Set blueprint exchange

[cardinal biggles]

That's what I figured, too, but I guess it could have just as easily been accomplished with a polar motion lighting trick.

 

[nightwolf1982]

Holy Crap! High Resolution blueprints for the TNG Warp Core and the area around it!

TNG Production Blueprints

 

[Count]

miniature of the observation/docking frame from the generations drydock: https://propstoreauction.com/lot-details/index/catalog/449/lot/157162?url=/search?key=star+trek&xclosed=no

also the husnock miniature: https://propstoreauction.com/lot-de...4?url=/search?page=2&key=star+trek&xclosed=no
The T'Pau: https://propstoreauction.com/lot-de...7?url=/search?page=2&key=star+trek&xclosed=no
The Talarian ship: https://propstoreauction.com/lot-de...8?url=/search?page=2&key=star+trek&xclosed=no
Deep Space relay Station 47/cryo satellite: https://propstoreauction.com/lot-de...6?url=/search?page=2&key=star+trek&xclosed=no
Academy trainer: https://propstoreauction.com/lot-de...0?url=/search?page=2&key=star+trek&xclosed=no

 

[Lt. Washburn]

I heard that the drydock model was destroyed in the recent fires in southern California

Where did you hear that?

 

[David cgc]

Where did you hear that?

The “Star Trek - The Motion Picture Appreciation Society” Facebook group.

If you have access to that group, searching “drydock” will bring the post right up, but there’s not much more detail to be had, the report was second-hand from a friend of the owner. That person didn’t want to be disturbed while they were dealing with the aftermath of the fire.

 

[Count]

Phase 2 enterprise/Ktinga blueprints.

https://propstoreauction.com/lot-details/index/catalog/449/lot/157918?uact=5&aid=449&lid=157916&current_page=0

And what looks like another copy of the TMP era sets, specifically some brige stuff and the epsilon 9 control room, not sure if better or worse than what we already have in the archive: https://propstoreauction.com/lot-de...7916?uact=5&aid=449&lid=157918&current_page=0

And the Matte paintings of the TMP Enterprise shuttlebays: https://propstoreauction.com/lot-details/index/catalog/449/lot/156908?url=/auctions/catalog/id/449?page=1&view=grid&catm=any&order=order_num&xclosed=no&featured=no&key=star+trek

Also the Gomtuu studio model: https://propstoreauction.com/lot-de...rder_num&xclosed=no&featured=no&key=star+trek

 

[Count]

docking miniature of the Defiant from DS9, built to scale with the station studio model for the departure/docking sequences: https://propstoreauction.com/lot-details/index/catalog/397/lot/139535

 

[137th Gebirg]

That is a beautiful model. Damn I wish I had a spare $5-10K lying around.

 

[Count]

I think redgeneral may be floating around still, i noticed frogland is updated with the links i posted. Although the Defiant miniature is incorrectly labelled "production mold", rather than "docking miniature".

Interestingly enough a lot of these models are relistings after they were on Juliens earlier last year. Like hte T'pau and the cryo satelite. I guess some people are reselling so soon after buying.

 

[Rekkert]

I'm highly sceptical of that model being a "docking miniature", it has multiple differences with the main Defiant model and every shot I could find of the ship docked matches said standard model, not this one. It's not unusual for these auctions to have things mislabeled, and no book or interview I could find even mentions a "docking miniature" existing.

 

[Count]

It's not the first time these auctions got a studio model reference wrong. I'm remembering when Christie's mislabelled the 2nd Ambassador model as being the Enterprise-C redressed, rather than a distinct model.

Maybe the name is just slightly misleading and it was a camera test/pose model used to position shots rather than actually seen on screen?

 

[Rekkert]

Nah, a camera test model wouldn't be made out of resin, but rather paper and foam. There's a lot of photos of the Defiant's camera test models and multiple were even sold at auction, including station-scale ones, and they're smaller than this model.

The description on the auction also says that the model "remained unfinished until some time after production". Then again it also calls the Defiant a 'shuttle'. If I had to guess, it was either a model done for approval before building the full-size one, or just a decorative piece someone in the art department built; both were very common things back then. But this is all just speculation of my part.

 

[cardinal biggles]

There's a lot of photos of the Defiant's camera test models and multiple were even sold at auction, including station-scale ones, and they're smaller than this model.

So did they build an upscaled piece of the station for the filming model of the Defiant to dock at, or were there two Defiant filming models, or did they just composite things in post-production to make it look like she was docked?

 

[David cgc]

Yeah, I was thinking having a small Defiant that could attach to the station model physically would help with those shots of the whole thing where the Defiant was docked, but on the other hand, there definitely wasn't an in-scale Galaxy, Nebula, or Excelsior attached to the station, and motion control in the '90s was certainly to the point where they could do all the math to get the different elements to move together, even when they were totally out-of-scale. It'd be even easier if they were using CG models of the docked ships.

