Love the running track and flatbed transporter into the OT. It's these details that we never saw that show how creative you are and just how awesome Star Trek can be.
I dig the running track but the water monitor and operators need to be clear of the track and stay in the black zone You want to book a lane and have it blocked by the operators. Regards😮😊
Aimilar nitpick, i dont like those frame members right on the edge of the outer path, you are just begfing for someone to clip one of those when going all out. The features around the track should be designed with this in mind. If you cant make enough room for people to tumble off the track, at least make the walls smooth amd none aggressive. Move those members outward a bit and where theres a cove or passage, adding a chamfer to the entrance might be worthwhile. Probably padding also, but at least not brutal hard angles made of the strongest materials the 23rd century has to offer.
These videos never cease to boggle my mind. The level of creativity, dedication, determination, patience and passion is STAGGERING. I am in awe, sir. Brilliant beyond belief. Pure genius.
Awesome work this far. It's definitely a great amount of work. Beautiful build. I hope I'll live to see its completion. I died last August from a heart issue. I'm having more surgery this week. It's been a difficult road fighting to stay alive. Glad I'm still alive to see more beauty in the world. Thank you for sharing. I don't do much these days but I do enjoy seeing others work and art. I don't see replies but again thank you for sharing.
This is astounding! The running track is a great idea. A place for some rigorous exercise in space would have to be essential on long missions. I recall in one of the TOS Trek novels, it was mentioned that Spock’s quarters had heavier gravity to match his native planet, and that stepping into his quarters felt like stepping down a step. So I would expect the ship to have control of the gravity plating for various reasons. It’s a great idea for the track!
I love your progress! You should consider adding some bleechers on Deck 8, leading all the way up to Deck 7, creating a two-level amphitheater at the Start/Finish line of the running track. This would allow for competitions with an audience. On the far side of the track would be a huge viewscreen, so the audience can see the runners when they're out of view of the bleechers. Behind the bleechers, a corridor leading around Deck 7 to Sickbay, with angled windows on the inboard side, could create an observation gallery down into the arboretum, like the one that wraps around the hangar deck.
I saw a video of yours months ago ( not sure how many) and thought "he's absolutely crazy". Saw another video about a month ago and thought "he's really gonna TRY this". Watched this video and thought "he IS insane AND he's actually doing this". The running track is awesome.
As someone who grew up with the Franz Joseph designs as "the" Enterprise, I have to say your vision for the rec deck is WAY better! I especially love the connection to sickbay-- true holistic healing for those long five-year missions in deep space!
Love your attention to detail! Having the fresh water tanks around the outer rim creates a combat maneuverability problem, however. Water is massive, and putting all that mass around the rim creates huge moment of inertia issues whenever the ship attempts to pitch, roll or yaw. Centrally located tanks would increase maneuverability, and provide extra natural radiation shielding for the sick bay and medical section. Maybe have escape pods line the track, or storage for dehydrated food replicator stock -- astronaut ice cream and such?
I’m loving these updates. The idea of variable gravity for the running track is a great idea, as you mention it could be used for more advanced physical training but also for rehabilitation after surgery. What I really love is that every idea you have put forward has been intelligently thought out, not just put there to fill a gap. Utilising spaces is a big thing regardless of the size of the actual vehicle, and your ideas of what should be there and why is fantastic! Can’t wait to see the next update vid!
Epic, epic, epic! Looks amazing with all the colourful details being added. And that studio! Now that's what I call a proper workplace to piece the 1:25 model together.
As long as we've cracked gravity, how about a wall-mounted track, so crew members can do laps like they did in 2001's Discovery, and astronauts tried to do in Sky Lab? 😊
The jogging track is a genius idea! In CRIMSON TIDE, Denzel Washington jogs around the missile silos on the USS Alabama, a part of the ship submariners call “Sherwood Forest.”
Really looking amazing! Love the running track, round the rim of the deck. Makes perfect sense. Glad you've got the studio logistics taken care of. Thanks for sharing. :)
That running track idea is very cool, just saying it now if that idea ever appears in anything Trek from this point onwards, Mr Trek added official lore to the universe and should be credited for it.
I'm really enjoying the buildof the medical and rehab areas of the ship! Hats off to adding the running track and its varying gravity settings. I imagine Dr McCoy running his own version of "General Hospital."
The running track looks great. Maybe there could be a winding path in the park, with cross fit/obstacle stations throughout, such as pull-up bar, step trainer, etc.
I think what you are doing is fantastic! Well done and I cannot wait to start gradually seeing you evolve and progress! Just like I did today with your new space! Bravo!
To show a bit of the hands-on work, you could try to do a live stream every now and then. No need to edit anything later, just a fixed camera position, maybe a bit of explaining while you work. I'm following a fine arts painter who does this (Florent Farges).
