As you can see, the entire surface was pitted, scarred and covered with a tree bark-like texture. All of this had
to be repaired before any detail work could begin. This phase took approximately two months to complete.
It would have been easier to start a new model from scratch but the client insisted on using these flawed pieces!

I and my (then) apprentice Kevin smoothed out all of the rough areas, re-shaping and re-sculpting where needed. I followed
by replacing the Bridge Dome with a newly built one and inserting tiny docking bay doors in the rear of the Command Deck.

The Impulse Deck was harder to repair because it is so close to the surface of the saucer. We did manage to sharpen the
edges, however. I also removed the existing over-sized Impulse Dome and replaced it with a new scratch-built one.

The Impulse Exhaust casting the client provided was completely over-sized and inaccurate!
In fact, it was so large that I ended up using it as blank stock and sculpted a whole new one right out of the existing one!

The Sensor on the bottom of the Primary Hull was in slightly better condition than the Bridge but still had to be
greatly re-worked. All of the edges had to be filed until they were crisp and sharp and the ends of the ports had
to be cut open for light passage and accurately detailed. The Sensor Dome itself had to be removed and
replaced with a hand-scribed, scratch-built one.

The Secondary Hull was not in the rough condition as the Primary Hull. Another sculptor had done some work
on this piece prior to my receiving it and although the surface had been smoothed, the disk on the front of the
piece was not round and had to be replaced. The windows and docking ports were in the wrong positions and
nearly twice the size they needed to be! Also, the entire front of the neck, including the Torpedo Deck had to be
lengthened in the front. I did this by adding material (Sintra) to the existing front edge and blending it in with putty.