Thanks Mick. I agree with you, she's a beautiful ship.All the best, ILM

Looks just as amazing as the 8ft Studio Model!

Thanks Tahoe, seriously appreciated! All the best, ILM

Beautiful ❤

I don't know how your video got by me , I thought I had seen just about all the build videos.. But running across this video was definitely a wonderful surprise... Because I have to say and be completely honest... Your ship is absolutely beautiful , your work and the detail is incredible... You keyed in on certain areas that make the whole thing come to life.. You definitely did her the justice that this legendary Star Ship deserves... Bravo 👏👍👏👍👏👍

The design was a more than worthy successor to the TOS Constitution Class. She has a flow to the overall design, regardless of the viewing angle, that I have liked since I first clapped eyes on her. Oddly enough I am not a real Trek fan but do love me some good design work and this lady has it in spades. Take care now, ILM

So did I...lol

Robert Dambeck I couldn’t agree more. Enterprise on the big screen gave me chills and made my arm hair stand up!

It’s my Enterprise. And the uniform in the thumbnail is my kind of uniform too!

I saw this in San Diego, CA right after Navy Boot Camp in 1979. Five minute standing ovation!

Thanks Henry, the shuttle bay was one of my fave bits about this model to be honest. Take care, ILM

I wanted to crawl in there, to explore the cargo section :) - absolutely phenomenal

Thanks Rob, took some serious Zen modeling (thinking about it) and then the actual faffing about but got it done and fairly happy with the result myself. All the best, ILM

Thanks again Jeff, I was quite pleased with the shuttle bay myself to be honest. All the best, ILM

Thanks Matt, she don't look too shabby does she. You speak the truth my friend, I would say it can average out to 50/50 determination/skill but sometimes that can go to 90/10. Especially with the pearl paintwork! All the best, ILM

IanLawrenceModels As I was watching the video of this beautiful ship, a thought came to mind, “the Devils in the details” Surely, that says it.

@@kellymartin8090 Thanks and apologies for not responding sooner. I'm thankful I only have one more 1/350th to do and the Deboers 46" Refit monster and then that's me and the Refit done model wise...Well...unless once the commissions are done and I give in and embark on a scratchbuilt studio scale Refit. All 8' 4" of her. That'll be different! All the best, ILM

Fantastic job. The is my favorite Enteprise and era of the ship. Back then they really put in SO much realism and thought into just exactly the ship could work. So many things logically set-out to improve on the 60s TV era Enterprise. And wow the hangar bay is just total perfection! I like this hangar bay better than the 1701-A's shortened version. I can imagine Scotty's character "now why would they limit our cargo access like this?!". And wow that lounge area! If you build these kits for sale, with the same care, for $ let's talk -- I'm one of those die-hard fans who always wanted one, but have not the skill nor time. I built the ERTL kit in 1984, still have it. It's nothing like this....

@@JulianWest I thank you for the kind words, it's very much appreciated. I'm afraid i'm not taking any more commission work at this time, the order book is full for at least the next 2 -3 years so i'm working on getting that fully cleared before anything else. All the best, ILM

@@IanLawrenceModels No worries and best wishes in your endeavors! If you start a waiting list in the next couple years, keep me in mind! Cheers

Thanks Michael. All the best, ILM

"Aye lad."

Jerry Goldsmith should have gotten an Oscar for his TMP.music. it's no t only Awesome. It's lovely breath taking as well, RIP. TMP. 1979. , I liked your Enterprise, it's beautiful.

Thanks JD, The pearl is the thing with this lady. I had more than a few 'Hell yeah' moments after removing all the masking and getting the light kick off the hull just right. Shame it's such a bloody nuisance to film, looks way better to the naked eye but I have to do the best with what I have. Take care, ILM

Thanks Richard, your kind words are very much appreciated. Have to say that while i'm not a Trek fan as such, I love me some good SF design and this lass ticks all the boxes for me. All the best, ILM

I thank you for the kind words Hans, this remains one of my fave builds for how she ended up looking. During the build not so much but that's how it is in this line of work 🙂 Thanks again and all the best, ILM