The running track with variable gravity makes so much sense for this era of ship (as such facilities cannot be created in a holodeck). And to incorporate it into the perimeter of the arboretum deck is an excellent use of space. You've mentioned the in-patient sickbay rooms looking down into the arboretum before and I love the idea. I wish such consideration was given in the set design of the TV series (at least in The Next Generation era). I'm not yet a patron, but I hope to secure my quarters aboard your ship one day soon. You really are inspiring. I want to transition my own personal project from CAD drawing to physical model, but I don't think I'll ever make it to TH-cam. Keep up the good work, Mr. Trek.
Thanks, I really appreciate that and look forward to welcoming you aboard the Enterprise via Patreon, you will be a part of a very valued and epic crew!
Really like the use of space but my only issue is crossing the track to check the status of the tanks. If it was a once in a great while that would be a different thing but if it's a constant position it could be tenuous 😅
The running track is terrific, but the water monitoring station being open to the track makes little sense. Also, the track should be relatively isolated, meaning there should be no cross traffic to enter the center area, although there should be access to the track from the center area. I think you said you plan on the center area being a recreational/arboretum area, which I think is great. In fact, on a technical level, a portion of the water storage should circulate through pipes to a stream that feeds a small pond/mini-lake and waterfall/water fearure (doesn't have to be a working one!). Maybe the track area that surrounds this track area has transparent walls so runners can see recreational area and people in the recreational area can see the runners. Access from the track area to the recreational area should include one that passes through a shower dressing area that is part of a small gymnasium, sauna, pool, etc. Perhaps the mini-lake pond supports swimming, but there should definitely be a seperate pondvl water feature area that is just for relaxation and ambiance. A small cave/rock climbing feature would also be a nice touch. Maybe the area, in theme park fashion is divided into areas that are are made to resemble Class M Federation worlds, like Earth (of course), Alpha Centuri, and Rigel 4. These are my humble comments and suggestions. You are doing a terrific job. As long as you apply the same practical approach and logic you have been following all along, whatever you decide on will ultimately be fine. It is a huge task. Don't let anything get in your way. Your project is very inspiring. Thank you for sharing! And, as always, the best of luck and much success!
Really like the arboretum idea. Only negative I can forsee is having the fresh water monitoring station interfering with the one lane. IMO there are so many better alternative locations that would not be so intrusive.
Thanks, if you look closely at the monitoring station you can see that it is recessed a little, enough room for an engineer to check the status of the tanks without interfering with the track ;-)
i love the idea of the running track. Absolutely fitting. I don't think the water monitoring station would be designed to encroach onto the track, though - particularly given the brilliant idea of variable gravity per track. It's maintenance, so perhaps flip the side of the wall that's used, or an indent with a barrier and access not requiring crossing the track. Something that might encroach is some bio-archways to run through and be scanned while running, with a technician area on the inside of the track. Given the access to fresh water - some dramatic tropical fish tanks in view of the runners and medical floor gap? That would be fitting given the park-like feel that'll come from the trees and research.
Bloody amazing! I love that you've taken some creative licence with what has to be one of the most iconic starships in the history of television and made her seem even more realistic and desirable. I'm sure Mr Roddenberry would be over the moon with your ideas and even now, I can just see Kirk and Spock going for their routine morning jog around that running track, talking crew rotas, upcoming missions, foibles of diplomacy etc. One thing I would say, I agree with other comments regarding the fresh water monitoring station. I think a full alcove rather than a recessed area would be a better idea. Perhaps a console for monitoring the fresh water storage tanks one side and environmental controls for the recreation area the other? At the end of the day, that's just a suggestion. It's your project, your vision of this wonderful starship and you've done a bloody amazing job so far. Live long and prosper!
Thank you very much, that means a lot and I agree with you and the others about the water monitoring station! It's so great to get the feedback and I really appreciate it! :-)
Congratulations on the new studio! The running track is also a brilliant idea that I could see easily fitting in with original Trek. I could even imagine it'd be a great way to have Kirk hash things out with MCoy to start an episode. I can't wait to see more as the project continues to come together.
Thanks, and that totally would be a great way to start an episode with Kirk and McCoy hashing things out while jogging on the track, then suddenly the whole ship rocks and the episode goes from there... ;-)
holy Crap this thing is gonna be huge and the attention to detail is incredible. I love this running track idea and the nice arboretum idea is really good to and if we could toss in a swimming pool as well perhaps? Keep up the good work my Trekking Brother!
