When I viewed photos of this piece I had to take a second glance.. I thought it that of the Master Replicas 1701 without the lights on. THEN I noticed that it look like it was solidโฆ or nearly so! Beautifully sculpted by master artist David Shaw! I am very impressed with how this artist did this piece and soon will be doing a โhow toโ tutorial to show what he did to create it! A wonderful piece created by master modeler David Shaw!
Here are a few words from modeler David Shawโฆ
The model is two-third scale to the original 33 inch study/filming model of the Enterprise, which makes it 1/500 scale
overall. The original model was 33.75 inches long and 15 inches wide, this model is 22.5 inches long and 10 inches wide.This model was sort of a โproof of conceptโ that I could even build the shapes. The next version will be not only the exact same size as the original (lost) model, but made of the same materials (kiln-dried sugar pine). Iโm now researching what I need to know to do that type of wood work.
It has been pointed out that I could build a full size replica using the same techniques that I used on this modelโฆ and it would be
easier. But Iโd really like to replicate the original inside-and-out because the original has been missing since 1978 (and is most likely
lost forever).Thank You.
David Shaw
To contact Mr Shaw, please click HERE.
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, We may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support! |