A note from another old Trekkie. I want to express my deepest thanks to you all for restoring a part of my youth. The owners picked the right shop for the job. I'm just short of calling myself a master carpenter (does anyone ever fully learn the trade?). I've worked on many restoration jobs and have many in both state and national registries and think that you did an excellent job. "Live long and prosper!"
That shuttlecraft wasn’t the only thing restored. The original filming model of the Enterprise was also given an overhaul. She’s now on permanent display at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington DC.
OK, I'm crying. crying for happy. The last time I saw the Galileo, stepped inside it, was in 1970. It was well on its way to being wreckage. Neglected, abandoned, it broke my heart to see it. Nobody at the time understood the significance of what, to them, looked like a plywood and steel, camper or mobile home box. Over the protests of myself and several other SF fans, the "plan" was to leave it sitting outside, to be used as a "classroom" or "storage shed" at the Foundation for the Junior Blind. Then, when weather destroyed its outer hull (it was NEVER designed to 'live' out doors!!) they either discarded it, or gave it away. I never knew what happened to it until today. Yes, I'm crying. Tears of GRATITUDE!
The way the original should have been built. The hours put into this restoration is insane, hats off to the master craftsmen that put this ship back into "space!"
I saw this Histoic Relec at a Shuttle-Con Star Trek Convention in COLUMBUS , I beleive , I took a dozen pics of its pre- restoration shape. Yeah it was sad but salvagable. STNG Gates ( Dr.Crusher) was guest at the Con. I was in awe of it's raw beauty. It was displayed outside to no fanfare. Nobody to really get official information so I assumed it was yet to be sold or adopted etc. For years at the dawn of the internet I searched for Imformation . Thanks to this Website I've gotten a Time Capsule into this Historic Icon. Thank You so much..I Live in Toledo and sadly had lost my brother who 's passed away a couple years ago .in San Antonio. It was on my bucket list to visit him and later Trek to Houston to see this restored Marvel., bur alas.😔 I was a wee lad of 10 years young. when STOS premired and have followed it since in all its incarnations. Now at Retirement age from many occupations to say the least as a professional Artist, I hope to VISIT the Houston Space Center as well as the "restored" Mission Control and the rest of the facilities and displays. By the way..Im currious about the Interior of the Shuttlecraft. I know it was a separate set piece from t he original but, perhaps you could showcase a separate video of that if it at all relates to this particular restoration. .Thank You so much for posting this True Star Trek,. Live Long and Prosper!🖖 Go Artimas! Back to The Moon...onto Mars!!!
Yep. I cried. I am young enough that I only ever saw this beauty in re-runs...but now I am old enough to appreciate her. And you...all of you, did something truly amazing and special almost beyond words.
SimpleLife DIY /I'm an old Trecker but according to readouts some of this music doesn't sound S.T but more S.W OK much better " KEPLA"!!!! ya ya ya I know I misspelled YOU try to translate to Terran Federation Standard yentaq .
41point2 they should use the specs to build a full scale foam board clone of the shuttle would be much lighter and easier to load and transport to shows and conventions.
It was proven to be Sasquatch proof to a certain point in one episode so it would be an excellent camping vehicle, and with wood construction in many places, even Starfleet had a budget to consider- Quite logical!
Adam, I know Hans very well, since 1974. I have to tip my hat to him on this project. Wish I knew, would have loved to see the shuttle craft, but looks like he replaced 90% of it. In wood boat restoration its called a "comprehensive paint job", you start scraping the paint on the outside until you reach the inside, then replace everything in between.
Certainly hop you didn't pitch the debris, of the Original. 'DAMN IT JIM It's a Holy Relic"! I'm just thinking of Our real Shuttle Relics..Challenger & Columbia .in a God Forsaken hanger somewhere.. God Bless the Crews.
Great video! It's very clear that those folks who worked on this project had a fabulous time doing it. I hope the Galileo ends up in a permanent home where the public can see her.
A rotted set piece returned to its original dimensions by craftsmen under the guidance of its creator and designer using all parts not turned to dust. How amazing that this was able to all come together. Thank you to everyone who is involved in such a terrific, technically difficult and meaningful effort. Kudos.
I realize this video is about 3 years old but I swear I teared up at times watching this. AMAZING to have this restored... a piece of my childhood and hopefully to new fans and their children!!! WELL DONE I SAY!!!!
