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We finally wrapped up this baby at work (www.customreplicas.com) this past week. This is our 66" long T.O.S. (the original series) Enterprise. Now who wouldn't want one of these in their living room?!? Enjoy the pics, sci-fi fans!
- Mark
Wow! Beam me up! Outstanding looking build!
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Looks even better than the one they used in the filming. Live long and prosper.
You did a great job. The lights are what make it really pop.
Despite really enjoying TNG I just cant bring myself to get a star trek kit for the same reason I passed on the star destroyer, and other similar kits. the colors are to boring its like... prime, panel line, finished.
Wow Mark she looks stupendous!!! Love, love, love her
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
WOW!
Heavy metal welder by day, light plastic welder by night
Amazing work Mark. What scale does a 66" Enterprise work out to be?
Lights on!! magnific finish
rtoo speed makes ugly results, too relax don't make results
Rob Gronovius Amazing work Mark. What scale does a 66" Enterprise work out to be?
Thanks everyone for your kind comments!
Rob, I did a rough calculation, based on the specs of a Constitution class ship (289 meters long), and came up with a scale of approximately 1:172.
Another bit of trivia is that our model is one half size of the original filming miniature.
That thing is awesome.Gotta get some pics with the room lights off!
Thanks for the answer. Now do the weapons work (not really fire); do the phaser banks and photo torpedoes have any type of light effect to simulate firing?
Gadzooks!!! that is fantastic!
Rob Gronovius Thanks for the answer. Now do the weapons work (not really fire); do the phaser banks and photo torpedoes have any type of light effect to simulate firing?
No, no "working" weaponry. (I guess one could say it's on a diplomatic mission of peace!)
Mark, I assume you work for a commercial shop building custom models. May I ask what you would charge for something like that? It's great!
Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...
Cadet Chuck Mark, I assume you work for a commercial shop building custom models. May I ask what you would charge for something like that? It's great!
Thanks Chuck. Yes, the shop I work for builds high-end re-creations of studio scale Hollywood models. We also design and produce our own multi media model kits, and we also offer resin casting and other production services.
A build like the TOS Enterprise typically runs in the $60k range.
ModelNerd A build like the TOS Enterprise typically runs in the $60k range.
I'm not surprised, considering the design creation time, production equipment, materials, man-hours, shop overhead, and just plain old fashioned skills that it takes to produce something like that. Thanks for the info, Mark. Very nice.
Wow I bet it looks awsome in the dark!
On the Bench: Nothing atm
One word... Sweet!
On the Bench: Tamiya's 1/48 A-10a Thunderbolt
In the Hangar: Hmmm???
Mark, does that $60k include or require any sort of licensing fees or permissions to make it? It is an awesome model.
Rob Gronovius Mark, does that $60k include or require any sort of licensing fees or permissions to make it? It is an awesome model.
I don't know, Rob. I'm not high up enough on the food chain to know. I'm but a lowly builder!
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