"Scott's Brain" » Smithsonian http://scottgammans.com/blog random doodles from a middle-aged trekkie Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:25:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 The Enterprise at the National Air and Space Museum http://scottgammans.com/blog/2010/01/31/the-enterprise-at-the-national-air-space-museum/ http://scottgammans.com/blog/2010/01/31/the-enterprise-at-the-national-air-space-museum/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:06:37 +0000 Scott Gammans http://scottgammans.com/blog/?p=271 I’m sure everyone visiting this blog has seen this image before, but it’s new to me and in my considered opinion you can never have too many images of the Enterprise lying around.



What’s really unusual about this particular image of the 11′ studio model of the Enterprise is that it’s taken from an angle that normally can’t be seen. Anyone who’s made the pilgrimage to NASM in Washington, DC knows what I’m talking about; ever since the studio miniature was refurbished by Ed Miarecki in 1991 and moved into the basement gift shop, it’s been displayed in an eye-level glass case. Great for seeing the model up close, not so great for taking pictures of the model from below.

So… I wonder how this picture was taken? I am fairly certain that the image has been edited somewhat to hide the background; here is what appears to be the original. Obviously the Enterprise model is suspended from the ceiling above, but the refurbished model (AFAIK) has never been displayed in public like this. Is this a photo taken right after the restoration at the facility where the work was done? If anyone has any clues about the story behind this photo, please post a comment below. Meanwhile, click the link below to view the original full-size version of this image at the NASM website:

1960′s Starship Enterprise Studio Model at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

By the way (and in case anyone’s wondering), I’ve been taking a couple of weeks off from my “Doomsday Machine” project to recharge my batteries, but I’ve resumed work and hopefully will have more progress to show in February. It’s hard being a one-man show… sometimes ya gotta take a break to get the creative juices flowing again! Thanks for your patience. :)

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