Enterprise 1701-A Paint Question ?
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robn1
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Here are some pointers from the man who painted the original:
http://www.olsenart.com/strek.html
Rob
http://www.olsenart.com/strek.html
Rob
The ship called Enterprise looks somewhat different in each of the six films it is featured in.
The ORIGINAL, pearlescent, irridescent, off-white paint job referenced in the above posts, IMHO is the best and most detailed. Alas, that ship is not called "1701-A", but only "1701". :lol
As early as "Wrath of Khan", the effects filmmakers, who found the original paint job entirely too difficult to capture on film, began "dulling it down" and removing the specialness.
In Star Trek III the original ship was destroyed on film. The miniature lived on and was recristened "NCC-1701-A", but in Star Trek IV, V and VI, her paint job appeared dead gray and lacked the shimmering irridenscence of the original.
The ORIGINAL, pearlescent, irridescent, off-white paint job referenced in the above posts, IMHO is the best and most detailed. Alas, that ship is not called "1701-A", but only "1701". :lol
As early as "Wrath of Khan", the effects filmmakers, who found the original paint job entirely too difficult to capture on film, began "dulling it down" and removing the specialness.
In Star Trek III the original ship was destroyed on film. The miniature lived on and was recristened "NCC-1701-A", but in Star Trek IV, V and VI, her paint job appeared dead gray and lacked the shimmering irridenscence of the original.
