#DANUBE CLASS RUNABOUT INTERIOR UPDATE#
#DANUBE CLASS RUNABOUT INTERIOR PLUS#
#DANUBE CLASS RUNABOUT INTERIOR TV#

There are raised numbers and codes on most of the parts to aid with identification, which will certainly come in useful.Ĭonstruction begins with the twin engine nacelles, which have all the clear parts replaced by translucent resin that improves the look of these areas immensely over the original clear parts that are painted with transparent paint, especially if you intend to light your model, a task that this set is extremely suited to. Detail is excellent throughout, and the translucent parts are beautifully cast, with the orange-coloured corrugated parts cast so sharply that you could probably file your fingernails with it! Each part is cast on a block, the small parts cast with a number of other parts on the same block, while the larger parts are flying solo.

#DANUBE CLASS RUNABOUT INTERIOR PLUS#

The set arrives in a small black box with the usual green/red branding, and on opening it up you find three bags of resin parts, one in grey, one in translucent blue, one in translucent red and orange resin, plus another bag containing the instruction sheet and a small sheet of thick-gauge Photo-Etch (PE). The kit is typical of its day, having reasonable detail and some simplification that could be improved on by some additional effort, which Green Strawberry are intent on helping you with. It’s fairly rare on eBay these days, so there are doubtless a lot out there, probably yet to be built, mine being amongst them. This large and comprehensive set is intended for the AMT 1:72 kit of the Runabout, which was initially released in 1993, but was re-released in 2018. It’s a large shuttle, capable of carrying 40 passengers in addition to the two crew, but with different pods it could be configured as a medical shuttle or for carrying a smaller number of passengers in relative comfort, but after the initial run-ins with the Dominion, an additional tactical station was added behind the forward cockpit, with an extra crew member able take some of the workload from the pilots. The two front seats contain duplicate controls for pilots, so that one can take over from the other seamlessly if the need arises, plus a replicator and a transporter in the centre section under most circumstances. It’s a warp-capable ship, although it’s not as fast as a Galaxy Class ship like the Enterprise, with a maximum warp of 5, and a cruising speed of a stately warp 2. The Runabout is modular in design, with a twin boom warp sled over the top of the main hull, a tapered command section to the front, with an interchangeable pod in the centre section that can perform various functions as the mission demands it. In a cross-over with Star Trek – The Next Generation, the Enterprise delivered three Runabouts to the station, all of which were named after rivers of Earth. First appearing in Deep Space 9, the shuttle has since shown up in other Star Trek shows, although it appears predominantly in DS9 where it became the regular Runabout for their various adventures, which was its more informal description.

#DANUBE CLASS RUNABOUT INTERIOR TV#

After the original show and the movies, during the late 80s and early 90s we were treated to newer TV shows that gave us more exciting visuals thanks to the advances in special effects, the early days of CGI, and everything that came with it. Star Trek has been around for longer than I have, and I’m getting on a bit now.

#DANUBE CLASS RUNABOUT INTERIOR UPDATE#

Star Trek Danube Class 'Runabout' Shuttle Update Sets (for AMT)

Danube class runabout interior