Great job here! Your selection of pictures are outstanding.!👍The title of this and Mr.Scotts quote brings back a memory from a 1990's star trek convention in New York city. Majel Barrett Roddenberry was a guest and she was also in the dealers room at her Limcoln Enterprises table where she was speaking with the fans .During the Q&A session later she received a question that many were asking her at the table.The question was shouldn't Scotty have been more specific when telling the holy deck computer which Enterprise he wanted.There was the pike version in 1st pilot and the first Kirk version in 2nd pilot,there was the production version and there was the motion picture,the wrath of Khan and search for Spock version all of which were NCC-1701 no a ,b,c,or d.Mrs. Roddenberry replied that the production team realized this after the episode has been completed. Just thought you might like this memory.Happy new year to you and your loved one's and looking forward to the Galileo video!😃👍🖖
Answer. The computer would have recognized Mr. Scott's voice from the databanks and assumed without extra direction added, that "his" Enterprise would be what he requested.
My grandfather worked at the Smithsonian, as an archivist for 30 years. He has some extremely close up Polaroids of this model from several different years. Being a huge Trek fan, he made it a point to take pictures of it whenever it was not on display. I could ask him if he could pull those pictures out for me if you would be interested in seeing them. I used to sit on his lap and we would watch the original series together, he's the reason I love Star Trek today. Great retrospective as always, can't wait for the next upload 👍
Hi Cody. By all means, I would love to see them. You can reach me at jim@weirdnashville.com. Next up for the channel is another 70's Made-For-TV horror movie retro; then it's back to the Galileo video.
@@TREK-WORLD cool, I'll get with him this week and see if I can't get my hands on them. I'd be more than happy to scan them and send them to you. And awesome, I look forward to the next uploads! 👍
I cannot express the joy I have that the Enterprise has been restored to its original glory! That wooden studio model is not just a movie prop, it is a cultural symbol of the wonder of exploration and a brighter future for all mankind, and has been an inspiration my entire life. Star Trek kindled my love of adventure and exploration when I was very young, culminating in my earlier career sailing cargo ships at sea, making my own voyages around the world.
Great job. We have to remember, the Enterprise is more than a model to many of us. Enterprise was the character of all the series and movies that allowed everything to be.
Studio lighting for filming back in the day required some coloring to make it look "right" when the film was developed. The green streaks and some of the lines were actually visible in standard lighting but in the lighting used when filming, albeit not as pronounced, it all looked different in the final product on film. Most don't know these are the tricks of photography and thus the harsh criticism of the repainted model to a "studio filming" paint job. Notice how many of the early photos in the Smithsonian were in shadow. Shadow hide some of the coloring and enhances others including shading. Check out this channel's video titled: Raw Studio footage of Star Trek's Enterprise! Nik Barnes has a video using a lot of filming footage in different lighting stages to make up the ship moving through space. It's called enterprise reference footage for modellers on his channel.
Hi there! That other video is actually another of mine. lol. Both videos were done over a year ago, and I've collected a ton more info, photos, videos, and stories since then. So I am currently in production on a video which collects everything together from the day that Datin got the blueprints, to all the changes done during the series, and then through all the restorations - including the additional LED works that were done last year that most have no clue about.
I was in Washington for training for my job in March of 2000 and we went to the Air and Space Gift Shop. I had absolutely no idea, and about blew a gasket when I saw "THE" Enterprise there! I got a few photos and would have stayed there all day looking at it if I could have. I always wondered about the saucer section lines/paint because that struck me as odd also when I saw it back then. On my bucket list is a trip back to see it again!
I can imagine how surprised you were! Most surprises in life aren't usually that nice. I hope to get back to see her someday as well. We were in the Smithsonian just a few years ago; but by then she was in temporary storage again.
What was funny to me is I could always tell the difference between the light up windowsn and the painted ones even on a 19 inch tv in the 1970's. They did do an awesome job restoring her.
Hi Charlie! Stick around! I have a new version of this video that will contain updated information and even videos from the 80s. It's going to be good!
🖖😎👍It's very cool that they restored her and built her back up to her original look and full detail making her look great indeed, but unfortunately they still could of fully detailed her left side as well like that of the right side which would of made the Enterprise look even a whole let better!...
About one or two videos away will be the Part 2 of the Evolution of the Starship Enterprise. I will actually be spending some time in that video discussing what could have been done, as well as why they chose to do what they did.
i visited the Smithsonian A&S as a child in the 90’s and never got to see the enterprise in person, until revisiting in 2019 when they ship was being prominently displayed post restoration. seeing it then without having anything to compare it to but it’s appearance on the show itself was astounding in it’s own way, because of just how perfect it was. i had no idea it would be there either, or that it had ever been at the Smithsonian. turned out to be my favorite thing to see revisiting the museum over 20 years later.
Glorious! The very first time I saw it was in '81, on a college class trip to D.C. I was just astounded to actually get to see it, I wasn't evaluating what condition it was in. I've only seen it once (in the year 2000) since the third restoration. Obviously, even more amazing and awe-inspiring than before.
I first saw the 11-foot model at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, CA in 1973, just a few miles from where my family lived at the time. I even took a black and white Polaroid shot of it which I would have been happy to share with you, but unfortunately it was lost decades ago. The ship and I were reunited in 2009 at the Smithsonian gift shop, where I sadly noted the toll the decades had taken on both of us: the old girl still had her regal bearing, but the nacelles were no longer aligned, reminding me of the inept attempts in my youth to put together one of those AMT models. I haven’t seen it since its wonderful 2016 restoration, but certainly hope to someday.
I saw the Enterprise hanging from the ceiling during a Jr. High trip to DC in 1981. I was surprised because it wasn’t a “real” spaceship, but happy because I loved Star Trek. I returned to the Smithsonian in 2010 and was sad to find that it had been removed. I figured it was totally gone, until we visited the gift shop (which was basically in the basement). I was extremely surprised and happy to see it! It was behind glass, but I took several pictures of it with me and my kids (who I raised properly, to know and love Star Trek). A great memory that they still talk about. BTW, the current restoration looks amazing. That team did a great job.
I'm jealous! I want to see her again now that they've finally done her right. They currently have her off display while they do some more building work. But I hope to have that chance one day soon.
Same! It was daylight savings time when I went, so I had to wait an additional hour for her to light up. Walking around the display case was amazing...but when she lit up, it was that 3rd grader walked around it!
Half a century later, U.S.S. Enterprise, no bloody A, B, C, or D, is still the gold standard. I love it as much now as I did when I was 8 years old, watching Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty, Sulu, Uhura, and Checkov travel across the Final Frontier. Live long and prosper.
Great video. I first saw it in 1983. I had no idea that it was there, and when you walked in and saw it suspended overhead, it was just a joy to see, plain and simple.
We were at the museum in early March of this year. We were ushered through the lobby area where it is and weren't allowed to go over and see it. Some comment about letting everyone in at their scheduled time.
T-W - Hi ! I've watched this vid too many times to count - _every_ time it comes up in my Y-T suggestions , adding a fare SHARE to the likes count *_;=))_* ! I usually comment with a simple thanks , or some such . THIS time I just want to say that for _me_ THIS stands among so MANY Trek-History Vids as among those CLOSEST to my heart . The LOVE for TRUE-TREK shown both BY _THIS_ Vid _and_ the folks DEDICTED to her RESTORATION fills my heart with GENUINE GRATITUDE . I remember back when as a kid, my dad - knowing it was a BIG deal to _me_ , came home with the plastic model kit of The OS-Enterprise . It had a FULL LIGHTING option INCLUDED , which among _my_ friends I was the ONLY ONE to fully install and implement - suspending by fishing line from my ceiling in a darkened room - _BEING THERE_ ! I _recently_ FOUND a plastic model kit of the same "Scale" , but in a modern incarnation , lacking the lighting , etc. I _HOPE_ to find time soon with my Grand Son , to assemble it together , and I fully _INTEND_ on going all-OUT re: lighting and ANIMATED Brussard Collectors , Phaser fire and suspended photon-torpedo launches , etc ... . Its just SO _WONDERFUL_ to experience her grace and beauty AGAIN and relive even _if_ for only a moment , the original AWE , WONDER and *LOVE* for the PROMISE she offered and that she INSPIRED in _so_ MANY to pursue careers that in some _small_ way helped us to BE a part of her GREAT FUTURE ! So- Thanks AGAIN ! - Chuck .
