For those who don't know, we in the hot rod and custom car world worship Gene Winfield. He is responsible for many famous cars on display in museums and at car shows. He is a master of his craft.

One of the guys who built the original Enterprise model in Burbank died a few weeks ago. Melvin L. Keys, age 94, of Sulphur, Louisiana passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. RIP. He appears in that picture of the 11 foot model outside Production Model Shop in Burbank (1964?). What a talent he was!!!

I'm so glad someone has taken it upon themselves to restore this important piece of history! This is quickly becoming my favorite channel.

Fantastic set of pipes.. This guy has a golden voice..

Wow. I’m fascinated by the amazing green screen job you did with the Enterprise bridge in the background. Looks like you’re really there.

Love the simplicity of this no touch screen

I saw this on TV in the 60’s. Bought the VHS when it came out. Then the DVD when it came out. A real classic and benchmark for future Si-Fi. Great program Dan 👍🏻

Check out out Star Trek Continues. Vic Mignogna and friends did an 11 episode fan film production finishing the 5 year mission. The production is top notch. The refurbished shuttle craft is in one of the episodes.

I have the shuttlecraft Christmas ornament sold by Hallmark in 1992. It lights up and speaks with Spock's voice if you press a button on it. It says "Shuttle craft to Enterprise, shuttlecraft to Enterprise, Spock here, happy holidays. Live long, and prosper. It's really a great collectible.

That was pretty wild adventure to find it and restore it

So that answers the question as to why when the transporter was fubarred and Sulu and the landing party were stranded on the freezing planet below, they didn't just send the shuttlecraft down to bring them back up to the ship. They hadn't built it yet. The full-size exterior model appears in at least one other episode I can recall that you didn't mention: Way To Eden when the space hippies steal it and take it down to the planet below. Interestingly enough, one of the space hippies was played by the same actress who plays the Yeoman aboard the shuttlecraft in Galileo 7.

The full size shuttle appeared in a sixth episode, "The Way to Eden." Love your channel!

The exterior shuttlecraft mock up (not to be confused with the interiors set) appeared in five episodes "Gailleo Seven", "Metamorphosis", "Journey to Babel", "The Immunity Syndrome" and "The Way to Eden." The interior set alone was used in various episodes as well: "The Menagerie, Part I" and "The Doomsday Machine."

I heard that Vic Mignogna, creator of Star Trek Continues, went to the Space Center I think. Took along a green screen setup and filmed some footage for one of the episodes (Fairest of Them All). This was a great video. Thanks

In 2016, after almost two years of extensive research and meticulous conservation, USS Enterprise NCC-1701 studio model from the television show Star Trek, went on display in the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall. The studio model was used for filming the original Star Trek television series, which aired from 1966 to 1969. The Museum’s goal was to stabilize the model, document its history of changes, and return it to the appearance it had during the August 1967 filming of the episode “The Trouble with Tribbles,” which marked the last known modification of the model during Star Trek’s production. The original studio model of the Starship Enterprise used in the television series "Star Trek" came to the Smithsonian Institution thirty-five years ago, donated by Paramount Studios in 1974. When the television show ended in 1969, the starship had been crated and stored at the studios. Over time, heat, cold, humidity and other elements had taken a toll on the structure, the wiring and other internal components as well as the exterior paint scheme. Before it could be put on exhibit, extensive restoration was required.

I am so tempted to binge-watch all your content, but I trying to only do 1 or 2 videos a day because it's so great that I don't want to be without. That is the truth. Channels like yours are the future of entertainment! Thank you!

As a 10-year-old seeing the Galileo 7 when it was televised in the 60’s, I thought it looked like a cheap and boxy prop. In 2024 I am amazed with what the designers and builders created under real world constraints. Ironically, NASA’s space shuttle was also chunky and boxy, but then form follows function. Fantasy spaceships today are fussy and dirty, but the beauty of the enterprise never seems to fade.

The Shuttlecraft also appeared in The Menangerie part 1 and Let That Be Their Last Battlefield. The Shuttlecraft was located in a storage facility next to the Harbor Freeway in LA near Terminal Island for many years. It became visible when it’s tarp deteriorated. I almost drove off the road when I saw it.

Thanks Dan. I'd love to know what happened to the transfer pods used in Peter Fonda's sci-fi movie Idaho Transfer. On a separate note, here's a funny one you might like. I, too, have a deep voice like yours, and was told for years I should be a DJ. I wish I could remember the comedian's name that I borrowed this line from, but alas, I cannot. When people tell me I should be a DJ, I say yep, with a voice like this, I could be bringing home some serious, minimum wage paychecks... lol

I am currenlty building an exact replica of The Galileo 1701/7 in VR. When finished it will be available online to walk around via VR, or for those without VR, desktop navigation. I'm aiming to make it as realistic as possible so it should be as real in Virtual Life as it is in Real life! I can send details if you're interested in seeing it when done.

