A Fit of Nostalgia

[Jetfreak]

I was browsing some Trek related sites the other day and I stumbled upon some period photos of the original TOS Enterprise model. It's really great how they did the shots back in the old days, hard to believe they were already using blue screens back in the day.

Here are the pics of the good ol' grey lady and some other models too.

Spoiler: 1960's Stuffs

Pretty cool stuff I'd say, this was how they rolled back then.

 

[Starfox1701]

Ah the memories

 

[Majestic]

Indeed, it's amazing how far we have come since the 60's. It's been 40 years and look at what they do nowadays, even fans on their home PC's.

 

[EAS_Intrepid]

This is plain awesome. Thanks for posting.

You can do a lot of filming tricks even without all the CGI-stuff if you are just clever enough. For 1966 they did a great job with those models.
I haven't thought, that the models for the ships were that big, though.

 

[Terra_Inc]

Man, I love TOS... so much... It's awesome what they did back then, the cute VFX... thanks for posting, Jet, it made my day!

 

[Hellkite]

She is parked just outside Air and Space Museum's gift shop

This 3.4 meter (11-foot) model of the fictional Starship Enterprise is on display in the National Air and Space Museum was used to film the weekly hour-long Star Trek television show.

 

[EAS_Intrepid]

Man, that's the ship my obsession with Science Fiction started with. I have been tought more about moral and social things in TOS than in school.

I guess I'd better go to the Air and Space Museum soon

 

[dinosaurJR]

My all time favorite star ship design. It just looks... right....

As the Maserati 250F was the definitive GP car design of the 1920's the Spitfire was arguably the definitive fighter design of the 1940's and the Riva Aquarama was the definitive pleasure boat of the 1960's - the Constitution Class is the definitive Starship of the... 1960's... wait, what?

It is a beautiful design, and a mark of a beautiful design is the number of "kit bashes" that are produced from it... (the Saladin, the Hermes, the Ptolmey...)

Thanks for these awesome pics!!

 

[Avon]

Some great pictures of the old girl. Thanks Jet.
I've had this one of her sitting on my harddrive for a while:

Spoiler: pic

 

[Terra_Inc]

I think we need a new social group: "Connie Lovers!"

 

[Majestic]

Looking great guys, I too love the classic 1701.

 

[Starfox1701]

Gods has it really been that long ago; I feel old Don't get me wrong its the good kind but man seam like yesterday I was watching TOS in front of the TV and that was all there was

 

[Adm_Z]

Flat awesome pics man.:Y

She is parked just outside Air and Space Museum's gift shop

This 3.4 meter (11-foot) model of the fictional Starship Enterprise is on display in the National Air and Space Museum was used to film the weekly hour-long Star Trek television show.

Gasp! I have been there nearly half a dozen times and never even gone into the gift shop. I can't believe i missed it. I am such a terrible star trek fan...

 

[StarBlade]

I think we need a new social group: "Connie Lovers!"

Aren't we all already members of that group?

I'm just impressed by the size of the models. That original 1701 is as big as my whole workbench here at home. Incredible.

I think Doug Drexler had a posting on his blog about how the actual original seen in those photos was eventually recovered after years of decay, or something along those lines. It was in a posting on the subject of just what colour the 1701 is, anyway-- which I found fascinating mostly because I've built at least fifteen models of the original Connie in various forms and kitbashes, and so having the precise colour information would be invaluable. Suffice to say I can't get enough of it from paint mixing without making up a bucket of the stuff (not that I haven't been tempted to do so!) but there were some specific points in that posting about the fate of the original filming model. And yeah, they were ALL that big.

 

[Terra_Inc]

I think Doug Drexler had a posting on his blog about how the actual original seen in those photos was eventually recovered after years of decay, or something along those lines. It was in a posting on the subject of just what colour the 1701 is, anyway-- which I found fascinating mostly because I've built at least fifteen models of the original Connie in various forms and kitbashes, and so having the precise colour information would be invaluable. Suffice to say I can't get enough of it from paint mixing without making up a bucket of the stuff (not that I haven't been tempted to do so!) but there were some specific points in that posting about the fate of the original filming model. And yeah, they were ALL that big.

Yeah, I think I remember reading that one. Visiting Drexler's and Eaves' blogs every now and then really pays off. And I love how the original Romulan BoP was in these pictures, it's still one of my favourite TOS models.

 

[Hellkite]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tshp5j0CgFk


Think you all will like this

 

[Falcon01]

Just plain Awesome! I wanty to go see her someday!

 

[EAS_Intrepid]

I think we need a new social group: "Connie Lovers!"

Done

MSFC - USS Enterprise NCC-1701, Constitution Class

 

[Jetfreak]

AWSUM, where to we sign up?

I suggest renaming it though to its originally conceptualized name of "Connie Lovers", other Connies need love too! (Defiant, Lexington, etc.)

 

[Hellkite]

Done name changed