Your progress is inspiring! I know it takes tremendous focus to maintain the quality and creativity that you do, especially for such a large scale and personal project and I salute you! Catching glimpse of your new studio space makes me very excited for the whole project, which I think deserves such a perfect space to be developed in. I always look forward to your project videos, not only to keep up on the latest advancements you've made, but also to remind me there's still real creativity in the world! ;) Carry on! (The running track is brilliant by the way ;) )
Thanks! If you support the project on my Patreon at level 2 you are assigned your own quarters on board the 1:25 scale model of the ship. Your name goes on the door and several personal effects can be added to your quarters. www.patreon.com/MrTrek
Another awesome video. This channel is so much FUN! :-) As for your "non-canon" ideas like the running track, I think it's fantastic that you're injecting thoughtful and creative new ideas into this ship. When I look at "official diagrams" of these Trek ships, a lot of the rooms seem quite bland, generic, grey, and unimaginative, like they're just trying to fill the decks with junk. So I'm all in favor of you injecting new life into this ship and turning it into a place that people would actually enjoy living. Having said all that - I wouldn't want you to mess with any layouts that are well-known and firmly established in the show. I hope you are drawing heavy inspiration from Franz Joseph's 1974 deck plans, which were approved by Roddenberry. I believe these were incomplete though. I hope you're also drawing inspiration (where necessary) from the excellent 3D interior model on the "Halfscreen" TH-cam channel, which has the bowling alley at the bottom. When you showcase new rooms/features in your videos, I think viewers would always find it interesting to know if these have been invented by you, or if they come from official sources like the Franz Joseph plans. As for you showing the process of construction, I agree it would be limiting to your production as you'd have to constantly be thinking about cameras, lighting, keeping things still, not to mention all the extra storage and editing it would require.
First off, this is amazing work! I have a critique, however, concerning your transporter rooms. I don't think that you are leaving enough interdeck space to allow for the massive pattern buffer.
On the outside lane of the running track...the workstation needs to be in an alcove, so that the workers aren't blocking a lane or in position to be run over. Otherwise, looks fantastic! Impressive bay you have for the build and development of the 1/25 "E"!
Hi Mike, regarding the running track concept.... 1 - This is a phenomenal concept because without space for exercise and workout, the body atrophies. Even on the International Space Station, the astronauts have a treadmill, rowing, and other exercise equipment to maintain condition. You are spot on. 2 - I noticed that there was no starting line or finish line. Would it be possible to demarcate 100, 200, relay distance lines on the flooring? Is it possible to estimate the precise placement of starting points and ending points for standard track and field running competition starting blocks and the finish line?
love the running track idea, not opposed to a pool, or bowling lanes, but this just makes so much more sense, space usage-wise, and the water storage tankage outside of this, given the severe angle of the outer hull here, also is a great use of space, I DO have one thought regarding that inner circular area, just to deliniate this from the track lanes, perhaps two (and no more) steps at the green inside ring up to that central area, also might serve to create some visual interest as well as separation of functions, just a thought
It looks like you're going off the Franz Josef Star Trek blueprints (which is very cool! I would pore over them for hours when I was a kid), but with some of your own ideas added - also very cool. Two things I thought of in regard to the ship design, in the blueprints there are several large computer "data banks" (so quaint ). I think it possible - just judging by my cel phone - that computers need not be so huge, even considering the sheer massive size of Google data centers. I also thought that carrying and storing water in conformal tanks all over the ship made more sense than having more centralized water tanks that would require an amazing amount of plumbing to get the water where it was needed. I think it makes more sense to distribute it around just below the outer skin of the ship, AND it could also provide some amount of radiation shielding. Just AMAZING work!
You know? I kinda think that I'd like to build a 1:25 scale model of the real original 1799 schooner USS Enterprise. It wasn't just any USS Enterprise but the most legendary real USS Enterprise ever to exist. Built in 1799, it battled the French and then played a part in the founding of the United States Navy during the first Barbary war (winning the first US victory of that war in Tripoli). After that, and a refit upgrading it from a schooner to a bark, it went on to one of the most legendary and successful careers battling pirates in the Caribbean, capturing eight ships and liberating eleven American ships from captivity. Her commanding officer, Lieutenant Andrew Sterett, should be more famous than Captain James T. Kirk! I want that TV series, not another Star Trek or yet another remake of Horatio Hornblower. Somebody, please make make a 1799 USS Enterprise TV series happen! 🙏🏼
Love the track idea. Not keen on the water control panel on the track itself. Especially with custom gravity, too easy for a twisted ankle when someone zigs around a tech working there. Maybe a digital readout showing the grav setting on each lane every quarter turn, like 0.8 G 1.0 G 1.02 G or something. Love the build.
Interesting idea for the operating room in the centre of Sickbay! The Franz Joseph deck plans had that location as the Emergency Bridge, presumably you have relocated that to another deck?
My main concern with a running track that is a continuous circle goes back to my father's military service. as part of his service he had to maintain physical fitness and the only available facility at one of the places he was stationed required them to do their PT test in a gym. As a result of that, he eventually wound up with a service related injury to his knee that required multiple surgeries and still gives him pain. This was a direct result of running repeatedly in a circle under strain.
Whereas i love the ideas your adding here, have you seen the deck plans out there on the net? Space is at a premium on the ship, with various mechanicals in there. Wasnt the computer core going through the central core of the saucer?
I bought the FJ and FASA plans over 20 years ago and after years of studying them with fascination I also found they are incredibly flawed. Space is not at a premium on board the Enterprise, it's a huge ship. Also when the FJ and FASA plans were created your smart phone was the size of a sofa and the laptop was the size of a room. I'm recreating the Enterprise and while staying true to the look and the feel of the ship we saw on the show I am updating the computer systems which frees up a huge amount of space.