Da appassionato di Star Trek , fin da piccolo, siete riusciti a farmi sognare ancora una volta, all’età di 52 anni. Tantissimi complimenti , per il meraviglioso e stupendo lavoro che avete fatto. Star Trek lo sappiamo e , per ora solo fantasia, su alcune cose , ma il suo messaggio è unico , per chi sa guardare e ascoltare. Per voi tutti , che avete fatto questo meraviglioso lavoro, da un semplice Italiano , una sola parola , grazie
I'll call this a "labor of love." The skill and professionalism of these craftsmen have accomplished a restoration which has great meaning for those of us who grew up watching Star Trek. They have done an expert job worthy of the task. I am breathless at the result. Thank you Gentlemen for doing this.
I heard a sad story many years ago about how the Galileo was wrecked beyond all hope and lost to time. Amazing to see this restoration! Beautiful! Well done! And thank you to all involved. I never thought this story would have an uplifting conclusion!
awesome job! need safety glasses for the workers. you'll put an eye out. from Christmas story. I am glad you did a great job and putting a lot of heart and soul into restoring a great piece of iconic history back to it's glory.
Thanks to all of the men and women who were set so strongly to make it happen. This craft is a really big deal ,Star Trek and the whole thing was the opening of the door... Because of Trek, and the whole concept, we are now using things in our everyday lives that all started with dream's of Trek. Great job 👍👍. Thanks so much!!!
This truly is amazing. Yes it is just an inanimate wooden and metal prop... But I have seen it fly in deep space. I am so glad it was recovered and restored rather than be destroyed. The heart of Galileo lives in that restoration.
Hope the guys from the Enterprise D bridge restoration can get in touch with you. Would be amazing to see Star Trek get the respect it deserves in our worlds museums.
It's giving me goosebumps, to see those people bringing back to life a piece of our imagination of how the future could be, and it's maybe just from a TV show, BUT a great one. Thank you Gene... May you Rest In Peace...where you are...surrounded by the Stars...and the Infinite Universe
It's amazing to think that the original 11 foot model still exists, the Shuttlecraft has been fully restored, and the original 3 foot model just resurfaced after forty plus years. To think all three major shooting models still exist is almost against all odds.
This reminds me of my 350 year old Knife, It has been restored too . Over the years the knife had its handle replaced & sometime in its 350 year life it has had the blade replaced as well , Though it looks in remarkable condition considering its awesome age.
Great job guys! Amazed you accomplished this amid the destruction of Sandy. Proud to know it was done in my favorite boating community at the Highlands! You are truly master “star” ship builders!
Thank you all! For restoring an all American TV series that I grew up with. It has been one hell of a great ride then, and still sparks the same interests today.
It's surprising how much interest this generates. I mean, the "Galileo" is nothing more than a simple box. But, it is rather self contained. No other set in Star Trek was as compact and contained.
The second restoration. It was previously restored in 1986 and displayed at the 20th anniversary of Star Trek convention at the Disneyland hotel (I have many pictures of it). It was sold about 1993 to someone in Ohio who left it outside all year round at the mercy of the hard northern winters, which almost destroyed it so that in 2012 they had to restore it all over again. Had it been properly stored in a warehouse it would not have been in such poor condition.
Yes! I remember on the 20th anniversary of Star Trek, flipping through a magazine they had a big article on the Galileo restoration. James Doohan was there at the end when it was finished. It looked like quite an emotional moment. Glad to see someone else remembers this!🖖
It's a very emotional journey... sad to see such a beautiful part of sci-fi history allowed to reach such as state of decay and neglect and joyous to see it brought back from the ashes to a better than original state. Thank you very much to all the wonderful people that helped to bring this beauty back for all to see and enjoy!
And if people payed attention to the video some parts were just too far gone but the whole original frame was 80% intact from what was shown. They did not rebuild it,it was restored. Done this many times with old cars,sometimes certain things are just not saveable. Again great job everyone as it is alive again which is better then it rotting away.
Clearly both the original builders and the restorers undertook their respective jobs with great pride, well done to you guys. Given that "the Enterprise is a beautiful lady and we love her" it is only right that her little friend should be afforded the same consideration. I doubt I'll ever get to see the Galileo and the original 11 foot Enterprise model in person, it is great to see them both at least on sites like this. Incidentally, how many models could have withstood 50 years of neglect and not collapsed entirely to dust? A reflection of the build quality of the original and skill of her constructors. Lastly, although James Horner didn't write any music for the original series, thanks for using him here - a great composer and gone far too soon.
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Congratulations to a dedicated team! I am glad that this small ferry was not the trash.