I thank you for the kind words Abbas and you are most welcome. Take care, ILM

Thank you Jonathan, a lot of work but worth it for how the lady looks. All the best, ILM

Thanks for the kind words Tim, very much appreciated. All the best, ILM

Ya can't beat a beautiful SF design and the Refit is right up there with the best of 'em! The TOS Connie design is iconic and the Refit is a more than worthy successor to that. All the best, ILM

The Drydock scene is pretty much the best thing from STTMP personally, like I have mentioned before, I'm not that much of a ST fan and was not that impressed with the first movie. Wrath of Kahn was a different matter but that's just me. Oddly enough Kirstie did one upon a time mention that she didn't like Robin Curtis in the role that she 'created' but then she also said she got offered less money for the next two movies so passed on those. Such are the vagaries of film making. Take care, ILM

Rumor has it her agent demanded a lot of money for Kirstie Alley to be in ST III, and they couldn't afford her, but she didn't know about the offer. The rumor is that if her agent had told her about it she would have agreed to do it for a price that fit in the budget. That agent should have been fired (out of a torpedo tube).

Well i'll just let the lady tell it in her own words in this interview from August 2016, about half way down this page: www.startrek.com/article/catching-up-with-kirstie-alley Take care, ILM

Thank you Patrick. For all the pain and giggles, she turned out looking as I had hoped she would and she's a pretty lass. All the best, ILM

Thanks Kevin, music that I just had to have from the OST. All the best, ILM

Thanks Chuck, your kind words are much appreciated. Well my painting technique was actually based on the pearlescent paint method used by Paul Olsen when he painted the 8' Refit for the Motion Picture. Sad thing is that using full on studio lighting, according to Doug Trumbull, would have made it near impossible to get the right mattes to composite the model properly due to how much the surface shone on the model, the edges particularly. So they had to tone the lighting way down so much of the beauty of the finish was lost. All the best, ILM

Can't argue with that assessment to be honest :o) Thanks Gr8oone, take care, ILM

Thanks Chris. All the best, ILM

Thanks Alan. Yep, I was happy with the finished article and so was the client which is the point overall. A fun and not fun ride at times but job done and happy new owner so all good in the end. Not something I'd like to attempt again in a hurry mind you. I think my airbrush is still whimpering after all the pearl work. All the best, ILM

Thanks Kelly, your kind words are very much appreciated! She brought a few tears to my eyes as well and that was before I got her finished! But like a lot of things, worth it all in the end. All the best, ILM

Thank you Luminous, the kind words are very much appreciated. Mine is one way, by no means the only way but it worked out in the end and that's what counts. All the best, ILM

I thank you for the kind words Jennifer. All the best, ILM

Never had anyone react that way to one of my videos. Glad you liked what you saw Paul. All the best, ILM

I agree.

I thank you and you are most welcome. Qapla'! ILM

Well thanks Joshua, very kind of you to say so and i'm glad you like her. All the best, ILM

Thanks Zenith and you'll get no argument from me about the design. All the best, ILM

I thank ya! It has been more work than previously thought but yeah, gotta admit she looks the part. Not perfect but nothing I build is so there ya have it. All the best, ILM

IanLawrenceModels Fantastic work mate . Is there anything you can't build ? You seem to have the Midas touch ! Cheers 👍🏼

Thanks Gerald. Oh there are plenty of things I can't build, just not come across them yet but one day I suspect I will and fail in the most spectacular fashion I can muster. I have no idea about the Midas touch, just slightly touched in the head which helps with something like this believe it or not. All the best, ILM

Thanks ArrGee, much appreciated and sorry for missing your comment. All the best, ILM

Thanks Super. All the best, ILM

I thank you! Take care, ILM

Thanks Russell, very much appreciated. All the best, ILM

I appreciate that Bob and thank you. Take care now, ILM

Thanks Jim, she do look her best all lit up. At least that's the way I like her best. All the best, ILM

Thanks T'airn'KA. The blinkers would be about 35cms in diameter 1/1 scale...and methinks that's near enough, or the fact that i've worked that out is nerd enough! She was a fun and not fun thing to build but got there in the end. Al the best, ILM

I get the impression their at least twice that size (70cms) but less then 90cms. Thou, it's probably the "light" itself that makes it look larger?

