Filming models, etc.
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I think it is safe to say that the model is safe... and it isn't as though there aren't tons of images of the refit to work with. For example...
Enterprise 1701-A Studio Model
EVEN MORE!! Detailed 1701-A Studio Model
2 More Sets of 1701-A Studio Model Photos
U.S.S. Enterprise, TMP
It was already one of the most photographed models ever. EVEN MORE!! Detailed 1701-A Studio Model
2 More Sets of 1701-A Studio Model Photos
U.S.S. Enterprise, TMP
Congradulations! Thats great. Maybe this disscussion will reveal the owner of the 8 foot minature! BTW the lighting looks great!Well, i have my piece of the old girl:
In terms of the WHOLE model, i have heard a few stories but nothing very hard and fast.
Congradulations! Thats great. Maybe this disscussion will reveal the owner of the 8 foot minature! BTW the lighting looks great!Well, i have my piece of the old girl:
In terms of the WHOLE model, i have heard a few stories but nothing very hard and fast.
Thank you!
We got the photons to work, as well.
In the actual screen shot, the "Enterprise" on the neck is lit. Sadly, there's no actual model light for that one, it was lit from the outside.
Considering the price the ol' girl went for, I'd say the most likely suspect is Paul Allen.
Congradulations! Thats great. Maybe this disscussion will reveal the owner of the 8 foot minature! BTW the lighting looks great!Well, i have my piece of the old girl:
In terms of the WHOLE model, i have heard a few stories but nothing very hard and fast.
Thank you!
We got the photons to work, as well.
In the actual screen shot, the "Enterprise" on the neck is lit. Sadly, there's no actual model light for that one, it was lit from the outside.
Just curious... This is just a portion of the model? What did they use it for and where?
trevanian
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the 'can-opener' shot in TWOK during the Mutara battle. I think it got reused for a torp firing in SFS and another at the end of TUC.
It looks like you have one of the Phase II Enterprise models in your avatar... is that yours?
The only one I had heard of changing hands was the one sold on ebay back in March of '08... but the one in your avatar looks a lot better than that one did (at least back then).
Yes and yes, thanks for the notice.
That's the "can opener" model, used in WOK a few times - SFS in the Klingon confrontation - and fixed up for TUC to fire the shot that hit Chang. The WOK damage was under the fix up and we elected NOT to restore it.
The avatar is indeed the Phase 2 ship updated by the FXCompany in Florida (who did the models of the new ship in the 2009 version, by the way, great company) to be a TMP version. The Phase 2 ship is visible at a few Planet Hollywoods. Its a beaut and is in the Drydock.
Back to the original Refit / Enterprise-A: there are some rumors, not a lot of facts. But the best rumor (which i won't spread, it is just a rumor) would indicate its not Paul Allen. Just 'sayin'.
That's the "can opener" model, used in WOK a few times - SFS in the Klingon confrontation - and fixed up for TUC to fire the shot that hit Chang. The WOK damage was under the fix up and we elected NOT to restore it.
The avatar is indeed the Phase 2 ship updated by the FXCompany in Florida (who did the models of the new ship in the 2009 version, by the way, great company) to be a TMP version. The Phase 2 ship is visible at a few Planet Hollywoods. Its a beaut and is in the Drydock.
Back to the original Refit / Enterprise-A: there are some rumors, not a lot of facts. But the best rumor (which i won't spread, it is just a rumor) would indicate its not Paul Allen. Just 'sayin'.
Any thoughts about converting that puppy to a full-on Phase II version?
^^ I wonder if Paul would be willing to paint it again, from what I've read on his website it must have been a big heck of a job..
1, if I had been the lucky soul to have purchased it i would definately leave it "as is". still, that doesnt mean i wouldnt devote considerable resources to making an exact duplicate (or 2) and attempting to replicate the original and the -A configurations!
2, as i've said before, if i knew who owned it now.. believe me, i'd be all over that sucker with laser-scanners, calipers, and tracing paper...
Any chance of seeing any photos of the Earth Station McKinley model?
Wow... thank you very much for posting those! I have always wanted to get a good look at that station, since I saw the episode... very cool! 
Again, thanks.
Again, thanks.I am also wondering what happened to the BIG Enterprise refit model that hung over the entrance to Star Trek The Experience in Las Vegas? I know that the Hilton or someone was going to destroy the model because it stuck out into the casino. Some folks rescued it before that happened and there was actually a nice YouTube video on those people taking her apart. Where is it now and the other models from the Experience for that matter?
There's another operator that is trying to restore the experience, but i can't specifically state the location or condition of the models.
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