boosters. I scratch built them out of 67lb. white card stock. Just a simple cut and Super Glue into place. It’s not an exact match because the original part has a curved back and mine is straight. To try and replicate that at this...

You are putting some hard work into this. Nice job.

That is some incredible work. You are a real artist!

Finally, I got after the bottom framework. I uses a tea candle to heat the appropriate rod and get the bends I needed. It was my first time trying this so there was a bit of trial and error, but it actually worked really well. I started with the rod connecting the boosters and worked my way...