Thank you so much for the kind words, Chuck. It’s an amazing just how much more the Enterprise is than just a model, isn’t it? I hear this kinds of stories again and again in the comments. And almost everyone expresses a similar sentiment. I find it poignant that so many of these comments include our parents in those memories. So our love for Star Trek is intertwined with our love for our family. I do not know of any franchise in history that has been able to do something like that. Your Grand Son has so much to look forward to as you pass along the tradition. I also have an update to this video in the pipeline. I’ve been able to get new photographs to share, and even a clip or two of her on display in the 1970s. I think you’ll like the results.
I loved seeing it in the museum when i went there. its right inside the enterence in a nice clear case lit up and looking liek you said with only one side complete and with wires out of the port side.
In 1976 I was living in the DC area and was privileged to be able to go to the Air and Space Museum when it opened. I was able to see this model as it hung in the museum. However, unlike the photos here, it was pointed down the hallway - with the saucer aiming parallel with and into the hallway - and most interestingly, UPSIDE down! It was hung this way to allow visitors to view the TOP of the ship as they passed under it. I was very surprised, at the time, to note that it was grey and not the white that showed on the screen.
I'm a bit late catching this (thanks YoueTube algorithm!)... but, what an excellent video! I've been a Star Trek fan pretty much since birth (back in 1967). What a journey this model has transitioned through. My God the latest restoration is just awe inspiring. I believe I need to make a visit to the Smithsonian very soon. Thank you!
Hi 1fastkar! Thank you so much for the kind words. I have learned so much from viewers like you over the past year or so. It is so wonderful for us to be able to share our love for Star Trek. Hopefully, I will continue to find new and unique things to talk about.
I had the chance of seeing the USS Enterprise at the Smithsonian Air & Space wing in the early 80s. At the time it was nowhere near as authentic nor was it functioning as it is today! I was fortunate to get in on the ground floor of the TOMY USS Enterprise promotion .I should be receiving my own fully functional scale model of the "Smithsonian USS Enterprise " in August of 2023!
I visited NASM several times while the model was there and I have a huge number of photos of the 11 footer, including a bunch taken of the port side so that I could make my AMT models more accurate. The one interesting thing I always found was that in all of the photos taken, the port nacelle, even in the 1960s, was finished enough that the model makers had put the Starfleet pendant and registry markings on it. It makes no sense if no one is ever going to see it, right? So why go so far? Did they just run out of money and had to put something out? Did they intend to finish it before Roddenberry changed his mind on lighting the model and then have to leave the model unfinished because of all the external wiring? What is the story with that? We know that the model was worked on one last time for major modifications so it could be filmed directly from the stern for "The Trouble With Tribbles", which added detail to the inside of the port nacelle. Makes me wonder if Roddenberry hadn't been so wishy-washy in the beginning concerning lighting the model (and he was asked if he wanted the model lit back when it was being built for "The Cage"!), how different the 11 footer would've been structurally inside and out compared to what it is today and if it would've had both sides completed. Now as to post-1984 2nd restoration, the lone photo you see of it shows it in a different display angle and height than what I saw when I visited it close to the end of its stay. It was set more level and down enough that I, a six foot tall guy, could reach up and just brush my fingers over the keel of the engineering hull! As for the Miarecki disaster. Yes, the model needed major work to repair damage and more, so no one would ever have a problem with that. The problem was that he went with an "interpretation" instead of contacting Matt Jefferies and Dick Datin, whom he easily could've, and gotten their input. Worse yet, he and his crew destroyed decals with the words "Inspection door vent" and other markings that were actually on the model in the 1960s, and they tried to claim that those were jokes by the students that had the model for the Golden West College exhibition. Unfortunately, the daughter of one of the model makers who worked on the ship came forward with an original surviving decal sheet, one of several used to touch up the model between uses, and that blew the whole thing wide open. That being said, he had the right idea about the grey-green pain scheme, but it was poorly executed, taken liberties he shouldn't have, and so he rightly deserved to get roasted.
You know, you bring up a very good point (actually more than one). If it had been known up front that the model was going to be fully lit, I am sure that Datin probably would have built the model with routing the wires through a base rather than in from the side of the hull.
@@TREK-WORLD Possibly. It would've depended on what they could've gone with at that time. Certainly routing the wiring up inside the nacelle and dorsal pylons instead of through the outside of the port side dorsal and engineering hull possible. The trick would be to do it with the heavy cables and big, hot incandescent light bulbs that was available as state of the art at the time.
She was always shot from the starboard side, so I might assume the Howard Anderson Company was okay with this... She would have been finished on the port side if it made any difference...
It’s absolutely Beautiful . If a 60 year old B52 can still fly then restoring this was a fans dream come true. Thank you for this video. Looks better than me at 56 years old
I went to the Smithsonian while in high school, so probably around 1983, definitely before the 2nd restoration. I remember being aghast when I saw the left side of the model and simply thinking it was in terrible shape. If memory serves I took several pictures of that side. I'll have to see if I can dig them up.
Thanks for this video. I got to see her in her full glory at the Smithsonian in 1988 with my friend Chuck. It was like seeing a member of the Trek cast. In fact, I saw the Enterprise in person before I saw most of the cast at conventions. She's the best that there was, the best there is, and the best there ever will be.
In April 1980, my 8th grade history class went to D.C. We did go all the Smithsonians. I did get one picture of the Enterprise. Turns out it is "the most popular" angled shot.
Hi Greg! Believe it or not, I actually caught your video right when it came out. Small world, huh? Being in Nashville, I hope to take the tour one day soon there and chat with Vic.
Great video. The 90s restoration may have been done in the correct colors, but they went way to dark on the weathering. The last restoration is perfect.
She Looks Fabulous...saw her in the Adam Savage Vlog where he was talking with the director of the on going restoration prior to this completion. They had just finished the 3D printing and painting of the Deflector Shield from High Rez examination and plotting for the printer. They had yet to finish lightning and the enclosure of the hill overall or the new counter rotating nacel lights. I hope to see her in the flesh one day.
She is still the one and only ship in all of Star Trek universe Yes the motion picture Enterprise is a beautiful ship but this one is the crown jewel in my heart and mind After 50 years she is still as beautiful as ever and she will always be with everyone as the one and only ship that will always be there Thanks to everyone who helped bring her back from the brink of death and bring her back to her full glory and splendor 👍👍👍👍
Hi Marina Sally, welcome to our community! The original Starship Enterprise holds a special place in the hearts of many fans. Its iconic design and enduring presence over the past 50 years have solidified its status as the one and only ship in the Star Trek universe. The efforts to restore and preserve its beauty deserve recognition and appreciation. It will forever remain a symbol of the franchise's greatness.
My first memory of Star Trek was during its 3rd season. I was in my parents bedroom watching it on our first color TV. The only thing that I can recall is seeing Balok's 'evil' alter ego in the closing credits. I was fascinated, but also scared to death over the image. Seeing this immediately takes me back to that night. It also brings tears of joy to my eyes. Let 'em flow.... 🖖 🚀
I remember my wife and I went to the air and space museum around 1989 or 1990. There was an upper level where you could walk down both sides, with a sort of short bridge from one side to the other at one point. The Enterprise was hanging just over the bridge, and was low enough I could have easily jumped up and touched it. I was almost in shock, I had no idea it was even in the museum, yet here it was! It looked very primitive at that time, so it must have been just before the 3rd restoration in 1991.