I was shocked to see the way it looked when they first brought it in the shop; was it left out in the elements to rot? I grew up watching STOS and have fond memories of when the crew had to take the shuttle to rescue those crazy space hippies on the planet Eden. Good times, great memories, and there never has been anything like it since.
I second that comment..it truly enhanced the documentary along with the live action shots. Perhaps this could be made into a full length documentary. Like " the Building Star Trek video that came out by the Smithsonian. Institute. a few years back .
Thats soooo awesome!!! Future generations will be so incredbly thankfull for preserving this iconic symbol of pop culture in a way we cant imaging now. A lot of old machines or testimonials were irretrievable lost, because nobody cared for them, when they got old and were in need for preservation just because they were old but not old enough to have sufficient value. So thanks a lot!!
It's nice to see fine craftsmen at work. They truly did an excellent job! I love seeing all their tools. I am intrigued at the "Time Capsule" notation at 06:49 - "Attention Time Capsule enclosed (arrow) 12" over inside impulse deck sealed 9-13-92 K+W" It's in all caps but I thought it would be too annoying to repeat that here. I wonder what that is all about!
Oh man. I thought for sure this prop must be a clapboard falsehood that'd fall apart on a hard sneeze, or even painted into the set. I'm happy to know it had a proper build. I'm also mystified they didn't use it a whole lot more, as nice as it is.
Great job on the restoration; but HOLY CRAP, looks like safety totally went out the window! Where's the safety glasses. I used to be a shipfitter and if the safety inspectors came by and saw this, they would have fit and shut the job down!
Wow, they did a real beautiful job! It had to be a total labor of love and I imagine have all these craftspeople working with them doing the bodywork and painting and forming must have been done by them primarily for love of it. Its not like this can provide much of a return on an investment, unless the return is the pride on doing it. Otherwise, the shuttle would have eventually rotted away in some crap yard somewhere. I always believed that the design of the shuttle also influenced early mini vans, like the Dodge Caravan or Ford Windstar etc, with their slanted windshield etc.
Perhaps they will create another Replica..Like the One Commander Decker used to sacrifice himself..and Capt. Kirk used to 'Ram in down it's throat ' in the Doomsday Machine! 😖😲😆
Hermoso viaje...a mis 58 años de edad confieso que soy y seré siempre ese niño que sentado frente al televisor soñaba -y sigo soñando- formar parte de la heroica y temeraria tripulación del Enterprise...que maravilloso sería que en la otra vida, más allá del arcoiris, Dios nos permitiera entrar en la tierra de nuestras fantasías!!!!
The shuttle is not "real life size", two reasons, first the budget, it was given for free to the studio, and it would have be to big to fit in the set. The interior was a second built with removable walls. If you watch the series you will see that the interior is much bigger , the actors have lots of space overhead! There was never an interior in the shuttle!
@@grumpyoldman3458 Tech stolen from Gallifrey! But also standard practice in early sci-fi television. Problems of scale persisted into the 1990s and possibly even later.
OMG you guys picked the absolute perfect music from the original series and best movies the original cast and crew did, The Enterprise and shuttlecraft were to me as much a character in the series as the real live actors! Thanks so much for bringing back a piece of history from my younger days! Peace and long life!
We as fans come to cherish these props as they, at least to us, are a tangible product that connect us to a make-believe world. Unlike the studios who create them, their only goal is to use them to tell a story. Once that story is done, so is the prop. I'm saddened at every Universal Studios back lot tour as many of the props from many of my favorite movies sit there to rust and bake.
+Chris Haywood There's not much to see inside the thing other than structural wood and steel framing. The filming interior was a separate set (which couldn't possibly have fit inside the exterior mockup).
Only Trekkies could love the worlds largest Star Trek prop. To the network, after the show was cancelled, this was probably the worlds largest white elephant....to be gotten rid of as fast as possible. Don't get me wrong, I love it.
The entire outer skin was rotted away and had to be rebuilt from scratch. However, the structural steel frame, the sheet metal nacelles, and the pylons are all original. I'd venture to guess that the Galileo is still more than 50 percent original by weight.
From what I remember, the steel frame was just about the ONLY part that would be considered salvageable. If the nacelles are original, then yes, the metal parts are all that is left of the original. On the other hand, the original components were plywood and styrofoam, plastic and paint. When I stepped into it, all the original components were there. The floor was sheets of plywood, laid over the steel beams, and then covered with short 'industrial' grey carpeting. The chairs had been torn off their mountings... actually the mountings had been torn from the flooring and the chairs were lying on their sides. We tried lifting one and replacing it on its position on the floor (from the marks in the carpeting) but it fell over. Basically, had they not been bolted down, the chairs would not have stood on their own. IF the chairs were still with the shuttle when it was found, their shafts would have been re-usable. The Fiberglas seats, PERHAPS. But the shuttlecraft prop was, even as early on as 1970, beginning to warp and rot! it was never built to really LAST, and that is why the reconstruction had to be so complete. The original wood was just too warped, rotted and the paint far too faded and dilapidated to re-use.
