DeBoer Hulls 46" USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A

Best Answer: In the first movie "Star Trek: The Motion Picture, 1979", the navigational deflector would reflect a different color depending upon the the power level.

On impulse power, the navigational deflector would be an orange (or yellow/orange, as noted by some).

When the ship went to warp power, the navigational deflector would be blue.

This convention (color change) wasn't followed in later films (or tv series, such as TNG, etc.). In later films and tv series, the navigational deflector's color is blue, irregardless of the speed.

IMPULSE POWER = AMBER Deflector Dish Color.

WARP POWER = BLUE Deflector Dish Color.

Oh my. There's no way I could approach that quality of work on the model OR the base.

 

As far as the color, I have found FS35622 Duck Egg Blue the best place to start and then tint and shade from there

That model is pure art. I have no other way of describing what you´ve accomplished. :-) I kept looking at your pics for at least 20 mins. Hehe. Don´t worry about getting the colours just right. They used lots and lots of those models in the movies and tv show and they were not all identical when it comes to colour. You´ve made a far better model than they ever used on the show. Ten thumbs up!!!

Im more of a TNG and Voyager fan, but man, the pictures made my hairs stand on end.  I have nothing but praises for the project.  Worth every penny you spent and every second you put into this.

 

 

I have some additional photos and film clips to share but I can't seem to see how to link them on the forum. So I'll jot down the links and you can visit if you wish.

Additional photos layered onto backgrounds can be found at:

http://www.fuzznoggincreations.com/graphics2.html
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Additional photos of the completed build with it's base can be found at:

http://www.fuzznoggincreations.com/current3.htm (go to page 4 also)
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Videos of the build may be found at:

http://www.fuzznoggincreations.com/movies2.html

SkullGundam wrote:

Thank you for finally asking that.  I wanted to but I didn't know if it was proper forum etiquette.

Kit cost from DeBoer Hulls was $1,800 and that was 2 years ago. I'm not certain if Dennis is even producing this kit anymore.

Viper, the critique is well taken. Frankly, I was happy it came out the way it did after spending 2,000 plus man hours on it. I had mixed a lot of paint to get it to where I felt it as close as possible using "artistic license". I could also see the original photos were either faded or were showing a paint scheme that had faded over the years - not to mention studio lighting effects which can wash out colors. So it was a toss up on how much time and effort I wanted to inject into a perfect match on the paint scheme (although that would have been nice).

The dish, well it was just a little "nifty carry-over" from TMP. I liked it and everyone that sees it up close and personal likes it.

The RCS Thrusters around the saucer and tail fins are random operation at Station Ready (all stop) and Impulse. At warp, they are unpowered.

I had actually used some of the Cloudster and Christie Auction material as a guideline and after a year and a half on it, I'm just glad it's finished!

Thank you for finally asking that.  I wanted to but I didn't know if it was proper forum etiquette. 

Very nice. 

How much are the kits...if you don't mind me asking?

Beautiful model!  JK.  Try again cause I'd love to see the pics.

That looks fantastic.  My only critique [well two actually]

1- The Deflector on the Ent-A was blue, not amber.  The amber deflector was only featured on the refit Ent from Star Trek: The Motion Picture. 

2- This is one I have seen just about EVERYONE do, the blue markings on the engineering hull and nacelle struts is too blue.  If you check the pics on www.ex-astris-scientia.com, you'll see that it is much more toned down.  And on screen, it looks grey, not blue. 

Dont get me wrong though, I love it.  But being a Trekkie and having worked on part of the franchise, I'm a bolt counter when it comes to the Big E.  Here are a couple pics of what I mean.  First one is from one of the movies, second is of a close-up filming model that was part of the Christy's auction.  So its 100% accurate.

 

Also, here is a link to pictures of the original filming model.  During filming, after, and upon its retirement. 

http://www.cloudster.com/Sets&Vehicles/STMPEnterprise/STMPEnterpriseTop.htm

Hey, Jack!  Welcome back! 

Beautiful work on that, sir!  Something of which to most definitely be proud!  I'm jealous of your client getting to play around with that work of art.  

Thanks for sharing the steps you took to build her over in the Works In Progress, SciFi and Fantasy forum at Resin Illuminati, too! 

 

 

Holy %$#&!  (I guess I'm a bit less eloquent than our marine friend)  That is awesome man.  I just don't know what to say.  Simply gorgeous.

I have lost all the great things I was going to say about this ship in the pure perfection of her lines and hull. I want one. you sir, win forever. thank you for sharing this with all of us.


Oh, and welcome aboard.