Thanks Keith, she sailed out of dock just beautifully and her new Captain was well happy with her. All the best, ILM

Thanks Uniform. Very much appreciated. All the best, ILM

Like it! All the best, ILM

I thank you Bill, very much appreciated. All the best, ILM

Your candor is very much forgiven! You are most welcome and I thank you. All the best, ILM

Thanks David. All the best, ILM

Thanks Neko. I tried to get as close as possible to how the effects model was painted, sadly all that was lost on screen due to how difficult it was for the crew to shoot the model if it was lit up enough to see the pearl panelling. But it sure does look pretty. All the best, ILM

Many thanks! Just have to do the same on a bigger DeBoers Refit...oh the fun I have. All the best, ILM

Thanks Boba. Labour of love? Well more a love/hate relationship with this particular model I have to be honest. Love the design and always have since I first clapped eyes on her back in the late 70's but have grown to hate what has to be done with this kit to bring her up to this kind of standard after doing 6 or 7 before this. That said, that's what I was paid to do and it was done. I was happy with the finished article, so was the client, got paid and other folks seem to like how she looks so high fives all round! All the best, ILM

@@IanLawrenceModels it is funny you should say that as the crew attached to the upkeep of NCC-1701 were overjoyed when they heard they could blow up the model in The Search for Spock. Maintaining a model of that size in a filming state was exhausting for the crew. Just wanted to let you know your melancholy emotional response to your model was shared by others with your gift!

True enough that Ken Ralston hated the model, she was a right royal pain to film and he didn't like the design at all but each to their own. Melancholy? You are incorrect there. I feel no sadness in any way about the model, quite the reverse once it was finished as the client was very happy with her and I was happy I had finished it and allowed my self a bit of pride in what I had done. That said, in the end it was the same as the rest of the models I do for others, I'll always do the very best I can but once done, job done and I rarely give it much thought. Oddly enough, that feeling applies to those I do for myself. I'm just a builder, not a collector. Take care, ILM

I thank you for the kind words Bernardo, very much appreciated. All the best, ILM

Thanks Thomas, it's very much appreciated. All the best, ILM

Thanks Randy. Took a bit of teeth gnashing but got there in the end and worth it. You are most welcome. All the best, ILM

Thanks Grouchy. I thank ya kindly and good words there sir. Didn't someone once say 'That's where ideas begin'. All the best, ILM

Most kind of you to say so, many thanks and it's much appreciated. All the best, ILM

Thank you Nicholas, It just mean that it's white paint with 4 colours of pearlescent lacquer airbrushed on as per the original filming model hull paintwork. No exact to the studio finish but she looks the part. All the best, ILM

Thank you. Sadly all the studio reference and original paint scheme bit the dust on the original model as early as The Wrath of Khan.

True enough, I only have a set of black and white pics off the net that were taken shortly after filming on the Motion Picture was completed. As with proper film stock, the contrast is excellent but as to the colours, very, very few colour pics exist that Joe Q. Public like me have access to. Saying that, some have done incredibly extensive research and come up with what appears to be as close as one is going to get so much kudos to them. All the best, ILM

IanLawrenceModels I've since learned on the B&W photos that the panel details that look it's black or black on the TMP paint scheme is actually the gold. They used a lot of gold on the model in the first movie.

Thanks Steve and you are most welcome. Don't worry about the quality of past models that many years ago, back then my first build of the Refit was nothing spectacular believe me. All the best, ILM

Thanks Shell, took a bit of work but worth it in the end even if that was a hell of a long time coming. All the best, ILM

You're welcome. Looks to me all the effort was worthwhile. Wish I had the space for such a beauty :)

Thanks ModelDiver, very much appreciated! Good luck with your build and yep, she can become an endrance trial but worth it. All the best, ILM

Many thanks Dave, muchly appreciated! I have loved the design ever since i first saw her back in the 70's with publicity shots in magazines like Starlog. All the best, ILM