I just saw this model on Tuesday March 7th 2023! She is absolutely stunning. When the lights pop on every hour on the hour it really comes to life. If you appreciate this artifact as I do, you must see it in person. Also if you have never been to the recreated studio set in Ticonderoga, NY, you are missing out big time.
Hi Eric! I saw the model at the Smithsonian; but that was way way back in the 70s when they suspended her from the ceiling. I hope to see her again someday now that she's been restored to her original appearance. The Ticonderoga sets are way too far for me to ever visit. But I am looking forward to visiting the Star Trek Continues set in Georgia.
Maybe I am wrong, but I seem to remember visiting the Smithsonian for an exhibition where they had the TOS Enterprise model on display with the motion picture model. If I dig around I might find the photos I took of that. It probably was around 1988 or 1989.
When I was a Civil Air Patrol cadet in the mid 70s we took a bus trip to Washington, D.C. Before we visited the Air and Space museum we visited the Silver Hill restoration facility (now called the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility). There were many aircraft being repaired there and I quickly ran out of film for my 126 Instamatic camera. Then I saw the 11-foot long Enterprise model lying on its side on the floor. And I was out of film! I asked a worker about it and he told me that it was just delivered and put there on the floor. Then he kicked it. HE KICKED THE USS ENTERPRISE! After he left I got down on the floor and lovingly stroked the back of the Nacelle that was up. I was out of film so I had to burn its image into my retinas. I visited the Air and Space Museum decades later as an adult and saw it hanging up over the gift shop. But I will always remember that intimate moment in my teen years when I lovingly touched her.
When they first got the model in the 70s. They really just treated it as "TV props", like Archie Bunker's chair, and Fonzie's leather jacket. As time went on, they began to view it as a valuable source of inspiration to many people who went into the sciences because of Trek. From that point forward (late 80s), they definitely afforded her much more respect.
This is a great retelling of the history. I was there in the 90s but never saw the Enterprise and now I am glad, based on how it looked. I later heard it was in the gift shop and was disappointed it got such secondary placement. Was glad to see it fully restored in 2016!! I loved and kind of preferred the refit from TMP (to SFS, not later), but have to bow to the original creation--a ship of dreams that captured the world's imagination!
Thanks for the kind words. I believe the Smithsonian really did right by us with the last restoration. It was obvious that they had people who really cared. There was a moment during the process where they gave the lady in charge of the conservation an actual "dilithium crystal" from the series. She not only knew immediately what it was; but she was visibly moved by the gift. I knew right then and there that they had chosen wisely.
@@TREK-WORLD the images clearly show the "tallywacker" emitter on the lower sensor dome in the latest resporation. Did any of the older restoration images have that feature, or was it added? In the past I had always assumed the dome was sort of like a one way mirror that protected the equipment inside and made then sort of unseen, below the shroud. (The exception being the photon torpedoes which we would have to assume had tubes just outside the dome area, though not detailed. Could assume these were hidden by doors that open and close, like on a submarine, I suppose, but I know some people have added little torpedo openings to their personal model builds, too.)
The tallywacker thing has given me a bit of a pause. Another viewer mentioned to me that they had seen it in person and wanted to know the same kind of questions you just had. It;’s next to impossible to find anything about it on the net. It’s a real thing - and folks have commented about it before. But I’m puzzled since they said they wanted to make the model appear as it did in The Trouble with Tribbles. But every “original” shot I can find doesn’t have it. Maybe I need to do an in-depth look at it in a senate video. Who knew that 50+ years later there were still things too learn about Star Trek???? Lol.
@@TREK-WORLD yeah its kind of a fun thing to figure out. I should go check the CGI versions in Trials and Tribblations and the ENT finale to see if it was shown by the artists there... Or we should approach Mike Okuda, Andrew Probert or Doug Drexler (somehow) to fill us in...it feels kind of like a retcon thing.
Great minds think alike! I was looking today at a scene by scene comparison of the CGI/SD versions of Trouble with Tribbles. I never thought of trying to get to the Okuda’s, Probert, or Drexler to give some information. After all, they’re almost like royalty amongst us fans and I’m a mere pauper. Lol.
I searched "images" of this , the restored model in it's current display case is stunning. The team of ten people did a great job. The ship is eleven feet long and if I'm not mistaken it weighs a whopping four hundred pounds.
Noticed they added a ring around the window that became Lt Finney's towed Pod and fixed the numbers and lettering under the pylon. Though I've never found a reference that explains why those markings are there.
Jim I attended the the science fiction week at Golden West College where the Enterprise filming miniature was on display. I had taken a few polaroids of it but they came out poorly, but my friend Kim had taken a bunch with his 35mm Nikkon. When the Smithsonian was doing its most recent restoration they were asking anybody who had photos of the display to please share them. I told Kim but he was to lazy to try and find them. Also an interesting detail about the exhibit at the college they had the filming models of the spaceships from the TV movie Earth II. If you view the movie the space station Earth II has the Discovery AE-35 antenna from 2001 A Space Oddessy. They had the antenna on display, I beleive this was the antenna from the 54 foot model of the Discovery, it had the same details as the one in 2001. So Kubricks worries about the films models being used in lower budget productions came true. GREAT VIDEO! It brought back memories of that week.
Hi Kevin! It's so nice to hear from you. Your story is the whole reason why I am doing stuff like this. The people interaction is so pleasing. After over 2 years of everyone hating everyone else for reasons that will seem petty in the future; to simply sit back and remember that we are all voyagers on the same journey is kind of like Chicken Soup for the Soul, you know? I envy you that you were able to actually be there back then. I did not know the entire focus of that exhibit as everyone seems to narrow in on the Enterprise. The fact there were other models fascinates me. Maybe it would be nice to do a video on the exhibit in itself. Please subscribe and stay in touch via the comments. I may want to reach out to you and do a little research. Thanks again for stopping by!!!
@@TREK-WORLD thanks Jim , let me give you some more details about the presentation at Golden West College. They covered different aspects of science fiction at the time movies-TV and books the culmination of the week would be a lecture given by the great sci fi author Arthur C Clarke. My friends and I went to the lecture and got to meet Mr Clarke after. As for the displays they had the space shuttle and space tug from Earth II and the antenna model plus the animation puppet of the Loch Ness monster from George Pal's The Seven Faces of Dr Lao and of course the Enterprise. At the time we were suprised to find out that only one side of the engineering hull was detailed. It was interesting to see how they did some of the magic. Also several years later I had heard that Paramount had offered to give the Enterprise model to the college, because they were tired of paying the storage costs. I guess the college declined the offer-a good thing for all of us because the Smithsonian treated her with the respect she deserved.
@@kevinmaloney2391 I think I heard Craig say the same things about the model. The studio really didn't seem to even want it. I most definitely believe they would have simply given it away. Which, of course, they did a few years later.
i wish the model would go on tour across the US so many more that cant go to Washington DC can see this model. id pay 10 dollars to go see it for sure. here in Amarillo,Tx we have the Discovery Center that would love to have it on display. here for a week or even 2 weeks. i wish you guys would think about having the Enterprise trucked around the States so many more can see this iconic ship.
No tours, please. This model is exceptionally fragile, and all it takes is one nasty bump or collision while on the road to damage or destroy this model, possibly irreparably. Let's not tempt possible disaster please. If you want to see it, make the Trek (pun intended) to the NASM to see it in person.
