AMT Enterprise filming model.

ILMwannabe

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Originally Posted by JMChladek " . . . As for the Planet Killer's energy effect, I would assume it was animated in a similar fashion to how the phaser blasts were done. Get a few seconds of a repeating sequence and it can be repeated almost infinitely."

Agreed. When the machine attacks, yes. But I think that the view inside the maw was a pair of counter-rotating fans or machine with thin blades filmed in front of a bright light source and over-exposed. The movement looks a little too smooth to be animation imho. The model may have had a blue surface inside - lit or unlit - just like the monitors in the Enterprise.

JMChladek

Good point. It does indeed look like it is an over exposed fan blade motion of some sort (could even be two over exposed shots of the front of the 11 footer's bussard collector fan motion for all we know).

Speaking of which I have just started work on a studio model replica Doomsday Machine Constellation using the 1966 vintage tooling. I am in the process of adding the battle damage to the hull assemblies right now. The secondary hull was kind of a pain to build, but I got it done.

I should have my first update on it ready for the RPF pretty soon. I'm still debating whether I should go for just the markings as seen in the episode, or if I should add other markings (similar to what the Enterprise had) with the justification that it would have looked more like the E if the producers had more budget and more time (or if the 3 footer got altered like I supposedly heard they were considering at one point). But in any event, I have to get done with the building and portions of the painting first before I get to the major decal stage. Some markings will need to go on a little earlier than others though.

KUROK

I always thought the interior of the DM was the nacelle lighting effect!

ILMwannabe

Very possible as well, perhaps double-exposed and reversed as well, as I thought I saw some counter-rotation. It would be hilarious if that's what they used, since once again they found an ingenious way to save money . . .

JMChladek

I thought I would bump this as I am building a replica Constellation studio model using the long box 18" kit. Main thing I want to mention though is the crooked portside pylon on the Connie is what you get when you square up the pylon with just the hole in the secondary hull. The alignment to the saucer is BAD! It is great for a Constellation, but Shaw was correct in his findings that the holes are not cut right in the 66 vintage kits (something they fixed in the 1975 retooling). As I found out trying to align the starboard pylon, fixing the alignment can be a PAIN! So I am not surprised even the "clean" AMT model from Trouble with Tribbles had slightly messed up alignment on the warp nacelles as well.

mikeh66

Gentilemen, when watching TOS PLEASE watch in PRODUCTION ORDER! As most of you know, some TV shows were broadcasted out of the order in which they filmed. Corbomite Manuver was the 1st episode filmed but Man Trap the 1st to broadcast.
I would think this would make a difference in your study of the ship in terms of what was done first.

JMChladek

And HOW does that relate to the AMT model used in maybe two episodes total (which wasn't available until season 2)? The only other thing discussed has been the Catspaw pendant and whether or not it was reused in Doomsday Machine. It is a pretty foregone conclusion that DM was filmed after Catspaw. Season 1 got a bit out of order, but by season 2 and 3, the production and episode orders tended to line up pretty close to one another.

feek61

Not really at all! It's not even close!

JMChladek

What about post production schedules though (when the effects work was added). Do we have any lists for that?

crowe t

trekman1017, Any updates on this project?