Dude. I'm loving all of your videos. Question though... When are you going to do the Ken Hamm?? He made a Noah's Ark down in Kentucky. Do you have any plans on constructing a life size museum??
The track is nice. Here's something else to consider for using some other free space. Transporters/Replicators cannot make something out of nothing. They can move objects and they can transform objects. The Food replicators must rely on some stockpile of raw carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sodium, potassium etc in order to manufacture food into various patterns. Even water. Must there not be an "element supply" storage area to provide raw material for replicating food and water? It would also integrate with air recycling to augment Life Support systems.
ok, one more comment, regarding the transporter room directly above the track lanes, someone more knowledgeable may correct me but I believe the transporters have some of the necessary equipment and machinery both above, and below the transporter pads themselves, requiring more space than is provided by the deck thickness, honestly, I'm not certain on this but it might be worth looking into, love your new studio space by the way, but I'll miss the flooring in your current space
Again thanks for the input, I point out that the deck 8 model is not finished yet, there will indeed be functions for the transporter that are above and below the transporter room itself ;-)
Love the running track and flatbed transporter into the OT. It's these details that we never saw that show how creative you are and just how awesome Star Trek can be.
Thank you very much!
I dig the running track but the water monitor and operators need to be clear of the track and stay in the black zone
You want to book a lane and have it blocked by the operators.
Regards😮😊
I seriously can't wait to see you sandwich all the decks together
Don't forget about the different kinds of pool's and life in them love what your doing it's awesome thank you for doing this
Thanks for the input, comment, and encouragement! Appreciated!
The running track made my head explode with reality of the size of this bird!
As for the variable gravity...let's not forget aliens! ☮️
She's a big ship, but not ridiculously big! ;-)
Congratulations on the new studio space!!🎉🎉 keep up the great work.
Congrats on getting your private space back.
The Great Bird of the Galaxy is looking down and smiling at this.
The water monitoring station should probably be in a small alcove so that you don't have to stand on the running track to operate it.
Aimilar nitpick, i dont like those frame members right on the edge of the outer path, you are just begfing for someone to clip one of those when going all out. The features around the track should be designed with this in mind. If you cant make enough room for people to tumble off the track, at least make the walls smooth amd none aggressive. Move those members outward a bit and where theres a cove or passage, adding a chamfer to the entrance might be worthwhile. Probably padding also, but at least not brutal hard angles made of the strongest materials the 23rd century has to offer.
These videos never cease to boggle my mind. The level of creativity, dedication, determination, patience and passion is STAGGERING. I am in awe, sir. Brilliant beyond belief. Pure genius.
Thank you so much! Appreciated!
Awesome work this far. It's definitely a great amount of work. Beautiful build. I hope I'll live to see its completion. I died last August from a heart issue. I'm having more surgery this week. It's been a difficult road fighting to stay alive. Glad I'm still alive to see more beauty in the world. Thank you for sharing. I don't do much these days but I do enjoy seeing others work and art.
I don't see replies but again thank you for sharing.
This is astounding!
The running track is a great idea. A place for some rigorous exercise in space would have to be essential on long missions. I recall in one of the TOS Trek novels, it was mentioned that Spock’s quarters had heavier gravity to match his native planet, and that stepping into his quarters felt like stepping down a step. So I would expect the ship to have control of the gravity plating for various reasons. It’s a great idea for the track!
That is sweet work!
What an epic space!
Love the inclusion of more double-height spaces. They'd contribute to staving off space madness.
Thank you! I think double, and even triple deck spaces would be absolutely essential for mental health in deep space for long periods.
Your artistic license gives you leeway to use your imagination. You are embarking into uncharted territories. Great job. Cheers, mate.
Appreciated, thank you very much!
Congratulations!!! I, as a lifetime fan of Trek am proud of your vision.
i love all of the details you added to the crew quarters. very cool. also like the idea of that running track
Awesomeness has been achieved !!!!!
Thank you very much!
My guy - you're taking playing with the Star Trek toys waaaaaaaaaaaaay beyond the next level. Pretty awesome!
If only I had the time, the space, the money and (most importantly) the skill to do something like this. Good on you mate.
I love your progress!
You should consider adding some bleechers on Deck 8, leading all the way up to Deck 7, creating a two-level amphitheater at the Start/Finish line of the running track. This would allow for competitions with an audience. On the far side of the track would be a huge viewscreen, so the audience can see the runners when they're out of view of the bleechers.
Behind the bleechers, a corridor leading around Deck 7 to Sickbay, with angled windows on the inboard side, could create an observation gallery down into the arboretum, like the one that wraps around the hangar deck.
I saw a video of yours months ago ( not sure how many) and thought "he's absolutely crazy".
Saw another video about a month ago and thought "he's really gonna TRY this".
Watched this video and thought "he IS insane AND he's actually doing this".
The running track is awesome.
As someone who grew up with the Franz Joseph designs as "the" Enterprise, I have to say your vision for the rec deck is WAY better! I especially love the connection to sickbay-- true holistic healing for those long five-year missions in deep space!