I predict that a few hundred years from now some bald Frenchman with an English accent will say something about not forgetting the name "Enterprise". While it's so nice to see this model, which I saw in the TOS original run (yup, I'm that old) preserved and on displayed as an inspiration, there is one thing. While NCC-1701 (no bloody A, B, C OR D) is an iconic part of my childhood and remains that for people who are too young to be my children, my thoughts and honour drift to another Enterprise. Real life and death. CV-6 - an aircraft carrier that went through hell, got fixed up and went back into hell again. Rinse and repeat. CV-6, with a crew of kids, held the line when she was at times the only carrier operational in the Pacific. 20 battle stars and, after the war was over and she was part of "Magic Carpet" repatriating soldiers from Europe, was boarded by the top British admiral and presented with a Royal Navy Admiralty flag - the first and only time a foreign vessel has been accorded that honour.
Interestingly enough, the is also an 11 foot model of the Enterprise carrier at the Smithsonian: airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/model-aircraft-carrier-uss-enterprise/nasm_A19830024000
Great job! I saw and photographed the model circa 1976 at the Smithsonian. It looked really bad and old and like they just threw it up there almost like she was a garbage scow! Scotty would be proud to see her shining and renewed, as she should be! Makes the Trekkie in me sleep soundly knowing good people are caring for the good ship Enterprise.
Hey, say what you want about Captain Kirk, but no one ever,you know, you never, ever call the Enterprise, what did you call her? Listen, you’re young, but take this advice from an old man - don’t ever say that when Mr. Scott is about. Trust me on that one. The last guy that said that, a despicable Klingon, is walking around with two brand knew wrinkles in his forehead, the exact shape of a bar stool leg, and no memory of what happened. 😉
I've never really heard it referred to by anything other than a lower sensor dome. But I do not think that originated on the series itself. At one point, a lower phaser emitter was suspended on it. That's the version they restored to at the Smithsonian.
Beautiful ship and a well done restoration. However, I must say the flashing multicolored lights gives me a sense of Christmas. Possibly because we are close to the season. Even so, perhaps a pulsing blue light would give a more realistic presence of engines idling. Just a thought.
Well done on the video and the narration. I am related to one of the Conservetors that was on the team. Ariel O'Connor (far left with white striped shirt) She would tell me how much fun she had working with the team and the weatlth of knowlage that was brought to the table for the restoration.
I have color photos of the Enterprise from June 1985 when it was hanging in the art exhibit hall. Then we went back in 1987 and took more when it was hanging in the other place. Have vhs video of it too from 1987. At that time it had turning fan blades in the red nacelle caps and a yellow lighted top dome.
Any chance you could send me the photos from the art exhibit? If I use them, I can include your name and contact info the same way I did for Greg Holmes. Just let me know. Thanks!
It look”s like there are a lot of memorie”s to be had,here!I mean,of the Enterprise,from Star Trek,here!My memorie”s will alway”s be of the show,itself!That is,the Star Trek rerun”s!
I saw an enterprise in the 70's in the Smithsonian and it was about 8Ft long and in a big glass box mounted on a big floor box about 2 ft high. It was never hanging from the ceiling when I saw it and the following year when I went back it was gone. The one you show in your video seems to be about 16 ft long and maybe the one I saw was a different model, it was before the air and space museum was built when all the rockets were outside around the Smithsonian.
I'm not sure what you may have seen. I do know that they also have other models of the Enterprise that they normally do not display. I know of at least one of the AMT model kits was submitted to them along with some props. They get displayed periodically; but spend most of the time in storage.
@@TREK-WORLD I had always thought I had seen the TV filming ship but it may have been a promo ship used to fill the exhibit during a remodeling. I was in my early teens and remember stretching my arms to measure the saucer, it was about 4-5 ft and the whole ship from top to bottom was about 3ft tall and about 8ft long it was in a room with doors at each end and was in a big glass case with the engines backed towards the wall with some life sized figures of a few crew in the room. I've never seen the big 16ft one your showing in your video but would love to go back and check it out. The last time I went to DC was shortly after the Aerospace Museum was built and now I understand they have another one in an airforce hanger outside DC somewhere. I can remember as a kid walking through a replica of Skylab and a salvaged section of the Hindenburg, I hope they still have them I would love to take my grandson to see some of the sites in DC.
As a kid, I always thought if Aliens were real, and showed up at Earth, their ship would look something like this. After all, a large part is a flying saucer! Lol😄This is very, very, cool. Thank you Smithsonian for a great job of restoration and preservation of this iconic model.👌👍
I just bought the AMT Enterprise model. It's molded in a dark grey, from the time I watched the original series as a kid in the 60"s I was under the impression that she was painted white, as a mater of fact If my memory serves me correctly the original model kit was molded in white. From some of the photos I've been looking at, some look like white, others look like a light grey. Can anyone tell me what color I need to paint my model.
Adam Savage has said many times how they often had to repaint/touch up models to look right for camera and how it often made the model look off in person but perfect on camera
Great job here! Your selection of pictures are outstanding.!👍The title of this and Mr.Scotts quote brings back a memory from a 1990's star trek convention in New York city. Majel Barrett Roddenberry was a guest and she was also in the dealers room at her Limcoln Enterprises table where she was speaking with the fans .During the Q&A session later she received a question that many were asking her at the table.The question was shouldn't Scotty have been more specific when telling the holy deck computer which Enterprise he wanted.There was the pike version in 1st pilot and the first Kirk version in 2nd pilot,there was the production version and there was the motion picture,the wrath of Khan and search for Spock version all of which were NCC-1701 no a ,b,c,or d.Mrs. Roddenberry replied that the production team realized this after the episode has been completed.
Just thought you might like this memory.Happy new year to you and your loved one's and looking forward to the Galileo video!😃👍🖖
Thanks so much for the story. I never got to see Majel at any of the cons I went to in the 80s and 90s.
I'm imagining her trying not to roll her eyes lol. (Then again, she was the computer, so it's a logical person to ask).
Answer. The computer would have recognized Mr. Scott's voice from the databanks and assumed without extra direction added, that "his" Enterprise would be what he requested.
@@judahtyreman7806 Now that is the most logical answer. 😃
@@judahtyreman7806 Yeah... I'm with Darryl on this. That computer should have known, immediately, which E he was on.
My grandfather worked at the Smithsonian, as an archivist for 30 years. He has some extremely close up Polaroids of this model from several different years. Being a huge Trek fan, he made it a point to take pictures of it whenever it was not on display. I could ask him if he could pull those pictures out for me if you would be interested in seeing them. I used to sit on his lap and we would watch the original series together, he's the reason I love Star Trek today. Great retrospective as always, can't wait for the next upload 👍
Hi Cody. By all means, I would love to see them. You can reach me at jim@weirdnashville.com.
Next up for the channel is another 70's Made-For-TV horror movie retro; then it's back to the Galileo video.
@@TREK-WORLD cool, I'll get with him this week and see if I can't get my hands on them. I'd be more than happy to scan them and send them to you. And awesome, I look forward to the next uploads! 👍
I'm interested too!😀.
Seriously!
Whoa! I’m sure a LOT of us nerd internet randos are interested!
Hi Cody, yes please scan and put those photos up online somewhere so fans and historians can check them out.
Enterprise is a beautiful lady. She is timeless and has never looked better.
Scotty, is that you?😝
I cannot express the joy I have that the Enterprise has been restored to its original glory! That wooden studio model is not just a movie prop, it is a cultural symbol of the wonder of exploration and a brighter future for all mankind, and has been an inspiration my entire life. Star Trek kindled my love of adventure and exploration when I was very young, culminating in my earlier career sailing cargo ships at sea, making my own voyages around the world.
Great job. We have to remember, the Enterprise is more than a model to many of us. Enterprise was the character of all the series and movies that allowed everything to be.
Excellent video. Thank you.
