RED ALERT Lost 3 ft TOS Enterprise found????

[rbeach84]

Sounds about right!
;^D
R/ Robert

 

[pengbuzz]

However this resolves, it won't be quick and it probably won't be clean, either!

 

[Ant1988]

However this resolves, it won't be quick and it probably won't be clean, either!

It definitely smells like pin-sol though.....

 

[feek61]

Rod Roddenberry is at the NAB show and told a fan yesterday (4-16-24) that "the long lost three foot model will soon have a new home that the public can see . . . "

I thought it appropriate to report the update here.

 

[Gregatron]

Rob Roddenberry is at the NAB show and told a fan yesterday (4-16-24) that "the long lost three foot model will soon have a new home that the public can see . . . "

I thought it appropriate to report the update here.

Sounds about right.

 

[greatwazoo42]

Rob Roddenberry is at the NAB show and told a fan yesterday (4-16-24) that "the long lost three foot model will soon have a new home that the public can see . . . "

I thought it appropriate to report the update here.

Fingers crossed!

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Rod Roddenberry is at the NAB show and told a fan yesterday (4-16-24) that "the long lost three foot model will soon have a new home that the public can see . . . "

I thought it appropriate to report the update here.

Hopefully, that means a trip to the Smithsonian for a restoration followed by a permanent dry dock next to the eleven-footer

 

[pengbuzz]

Hopefully, that means a trip to the Smithsonian for a restoration followed by a permanent dry dock next to the eleven-footer

I was just thinking the same thing!!

 

[Gregatron]

I was just thinking the same thing!!

Best-case scenario.

 

[pengbuzz]

Best-case scenario.

It definitely would be, and seeing it's a part of the legacy like the 11-footer, it's definitely a scenario worth hoping for.

 

[alensatemybuick]

Still hoping it is cleaned and stabilized but not “restorted”. As with all historical artifacts, its condition tells a story.

And I still hope it ends up somewhere other than NASM. I’m glad for the history behind the 11 footer being there, but I for one hope the 1/4 scale model ends up some place more fitting for fictional spacecraft being displayed.

I’ll travel wherever I have to to see it.

 

[joberg]

Good news indeed. I think the little brother should be near his big brother

 

[Captain Dunsel]

…but will it have the delightful smell of Pine Sol?

 

[Gregatron]

I fall into the “restore it” camp. The Pine Sol damage does not reflect its original condition. A restoration in line with the 11-footer’s would be appropriate, in this case. Get it back to its last known filming condition.

 

[Gregatron]

Long-lost first USS Enterprise model is returned to 'Star Trek' creator Gene Roddenberry's son

The first USS Enterprise has boldly gone back home, solving a decades-long mystery. The model used in the opening credits of the original “Star Trek” television series has been returned to the son of creator Gene Roddenberry.

apnews.com

 

[greatwazoo42]

Excellent news!

 

[phase pistol]

Photos with the article, for the record

 

[CessnaDriver]

Well that went faster than I thought. I guess we will never know how much the "reward" was for finder. Interesting an auction house is involved, so could it be it will go to auction and the finder gets a portion? If there is an auction... Will the auction require public display is a requirement to the buyer? I'm probably wrong, but I always suspected it would auction.

 

[Attirex]

What a great ending to an epic journey! But yeah, this model is an American pop culture artifact and should go in the Smithsonian alongside its larger sibling (and Archie Bunker's chair lol). Shouldn't even be a question.

 

[Ant1988]

YES.....I really thought it was gonna turn out bad. But... YES....