@@sylvisterling8782 Were there any chairs inside the shuttle mockup? The interior used for filming was a separate set which obviously couldn't fit inside the shuttle. The "full-sized" Galileo didn't even have standing headroom.
@@scotpens Actually there were chairs in the shuttle I saw, BUT all of them had been taken from their positions, unbolted and were lying on the floor. They DID have mountings in the floor, but these were just simple bolts, through a baseplate and through the plywood and carpeting over the plywood. Without the bolts, the chairs were top heavy, their bases too narrow and small, and they would just topple over. I *might* debate the 'no standing room' aspect of the shuttlecraft, since when I walked inside it, I was standing perfectly straight, with NO problems... but then I am 5'1"! So what standing room is for me may not be standing room for others.
Most of the original parts were removed and discarded. So by definition they didn't restore it. They rebuilt it. Even though it has a genuine causal connection to the original they could have done much more to save the original historical material and not just the idea of it. (This is like finding an authentic jacket worn by Shakespeare. But since it's ragged you only keep the buttons and sow them onto a replica jacket. Then you put it on display in a museum and throw the real fabric away.)
It is the way that cars are restored. The frame is kept and the body is replaced as necessary. Nobody wants to go see rotten wood. If it sits "on ice" it might as well be thrown away.
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A note from another old Trekkie. I want to express my deepest thanks to you all for restoring a part of my youth. The owners picked the right shop for the job. I'm just short of calling myself a master carpenter (does anyone ever fully learn the trade?). I've worked on many restoration jobs and have many in both state and national registries and think that you did an excellent job. "Live long and prosper!"
That shuttlecraft wasn’t the only thing restored. The original filming model of the Enterprise was also given an overhaul. She’s now on permanent display at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington DC.
OK, I'm crying. crying for happy. The last time I saw the Galileo, stepped inside it, was in 1970. It was well on its way to being wreckage. Neglected, abandoned, it broke my heart to see it. Nobody at the time understood the significance of what, to them, looked like a plywood and steel, camper or mobile home box. Over the protests of myself and several other SF fans, the "plan" was to leave it sitting outside, to be used as a "classroom" or "storage shed" at the Foundation for the Junior Blind. Then, when weather destroyed its outer hull (it was NEVER designed to 'live' out doors!!) they either discarded it, or gave it away. I never knew what happened to it until today. Yes, I'm crying. Tears of GRATITUDE!
Just. Wow. This is just an extra bit of amazing added on to an already awesome and amazing event.
The way the original should have been built. The hours put into this restoration is insane, hats off to the master craftsmen that put this ship back into "space!"
I saw this Histoic Relec at a Shuttle-Con Star Trek Convention in COLUMBUS , I beleive , I took a dozen pics of its pre- restoration shape. Yeah it was sad but salvagable. STNG Gates ( Dr.Crusher) was guest at the Con. I was in awe of it's raw beauty. It was displayed outside to no fanfare. Nobody to really get official information so I assumed it was yet to be sold or adopted etc. For years at the dawn of the internet I searched for Imformation . Thanks to this Website I've gotten a Time Capsule into this Historic Icon. Thank You so much..I Live in Toledo and sadly had lost my brother who 's passed away a couple years ago .in San Antonio. It was on my bucket list to visit him and later Trek to Houston to see this restored Marvel., bur alas.😔 I was a wee lad of 10 years young. when STOS premired and have followed it since in all its incarnations. Now at Retirement age from many occupations to say the least as a professional Artist, I hope to VISIT the Houston Space Center as well as the "restored" Mission Control and the rest of the facilities and displays. By the way..Im currious about the Interior of the Shuttlecraft. I know it was a separate set piece from t he original but, perhaps you could showcase a separate video of that if it at all relates to this particular restoration. .Thank You so much for posting this True Star Trek,. Live Long and Prosper!🖖 Go Artimas! Back to The Moon...onto Mars!!!
Yep. I cried. I am young enough that I only ever saw this beauty in re-runs...but now I am old enough to appreciate her. And you...all of you, did something truly amazing and special almost beyond words.
in the final mins of this clip, I applauded the end result, simply GREAT
Nice restore. I always thought Galileo looked like a cross between a house boat and a pop-up camper.