Interest prop will be at "Star Trek Original Series Set Tour" in Ticonderoga, NY which I think is pretty cool as it would really fit well there! Man I have to get over to that place!

Gene Winfield is in his 90's and still building rods and customs out in the Cali desert. ❤

What happened to the full scale Jupiter 2?

You missed a few. Shuttlecraft appear in "The Doomsday Machine," "The Menagerie," "Gailleo Seven", "Metamorphosis", "Journey to Babel", "The Immunity Syndrome" and "The Way to Eden."

What happened to the Vipers from the original Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980 and the Battle Star Galactica reboot?

I remember seeing the shuttle craft in a auto storage lot (photos appear in your video) off the 110 frwy near my house in WIlmington Ca. My brothers and I would ride our bikes passed it all the time, this was in the mid 70's - So happy to see it restored!

Gene Winfield also built many of the vehicles in the first Blade Runner based on Syd Mead's designs. Incredibly talented. Had the Galileo model as a kid. So an early fan of his.

Dan could you please do a video on Disneys the Black Hole. The Robots in the film have always been one of my favorites ❤ 🤞

I actually attended the unveiling ceremony at Johnson space center where it currently resides, I got to meet both the Doctor from Voyager and the 7th Doctor, as they were both special guests 😊😊😊

That school for the blind thing is a little odd, however, I myself have lost approximately 90% of my vision and it is still my ambition to travel to space center Houston to see the shutter card. That is the power of Star Trek.

Gene Winfield: Custom car legend.

Dan ,jim brown here i watched your video on shuttle craft loved it ,and i was watching a esp. The way to Eden,,,and the space cruiser Aroara,,looked a lot like the ORIGINAL drawings of the shuttle,,wings and all.

The original sketches were very 'Flash Gordon rocketship' like.

I would love to know whatever happened to the, "Space Pod" from Lost in Space. It may still exist, in someone's private hands. Some 35 years ago, I remember driving to San Diego from LA, and off of the highway atop a 4 story building, I saw the, "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea" yellow diving bell on the roof of this building. I immediately got off the highway, and went into this dive shop that was on street level, and asked about it. Seeing it was one huge surprise.

The shuttlecraft was also seen in “The Menagerie: Part I” and “The Way to Eden”, the only S3 episode to feature it. I visited the Houston Space Center a couple years ago and never came across the restored shuttlecraft…I hope wasn’t remiss and somehow managed to overlook it!

Jean is still building cars to this day

​It's really hard to see the value in restoring a retro spacecraft that was so obviously hamstrung by budget constraints in both its design and construction but you have somehow made this a great watch regardless. For me the real holy grail from this time period was the astonishing prophetic and beautiful Orion Space Clipper from 2001 a ​Space Odyssey which in some respects​ looks more contemporary ​now than the real life Space Shuttle that came along decades later. So Dan, maybe you can chase this one down for a future video!

I have often heard the bridge buttons where shellac on jelly candies with lights behind them. Nicholes often stated her fingers would get sticky from the buttons.

Many years ago I built a full sized, 2 man, Shuttle Pod like the ones used in the TNG show for a Star Trek Club. It is STILL parked in my car port!

7:50 $70,000?! I feel like you could buy the steel, plywood, and tubing to build a new one for less than that. Amazing.

Am loving this content Dan ! As a 64 year old 'kid' the memories etc are fantastic. TooleManTV is also showing Voyage to the Bottom if the Sea. So good you guys are keeping my youth 'alive' ! Sincere thanks from the UK.

You need merch that says "How cool is that ?".

very well researched. i like the connection between model companies and the studio and how supposedly desilu used some AMT enterprise models for the show.

