The original model of the Enterprise was equipped with battery-operated lights, but even after the lights were deleted, a number of features from the lighted model persisted in the kit, including a removable main deflector assembly which had covered the battery compartment and served as an on-off switch for the lighted model. There were also indentations in the saucer section where the light bulbs were to be placed.
The original Enterprise model was fitted with battery-powered lights, but even after removing the lights, certain features from the illuminated model remained in the kit, such as a detachable main deflector assembly that covered the battery compartment and functioned as an on-off switch for the lighted version. There were also depressions in the saucer section where the light bulbs would have been positioned.