NCC-1701 Year 5

Orne, 

I really like the colors you chose for your build.  Different yet sleek :) 

Lord Darth, thanx, but don't discount your talents. Five years ago, scratchbuilding the E at this scale was something I wouldn't have attempted.  (Except for the brass-screen and tiny detail pieces made from Evergreen strips, everything down to the intercooler-loops was carved from poplar or basswood.)  But you start thinking through various techniques, put aside some time to really work everything out, and just go for broke.

Orne, THAT is what I picture in my mind when I think of the Enterprise.  Of course, Chris' Big E is no slouch either!  I just hope to do something half as beautiful!

Gorgeous builds, gents!  I raise my bottle of Tamiya Extra Thin to you!

Stunning...Simply stunning!All that ultra-tiny detail

would've driven me blind!

Links to the main photo-pages the last two were in, but just plain background, no SFX -

http://groups.msn.com/InfinityReach/ussenterprise.msnw

http://groups.msn.com/InfinityReach/ussenterprise.msnw?Page=2

http://groups.msn.com/InfinityReach/ussenterprise.msnw?Page=3

If look in the closeups, you can find "Ensign Ricky" and a few other crew-members behind the windows, and the top of the 'ship-wheel' in the center window just below the bridge. 

And they're well deserved comments on you buildup, Orne.  I like your take on a Pre-TMP Enterprise, as it were. 

Where pics are concerned, I personally prefer to see the "raw" images.  All those added effects are nice, but it's hard to see the model itself when they're added. 

Nothing against Koerner's design, just a different take, I was really holding back from going too far down the 're-imagined' route despite how easy it would've been to go all out; from what I've read about the Nuremburg Toy Show debut of the new movie diecast, I may have come closer than I first thought.  I kept all the additional improvements within what was possible to upgrade the Enterprise if TOS had gone the full five years, i.e. The Doomsday Machine armor and the Warp 11 engine - even without the latter, the E had several times gone to that limit with the help of Nomad or marauding aliens.

Thanx for all the kind comments.

It definitely has an "Star Trek: Enterprise" look to it.  The colors make it a good progression from the NX-01 ship.

Scott 

Raist3001 wrote:

A very beautiful build Chris.  Thanks for sharing that :)

Yes.

Both builds are great.

I love conceptualized models.

Good job guys. 

A few pictures, the first is a composite completed by a friend utilizing one of my photos.....

http://groups.msn.com/InfinityReach/ussenterprise.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1197

Second one just having a bit of fun, the Starfighter chase scene from TOS (the F-104C is the 1/18 diecast model from 21st Century Toys)

http://groups.msn.com/InfinityReach/ussenterprise.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1223

Didn't do such a great job with the impulse and afterburner effects, going to rework it later, add burner shockwaves and heat blurring, etc.....

Chris_in_Japan wrote:

In all honesty, this is Ornes thread. I just posted mine as a way to go the other way.. Ornes (which I love) is more in the direction of Enterprise, and mine was more in line with the movie era.. I just thought it would be nice to see different versions..

Yes, it's a thread about a model, not individuals.  Obviously Orne didn't have a problem w/your model being shown here, Chris.   I think they compliment each other rather well.

Whatever the case may be...You both made GREAT builds!!

My hats off to you both!Have a safe journey.

In all honesty, this is Ornes thread. I just posted mine as a way to go the other way.. Ornes (which I love) is more in the direction of Enterprise, and mine was more in line with the movie era.. I just thought it would be nice to see different versions..

Chris 

Actually Griff, I havn't seen Orne in ages..

Getting back home to Aus, will be a nice chance and can't wait..  

Chris 

Chris_in_Japan wrote:

Thanks guys.. I am sure they do have contests around here.. But I am not into all that stuff.. Actually, we are heading back to Aus in August, so maybe once we are settled. I may be able to go through a few things and see what I have.. Will have the extra space then..

That's great news, Chris.  There are some awesome fellas Down Under and I've had the privilige of meeting a few of them at Past WonderFests.  Brian "BuzzBomb" Thewlis and his lovely wife immediately come to mind.  Great folks!

Now, if we could just get Orne to come back and update his thread.... 

Thanks guys.. I am sure they do have contests around here.. But I am not into all that stuff.. Actually, we are heading back to Aus in August, so maybe once we are settled. I may be able to go through a few things and see what I have.. Will have the extra space then..

Chris 

Definitely is a contest piece, Chris.  Nothing in your area in which to enter? 

Too bad...

It's really a contest worthy piece of work!

Cheers.. The poor thing just sits in a cupboard now days..

Chris 

By the way Chris...

That is the best looking 22" Enterprise I've seen in these Forums recently.

Great work on conquering the subtle appearance of the dreaded "Aztek" pattern.

Well done!

Really neat piece of work!

I especially like the stylized paint scheme,Not to mention all the subtle

modifications you made to the ship itself.

Truly a great build with a well executed paint scheme.Well done!

Thanks guys appreciate it.. It was alot of fun to do something a little outside the box so to speak and not be restricted.. I guess the new movie has started to garner interest in the subject again..

Chris