WOW, she's beautiful!!! Kudos on a fantastic job!!!

Really beautifully done! The work is pristine.

She's beautiful, very nice work.

Stunning, but the connecting dorsal and impulse accelerator were never light blue.

Gamera/gregbale/jibber/midnightprowler-Thanks for the compliments.

midnightprowler-When the 11ft (and 3ft) models were first built they did have a glossy light blue dorsal.  The colors and color scheme were dictated by Matt Jefferies.  For "The Cage" a black backdrop background was used, so the blue color was not an issue.  Later it was decided a chroma blue screen background would be used so the model's blue sections were repainted the same flat light gray-green color as the rest of the ship.  Knowledge of the blue dorsal seems to have only become more mainstream since the Round2 experts brought it to many people's attention while they were developing this model.  Attached are two photos to help prove the point.  The first photo shows the 11ft. model just completed by The Model Production Shop on December 29, 1964.  The model still lacks some of the technical markings and the intercooler/control reactors parts would be repainted, but the dorsal and "impluse accelerator"(?) are blue.  The second photo is a still from the opening scene of "The Cage" and shows the glossy blue dorsal.

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Phillip1

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Great work, Phillip.

In addition to the pics of your great model, I can't say how much I like the pic of the production  model outside the model shop. Makes me dream of driving down that LA street street in '64, catching a glimpse of the guys standing next to the big model, and wondering "what is that?". ..................

.............clueless that I'd have been looking at the beginning of an entire new age of science fiction.

Not that I'd be able to think all that through at 8 yrs old, but a guy can dream, right?

I stand corrected. Again, beautiful build. Any plans to do the production ship?

Phillip1

Gamera/gregbale/jibber/midnightprowler-Thanks for the compliments.

midnightprowler-When the 11ft (and 3ft) models were first built they did have a glossy light blue dorsal.  The colors and color scheme were dictated by Matt Jefferies.  For "The Cage" a black backdrop background was used, so the blue color was not an issue.  Later it was decided a chroma blue screen background would be used so the model's blue sections were repainted the same flat light gray-green color as the rest of the ship.  Knowledge of the blue dorsal seems to have only become more mainstream since the Round2 experts brought it to many people's attention while they were developing this model.  Attached are two photos to help prove the point.  The first photo shows the 11ft. model just completed by The Model Production Shop on December 29, 1964.  The model still lacks some of the technical markings and the intercooler/control reactors parts would be repainted, but the dorsal and "impluse accelerator"(?) are blue.  The second photo is a still from the opening scene of "The Cage" and shows the glossy blue dorsal.

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Phillip1

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Wow, I had no idea they were painted a different colour. And I didn't notice in your photos either, I just assumed being in shadow they looked darker. Well, I learned something new today!

Wow, I love your Enterprise. I just found this and it really makes me want to buy the kit. Thing is I would want to add the lighting as well.

Going to bookmark this build.

Great job!

moose

Wow, that is excellent!  Thank you for the information on the dorsal, it is very helpful when I do my build.  It's a curious color combination, like the light purple/green for the D7!

Gorgeous. The simpler the finish - the harder to make it perfect. Looks perfect.

Great tribute to a great starship!  And the information about the painting is. . .fascinating.

Greg/moose421/Banshee1000/Gerry/midnightprowler-Thanks for the compliments.  They are appreciated.

midnightprowler-No plans to do a Production version.  I got it "out of my system" with this build.  Besides, this model is huge and takes up a lot of room!

Gamera/Banshee1000-The 11ft model actually had a good bit of color variation, but most of the time it is washed out by the bright lights used for filming.

Phillip1

Fellow Modelers,

I wanted to share my good fortune with you.  My build of this 1st Pilot Enterprise is the cover story of the May 2016 issue of Fine Scale Modeler.  It is a great honor as they are a quaility organization to work with.

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Phillip 1

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Oh gee, I was drooling over the model there, I had no idea it's yours- congrats!!! 

Not everyday you make the cover of a worldwide magazine! And great article too! 

Gamera

Oh gee, I was drooling over the model there, I had no idea it's yours- congrats!!! 

Same here! This thread had slipped my mind. A big congrats to you!! And BTW, I was pretty excited to see 1701 on the cover, just very cool that it is this one, yours.

I'm glad you resurrected this thread, it is most deserving.

Love it! Very tempted to buy a second kit just to do that version. Well done! The lines and detail are so perfect you'd think it was a CG rendering.

Gamera/Greg/iSteve,

Thanks for the very generous and kind compliments.  They are greatly appreciated.

Phillip1

So here's the $64,000 question: what colours did you use?

iSteve,

The short nswer to your question is the hull color is made up of a mix of: (5 parts) Model Master SAC Bomber Flat Green/(41 parts) Model Master Flat Light Gray/(31 parts) Testors Flat White.  These produced a flat light gray with a slight green hue. 

If you are interested, I posted a very long, detailed thread about building/painting this model at Hobbytalk.com, where I go into the color choice and sources.

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Phillip1 

Excellent work sir! Simply excellent. Captain Christopher Pike's Enterprise is my all time favorite version.

Thanks for sharing!

High Regards,

Mark

mississippivol-Thank you very much for the compliment.

Jim Kirk-Thank you very much.  Your Production Enterprise model is an outstanding build and your photography is nothing short of spectacular.

Phillip1

Your build of this version of the E is as pristine as the one the original model makers rolled out all those years ago. Best 1/350 version I've seen yet. And congrats on the FSM magazine appearance too! You broke FineScale's years-long SF cover ban!

mwmodelworks,

Thanks for the very generous compliment.  It is greatly appreciated.

Phillip1