Very much appreciated, thank you!
Wow. Unreal. Am a big TF fan and I can't believe the size of this fan made playset.
Love it. It really does drive home how big this ship is -- something most people just don't grasp.
Totally! Thanks for the comment ;-)
Very good work, man! Really impressive! I'm anxious to see some machinery, tubes, cables, mechanical things inside some structures.
Man, that’s looking fantastic. The running track is a great addition, love how it can be observed from above. Top stuff.
Appreciated, thank you very much!
You are doing great ! Keep it up Bro!
Thanks! ;-)
I love the development of the model and all the space you've got now!
I like the running track, great idea. And the new studio looks amazing, so much space, and yes, you're gonna need that!
Thank you!
Love your attention to detail! Having the fresh water tanks around the outer rim creates a combat maneuverability problem, however. Water is massive, and putting all that mass around the rim creates huge moment of inertia issues whenever the ship attempts to pitch, roll or yaw. Centrally located tanks would increase maneuverability, and provide extra natural radiation shielding for the sick bay and medical section. Maybe have escape pods line the track, or storage for dehydrated food replicator stock -- astronaut ice cream and such?
I’m loving these updates. The idea of variable gravity for the running track is a great idea, as you mention it could be used for more advanced physical training but also for rehabilitation after surgery. What I really love is that every idea you have put forward has been intelligently thought out, not just put there to fill a gap. Utilising spaces is a big thing regardless of the size of the actual vehicle, and your ideas of what should be there and why is fantastic! Can’t wait to see the next update vid!
Thank you very much, appreciated!
That's great, let your imagination run wild my friend! There are so many more areas of the Enterprise yet to be seen!👍👍🖖
No rush, i love watching the process of the build 👍
You must be dreaming and living this project every day, can not wait to see the final result. Keep up the good work and thanks for the updates.
Wow! Looks amazing
Congratulations on the studio
The model looks amazing!
Thank you very much!
Epic, epic, epic! Looks amazing with all the colourful details being added. And that studio! Now that's what I call a proper workplace to piece the 1:25 model together.
I’m enjoying seeing your progress on The incredible detail on your 1/100 Ship ! The Track is Great !
Thank you, really appreciated!
As long as we've cracked gravity, how about a wall-mounted track, so crew members can do laps like they did in 2001's Discovery, and astronauts tried to do in Sky Lab? 😊
The jogging track is a genius idea! In CRIMSON TIDE, Denzel Washington jogs around the missile silos on the USS Alabama, a part of the ship submariners call “Sherwood Forest.”
Really looking amazing! Love the running track, round the rim of the deck. Makes perfect sense. Glad you've got the studio logistics taken care of. Thanks for sharing. :)
My pleasure, and thanks for the positive input!
Such an insane project! Marvelously so! Your continued dedication is inspirational!
Thank you so much, appreciated!
It is always a great day when you post new updates! Congrats on the new studio, and everything is looking AMAZING!
Appreciated, thank you very much!
That running track idea is very cool, just saying it now if that idea ever appears in anything Trek from this point onwards, Mr Trek added official lore to the universe and should be credited for it.
Thanks, the running track just seemed like the obvious and 'logical' thing to do! ;-)
Well done, Dude. It looks like you're really movin' at warp speed now!
Thanks, the project is travelling at about warp 2, need to crank it up to at least warp 6!
I'm really enjoying the buildof the medical and rehab areas of the ship! Hats off to adding the running track and its varying gravity settings. I imagine Dr McCoy running his own version of "General Hospital."
The running track looks great. Maybe there could be a winding path in the park, with cross fit/obstacle stations throughout, such as pull-up bar, step trainer, etc.
I think what you are doing is fantastic! Well done and I cannot wait to start gradually seeing you evolve and progress! Just like I did today with your new space! Bravo!
Very much appreciated, thank you!
Peace of art! With the new studio you can make your own museum and ad more models like a D7 or one of the stations.
Thanks!
To show a bit of the hands-on work, you could try to do a live stream every now and then. No need to edit anything later, just a fixed camera position, maybe a bit of explaining while you work. I'm following a fine arts painter who does this (Florent Farges).
The running track with variable gravity makes so much sense for this era of ship (as such facilities cannot be created in a holodeck). And to incorporate it into the perimeter of the arboretum deck is an excellent use of space. You've mentioned the in-patient sickbay rooms looking down into the arboretum before and I love the idea. I wish such consideration was given in the set design of the TV series (at least in The Next Generation era). I'm not yet a patron, but I hope to secure my quarters aboard your ship one day soon. You really are inspiring. I want to transition my own personal project from CAD drawing to physical model, but I don't think I'll ever make it to TH-cam. Keep up the good work, Mr. Trek.
Thanks, I really appreciate that and look forward to welcoming you aboard the Enterprise via Patreon, you will be a part of a very valued and epic crew!
great idea.
