THIS OLD STARSHIP KIT:
Kit: AMT-Ertl
Size:
18", 1/650 scale (based on conjectural ship length of 970 ft.)
or
Size:
18", 1/7.4 scale (based on studio model length of 134")
Not counting research, experimentation and two trips to Washington D.C., I spent at least fifty hours building and painting (and re-painting) The Starship Enterprise. Finished June 13, 1993, the model hardly resembles AMT-Ertl's original kit. Though not one hundred percent accurate, it's a big improvement over what the kit provides and is an impressive sight, especially when lit up. The Enterprise has won many awards in local competition, including the Long Island Historical Miniature Collectors' Society's Star Trek 30th Anniversary award in 1996.
The
name plaque on the base was engraved by Ed Dietrich of Andrew Lundy Associates.
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Dedication plaque
engraved by Ed Dietrich
RESEARCH and REFERENCES
FAMOUS SPACESHIPS OF FACT AND FANTASY . . . AND HOW TO MODEL THEM; edited by Harold A. Edmondson (first printing: 1979; second printing: 1996; Kalmbach Books)
FINE SCALE MODELER, Vol. 11 No. 2, Feb. 1993: "Parafilm 'M' - the latest word in masking" by David Lennox, p. 30
FINE SCALE MODELER, Vol. 16 No. 2, Feb. 1998: "Intergalactic Color and Camouflage: The Starship Enterprise" by Charles Adams, p. 62
THE MAKING OF STAR TREK by Stephen E. Whitfield and Gene Roddenberry (1968, Ballantine books)
SCI-FI & FANTASY MODELS, issue 14: Sept. 1996: "1701-The Ultimate Refit" by Roger Sides, p. 26
SHIPS OF THE STAR FLEET Volume One, (1987, Mastercom Data Center)
STAR FLEET TECHNICAL MANUAL and STAR TREK BLUEPRINTS (1973, Franz Joseph Designs)
YOUR TV
SET: Watch for those old reruns or check out your local video store.
AMERICAN SCIENCE and SURPLUS (3605 Howard Street, Skokie, IL 60076): "LEDs by the dozen" and "Bag o' LEDs," AC adapters
ANDREW LUNDY ASSOCIATES (Ed Dietrich, Jamaica, NY): Engraved display plaques
DECALEX (available at local hobby shops): Aftermarket decal sheet
EVERGREEN (available at local hobby shops): Styrene: sheet, strip or scribed
PLASTRUCT (1020 South Wallace Place, City of Industry, CA 91748): ABS tubing
RADIO SHACK: Phone jacks and plugs, switches, wire
WALTHERS, INC. (Available at local hobby shops): Model train lamps, clear decal film
WOODLAND SCENICS (available at local hobby shops): Dry transfer striping
Roy Fortunato: STAR DREK LIVES!
Rob Lind: Not for one, but for two road trips to Washington DC just to take pictures for model research.
Jeff Pollizzotto and Tony Bretone: I learned most of what I know about modeling technique from you guys!
Ed Dietrich: Your excellent work and enthusiasm was enough to get me motivated.
Ed Miarecki: For providing me with research, insight and hospitality.
Morrie Meyer: Thank you Mandrake, wherever you are!
Sharon L.: For being supportive and putting up with my occasional single-minded obsession in composing this overly-long tutorial.
And most importantly: Thanks to anyone who has ever looked at anything and said, "That's cool!"
introduction
chapter 1
chapter 2
chapter 3
chapter 4
chapter 5
chapter 6
chapter 7
chapter 8
chapter 9
chapter 10
The History of Space Exploration
Figures: People, Creatures and Dinosaurs
