Voyager Study Model Plaque?

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We've probably all seen this prototype model for Voyager, built by Rick Sternbach, IIRC:

The first two lines on the plaque attached to the base of the model read:

STARSHIP U.S.S. VOYAGER
NCC-73602

But I've never actually seen an image where the third line of text is legible. I was just wondering if anyone has seen a higher-resolution image (or the actual model!) and could indicate what was written on the last line?

Just out of morbid curiosity...

 

[Cyfa]

The last line reads: SCALE: 1" = 20' • CREW CAPACITY 200 PEOPLE

I think... (that 200 could be 900)? I'm reading it from the images in The Art of Star Trek by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens.

 

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The last line reads: SCALE: 1" = 20' • CREW CAPACITY 200 PEOPLE

I think... (that 200 could be 900)? I'm reading it from the images in The Art of Star Trek by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens.

That's great, Cyfa, thank you!

 

[E-DUB]

I've long wished that someone would "kit" that design. I've got one that uses the same nacelles, but the rest of the ship is quite different.

 

[Rick Sternbach]

The 1" = 20' and 200 crew on the label is correct. Voyager was always thought of by the producers as having a much smaller crew. The reg number was picked out of thin air and later nailed by the producers as 74656. After which they thought that the numbers were getting way too big.

Rick

 

[Cyfa]

The 1" = 20' and 200 crew on the label is correct. Voyager was always thought of by the producers as having a much smaller crew. The reg number was picked out of thin air and later nailed by the producers as 74656. After which they thought that the numbers were getting way too big.

Rick

- Hello! Thanks for confirming that. I meant to take another closer look once I'd taken my contacts out (short sightedness can come in useful sometimes) but I forgot... D'oh!

 

[Search4]

Wow. Would love the plaque. I own the ship!

 

[Lakenheath 72]

Well, the numbers were larger already, when adding in the ships from "Conspiracy". We have ships with registries in the 80000s. The ship with the highest known registry is the USS Ticonderoga with NCC-87270. (The lowest is USS Heart of Gold with NCC-42.)

 

[Markonian]

Wow. Would love the plaque. I own the ship!

You own the ship? Do you have photos from multiple angles?

It's an interesting if rough design, and the basis for STO's Pathfinder class.

 

[Tomalak]

I always liked the design, but I'd love to see it with the nacelles flipped upwards. I can understand the underslung nacelles though, it is more visually distinctive from the various Enterpses and the Excelsior.

 

[Refuge]

Voyager was the best ship in my opinion, loved the episode when they landed her.

 

[Markonian]

I always liked the design, but I'd love to see it with the nacelles flipped upwards.

Aye, that'd be interesting!

 

[diankra]

Guessing the under-nacelle (particularly given the mounting for them) were meant as a Runabout call-out, suggesting the ship as a mid-size between roundabouts and larger starship.

 

[Search4]

You own the ship? Do you have photos from multiple angles?

It's an interesting if rough design, and the basis for STO's Pathfinder class.

I do. She's currently in storage but let me see what I have.

 

[David cgc]

Guessing the under-nacelle (particularly given the mounting for them) were meant as a Runabout call-out, suggesting the ship as a mid-size between roundabouts and larger starship.

In some of the first concept sketches, the Runabout resemblance was even stronger.

 

[Markonian]

I do. She's currently in storage but let me see what I have.

If you can, share them on Twitter with @BenCSRobinson, whose in charge of Eaglemoss's Starship collection. Maybe this could be made into a model for all of us.

 

[Search4]

Glad to. Can send the Dropbox link. Coming.

 

[QuinnTV]

If you can, share them on Twitter with @BenCSRobinson, whose in charge of Eaglemoss's Starship collection. Maybe this could be made into a model for all of us.

Nice idea.

 

[sojourner]

For anyone that's curious, I was browsing 3d Warehouse today and found this really nice Sketchup model:
(if you click on the image there it will load a 3d view in your browser)
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/54356e3cb57720ca3c698cc470a9fb31/USS-Voyager-Prototype

 

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^ Nice! I believe the artist is (or at least, was?) a member here...