Really like the use of space but my only issue is crossing the track to check the status of the tanks. If it was a once in a great while that would be a different thing but if it's a constant position it could be tenuous 😅
The running track is terrific, but the water monitoring station being open to the track makes little sense. Also, the track should be relatively isolated, meaning there should be no cross traffic to enter the center area, although there should be access to the track from the center area. I think you said you plan on the center area being a recreational/arboretum area, which I think is great. In fact, on a technical level, a portion of the water storage should circulate through pipes to a stream that feeds a small pond/mini-lake and waterfall/water fearure (doesn't have to be a working one!). Maybe the track area that surrounds this track area has transparent walls so runners can see recreational area and people in the recreational area can see the runners. Access from the track area to the recreational area should include one that passes through a shower dressing area that is part of a small gymnasium, sauna, pool, etc. Perhaps the mini-lake pond supports swimming, but there should definitely be a seperate pondvl water feature area that is just for relaxation and ambiance. A small cave/rock climbing feature would also be a nice touch. Maybe the area, in theme park fashion is divided into areas that are are made to resemble Class M Federation worlds, like Earth (of course), Alpha Centuri, and Rigel 4.
These are my humble comments and suggestions. You are doing a terrific job. As long as you apply the same practical approach and logic you have been following all along, whatever you decide on will ultimately be fine. It is a huge task. Don't let anything get in your way. Your project is very inspiring. Thank you for sharing! And, as always, the best of luck and much success!
Thanks for the encouragement and great input, very much appreciated!
Love it, looking great!
Appreciated, thank you!
Really like the arboretum idea. Only negative I can forsee is having the fresh water monitoring station interfering with the one lane. IMO there are so many better alternative locations that would not be so intrusive.
Thanks, if you look closely at the monitoring station you can see that it is recessed a little, enough room for an engineer to check the status of the tanks without interfering with the track ;-)
Why would they need a full console just to monitore a bulk storage tank?
Well, obviously because in the 23rd c. they were still using that old duotronic computer, not the 24th c. isolinear chips 😉
i love the idea of the running track. Absolutely fitting. I don't think the water monitoring station would be designed to encroach onto the track, though - particularly given the brilliant idea of variable gravity per track. It's maintenance, so perhaps flip the side of the wall that's used, or an indent with a barrier and access not requiring crossing the track. Something that might encroach is some bio-archways to run through and be scanned while running, with a technician area on the inside of the track. Given the access to fresh water - some dramatic tropical fish tanks in view of the runners and medical floor gap? That would be fitting given the park-like feel that'll come from the trees and research.
Fantastic feedback, thank you!
Bloody amazing! I love that you've taken some creative licence with what has to be one of the most iconic starships in the history of television and made her seem even more realistic and desirable. I'm sure Mr Roddenberry would be over the moon with your ideas and even now, I can just see Kirk and Spock going for their routine morning jog around that running track, talking crew rotas, upcoming missions, foibles of diplomacy etc.
One thing I would say, I agree with other comments regarding the fresh water monitoring station. I think a full alcove rather than a recessed area would be a better idea. Perhaps a console for monitoring the fresh water storage tanks one side and environmental controls for the recreation area the other? At the end of the day, that's just a suggestion. It's your project, your vision of this wonderful starship and you've done a bloody amazing job so far.
Live long and prosper!
Thank you very much, that means a lot and I agree with you and the others about the water monitoring station! It's so great to get the feedback and I really appreciate it! :-)
Congratulations on the new studio!
The running track is also a brilliant idea that I could see easily fitting in with original Trek. I could even imagine it'd be a great way to have Kirk hash things out with MCoy to start an episode.
I can't wait to see more as the project continues to come together.
Thanks, and that totally would be a great way to start an episode with Kirk and McCoy hashing things out while jogging on the track, then suddenly the whole ship rocks and the episode goes from there... ;-)
holy Crap this thing is gonna be huge and the attention to detail is incredible. I love this running track idea and the nice arboretum idea is really good to and if we could toss in a swimming pool as well perhaps? Keep up the good work my Trekking Brother!
Thanks, appreciated!
Your progress is inspiring! I know it takes tremendous focus to maintain the quality and creativity that you do, especially for such a large scale and personal project and I salute you! Catching glimpse of your new studio space makes me very excited for the whole project, which I think deserves such a perfect space to be developed in. I always look forward to your project videos, not only to keep up on the latest advancements you've made, but also to remind me there's still real creativity in the world! ;) Carry on! (The running track is brilliant by the way ;) )
Really appreciate that, thank you for the kind words and encouragement!
Dude you gotta include the early Holodecks from the Animated series!
Cool
Thank you ;-)
I think the gymnasium should be inside of the track.
I do too, otherwise the gymnasium would be out in space.
One way you can go with the track: Stadium seating, so they can have actual races. Or you could come up with futuristic gym equipment.
Love it!
As a retired Navy guy, I can confirm that the running track would totally be a thing!
When do I join the crew???
Thanks! If you support the project on my Patreon at level 2 you are assigned your own quarters on board the 1:25 scale model of the ship. Your name goes on the door and several personal effects can be added to your quarters.
www.patreon.com/MrTrek
If you can program the lanes individually, I hope for the officers on the water tank control nobody cared for high gravity on this lane!