What beauty 😍
Studio lighting for filming back in the day required some coloring to make it look "right" when the film was developed. The green streaks and some of the lines were actually visible in standard lighting but in the lighting used when filming, albeit not as pronounced, it all looked different in the final product on film. Most don't know these are the tricks of photography and thus the harsh criticism of the repainted model to a "studio filming" paint job. Notice how many of the early photos in the Smithsonian were in shadow. Shadow hide some of the coloring and enhances others including shading.
Check out this channel's video titled: Raw Studio footage of Star Trek's Enterprise! Nik Barnes has a video using a lot of filming footage in different lighting stages to make up the ship moving through space. It's called enterprise reference footage for modellers on his channel.
Hi there! That other video is actually another of mine. lol.
Both videos were done over a year ago, and I've collected a ton more info, photos, videos, and stories since then. So I am currently in production on a video which collects everything together from the day that Datin got the blueprints, to all the changes done during the series, and then through all the restorations - including the additional LED works that were done last year that most have no clue about.
I was in Washington for training for my job in March of 2000 and we went to the Air and Space Gift Shop. I had absolutely no idea, and about blew a gasket when I saw "THE" Enterprise there! I got a few photos and would have stayed there all day looking at it if I could have. I always wondered about the saucer section lines/paint because that struck me as odd also when I saw it back then. On my bucket list is a trip back to see it again!
I can imagine how surprised you were! Most surprises in life aren't usually that nice. I hope to get back to see her someday as well. We were in the Smithsonian just a few years ago; but by then she was in temporary storage again.
Watching this brought a tear to my eye. She’s a beautiful lady, and she always will be. Real kudos to all involved in this restoration.
Most beautiful spaceship ever. Truly a distinctive and timeless design that embodies elegance, power and purpose.
They nailed it in this last restoration. Looks exactly like it should!
I got to see it in 1985 and was one of my favorite displays in all of my explorations of the Smithsonian with the possible exception of the space lab.
She looks Pretty now. Wonderful Job!😊
The fourth Restoration Team was a dream team of some of the most talented folks of the ST universe behind the scenes crew.
What was funny to me is I could always tell the difference between the light up windowsn and the painted ones even on a 19 inch tv in the 1970's.
They did do an awesome job restoring her.
Thank you so much for this. I'll never get to see Her at the Smithsonian, so this is the next best thing. She's still the biggest star of the Show. 🖖
Hi Charlie! Stick around! I have a new version of this video that will contain updated information and even videos from the 80s. It's going to be good!
🖖😎👍It's very cool that they restored her and built her back up to her original look and full detail making her look great indeed, but unfortunately they still could of fully detailed her left side as well like that of the right side which would of made the Enterprise look even a whole let better!...
About one or two videos away will be the Part 2 of the Evolution of the Starship Enterprise. I will actually be spending some time in that video discussing what could have been done, as well as why they chose to do what they did.
i visited the Smithsonian A&S as a child in the 90’s and never got to see the enterprise in person, until revisiting in 2019 when they ship was being prominently displayed post restoration.
seeing it then without having anything to compare it to but it’s appearance on the show itself was astounding in it’s own way, because of just how perfect it was.
i had no idea it would be there either, or that it had ever been at the Smithsonian. turned out to be my favorite thing to see revisiting the museum over 20 years later.
Glorious!
The very first time I saw it was in '81, on a college class trip to D.C. I was just astounded to actually get to see it, I wasn't evaluating what condition it was in. I've only seen it once (in the year 2000) since the third restoration. Obviously, even more amazing and awe-inspiring than before.
I first saw the 11-foot model at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, CA in 1973, just a few miles from where my family lived at the time. I even took a black and white Polaroid shot of it which I would have been happy to share with you, but unfortunately it was lost decades ago. The ship and I were reunited in 2009 at the Smithsonian gift shop, where I sadly noted the toll the decades had taken on both of us: the old girl still had her regal bearing, but the nacelles were no longer aligned, reminding me of the inept attempts in my youth to put together one of those AMT models. I haven’t seen it since its wonderful 2016 restoration, but certainly hope to someday.
They took it down again to do more restoration. Adam Savages Tested just did a full video on the additional restoration work going on.
I saw the Enterprise hanging from the ceiling during a Jr. High trip to DC in 1981. I was surprised because it wasn’t a “real” spaceship, but happy because I loved Star Trek. I returned to the Smithsonian in 2010 and was sad to find that it had been removed. I figured it was totally gone, until we visited the gift shop (which was basically in the basement). I was extremely surprised and happy to see it! It was behind glass, but I took several pictures of it with me and my kids (who I raised properly, to know and love Star Trek). A great memory that they still talk about.
BTW, the current restoration looks amazing. That team did a great job.
Excellent video! I got to see the restored "Big E" in all her glory in 2016, and I was a HAPPY boy!
I'm jealous! I want to see her again now that they've finally done her right. They currently have her off display while they do some more building work. But I hope to have that chance one day soon.
Same! It was daylight savings time when I went, so I had to wait an additional hour for her to light up. Walking around the display case was amazing...but when she lit up, it was that 3rd grader walked around it!
Excellent Documentary! I can only imagine the Amount of Work and Research that went into it. Thank You!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Two space ships evoke such a wave of warmth and affection from me that they can get me misty-eyed: any space shuttle, and the original Enterprise.
So true.
Half a century later, U.S.S. Enterprise, no bloody A, B, C, or D, is still the gold standard. I love it as much now as I did when I was 8 years old, watching Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty, Sulu, Uhura, and Checkov travel across the Final Frontier. Live long and prosper.
Same to you, my friend. Same to you!
Great video. I first saw it in 1983. I had no idea that it was there, and when you walked in and saw it suspended overhead, it was just a joy to see, plain and simple.
OMG I was there in Huntington Beach in 1972. It was at Golden West College. We went there on a field trip from Smith Elementary.
We were at the museum in early March of this year. We were ushered through the lobby area where it is and weren't allowed to go over and see it. Some comment about letting everyone in at their scheduled time.
14:05 The text of the paint job controversy doing a space scroll was jarring and hilarious for so many reasons
T-W - Hi ! I've watched this vid too many times to count - _every_ time it comes up in my Y-T suggestions , adding a fare SHARE to the likes count *_;=))_* ! I usually comment with a simple thanks , or some such . THIS time I just want to say that for _me_ THIS stands among so MANY Trek-History Vids as among those CLOSEST to my heart .
The LOVE for TRUE-TREK shown both BY _THIS_ Vid _and_ the folks DEDICTED to her RESTORATION fills my heart with GENUINE GRATITUDE .
I remember back when as a kid, my dad - knowing it was a BIG deal to _me_ , came home with the plastic model kit of The OS-Enterprise . It had a FULL LIGHTING option INCLUDED , which among _my_ friends I was the ONLY ONE to fully install and implement - suspending by fishing line from my ceiling in a darkened room - _BEING THERE_ !
I _recently_ FOUND a plastic model kit of the same "Scale" , but in a modern incarnation , lacking the lighting , etc.
I _HOPE_ to find time soon with my Grand Son , to assemble it together , and I fully _INTEND_
on going all-OUT re: lighting and ANIMATED Brussard Collectors , Phaser fire and suspended photon-torpedo launches , etc ... .
Its just SO _WONDERFUL_ to experience her grace and beauty AGAIN and relive even _if_ for only a moment , the original AWE , WONDER and *LOVE* for the PROMISE she offered and that she INSPIRED in _so_ MANY to pursue careers that in some _small_ way helped us to BE a part of her GREAT FUTURE !
So-
Thanks AGAIN ! -
Chuck .
Thank you so much for the kind words, Chuck. It’s an amazing just how much more the Enterprise is than just a model, isn’t it? I hear this kinds of stories again and again in the comments. And almost everyone expresses a similar sentiment. I find it poignant that so many of these comments include our parents in those memories. So our love for Star Trek is intertwined with our love for our family. I do not know of any franchise in history that has been able to do something like that.
