AMAZING NEW PICS of the Big E getting refurbished!
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When Gary Kerr was sharing his research of the 11 footer for the Round2 1/350 model kit it was interesting to learn of things of which I had no idea after all these years.
The little nub or protrusion at the end of the lower sensor dome was one. That the saucer was not perfectly round was another. And other little bits of detail.
The hinge for the deflector dish I learned some years earlier.
The little nub or protrusion at the end of the lower sensor dome was one. That the saucer was not perfectly round was another. And other little bits of detail.
The hinge for the deflector dish I learned some years earlier.
I never knew about the hinge. Roddenberry must have told the model builder that the dish was not an antenna, but a deflector beam for dust particles, and it had to sweep back and forth as the ship sped through space.
Apparently they built the hinge not knowing that such detail would never be needed. I would even venture that the model builder mistook GR's conversational sci-fi enthusiasm for a work-order instruction, because there's hardly any way for the show to have ever used the hinge.
Apparently they built the hinge not knowing that such detail would never be needed. I would even venture that the model builder mistook GR's conversational sci-fi enthusiasm for a work-order instruction, because there's hardly any way for the show to have ever used the hinge.
Regarding the people walking around the outside of the hull, I hope the restorers make them change into 23rd-Century appropriate outfits!Looking at his pics on Facebook, the deflector dish (or whatever it is in the original seris) is on a damned hinge! It was made to rotate! I never knew that.
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Yes.
A while ago there were some photos posted online by someone who'd had the Enterprise loaned to their school briefly prior to the donation to NASM. The ship traveled disassembled, and with a sheet of additional decals. The clear borders around the decals on the sheet had noticably yellowed with time and were clearly visible.
From the photos, it looks like it would've gotten in the way of the things that the front of the engineering hull is resting on. Or maybe they removed it to give us a look at the formerly hidden structures. Or maybe they removed it to assess the condition of the pieces, and replacing it just for display purposes might've been too complicated or risked damaging it.
Correct, but not on purpose. In-universe it's supposed to be round of course, but at the size it is, the model maker was off by a few inches.
Regarding the people walking around the outside of the hull, I hope the restorers make them change into 23rd-Century appropriate outfits!Looking at his pics on Facebook, the deflector dish (or whatever it is in the original seris) is on a damned hinge! It was made to rotate! I never knew that.
Are the figures supposed to be the correct scale to the miniature?
Regarding the people walking around the outside of the hull, I hope the restorers make them change into 23rd-Century appropriate outfits!Looking at his pics on Facebook, the deflector dish (or whatever it is in the original seris) is on a damned hinge! It was made to rotate! I never knew that.
Are the figures supposed to be the correct scale to the miniature?
6 feet = 0.835 inches at this scale, if my calculations are correct.
If the windows are on consecutive decks, then the figures look a little small to be in scale.
Thank you for this - that's exactly what we are working through. Although - no matter how many are involved - ultimately it is Smithsonian's piece.
The scale figures are approximate, from an HO train set (i believe). Gary Kerr took those during the prior restoration in 1991-2. They were existing "people", not meant to be perfectly sized, but indicative.
Link doesn't work for me. Is a Facebook account required to view the pics?
Not that I get a vote, but I would be in favor of seeing the model restored to its appearance the last time it was photographed during the production of the series (whenever that occurred in season three). Restore the model to GR's and Matt Jeffries' specifications in appearance.
Yes, and I would include finishing the port side of the ship. There's no reason not to since the ships internals can be lit up without the need for all the cables that they used in the 60's. I'd give it a new paint job too. I realize the top of the saucer is supposed to be the original paint but if this thing is going to last another 50 years, at some point it will need repainted.
I'm hoping for a real restoration.
That would include conservation, but also a restoration to the way the model appeared the last time it was filmed.
The Miarecki "restoration" was at best well intentioned, but it did not represent the model the way it looked when NASM took possession.
I don't think it should be changed from its last screen appearance, just restored. Any structural rehabilitation should just make sure it lasts another hundred years.
That would include conservation, but also a restoration to the way the model appeared the last time it was filmed.
The Miarecki "restoration" was at best well intentioned, but it did not represent the model the way it looked when NASM took possession.
I don't think it should be changed from its last screen appearance, just restored. Any structural rehabilitation should just make sure it lasts another hundred years.