Shame on the eleven who could not realize this one of the most incredible re-builds ever done. This crew is amazingly talented!
You Know .... that would be the ultimate Camper Trailer.
I was thinking to take a party barge and use the pontoons... lol
SimpleLife DIY /I'm an old Trecker but according to readouts some of this music doesn't sound S.T but more S.W OK much better " KEPLA"!!!! ya ya ya I know I misspelled YOU try to translate to Terran Federation Standard yentaq .
41point2 they should use the specs to build a full scale foam board clone of the shuttle would be much lighter and easier to load and transport to shows and conventions.
It was proven to be Sasquatch proof to a certain point in one episode so it would be an excellent camping vehicle, and with wood construction in many places, even Starfleet had a budget to consider- Quite logical!
@@DarkWolf-et3dx But it wouldn't be the same as seeing the original.
Adam, I know Hans very well, since 1974. I have to tip my hat to him on this project. Wish I knew, would have loved to see the shuttle craft, but looks like he replaced 90% of it. In wood boat restoration its called a "comprehensive paint job", you start scraping the paint on the outside until you reach the inside, then replace everything in between.
Certainly hop you didn't pitch the debris, of the Original. 'DAMN IT JIM It's a Holy Relic"! I'm just thinking of Our real Shuttle Relics..Challenger & Columbia .in a God Forsaken hanger somewhere.. God Bless the Crews.
Great video! It's very clear that those folks who worked on this project had a fabulous time doing it. I hope the Galileo ends up in a permanent home where the public can see her.
A rotted set piece returned to its original dimensions by craftsmen under the guidance of its creator and designer using all parts not turned to dust. How amazing that this was able to all come together. Thank you to everyone who is involved in such a terrific, technically difficult and meaningful effort. Kudos.
I realize this video is about 3 years old but I swear I teared up at times watching this. AMAZING to have this restored... a piece of my childhood and hopefully to new fans and their children!!! WELL DONE I SAY!!!!
Da appassionato di Star Trek , fin da piccolo, siete riusciti a farmi sognare ancora una volta, all’età di 52 anni.
Tantissimi complimenti , per il meraviglioso e stupendo lavoro che avete fatto.
Star Trek lo sappiamo e , per ora solo fantasia, su alcune cose , ma il suo messaggio è unico , per chi sa guardare e ascoltare.
Per voi tutti , che avete fatto questo meraviglioso lavoro, da un semplice Italiano , una sola parola , grazie
I'll call this a "labor of love." The skill and professionalism of these craftsmen have accomplished a restoration which has great meaning for those of us who grew up watching Star Trek. They have done an expert job worthy of the task. I am breathless at the result. Thank you Gentlemen for doing this.
I heard a sad story many years ago about how the Galileo was wrecked beyond all hope and lost to time.
Amazing to see this restoration! Beautiful! Well done!
And thank you to all involved. I never thought this story would have an uplifting conclusion!
awesome job! need safety glasses for the workers. you'll put an eye out. from Christmas story. I am glad you did a great job and putting a lot of heart and soul into restoring a great piece of iconic history back to it's glory.
Yeah I saw that too! Ouch!😉
My heart broke when i saw what became of the galileo... thank you for restoring this beautiful icon of history.
Thanks to all of the men and women who were set so strongly to make it happen. This craft is a really big deal ,Star Trek and the whole thing was the opening of the door... Because of Trek, and the whole concept, we are now using things in our everyday lives that all started with dream's of Trek. Great job 👍👍. Thanks so much!!!
This truly is amazing. Yes it is just an inanimate wooden and metal prop... But I have seen it fly in deep space. I am so glad it was recovered and restored rather than be destroyed. The heart of Galileo lives in that restoration.
Hope the guys from the Enterprise D bridge restoration can get in touch with you. Would be amazing to see Star Trek get the respect it deserves in our worlds museums.
It's giving me goosebumps, to see those people bringing back to life a piece of our imagination of how the future could be, and it's maybe just from a TV show, BUT a great one. Thank you Gene... May you Rest In Peace...where you are...surrounded by the Stars...and the Infinite Universe
Wowww...!!! These talented men restoring the GALILEO would have made Scottie proud...!!
The Shuttle of Theseus xD
I'm so glad that she got this kind of love and attention!
It's amazing to think that the original 11 foot model still exists, the Shuttlecraft has been fully restored, and the original 3 foot model just resurfaced after forty plus years. To think all three major shooting models still exist is almost against all odds.