Your Grand Son has so much to look forward to as you pass along the tradition. I also have an update to this video in the pipeline. I’ve been able to get new photographs to share, and even a clip or two of her on display in the 1970s. I think you’ll like the results.
@TREK-WORLD - Looking _forward_ to it - THANKS !!
Beautiful restoration, for a beautiful ship!
I loved seeing it in the museum when i went there. its right inside the enterence in a nice clear case lit up and looking liek you said with only one side complete and with wires out of the port side.
The greatest fictional spaceship (starship) in history. With no bloody A, B, C, or D.
"No bloody A, B, C, or D!" - Exactly! ; )
That was a great episode
@@jimamizzi1 Yes. "Relics"
From one of my top 10 fav TNG episodes....! I loved Relics.
In 1976 I was living in the DC area and was privileged to be able to go to the Air and Space Museum when it opened. I was able to see this model as it hung in the museum. However, unlike the photos here, it was pointed down the hallway - with the saucer aiming parallel with and into the hallway - and most interestingly, UPSIDE down! It was hung this way to allow visitors to view the TOP of the ship as they passed under it. I was very surprised, at the time, to note that it was grey and not the white that showed on the screen.
Fascinating! I'm going to include your story when I do my next version of this video.
Awesome job, only the lights in the forward nacelle caps didn't have green and blue colors
I'm a bit late catching this (thanks YoueTube algorithm!)... but, what an excellent video! I've been a Star Trek fan pretty much since birth (back in 1967). What a journey this model has transitioned through. My God the latest restoration is just awe inspiring. I believe I need to make a visit to the Smithsonian very soon. Thank you!
Hi 1fastkar! Thank you so much for the kind words. I have learned so much from viewers like you over the past year or so. It is so wonderful for us to be able to share our love for Star Trek. Hopefully, I will continue to find new and unique things to talk about.
I had the chance of seeing the USS Enterprise at the Smithsonian Air & Space wing in the early 80s. At the time it was nowhere near as authentic nor was it functioning as it is today! I was fortunate to get in on the ground floor of the TOMY USS Enterprise promotion .I should be receiving my own fully functional scale model of the "Smithsonian USS Enterprise " in August of 2023!
Enterprise took a step closer to reality with the Alcubierre drive equations.
I just saw the display of the Enterprise at the reopening of the Air & Space Museum on the National Mall last October 2022. It looked great!
I visited NASM several times while the model was there and I have a huge number of photos of the 11 footer, including a bunch taken of the port side so that I could make my AMT models more accurate. The one interesting thing I always found was that in all of the photos taken, the port nacelle, even in the 1960s, was finished enough that the model makers had put the Starfleet pendant and registry markings on it. It makes no sense if no one is ever going to see it, right? So why go so far? Did they just run out of money and had to put something out? Did they intend to finish it before Roddenberry changed his mind on lighting the model and then have to leave the model unfinished because of all the external wiring? What is the story with that?
We know that the model was worked on one last time for major modifications so it could be filmed directly from the stern for "The Trouble With Tribbles", which added detail to the inside of the port nacelle.
Makes me wonder if Roddenberry hadn't been so wishy-washy in the beginning concerning lighting the model (and he was asked if he wanted the model lit back when it was being built for "The Cage"!), how different the 11 footer would've been structurally inside and out compared to what it is today and if it would've had both sides completed.
Now as to post-1984 2nd restoration, the lone photo you see of it shows it in a different display angle and height than what I saw when I visited it close to the end of its stay. It was set more level and down enough that I, a six foot tall guy, could reach up and just brush my fingers over the keel of the engineering hull!
As for the Miarecki disaster. Yes, the model needed major work to repair damage and more, so no one would ever have a problem with that. The problem was that he went with an "interpretation" instead of contacting Matt Jefferies and Dick Datin, whom he easily could've, and gotten their input. Worse yet, he and his crew destroyed decals with the words "Inspection door vent" and other markings that were actually on the model in the 1960s, and they tried to claim that those were jokes by the students that had the model for the Golden West College exhibition. Unfortunately, the daughter of one of the model makers who worked on the ship came forward with an original surviving decal sheet, one of several used to touch up the model between uses, and that blew the whole thing wide open. That being said, he had the right idea about the grey-green pain scheme, but it was poorly executed, taken liberties he shouldn't have, and so he rightly deserved to get roasted.
You know, you bring up a very good point (actually more than one). If it had been known up front that the model was going to be fully lit, I am sure that Datin probably would have built the model with routing the wires through a base rather than in from the side of the hull.
@@TREK-WORLD Possibly. It would've depended on what they could've gone with at that time. Certainly routing the wiring up inside the nacelle and dorsal pylons instead of through the outside of the port side dorsal and engineering hull possible. The trick would be to do it with the heavy cables and big, hot incandescent light bulbs that was available as state of the art at the time.
She was always shot from the starboard side, so I might assume the Howard Anderson Company was okay with this... She would have been finished on the port side if it made any difference...
It’s absolutely Beautiful . If a 60 year old B52 can still fly then restoring this was a fans dream come true. Thank you for this video. Looks better than me at 56 years old
I went to the Smithsonian while in high school, so probably around 1983, definitely before the 2nd restoration. I remember being aghast when I saw the left side of the model and simply thinking it was in terrible shape. If memory serves I took several pictures of that side. I'll have to see if I can dig them up.
Please do... Love to see them...
Thanks for this video. I got to see her in her full glory at the Smithsonian in 1988 with my friend Chuck. It was like seeing a member of the Trek cast. In fact, I saw the Enterprise in person before I saw most of the cast at conventions. She's the best that there was, the best there is, and the best there ever will be.
In April 1980, my 8th grade history class went to D.C. We did go all the Smithsonians. I did get one picture of the Enterprise. Turns out it is "the most popular" angled shot.
Saw 1701 in 1976 during bicentennial outside some theatre in NASM. Hung high and hard to photographed
18:39 - I used the same music for my video when I visited Neutral Zone Studios Enterprise set in Kingsland Georgia. :D
Hi Greg! Believe it or not, I actually caught your video right when it came out. Small world, huh? Being in Nashville, I hope to take the tour one day soon there and chat with Vic.
USS Enterprise....my first love, and she's as beautiful today as she was 56 years ago.
Great video. The 90s restoration may have been done in the correct colors, but they went way to dark on the weathering. The last restoration is perfect.
She Looks Fabulous...saw her in the Adam Savage Vlog where he was talking with the director of the on going restoration prior to this completion. They had just finished the 3D printing and painting of the Deflector Shield from High Rez examination and plotting for the printer. They had yet to finish lightning and the enclosure of the hill overall or the new counter rotating nacel lights. I hope to see her in the flesh one day.
Me too. I saw Adam's video as soon as it came out. His people did an amazing job with the close up views of the Enterprise.
The 1991 version is my favorite. It has a haunting feel. I love it.
19:55 and 20:00
Awesome shots!
She is still the one and only ship in all of Star Trek universe
Yes the motion picture Enterprise is a beautiful ship but this one is the crown jewel in my heart and mind
After 50 years she is still as beautiful as ever and she will always be with everyone as the one and only ship that will always be there
Thanks to everyone who helped bring her back from the brink of death and bring her back to her full glory and splendor 👍👍👍👍
Hi Marina Sally, welcome to our community! The original Starship Enterprise holds a special place in the hearts of many fans. Its iconic design and enduring presence over the past 50 years have solidified its status as the one and only ship in the Star Trek universe. The efforts to restore and preserve its beauty deserve recognition and appreciation. It will forever remain a symbol of the franchise's greatness.
