Polar Lights 1/1000 USS Enterprise Refit vs Corgi Star Trek USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Refit

Buy the Polar Lights kit if you want a project: it is a snap-together 1:1000 refit that you paint and decal yourself, and it rewards that work with a bigger, more detailed model. Buy the Corgi if you want something to put on the shelf today: it is a pre-finished die-cast with a Starfleet delta base and no assembly. Builders rate the Polar Lights refit well for fit and detail at this scale; Corgi owners like the heft and finish but note it is small and light on fine detail.

• Choose the Polar Lights 1/1000 refit if you enjoy building and painting and want a larger, more detailed Enterprise you finished yourself.
• Choose the Corgi die-cast refit if you want a durable, pre-painted display model with a stand and no assembly.