I wish I could remember the date and more details, but sometime in the late 80's the company I worked for was selling Hollywood various products for set and prop designs. Primarily we sold them decorative aluminum trims and moldings, along with some aluminum pipe and pipe fittings for railings. I was traveling with one of my salespeople and we made a call to the Paramount lot to met with some of the set design people. They took us into a building and there was the Galileo Shuttle Craft! I can't confirm say for sure it was actually the prop detailed in this video, but I don't know how it could have been anything else. We were told it was the original Shuttle Craft from Star Trek, and they were working on restoring it and upgrading it for the new Star Trek Next Generation series, which was filming at the time, and I think in it's second or third season. It was the right size and was painted just like the Galileo in this video. We were allowed to climb inside and were shown where some of our aluminum trim was supposed to be used. I don't know if that ever happened, but I thought it was very cool at the time being a fan of the original show and the new one. What was really cool after that was they wanted to take us onto a sound stage where they were filming a new episode. Unfortunately for us, the red lights were flashing meaning the doors to the stage were locked and could not be opened during filming. We waited around for a while, but the guys had to leave. However, they left us there and we were told we could wonder around, but just don't go into any buildings on our own. We were standing there at the corner of the building and all of the sudden the door opened and three Klingon's came walking out right in front of us! They were taking a smoke break, and all three lit-up. These guys were all geared up in full costumes and makeup. I could swear one of them was character "Gowron", but can't confirm. It was amazing! Somehow they mistook us for company executives and came right over to talk with us. I remember being shocked that up close the costumes were so cheap looking . The large buttons or other types of studs were made of wood and silver spray painted. It was an obvious rattle-can job, as the paint was very light, uneven, and the wood was showing through on everything. You would never notice it watching the show as they never had a closeup shot which might show it. They talked and joked around with us for 5-10 minutes, finished their cigarettes and went back in. I remember one of them left us with the parting quote "Die Well"!

I always thought the Galileo shuttlecraft was one of the coolest spaceships in Syfy history! I'm so happy they restored it to its glory!😉

What ever happened to Hewey, Dewey and Louis from Silent Running?

Nice story, thanks.

Great info 😅 70,000 was a rediculous price plus everything on top of that, 😮 more money than since, but l like it great show... Whatever happened to the saucer in the Earth today Stood Still ??

"What a school for the blind would need a shuttle craft for." Was the headmaster named Charles Xavier, perhaps?

Great video! Just to add, the shuttle is just called the Galileo. The episode is called The Galileo Seven in reference to its seven passengers. The episode title was a homage to the film Five Came Home. The shuttle's number being 1701/7 is a coincidence. Note in later episodes it is renamed Galileo II on the hull as the original Galileo did not survive the Galileo Seven episode.

Awesome. Thank you!

Dude you got the BEST nerd stuff. THANK YOU...

Thank you for your videos.

Hollywood has always had NO REGARD for future historical atrifacts. Just make, film, and repurpose. Or destroy. Thank the maker there are fans and historians that collected them and rescued them.

Would love to see some mote Star Trek videos. There are so many spin offs now and they are worth a look. Thanks.

Last I heard was that the refurbished original Galileo was at Ticonderoga, NY in 2022.

"The Menagerie" had a shuttlecraft carrying Kirk and a Commodore.

Dan, NJM Photo is creating amazing home-brew motion control VFX shots, but is currently limited by model scale and level of detail. Hoping the fan community can somehow connect him with other model builders, collectors, and enthusiasts to keep this era of miniature special effects and motion control alive! We threw the baby out with the bath water when everything went to CGI...

The shuttlecraft was on The Way to Eden

Missed out on are the details of those who obtained the full scale prop. After The Braille Institute in Los Angeles's brief time, it was actually kept for a number of years Roger Hiseman of Palos Verdes, who kept it in front of his home and allowed people to visit it, even when its condition deteriorated. There's a fair collection of photos online you can find of fans cosplaying in TOS uniforms and even with prop phasers, communicators, and tricorders on it! Roger's neighbors complained when the prop decayed to the point that it was an eyesore and so he moved it to storage lot where it sat, slowly falling apart since it was never intended to be exposed to the elements for very long. It was bought from him and shipped to San Diego to another storage lot in 1985, and then given a partial restoration, but then allowed to rot again outdoors. Lynne Miller managed to obtain it for $3000, moving it to Ohio, and then doing a more extensive restoration (possibly saving it in the process!), and it was exhibited for a short time. But by 1993, restoration stopped due to a dispute, and then the hanger where it was been kept out of the elements was demolished, forcing the prop's move and back to the elements once more, where it sat until 2012.

Each of your episodes surprises me with your enthusiasm and depth of research and knowledge. You're becoming a prisoner of your own excellence! I now expect the best from you. But, seriously, each video is a joy to watch. Thanks.

Great show!

Just want to give you a round of applause Dan. I am 63 and grew up watching all the sci fi stuff you cover. You do a great job and have an excellent voice for this kind of commentary - real radio personality type stuff. Keep up the great work and looking forward to more of your vids.

It's being moved to the Trek museum in Ticonderoga, NY.

Great negotiating by AMT👍👍

Man - really enjoying these videos. You also have a voice that sounds like melted chocolate. 😊

Great video Dan! A couple of other appearances were in "The Menagerie "and season 3 "The way to eden".

Didn't you paid attention? The shuttlecraft Galileo burn up in Galileo 7. Galileo II was seen in the Final Frontier. Check them out.

Check out STAR Trek continues, the shuttle craft was filmed in one episode and a rebuilt interior used in another !!!!!!!!!!!!