She's a BEAUTY
I remember seeing it in the downstairs gift shop in 2005. Then not that long ago after the latest restoration. It looks great!
I haven't had a chance to see it since 1976 or so. I would dearly love to see her now.
WOW WOW WOW, She looks so good!!!!
My first memory of Star Trek was during its 3rd season. I was in my parents bedroom watching it on our first color TV. The only thing that I can recall is seeing Balok's 'evil' alter ego in the closing credits. I was fascinated, but also scared to death over the image.
Seeing this immediately takes me back to that night. It also brings tears of joy to my eyes. Let 'em flow.... 🖖 🚀
I remember my wife and I went to the air and space museum around 1989 or 1990. There was an upper level where you could walk down both sides, with a sort of short bridge from one side to the other at one point. The Enterprise was hanging just over the bridge, and was low enough I could have easily jumped up and touched it. I was almost in shock, I had no idea it was even in the museum, yet here it was! It looked very primitive at that time, so it must have been just before the 3rd restoration in 1991.
Hope diamond, schmope diamond. NCC-1701 is the truly priceless gem.
On my bucket list. To see this ship at the Smithsonian. It is my Holy Grail.
I just saw this model on Tuesday March 7th 2023! She is absolutely stunning. When the lights pop on every hour on the hour it really comes to life. If you appreciate this artifact as I do, you must see it in person. Also if you have never been to the recreated studio set in Ticonderoga, NY, you are missing out big time.
Hi Eric! I saw the model at the Smithsonian; but that was way way back in the 70s when they suspended her from the ceiling. I hope to see her again someday now that she's been restored to her original appearance.
The Ticonderoga sets are way too far for me to ever visit. But I am looking forward to visiting the Star Trek Continues set in Georgia.
Magnificent! It looks better than the original build!
Maybe I am wrong, but I seem to remember visiting the Smithsonian for an exhibition where they had the TOS Enterprise model on display with the motion picture model. If I dig around I might find the photos I took of that. It probably was around 1988 or 1989.
I was there when the National Air and Space museum opened. It was amazing to me as a young boy.
That’s about the same time I saw it. Hopefully I’ll get another chance.
Thank heavens for dedicated fans. Otherwise this piece of Star Trek and TV history would be lost forever.
When I was a Civil Air Patrol cadet in the mid 70s we took a bus trip to Washington, D.C. Before we visited the Air and Space museum we visited the Silver Hill restoration facility (now called the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility). There were many aircraft being repaired there and I quickly ran out of film for my 126 Instamatic camera. Then I saw the 11-foot long Enterprise model lying on its side on the floor. And I was out of film! I asked a worker about it and he told me that it was just delivered and put there on the floor. Then he kicked it. HE KICKED THE USS ENTERPRISE! After he left I got down on the floor and lovingly stroked the back of the Nacelle that was up. I was out of film so I had to burn its image into my retinas. I visited the Air and Space Museum decades later as an adult and saw it hanging up over the gift shop. But I will always remember that intimate moment in my teen years when I lovingly touched her.
When they first got the model in the 70s. They really just treated it as "TV props", like Archie Bunker's chair, and Fonzie's leather jacket.
As time went on, they began to view it as a valuable source of inspiration to many people who went into the sciences because of Trek. From that point forward (late 80s), they definitely afforded her much more respect.
Great job! Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
This is a great retelling of the history. I was there in the 90s but never saw the Enterprise and now I am glad, based on how it looked. I later heard it was in the gift shop and was disappointed it got such secondary placement. Was glad to see it fully restored in 2016!! I loved and kind of preferred the refit from TMP (to SFS, not later), but have to bow to the original creation--a ship of dreams that captured the world's imagination!
Thanks for the kind words. I believe the Smithsonian really did right by us with the last restoration. It was obvious that they had people who really cared. There was a moment during the process where they gave the lady in charge of the conservation an actual "dilithium crystal" from the series. She not only knew immediately what it was; but she was visibly moved by the gift. I knew right then and there that they had chosen wisely.
@@TREK-WORLD the images clearly show the "tallywacker" emitter on the lower sensor dome in the latest resporation. Did any of the older restoration images have that feature, or was it added? In the past I had always assumed the dome was sort of like a one way mirror that protected the equipment inside and made then sort of unseen, below the shroud. (The exception being the photon torpedoes which we would have to assume had tubes just outside the dome area, though not detailed. Could assume these were hidden by doors that open and close, like on a submarine, I suppose, but I know some people have added little torpedo openings to their personal model builds, too.)
The tallywacker thing has given me a bit of a pause. Another viewer mentioned to me that they had seen it in person and wanted to know the same kind of questions you just had. It;’s next to impossible to find anything about it on the net. It’s a real thing - and folks have commented about it before. But I’m puzzled since they said they wanted to make the model appear as it did in The Trouble with Tribbles. But every “original” shot I can find doesn’t have it. Maybe I need to do an in-depth look at it in a senate video. Who knew that 50+ years later there were still things too learn about Star Trek???? Lol.
@@TREK-WORLD yeah its kind of a fun thing to figure out. I should go check the CGI versions in Trials and Tribblations and the ENT finale to see if it was shown by the artists there... Or we should approach Mike Okuda, Andrew Probert or Doug Drexler (somehow) to fill us in...it feels kind of like a retcon thing.
Great minds think alike! I was looking today at a scene by scene comparison of the CGI/SD versions of Trouble with Tribbles. I never thought of trying to get to the Okuda’s, Probert, or Drexler to give some information. After all, they’re almost like royalty amongst us fans and I’m a mere pauper. Lol.
Great summary of the history of these restorations!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I searched "images" of this , the restored model in it's current display case is stunning. The team of ten people did a great job. The ship is eleven feet long and if I'm not mistaken it weighs a whopping four hundred pounds.
I saw it during a school trip and took a photo of it, pretty similar to the one shown here at 4:53
what is the red stick at the bottom of the lower (phaser) dome of the saucer?
Noticed they added a ring around the window that became Lt Finney's towed Pod and fixed the numbers and lettering under the pylon. Though I've never found a reference that explains why those markings are there.
A military buddy of mine named Jason Sands had a blueprint of ship with phasers from 70's !
Awesome survey. I hope to see the Enterprise in person one day.
Jim I attended the the science fiction week at Golden West College where the Enterprise filming miniature was on display. I had taken a few polaroids of it but they came out poorly, but my friend Kim had taken a bunch with his 35mm Nikkon. When the Smithsonian was doing its most recent restoration they were asking anybody who had photos of the display to please share them. I told Kim but he was to lazy to try and find them. Also an interesting detail about the exhibit at the college they had the filming models of the spaceships from the TV movie Earth II. If you view the movie the space station Earth II has the Discovery AE-35 antenna from 2001 A Space Oddessy. They had the antenna on display, I beleive this was the antenna from the 54 foot model of the Discovery, it had the same details as the one in 2001. So Kubricks worries about the films models being used in lower budget productions came true. GREAT VIDEO! It brought back memories of that week.
Hi Kevin! It's so nice to hear from you. Your story is the whole reason why I am doing stuff like this. The people interaction is so pleasing. After over 2 years of everyone hating everyone else for reasons that will seem petty in the future; to simply sit back and remember that we are all voyagers on the same journey is kind of like Chicken Soup for the Soul, you know?
I envy you that you were able to actually be there back then. I did not know the entire focus of that exhibit as everyone seems to narrow in on the Enterprise. The fact there were other models fascinates me. Maybe it would be nice to do a video on the exhibit in itself.
