#enterprise-e

[defconprime]

Enterprise-E Bridge

[ncc-60205]

(commission)

U.S.S. ODYSSEY under construction, shortly after the events of Nemesis. Cerritos is towing Enterprise-E back to earth for repairs.

[stra-tek]

liminal_enterprise-e

[rockmusicsociety-rms]

LOOK INTO SPACE ABOVE THE ATMOSPHERE AROUND THE PLANET EARTH OR THE PLANET NAMED EARTH BEFORE MAKING ANY DETERMINATION RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY LEVELS HERE. YOU HAVE TO LOOK IN ORDER TO GAUGE THE AGE OF THIS UNIVERSE, ANYWAY.STOP ACCEPTING DATA FROM CRIMINALS RATHER THAN GATHER IT YOURSELVES.

[r0cketeer]

“Let history never forget the name… Enterprise.”

[startrekdesign]

Dining Chair by Arrben 1980

Arrben is an Italian furniture company, founded in 1969. They are known for their  leather and chrome chairs designs, which feature clean lines evocative of Early Modernism and the Bauhaus School. These chairs were used in Deep Space Nine, on Starbase 375, and in First Contact, Insurrection, and Nemesis, each time in the Enterprise-E’s Ready Room.

Special thanks to Tadeo D’Oria for sending me the First Contact production image and the screencap from Nemesis.

[strings-have-been-cut]

@ihlonhae​ // Lorian ;; 

Lorian's heart was pounding, his grip on the phaser at his side unusually tight, jaw clenched. “Please” He managed, meeting Data's eyes with something that could almost be classified as fear discernible in his gaze. “Please sir, do not let them do this to me.” The Vulcan normally showed only the slightest signs of vulnerability, carefully concealed beneath layers of control — layers which appeared to have at least temporarily dissolved. He was pale, his deathly grip on his weapon the only indication that he was not paralysed where he stood, paralysed by that uncharacteristic fear.

Data did not know the man well, aside from the information he was given when they were briefed for this mission, and that was not much to go on. He was a specialist, someone needed for this time of assignment. Data did not pry, aside from the typical small talk that occurs during shuttle trips. He found the presence of Vulcans to be equal parts fascinating and efficient. Conversations were more of an information exchange rather than a game of following social rules and regulations. In the few days they had traveled together, Data had become somewhat fond of him - a typical occurrence for the android as he was often eager to make new friends.

Seeing anyone in pain or fear made Data uncomfortable. For so many years seeking the sensation of emotion and feeling, he had never anticipated anxiety or empathy as part of the package. It did, however, allow Data to pick up on nuances of muted emotional reaction. He had become accustomed to Lorian’s sensory input patterns, and the look in his eye and the tone of his voice varied from the typical pattern. He was frightened, clearly.

He felt anxious. The sensation burned through him suddenly, bubbling up into his throat so quickly it made his head spin. Data might not have understood the reason for his fear, but he knew enough to remove them from the situation immediately.

He spoke calmly but with undeniable authority. “Fall back, agent.” He tapped his combadge. “Commander Data to shuttle computer. Two to beam up.” They were not so far along in their task to pull out. They had time to regroup and to try again. 

[architect-mouse-studios]

1/1400 Enterprise-E

Made: May 2020

Custom color scheme, third party decals, fiber optic lighting, 2 feet of LED tape, and over a thousand drilled-out windows.

Quarantine Log, day 60...

"I've got a great idea. This kit would look great with a bunch of the windows lit up, but they're just indents in the plastic, so I'd have to drill them out... nah, no big deal." - Me, 20 days ago. 

"OW, MY FUCKING HANDS." - Me, 18 days ago. 

"This is taking way too long. I can't fit these tiny drill bits in my drill; they only fit in the pin vise. Aha, I know. I'll just stick the entire pin vise inside the drill." - Me, 14 days ago.

 Several dozen broken drill bits later, the total stands at... let me do some math... 1,048 windows. I'm glad I decided to only drill out about half the windows on the kit.

After watching Star Trek Model Kit Previews' excellent series of build videos for this kit (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQZdlLJF21cWi5hpZwpoBAA/videos), I decided to follow in his footsteps and... well, basically do exactly what he did, because his end result was gorgeous, and seeing the simplicity of his lighting was like a revelation. About two feet of LED tape is all you need to light this whole model.

Lighting test.

I had the bright (heh) idea of keeping the whole wiring self-contained, meaning a battery pack was included inside the hull. This turned out to be a dumb idea.

I had to carve little trenches into the pylon interiors to get enough space for the wires to fit.

I put cotton balls in the Bussard collectors to simulate that swirling smoke effect.

I used a combination of the kit's own decals and the set of Aztecs made by Acreation. They fit together almost perfectly, and add a nice little bit of realism to the windows, since they cover most of them but still allow plenty of light through.

Those Acreation decals really add a lot of depth to this kit, especially the dark ones.

But alas, something I did really screwed up the lighting. It was probably the battery I chose to use, but I’m not positive, because I’m still a real newbie when it comes to wiring. Every time I turn it off and on again, it comes back a little dimmer.

So to my immense frustration, the finished kit was never as bright as it was in that lighting test.

At least it looks cool in the dark, I guess.