Posted on 02/01/2016 5:55:12 PM PST by Libloather
Starship Enterprise will be restored to its 1967 glory: Smithsonian to rebuild 11ft model used in original Star Trek TV show
It has been 50 years since the original model of the Starship Enterprise made its final imaginary voyage.
Today, the 11ft-long model lies in pieces at the Smithsonian Museum in Virginia with a damaged secondary hull and nacelles.
Trekkies the world over have been urging model makers to save this iconic ship.
Now the Smithsonian says it will attempt to do just that, but restoring it to its appearance in 1967, during the filming of the episode 'The Trouble with Tribbles'.
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Overacting Kirk - BUMP
Great vid clip!
Dammit, he’s a prop man, not a woodworker!
That's because it occurs in the future.
Never give up, never surrender!"
"Full speed ahead Tommy; peddle to the metal!"
"Computer, is there another bryllium sphere on board?"
Voice of Computer: Negative, there is no replacement Beryllium Sphere on board.Â
Gwen DeMarco: [to crew] No, there is no replacement Beryllium Sphere on board.Â
Tommy Webber: You know, that is really getting annoying!Â
Gwen DeMarco: [shouts] Look! I have one job on this lousy ship, it's *stupid*, but I'm gonna do it! Okay?Â
Tommy Webber: Sure, no problem."
Love Galaxy Quest, sorely miss Sir Alexander Dane/Alan Rickman:"By Grabthar's Hammer, you shall be avenged!"
It is fiberglass resin, not just “glue”. That is what resin does, one minute it is a non viscus liquid, then it cures in quick time to a solid. It does not dry like glue.
I hate the majority of that episode, though the Scotty - McCoy corridor conversation during the “court proceedings” was some of James Doohan’s best work. Pity that the network pulled the plug when it did, that was a lousy episode to end on.
I've seen worse.
A wrecked ship and a dead crew...
My oldest son is a serious model builder, and competes in model shows. He’s done the Enterprise in detail, with his own lighting. Thanks for posting this. I sent him the link to the article. I’m sure he’ll get a kick out of it. I think we saw this model years ago when it was in a special Star Trek exhibit at the Air and Space Museum. We made a special trip to D.C. just to see it.
how many million will this cost???
I thought he was Corinthian!? Or is that just where he got his leather?
Just like the hardened resin that's on Tut's mummy.
Hubby and I watched an episode together and were in awe of all the technology from the original Star Trek that is in use today.
Pavel Andreievich Chekov (Russian) is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe. Walter Koenig portrays Chekov in the second and third seasons of the original Star Trek series and first seven Star Trek films.--wikipedia
I thought the Smithsonian was all about real things, not poorly acted science fiction. Definitely not logical.
Well, they’ve got Archie Bunker’s chair and Seinfeld’s Puffy Shirt, so WTH’s wrong with having the Enterprise there too?
They spent several months and got it off, glued the beard back with beeswax like it was originally.
“After this they can restore the moon landing set.”
Zing!
I’ve bought a couple of kits after decades of not fooling with scale models.
Next month I hope to get an airbrush rig. I never had one before.
That is not wasted glue.
Those are the di-lithium crystals.
Isn’t the roadsign to all sorts of places from MASH there too?
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