This reminds me of my 350 year old Knife, It has been restored too . Over the years the knife had its handle replaced & sometime in its 350 year life it has had the blade replaced as well , Though it looks in remarkable condition considering its awesome age.
If in the UK ......Triggers broom.
Ah, the classic Ship of Theseus paradox!
@@scotpens
Or, all the cells in your body.
THANK YOU FOR PRESERVING HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS YOU ARE A HERO
Great job guys! Amazed you accomplished this amid the destruction of Sandy. Proud to know it was done in my favorite boating community at the Highlands! You are truly master “star” ship builders!
To everyone that worked on this, thank you.
Thank you all! For restoring an all American TV series that I grew up with. It has been one hell of a great ride then, and still sparks the same interests today.
I heard that they were able to keep three splinters and a paint chip from the original craft in the restoration
It's surprising how much interest this generates. I mean, the "Galileo" is nothing more than a simple box.
But, it is rather self contained. No other set in Star Trek was as compact and contained.
The second restoration. It was previously restored in 1986 and displayed at the 20th anniversary of Star Trek convention at the Disneyland hotel (I have many pictures of it). It was sold about 1993 to someone in Ohio who left it outside all year round at the mercy of the hard northern winters, which almost destroyed it so that in 2012 they had to restore it all over again. Had it been properly stored in a warehouse it would not have been in such poor condition.
Jim I’d welcome seeing those.
Yes! I remember on the 20th anniversary of Star Trek, flipping through a magazine they had a big article on the Galileo restoration. James Doohan was there at the end when it was finished. It looked like quite an emotional moment. Glad to see someone else remembers this!🖖
It's a very emotional journey... sad to see such a beautiful part of sci-fi history allowed to reach such as state of decay and neglect and joyous to see it brought back from the ashes to a better than original state. Thank you very much to all the wonderful people that helped to bring this beauty back for all to see and enjoy!
The Shuttlecraft PHOENIX!!!
Excellent restoration of the original Galileo Shuttlecraft
I'm bawling like a baby watching this. Am I a nerd or a geek? I can't keep track any more.
I just saw it at the USS Intrepid in New York, and it looks magnificent!
And if people payed attention to the video some parts were just too far gone but the whole original frame was 80% intact from what was shown. They did not rebuild it,it was restored. Done this many times with old cars,sometimes certain things are just not saveable. Again great job everyone as it is alive again which is better then it rotting away.
Clearly both the original builders and the restorers undertook their respective jobs with great pride, well done to you guys. Given that "the Enterprise is a beautiful lady and we love her" it is only right that her little friend should be afforded the same consideration. I doubt I'll ever get to see the Galileo and the original 11 foot Enterprise model in person, it is great to see them both at least on sites like this. Incidentally, how many models could have withstood 50 years of neglect and not collapsed entirely to dust? A reflection of the build quality of the original and skill of her constructors. Lastly, although James Horner didn't write any music for the original series, thanks for using him here - a great composer and gone far too soon.
Congratulations to a dedicated team! I am glad that this small ferry was not the trash.
she looks wonderful, great job guys
I built the model of the Enterprise and Galileo when I was a kid in the early 70's, how time has gone by.
I was shocked to see the way it looked when they first brought it in the shop; was it left out in the elements to rot? I grew up watching STOS and have fond memories of when the crew had to take the shuttle to rescue those crazy space hippies on the planet Eden. Good times, great memories, and there never has been anything like it since.
Just how great were the early Star Trek motion picture soundtracks? So totally awesome!!!
I second that comment..it truly enhanced the documentary along with the live action shots. Perhaps this could be made into a full length documentary. Like " the Building Star Trek video that came out by the Smithsonian. Institute. a few years back .
We welcomed Galileo here in Houston a while ago. You all did an amazing job. I love it when she's on display at Space Center Houston.
Wow, a colored box! Awsome!
Thats soooo awesome!!! Future generations will be so incredbly thankfull for preserving this iconic symbol of pop culture in a way we cant imaging now. A lot of old machines or testimonials were irretrievable lost, because nobody cared for them, when they got old and were in need for preservation just because they were old but not old enough to have sufficient value. So thanks a lot!!
It's nice to see fine craftsmen at work. They truly did an excellent job! I love seeing all their tools.
I am intrigued at the "Time Capsule" notation at 06:49 -
"Attention
Time
Capsule
enclosed
(arrow)
12" over
inside
impulse
deck
sealed
9-13-92
K+W"
It's in all caps but I thought it would be too annoying to repeat that here. I wonder what that is all about!