Another awesome video. This channel is so much FUN! :-) As for your "non-canon" ideas like the running track, I think it's fantastic that you're injecting thoughtful and creative new ideas into this ship. When I look at "official diagrams" of these Trek ships, a lot of the rooms seem quite bland, generic, grey, and unimaginative, like they're just trying to fill the decks with junk. So I'm all in favor of you injecting new life into this ship and turning it into a place that people would actually enjoy living.
Having said all that - I wouldn't want you to mess with any layouts that are well-known and firmly established in the show. I hope you are drawing heavy inspiration from Franz Joseph's 1974 deck plans, which were approved by Roddenberry. I believe these were incomplete though. I hope you're also drawing inspiration (where necessary) from the excellent 3D interior model on the "Halfscreen" TH-cam channel, which has the bowling alley at the bottom.
When you showcase new rooms/features in your videos, I think viewers would always find it interesting to know if these have been invented by you, or if they come from official sources like the Franz Joseph plans.
As for you showing the process of construction, I agree it would be limiting to your production as you'd have to constantly be thinking about cameras, lighting, keeping things still, not to mention all the extra storage and editing it would require.
First off, this is amazing work!
I have a critique, however, concerning your transporter rooms. I don't think that you are leaving enough interdeck space to allow for the massive pattern buffer.
Thanks, the issue with the transporter pattern buffer will be addressed! ;-)
On the outside lane of the running track...the workstation needs to be in an alcove, so that the workers aren't blocking a lane or in position to be run over.
Otherwise, looks fantastic! Impressive bay you have for the build and development of the 1/25 "E"!
Thanks for the input, many have said that about the workstation on the track and I'll def be looking into a re-design of that ;-)
Suggestion: Make the medical transporter gurney/table height. No need to then lift the injured up.
Yes, totally table height and immediately into emergency medical facilities! Thanks for the input!
Hi Mike, regarding the running track concept....
1 - This is a phenomenal concept because without space for exercise and workout, the body atrophies. Even on the International Space Station, the astronauts have a treadmill, rowing, and other exercise equipment to maintain condition. You are spot on.
2 - I noticed that there was no starting line or finish line. Would it be possible to demarcate 100, 200, relay distance lines on the flooring? Is it possible to estimate the precise placement of starting points and ending points for standard track and field running competition starting blocks and the finish line?
love the running track idea, not opposed to a pool, or bowling lanes, but this just makes so much more sense, space usage-wise, and the water storage tankage outside of this, given the severe angle of the outer hull here, also is a great use of space, I DO have one thought regarding that inner circular area, just to deliniate this from the track lanes, perhaps two (and no more) steps at the green inside ring up to that central area, also might serve to create some visual interest as well as separation of functions, just a thought
Thanks for the input, I'll definitely consider those points you suggest! ;-)
I love your ambition.
Perhaps the already mamoth logistical task you are undertaking on the 1-100 version is enough?
Thank you. The 1:100 scale is indeed already a mamoth task, but the 1:25 scale will be built! ;-)
There's no way there's not a pond or pool of some kind in that rec area. I think such a thing would really be a perfect addition.
There will definitely be a pool, lots of green and maybe even a themed street with eating areas and a few bars!
@@mrtrek2117 I know the D had dolphins.. Maybe the OG 1701 did too? Citation Ops?
It looks like you're going off the Franz Josef Star Trek blueprints (which is very cool! I would pore over them for hours when I was a kid), but with some of your own ideas added - also very cool. Two things I thought of in regard to the ship design, in the blueprints there are several large computer "data banks" (so quaint ). I think it possible - just judging by my cel phone - that computers need not be so huge, even considering the sheer massive size of Google data centers. I also thought that carrying and storing water in conformal tanks all over the ship made more sense than having more centralized water tanks that would require an amazing amount of plumbing to get the water where it was needed. I think it makes more sense to distribute it around just below the outer skin of the ship, AND it could also provide some amount of radiation shielding. Just AMAZING work!
Thanks for your thoughts and input, very much appreciated!
Independently wealthy goofballs with dedication/obsession. Love it. Mr. Trek - you are my people!
Thanks for the comment. Just for the record though, I'm not even close to being wealthy!
You know? I kinda think that I'd like to build a 1:25 scale model of the real original 1799 schooner USS Enterprise. It wasn't just any USS Enterprise but the most legendary real USS Enterprise ever to exist. Built in 1799, it battled the French and then played a part in the founding of the United States Navy during the first Barbary war (winning the first US victory of that war in Tripoli). After that, and a refit upgrading it from a schooner to a bark, it went on to one of the most legendary and successful careers battling pirates in the Caribbean, capturing eight ships and liberating eleven American ships from captivity. Her commanding officer, Lieutenant Andrew Sterett, should be more famous than Captain James T. Kirk! I want that TV series, not another Star Trek or yet another remake of Horatio Hornblower. Somebody, please make make a 1799 USS Enterprise TV series happen! 🙏🏼
Love the track idea. Not keen on the water control panel on the track itself. Especially with custom gravity, too easy for a twisted ankle when someone zigs around a tech working there.