Possibly my favorite episode. This one and tholian web. It just reminds me of rving and then being attacked by lurch ❤😂

Been watching your videos nonstop since I discovered them. Great episodes. Keep up the amazing work

Yeah, I had that Enterprise model as well, like you said who didn't!

I remember reading, probably in 'The Making of Star Trek' or in 'The World of Star Trek' that someone, a fan, had "glommed onto" the original shuttle craft and was working on it. This would have been in '71 or '72. The author may have meant the interior set - records from that period are fragmentary ...

I am glad that Galileo II has survived the test of time. I do like your content and looking foward already for your next video. Thank you.

Awesome trivia. Thank You Sir!

Excellent video. Any idea what happened to the Battle star Galactica props? Space 1999? UFO? The sub from Fantastic voyage? Irwin Allen shows? 20000 leagues under the seas Nautilus?

It was also seen in The Way to Eden, which was shown in this video. :)

Another great video, thanks from Australia Another favourite sci-fi of mine is silent running What happened to the drones Huie Dewie and Lewie ?

I already know most of the history behind Star Trek and lost in space. But I enjoy the way that he tells these stories and shows all the small little things that I have missed really makes it enjoyable.

Wow, looks like you're on the original set!

Hi Dan Great show. What about Strykers car from the series UFO or Back to the future Delorean. Just a couple of ideas. Thanks

Love everything your doing. Got a question, Aliens, what ever happened to Ripley's exoloader that she kicked Mama Aliens ass with. Also that Badass tank that she drove. Do they exist?

Have you thought about doing a retrospective of "The Tomorrow People"?

Mine was made of huge cardboard boxes (that my step-father would bring home) out in the backyard, next to my LIS Jupiter Two (made out of wooden boxes).

Great information. Story is kind of like the Higgins boats from WW2.

Sir, this channel is great! Unique info on classic subjects. You have a clear passion for the topics, and a cool DJ voice and presentation. Subscribed.

I know content is hard to do on weekly basis, My friend your channel could grow into huge numbers with the content you are putting out. The way you detail and describe is awesome! I hope you plan on making it as big as you can :)

Very cool that you are on the bridge of the Enterprise hahaha 😆. I wonder how you did that. This was an interesting story about the Galileo 7. You can only wonder because of budget restraints that because the transporter wasn't working that they didn't have the ability to use the shuttlecraft.

Thank you Dan great video.

The shuttlecraft also appeared in The Way to Eden and The Menagerie…and Let That Be Your Last Battlefield…(the last using the remastered effects)…but now I’ve gotten too nerdy…Carry on.

Thanks Dan. So happy to see these iconic pieces brought back to life for all to enjoy. Looking forward to more.

FINE! I'll subscribe. Gee whiz. Anyway, big Trek fan. I have the good fortune to live less than an hour from a Star Trek tour museum in Ticonderoga, NY. I've been able to get autographs from William Shatner, George Takei, and Brent Spiner. The museum has a blueprint faithful bridge plus faithful recreation s of the rest of the sets from the original series. Amazing place. Then I see your channel with this subject and it's a no brainer. Thank you.

Thank you for this!

My grandfather worked for Rockwell International and was a part of the space shuttle design team, he was also a big Star Trek fan. I'd like to think he played a part in giving the shuttle it's moniker.

What happened to the Proteus submarine from Fantastic Voyage?

I'm in Houston and has no idea it now resides here. I'll have to take a trip to Space Center and get a look at it. Awesome!

This channel continues to deliver great content. I have yet to watch one that hasn't entertained. Keep up the good work Dan. You are rocken it. . . .Here's my suggestion on content: the alien costumes used in the movie "The Fifth Element. You see them in the first scene of the movie. They first appeared in the TV series Babylon 5. What happened to those costumes. They were pretty cool.

COOL Story Dan! LL&P!

Can you do a video on how the USS Enterprise got its name. I seem to remember it was a letter writing campaign. My Father was on the shakedown crew for the nuclear aircraft carrier Enterprise. Just found your channel and subscribed. I love backstories and making of documentaries of movies and tv shows, especially the 40's, 50's and 60's. Keep up the good work.

I'm going to add to my bucket list and see it one day soon. When i was serving in the USAF, I got to see three missile launches at Vandenberg AFB. Watch two Space Shuttle landings at Edwards AFB. Did some cable work at a Titan II missile site south of Tucson. Oh, One sad note . I have a pitcher of me standing near the Space Shuttle Challenger that made a stop over at Vandenberg AFB when it left Edwards mounted on a 747. It was on its way back to Florida. A year later . I was working at Eielson AFB, Alaska. I was watching TV at the NCO club when it blew up that mourning. . Sad. Love your video Dan.