An awesome job ... original Star Trek will never die.
You know. I have been wanting to buils a camper. That would be so cool to try. To go explore in the Galileo would be a childhood dream come true.
Oh man. I thought for sure this prop must be a clapboard falsehood that'd fall apart on a hard sneeze, or even painted into the set. I'm happy to know it had a proper build. I'm also mystified they didn't use it a whole lot more, as nice as it is.
Great job on the restoration; but HOLY CRAP, looks like safety totally went out the window! Where's the safety glasses. I used to be a shipfitter and if the safety inspectors came by and saw this, they would have fit and shut the job down!
Simply amazing job on a legendary piece,my hat is off too you all. Damn it Jim I'm a doctor not a carpenter.
Wow, they did a real beautiful job! It had to be a total labor of love and I imagine have all these craftspeople working with them doing the bodywork and painting and forming must have been done by them primarily for love of it. Its not like this can provide much of a return on an investment, unless the return is the pride on doing it. Otherwise, the shuttle would have eventually rotted away in some crap yard somewhere. I always believed that the design of the shuttle also influenced early mini vans, like the Dodge Caravan or Ford Windstar etc, with their slanted windshield etc.
They went to the right guys for this job. Boat builders have the experience and tools to get the job done correctly. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Amazing work. And one of the gentleman (light blue shirt at the end) reminds me of a young Gene Roddenberry.
Words can't express how good this is. I hope you will accept "great"
The guy running that hoist would get written up where I work, lol! Nice job restoring the old girl.
That is amazing! Thank you for restoring that piece of science-fiction history and posting this video on the process.
I'm glad this thing was restored, and not just rotting in someone's backyard somewhere.
Not wanting to sound miserable, but it's not so much a restoration, but a complete replacement!
AWESOME WELL DONE!!! THIS IS FOR ALL OF US WHO GET YOUNGER WHEN WE SEE THIS!!
I’m surprised they didn’t cover it in fiberglass,it would have been much more durable that wood. Just my opinion,looks fantastic!👍🏻
Perhaps they will create another Replica..Like the One Commander Decker used to sacrifice himself..and Capt. Kirk used to 'Ram in down it's throat ' in the Doomsday Machine! 😖😲😆
Hermoso viaje...a mis 58 años de edad confieso que soy y seré siempre ese niño que sentado frente al televisor soñaba -y sigo soñando- formar parte de la heroica y temeraria tripulación del Enterprise...que maravilloso sería que en la otra vida, más allá del arcoiris, Dios nos permitiera entrar en la tierra de nuestras fantasías!!!!
I bet the Italian ministry of culture would love to display her in Florence....Italians loved ST, too.
wow , the only thing missing is custom Recaro seats interior landing gear looks awesome as well -good job guys !!!!!
Thanks so much!!! I want one to live in from time to time...!! Camping...Halliween fun.
Looks just like my Toyota minivan. God I miss that thing! Curse you Grinch!
Very nice job with the restoration! Looks fantastic.
Best video I've seen in a while. Seriously cool. Wonderful level of detail in the restoration. Simply awsome!
The shuttle is not "real life size", two reasons, first the budget, it was given for free to the studio, and it would have be to big to fit in the set. The interior was a second built with removable walls. If you watch the series you will see that the interior is much bigger , the actors have lots of space overhead! There was never an interior in the shuttle!
Bigger on the inside, that sound familiar (!)
@@grumpyoldman3458 Tech stolen from Gallifrey! But also standard practice in early sci-fi television. Problems of scale persisted into the 1990s and possibly even later.
Fantastic restoration job. I suspect one or two of those older boys honed their skills on the construction of the titanic, and put to good use here 😁!
So building this shuttle originally had to be completed in 30 days....
Restoring it took another 8 months....
OMG you guys picked the absolute perfect music from the original series and best movies the original cast and crew did, The Enterprise and shuttlecraft were to me as much a character in the series as the real live actors! Thanks so much for bringing back a piece of history from my younger days! Peace and long life!
nice job guys took me back to my childhood
We as fans come to cherish these props as they, at least to us, are a tangible product that connect us to a make-believe world. Unlike the studios who create them, their only goal is to use them to tell a story. Once that story is done, so is the prop. I'm saddened at every Universal Studios back lot tour as many of the props from many of my favorite movies sit there to rust and bake.
A shuttlecraft I cherish. Good work and my thanks to all involved.
That is absolutely beautiful! But I want to see some shots of the interior too.