Maybe a digital readout showing the grav setting on each lane every quarter turn, like 0.8 G 1.0 G 1.02 G or something.
Love the build.
Appreciated, thanks for the input!
Interesting idea for the operating room in the centre of Sickbay!
The Franz Joseph deck plans had that location as the Emergency Bridge, presumably you have relocated that to another deck?
No emergency bridge on this Enterprise, but two auxiliary control rooms port and starboard.
@@mrtrek2117 That solves it! 😁👍
My main concern with a running track that is a continuous circle goes back to my father's military service. as part of his service he had to maintain physical fitness and the only available facility at one of the places he was stationed required them to do their PT test in a gym. As a result of that, he eventually wound up with a service related injury to his knee that required multiple surgeries and still gives him pain. This was a direct result of running repeatedly in a circle under strain.
I'm sure Dr McCoy and 23rd century medical technology can work those issues out ;-)
@@mrtrek2117 True... but first it'd have to HURT! I wonder -- but don't know -- if a banked track would be more anatomically "straight" ?
Could the water tanks double as swimming pools and/or aquariums? I'm sure 23rd century filtration systems could make such a concept viable :)
Great ideas, absolutely will incorporate these into the build, large water tanks doubling as aquariums and swimming pools...epic!
Whereas i love the ideas your adding here, have you seen the deck plans out there on the net? Space is at a premium on the ship, with various mechanicals in there. Wasnt the computer core going through the central core of the saucer?
I bought the FJ and FASA plans over 20 years ago and after years of studying them with fascination I also found they are incredibly flawed. Space is not at a premium on board the Enterprise, it's a huge ship. Also when the FJ and FASA plans were created your smart phone was the size of a sofa and the laptop was the size of a room. I'm recreating the Enterprise and while staying true to the look and the feel of the ship we saw on the show I am updating the computer systems which frees up a huge amount of space.
@mrtrek2117 fair enough, that makes sense. I'm just on Cygnus Alpha now, noted that those blueprints have been update also.
I think it's a great idea to utilize that space on level 8 for an exercise area.
I mean, why wouldn't they of had something like that?
Indeed, thanks for the input ;-)
Park benches wouldn't hurt would it? Scattered about right?
Looking great! Love the new build studio too - are you going to make it look like a 1:1 Enterprise set, btw? 🙂
Thanks! I'm having the idea that it might be cool to turn the studio into a full size Enterprise set!
Dude. I'm loving all of your videos. Question though... When are you going to do the Ken Hamm?? He made a Noah's Ark down in Kentucky. Do you have any plans on constructing a life size museum??
Thanks for the feedback. No plans as yet for a full size museum but never say never ;-)
Amazing, but _how_ is anyone gonna _see_ all these incredible interiors even in a cutaway??
It's all explained in previous videos ;-)
Are you going by Franz Joseph's Star Trek Blueprints? Or your own ideas?
Very loosely the FJ and FASA blueprints but mostly my own ideas.
The track is nice. Here's something else to consider for using some other free space. Transporters/Replicators cannot make something out of nothing. They can move objects and they can transform objects. The Food replicators must rely on some stockpile of raw carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sodium, potassium etc in order to manufacture food into various patterns. Even water. Must there not be an "element supply" storage area to provide raw material for replicating food and water? It would also integrate with air recycling to augment Life Support systems.
Thanks for the input and ideas. Indeed there will be raw material storage bays on the ship ;-)
Didn't the middle section of the saucer house the massive duotronic computer core and planetary sensors?
ok, one more comment, regarding the transporter room directly above the track lanes, someone more knowledgeable may correct me but I believe the transporters have some of the necessary equipment and machinery both above, and below the transporter pads themselves, requiring more space than is provided by the deck thickness, honestly, I'm not certain on this but it might be worth looking into, love your new studio space by the way, but I'll miss the flooring in your current space
Again thanks for the input, I point out that the deck 8 model is not finished yet, there will indeed be functions for the transporter that are above and below the transporter room itself ;-)
How do you make such perfect large circles?
A steady hand and a craft knife.
7:37 dosent a transporter require a space below the pad to house the transporter buffer.
Are going by the official bluprints or making it up as you go along
Very loosely using the official blueprints but mostly working from my own imagination.
What an amazing project. How can we Trekkies support you?
He has a Patreon in the description.
Thank you. The project can be supported on my Patreon, I'd love to welcome you aboard! www.patreon.com/MrTrek
@@mrtrek2117 Thanks. I'll support and then live vicariously through you. Awesome project.
What is the distance a runner would run in one revolution of the outer track?
Well remember in Star trek conon ther use healers so they dont need time to recuperate
How many laps to complete the 5km Enterprise Parkrun?
Have you planned out the turbolift channels yet?
Yes, I document my ideas in previous videos.
@@mrtrek2117 I have to catch up on some older videos I guess. :)