Get A Three Foot Starship USS Enterprise 1701 Model For $15,000

TrekCore ^ | July 12, 2023 | Ken Reilly

[Macho MAGA Man]

Good grief! $15,000!

There's no doubt a hard core Trekkie will sell his vehicle to get one.

[Leaning Right]

Better move fast, Star Trek fans. The first four Enterprise models have already been snapped up.

[algore]

first of all, it is NCC-1701

and it looked like this

[Telepathic Intruder]

One thing always bothered me: why do the warp nacelles, which are powered by antimatter, need Bussard hydrogen collectors that power the impulse engines, and located in a completely different section of the ship?

[Charles Martel]

I’m picturing the team that’s building these models - and I suspect it looks a lot like these guys working in the back room of the comic book shop.

[GingisK]

You can pick up a nice Saturn V for $8,995.00: Saturn V 1:48 Scale

I know where we can get a real one...

[Sirius Lee]

In order to look cool. Everybody knows that.

For me it's the Connie Refit or bust.

[Bikkuri]

Or, you could just 3D print one.

[dfwgator]

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

40 year old virgin

[Flaming Conservative]

An enterprising fan could construct one with a borrowed 3D printer. My son is not a big fan, but he could do it, I’m sure.

[PIF]

There’s no doubt a hard core Trekkie will sell his EV to get one. fixed

[Sirius Lee]

An enterprising fan could construct one

[BradyLS]

Youtube is full of videos of modelers doing 1/350 scale versions of the Enterprise (and sometimes Klingon and Romulan ships) with illuminated warp nacelles, running lights, sound effects, and the ability to peer into various interior spaces. Various types of paint schemes for the hull include finishes as seen in the original series; “Aztec-ing” for ST:TMP Enterprise; battle damgae for The Wrath of Khan Enterprise; ...and more!

Most of the finished ships are pretty amazing. The subtle, pearlescent multi-colored effect called “Aztec patterning” across the entire hull of a Motion Picture-era Enterprise is tremendously difficult to do, easy to ruin, and tough to recover from.

Personally, I wouldn’t spend $15K on any model of the Enterprise. But I can understand why a master-modeler would charge it if the Aztec patterning on a finished model is flawless.

[JBW1949]

This is a joke, right?????

Nobody would pay $15,000 for a toy.....

[alternatives?]

How much square footage of a house will be needed to display it and what would it cost? It is not a place you will use for eating, cooking, bathing, sleeping, or for that matter entertainment.

[Macho MAGA Man]

Don’t bet on it!

[RetiredTexasVet]

There are adult children out there with more money than brains.

[PIF]

The model is of NCC-1701A not the original NCC-1701, as far as I can tell.

[JBW1949]

This would give certifiable proof to your statement...LOL