 

[Rekkert]

It's the full-size model, if you check the shots frame-by-frame you'll see it's never quite a perfect match, same as when the Enterprise is docked or any other ship really. The test models were used to track the shots and then calculate the conversion to use the full size models, but it was never 1:1 due to it all being analogue.

As physical filming models were very rarely built in scale to each other, test models were often quickly built in scale with the filming model of the week they were supposed to interact with. Footage was shot with these in-scale models relative to each other in pre-production evaluation filming. The footage was then handed over to the compositors as visual aid in compositing the final shots, by superimposing appropriately scaled footage of the corresponding studio model over the footage of the test model.

 

[David cgc]

Ha! I knew that shot of the -D should’ve had the nacelle behind the docking pylon.

 

[cardinal biggles]

"One little mistake..."

 

[batboy853]

Found some blueprints posted to Ebay:

Valiant (from before it was called Defiant) bridge:

Rare Original Star Trek Deep Space Nine 24"x36" Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "Search's End.". The blueprint is of the Int. Valiant Bridge. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in excellent condition.

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Rare Original Star Trek Deep Space Nine 24"x36" Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode " Search's end" The blueprint is of the Int. Defiant Bridge. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in excellent condition.

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Defiant Corridors / Bridge:

Rare Original Star Trek Deep Space Nine 24"x36" Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine set production. The blueprint is of Int. Defiant Bridge. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in excellent condition.

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Rare Original Star Trek Deep Space Nine 24"x36" Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "The Search.". The blueprint is of the Int. Defiant Bridge, corridor and Crews Quarters. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in excellent condition.

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Rare Original Star Trek Deep Space Nine 24"x36" Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode " Search's end" The blueprint is of the Int. Defiant Bridge. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in excellent condition.

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Rare Original Star Trek Deep Space Nine 24"x36" Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "The Search.". The blueprint is of Int. Valiant Bridge. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in every good condition.

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Defiant Corridor:

Star Trek Deep Space Nine Original Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "The Search.". The blueprint is of the interior defiant corridor. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in very good condition.

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Defiant Crew Quarters / Corridor:

Rare Original Star Trek Deep Space Nine 24"x36" Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "The Search.". The blueprint is of the Int. Defiant Crew Quarters and Corridor. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in excellent condition.

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Rare Original Star Trek Deep Space Nine 24"x36" Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "The Search.". The blueprint is of Int. Defiant Corrdor/ Crrews Quarters. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in good condition.

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Rare Star Trek Deep Space Nine Original 24"x36" Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "The Search.". The blueprint is of the defiant corridor/Crews Quarters. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in v good condition.

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Ds9 Ghemor's Main room (second skin):

Rare Original Star Trek Deep Space Nine 24"x36" Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "Second Skin.". The blueprint is of Int. Ghemor's Main Room. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in v good condition.

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Rare Original Star Trek Deep Space Nine 24"x36" Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "Secon Skin.". The blueprint is of Int. Ghemor's Main Room. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in excellent condition.

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Rare Original Star Trek Deep Space Nine 24"x36" Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "Second Skin.". The blueprint is of Int. Ghemor's Main Room. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in excellent condition.

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Rare Original Star Trek Deep Space Nine 24"x36" Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "Second Skin" The blueprint is of Int. Ghemor's Main Room. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in v good condition.

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Iliana's Room (Second Skin)

Rare Original Star Trek Deep Space Nine 24"x36" Set Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 24"×36" set blueprint from Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "Second Skin.". The blueprint is of Int. Iliana's Room. This is a very rare and delicate collectible in excellent condition.

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Ds9 promenade:

Star Trek Deep Space Nine 28"x52" Marker Draft DS9 Space Station Blueprint | eBay

This is an original 28"x52" pre-production draft/drawing "In Marker" from the Star Trek Deep Space Nine production set. This is a unique, one-of-one item. There are no copies. Tis is an original set drawing/rendering.

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Ds9 stage 18

Star Trek Deep Space Nine Original Stage 18 Floor Plan / Blueprint | eBay

This is a very rare and delicate collectible in good condition. This blueprint was the property of John L. Bennett/Avery Brooks stunt double and actor.

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[Count]

Definitely want to snag those ones that have visible dimensions of pretty much most of the Defiant's main sets. Maybe we need to start a "Defiant Project" next.

 

[knightgrace]

Looking at the blueprints for the matter/antimatter reactor, there is a side view of the Enterprise, with the sensor strip listed as the main sensor...

To me this makes a great deal of sense.

Why? Because Looking at space through tunnel vision is more than a little problem...