+Chris Haywood
There's not much to see inside the thing other than structural wood and steel framing. The filming interior was a separate set (which couldn't possibly have fit inside the exterior mockup).
@@scotpens Great information for fans who don't know this yet! :)
Beautiful.. Thanks for keeping history alive.
Ready for an endless series of sci fi conventions!
The revival of a legend
Bravo and thank you. She looks amazing.
It would be rather cool to have that at the end the garden as a summer house, even in this derelict state, very very cool
Only Trekkies could love the worlds largest Star Trek prop. To the network, after the show was cancelled, this was probably the worlds largest white elephant....to be gotten rid of as fast as possible. Don't get me wrong, I love it.
Nice restoration. Congratulations
omg. brought tears of joy to my eyes. thank you. its a beautiful job.
It took 8 months to restore and the original prop was probably built in a week.
probably better now than it ever was .
lovethe use of the Constellation music very fitting.
Wow... Just beautiful!!! Well done...
Amazing stuff. My favorite ship from Star Trek.
How much of the original structure is still present? It looks almost as if it was completely rebuilt.
The entire outer skin was rotted away and had to be rebuilt from scratch. However, the structural steel frame, the sheet metal nacelles, and the pylons are all original. I'd venture to guess that the Galileo is still more than 50 percent original by weight.
I wonder what the fine line is between Restoration and Rebuild. On this occasion, unfortunately, the Ship of Theseus comes to mind (Triggers Broom).
From what I remember, the steel frame was just about the ONLY part that would be considered salvageable. If the nacelles are original, then yes, the metal parts are all that is left of the original. On the other hand, the original components were plywood and styrofoam, plastic and paint. When I stepped into it, all the original components were there. The floor was sheets of plywood, laid over the steel beams, and then covered with short 'industrial' grey carpeting. The chairs had been torn off their mountings... actually the mountings had been torn from the flooring and the chairs were lying on their sides. We tried lifting one and replacing it on its position on the floor (from the marks in the carpeting) but it fell over. Basically, had they not been bolted down, the chairs would not have stood on their own. IF the chairs were still with the shuttle when it was found, their shafts would have been re-usable. The Fiberglas seats, PERHAPS. But the shuttlecraft prop was, even as early on as 1970, beginning to warp and rot! it was never built to really LAST, and that is why the reconstruction had to be so complete. The original wood was just too warped, rotted and the paint far too faded and dilapidated to re-use.
@@sylvisterling8782 Were there any chairs inside the shuttle mockup? The interior used for filming was a separate set which obviously couldn't fit inside the shuttle. The "full-sized" Galileo didn't even have standing headroom.
@@scotpens Actually there were chairs in the shuttle I saw, BUT all of them had been taken from their positions, unbolted and were lying on the floor. They DID have mountings in the floor, but these were just simple bolts, through a baseplate and through the plywood and carpeting over the plywood. Without the bolts, the chairs were top heavy, their bases too narrow and small, and they would just topple over.
I *might* debate the 'no standing room' aspect of the shuttlecraft, since when I walked inside it, I was standing perfectly straight, with NO problems... but then I am 5'1"! So what standing room is for me may not be standing room for others.
Most of the original parts were removed and discarded. So by definition they didn't restore it. They rebuilt it.
Even though it has a genuine causal connection to the original they could have done much more to save the original historical material and not just the idea of it.
(This is like finding an authentic jacket worn by Shakespeare. But since it's ragged you only keep the buttons and sow them onto a replica jacket. Then you put it on display in a museum and throw the real fabric away.)
It looked to me that they mainly kept the metal frame, with some repairs. The wood was too rotten to reuse.
Maybe they should have built a replica and kept the decrepit original "on ice" for historic value.
It is the way that cars are restored. The frame is kept and the body is replaced as necessary. Nobody wants to go see rotten wood. If it sits "on ice" it might as well be thrown away.
It definitely makes some good points here! - By the way *sew
Kind of like the Enterprise refit
long live work crew...thankyou
My heart was pounding!!!
Soon as took the wheels off .that is the first-ever fight of the Galileo
Great job people. It's wonderful that Galileo had great hands taken good care of her. Now that she is in Houston with even better hands. What's next?
Now to restore the death star, might need a bigger garage
Which one? Death Star II is permanently in the Lucasfilm Archives because of how fragile it is. I’m not sure about Death Star I.
Great work!! Thank you for sharing!!
I always liked the shuttle craft. :) Great Job it looks perfect!
Looks great but I get the impression from the video that its all new parts?
Triggers broom all over again.