Outstanding Droneman! It can turn from a build in to an endurance trial but the finished aticle is worth it believe me. You are most welcome. All the best, ILM

Thanks John! Well I think the two tone grey is just easier for some which is fair enough, their ship to build their way after all. This one was specified to have the full on pearl paint job so it was done...not without some hair pulling, head scratching and many an Anglo-Saxon oath being said I grant you but done in the end. Thanks again for the kind words and all the best, ILM

Thanks John, very much appreciated. All the best, ILM

Thanks Aljon, have to admit I was pretty happy with how that turned out. All the best, ILM

Then thou art a damn lucky individual and nicely done! Wish I could have seen her in the flesh so to speak. I thank you for the kind words, very much appeciated. All the best, ILM

I thank you Lee. Took a bit of work but got there in the end. All the best, ILM

Rich fella! Thanks mate and you've been there as I have my friend so i'm sure our medals are in the mail...just remeber to take the foil off 'fore ya scoff the chocolate. All the best for 2019, ILM

She's worth the effort and I thank ya! All the best, ILM

Thanks Kat, your kind words are very much appreciated and you're most welcome. Only got to do the same thing to two more Refits on the build list...Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'm just going to go lie down and whimper for a while. All the best, ILM

IanLawrenceModels lol good luck!😂

Thank you Andrew. You are most welcome. All the best, ILM

Many thanks for the kind words. Took a while to get her as she looks but one does ones best and in the end she was well worth it. I was happy with her and so was the client, a win all round. All the best, ILM

Thanks Troy. Have she's pretty much my favourite Starship design, with the TOS Connie and the Enterprise E close behind but yeah, she's the one for me. All the best, ILM

In the way back when Paul, neither were mine I can assure you but that's what time and sheer bloody minded persistence are for. All the best, ILM

Thanks Omega, very much appreciated. All the best, ILM

I thank you Scorched, it's very much appreciated and you're most welcome. All the best, ILM

Thank you Richard, very much appreciated. All the best, ILM

Thanks Jeff. More than a fair amount of sqinting and paintbrush with three bristles waving about but got there. All the best, ILM

Thanks Greg, I appreciate it. All the best, ILM

I thank you Cejaprime. All the best, ILM

Thanks Boomer. Truly an uphill struggle but worth it for the finished appearance, seriously worth it! All the best, ILM

Thanks Ronald, it's very much appreciated. All the best, ILM

Thanks Tom, have to admit I was rather pleased with that bit myself. Couldn't have done it quite so nicely without the photo-etch and resin upgrades though, gotta be honest there. All the best, ILM

Thanks JGG, muchly appreciated. All the best, ILM

@@IanLawrenceModels THANK YOU for sharing this work of art.😁

@@JGG1701 You are most welcome!

Thanks Mark, very much appreciated. Had to have the ST soundtrack, just not right without it. All the best, ILM

Thanks McKaz, Took more than a bit of working out but got there in the end. All the best, ILM

I thank ya kindly Jamfield. That was always the problem in the early days when this kit was first out, it is one that in my humble opinion seriously needs lighting but that's just me. All the best, ILM

I thank you most kindly. All the best, ILM

Thank you for the kind words William. Just do the best you can, if it works out you will have learned something. If not then you will have learned something. Either way, good luck with your build and keep on practising your skillset. All the best, ILM

Thank you Steve, very kind of you to say so. All the best, ILM

Thanks Chris, very kind of you to say so and glad you like her. All the best, ILM

@@IanLawrenceModels you are most welcome. I dont know about you but when they destroyed her in st 3 it was so sad.

Thanks Lee, The pearl is the most labour intensive paintjob I've ever had to do on any model. It's pretty much a one shot deal to be honest as messing it up means sanding back to the white and going again if you want it to look the way it should. But bloody worth it for how she looks! All the best, ILM

I thank ya kindly! Takes a bit of fiddling about, well a lot but it can be done. All the best, ILM

Thanks Bagpopuk, It's one of those projects that always seems simple until the reference studying begins. And then the real fun and games start. All the best, ILM

I thank ya Kenny, muchly appreciated. All the best, ILM

Thanks Zinc, very much appreciated. All the best, ILM