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@@TREK-WORLD thanks Jim , let me give you some more details about the presentation at Golden West College. They covered different aspects of science fiction at the time movies-TV and books the culmination of the week would be a lecture given by the great sci fi author Arthur C Clarke. My friends and I went to the lecture and got to meet Mr Clarke after. As for the displays they had the space shuttle and space tug from Earth II and the antenna model plus the animation puppet of the Loch Ness monster from George Pal's The Seven Faces of Dr Lao and of course the Enterprise. At the time we were suprised to find out that only one side of the engineering hull was detailed. It was interesting to see how they did some of the magic. Also several years later I had heard that Paramount had offered to give the Enterprise model to the college, because they were tired of paying the storage costs. I guess the college declined the offer-a good thing for all of us because the Smithsonian treated her with the respect she deserved.
@@kevinmaloney2391 I think I heard Craig say the same things about the model. The studio really didn't seem to even want it. I most definitely believe they would have simply given it away. Which, of course, they did a few years later.
This is awesome I'm glad it's not forgotten about am 67 now and remember as kid watching TOS I couldn't get enough never missed an episode
i wish the model would go on tour across the US so many more that cant go to Washington DC can see this model. id pay 10 dollars to go see it for sure. here in Amarillo,Tx we have the Discovery Center that would love to have it on display. here for a week or even 2 weeks. i wish you guys would think about having the Enterprise trucked around the States so many more can see this iconic ship.
No tours, please. This model is exceptionally fragile, and all it takes is one nasty bump or collision while on the road to damage or destroy this model, possibly irreparably. Let's not tempt possible disaster please. If you want to see it, make the Trek (pun intended) to the NASM to see it in person.
@@houseofno ok then pay for my way there
I predict that a few hundred years from now some bald Frenchman with an English accent will say something about not forgetting the name "Enterprise". While it's so nice to see this model, which I saw in the TOS original run (yup, I'm that old) preserved and on displayed as an inspiration, there is one thing.
While NCC-1701 (no bloody A, B, C OR D) is an iconic part of my childhood and remains that for people who are too young to be my children, my thoughts and honour drift to another Enterprise.
Real life and death. CV-6 - an aircraft carrier that went through hell, got fixed up and went back into hell again. Rinse and repeat. CV-6, with a crew of kids, held the line when she was at times the only carrier operational in the Pacific. 20 battle stars and, after the war was over and she was part of "Magic Carpet" repatriating soldiers from Europe, was boarded by the top British admiral and presented with a Royal Navy Admiralty flag - the first and only time a foreign vessel has been accorded that honour.
Interestingly enough, the is also an 11 foot model of the Enterprise carrier at the Smithsonian: airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/model-aircraft-carrier-uss-enterprise/nasm_A19830024000
A true work of art looks so real
The one and only time I got to see this lovely lady was July of 1989 . I think I still have some photos laying around.
Great job! I saw and photographed the model circa 1976 at the Smithsonian. It looked really bad and old and like they just threw it up there almost like she was a garbage scow! Scotty would be proud to see her shining and renewed, as she should be! Makes the Trekkie in me sleep soundly knowing good people are caring for the good ship Enterprise.
Hey, say what you want about Captain Kirk, but no one ever,you know, you never, ever call the Enterprise, what did you call her? Listen, you’re young, but take this advice from an old man - don’t ever say that when Mr. Scott is about. Trust me on that one. The last guy that said that, a despicable Klingon, is walking around with two brand knew wrinkles in his forehead, the exact shape of a bar stool leg, and no memory of what happened. 😉
Thanks for sharing this. I just shared this with a bunch of Star Trek fans on Twitter. This was all news to me.
What is bottom dome used for, surely not for the emergency bridge, light/radiation sensitive sensors ?
I've never really heard it referred to by anything other than a lower sensor dome. But I do not think that originated on the series itself. At one point, a lower phaser emitter was suspended on it. That's the version they restored to at the Smithsonian.
Beautiful ship and a well done restoration. However, I must say the flashing multicolored lights gives me a sense of Christmas. Possibly because we are close to the season. Even so, perhaps a pulsing blue light would give a more realistic presence of engines idling. Just a thought.
Ironically, they actually used Christmas tree lights during the original series to illuminate the nacelles.
Thank-you everyone. She needed a good clean and overhaul :)
Well done on the video and the narration. I am related to one of the Conservetors that was on the team. Ariel O'Connor (far left with white striped shirt) She would tell me how much fun she had working with the team and the weatlth of knowlage that was brought to the table for the restoration.
Small world!
That team was amazing. I loved how they each had a different specialty that added to the whole team.
3:39 The nacelle caps weren't missing, they were broken during transit. There's another video from the Smithsonian where they explained the story.
Fantastic!! Thanks.
Of any & all movie props this has to be the most coveted..
I have color photos of the Enterprise from June 1985 when it was hanging in the art exhibit hall. Then we went back in 1987 and took more when it was hanging in the other place. Have vhs video of it too from 1987. At that time it had turning fan blades in the red nacelle caps and a yellow lighted top dome.
Any chance you could send me the photos from the art exhibit? If I use them, I can include your name and contact info the same way I did for Greg Holmes. Just let me know. Thanks!
It look”s like there are a lot of memorie”s to be had,here!I mean,of the Enterprise,from Star Trek,here!My memorie”s will alway”s be of the show,itself!That is,the Star Trek rerun”s!
where? last time I saw it was right by the bookshop.
I saw it in 1984 I believe and noticed the nacelle caps were wrong as well as the dish and the disappointing duct tape on the port side
I saw an enterprise in the 70's in the Smithsonian and it was about 8Ft long and in a big glass box mounted on a big floor box about 2 ft high. It was never hanging from the ceiling when I saw it and the following year when I went back it was gone. The one you show in your video seems to be about 16 ft long and maybe the one I saw was a different model, it was before the air and space museum was built when all the rockets were outside around the Smithsonian.
I'm not sure what you may have seen. I do know that they also have other models of the Enterprise that they normally do not display. I know of at least one of the AMT model kits was submitted to them along with some props. They get displayed periodically; but spend most of the time in storage.
@@TREK-WORLD I had always thought I had seen the TV filming ship but it may have been a promo ship used to fill the exhibit during a remodeling. I was in my early teens and remember stretching my arms to measure the saucer, it was about 4-5 ft and the whole ship from top to bottom was about 3ft tall and about 8ft long it was in a room with doors at each end and was in a big glass case with the engines backed towards the wall with some life sized figures of a few crew in the room. I've never seen the big 16ft one your showing in your video but would love to go back and check it out. The last time I went to DC was shortly after the Aerospace Museum was built and now I understand they have another one in an airforce hanger outside DC somewhere. I can remember as a kid walking through a replica of Skylab and a salvaged section of the Hindenburg, I hope they still have them I would love to take my grandson to see some of the sites in DC.
Wow. I had no idea it was so big. I’d assumed it was tabletop size!
So much work to bring the model back to better than original quality!
It's the largest one ever built for a Trek series. The movie ones were all smaller. When seen in person, the size is surprising.
She's 11 feet long. The movie version was about 8 feet
As a kid, I always thought if Aliens were real, and showed up at Earth, their ship would look something like this. After all, a large part is a flying saucer! Lol😄This is very, very, cool. Thank you Smithsonian for a great job of restoration and preservation of this iconic model.👌👍
I feel exactly the same way. It’s a testament to the amazing design and artistry that went into creating the model.
I just bought the AMT Enterprise model. It's molded in a dark grey, from the time I watched the original series as a kid in the 60"s I was under the impression that she was painted white, as a mater of fact If my memory serves me correctly the original model kit was molded in white. From some of the photos I've been looking at, some look like white, others look like a light grey. Can anyone tell me what color I need to paint my model.
Not sure...but I still miss my AMT Enterprise molded in BLUE! There was also a "fix" in the nacelle positioning from the inside.
Adam Savage has said many times how they often had to repaint/touch up models to look right for camera and how it often made the model look off in person but perfect on camera
I love that ship since first seeing it in 1970