[QMx Quantum Mechanix] Star Trek - Enterprise 2009 Movie Artisan Replica

Das Teil ist ein echter Traum von mir. Wenn ich jemals dieses Schiff zu einem guten Kurs bekommen kann werde ich sicher zuschlagen. Der ultimative Grail für mich zusammen mit einigen anderen Star Trek Schiffen von QMx. Aber dieses hier zusammen mit der Original Enterprise ist das Schönste von allen :heart:

Since its debut, the U.S.S. Enterprise featured in the 2009 Star Trek movie has drawn much attention with its sweeping lines and powerful silhouette. A highly anticipated redesign, with curves and dimensions that diverge from the TV series and earlier movies, this Enterprise still owes much to its forbears, incorporating at least one aspect from each earlier ship design. Yet the new Enterprise – a paradigm of engineering and style – boldly goes where no starship has gone before.

The latest Enterprise has existed only as a flight of imagination in pixels until now. The QMx Star Trek (2009) Enterprise Artisan Replica is the first and only screen-accurate, studio-scale re-creation of the Federation flagship, as seen in J.J. Abrams' blockbuster film.

To look at this stunning model is to be transported through space and time. Drawing directly from the same digital master files used to create the visual effects in the movie, QMx’s design team developed the nearly three-foot-long replica of the latest starship Enterprise from the ground up. No detail was spared, from the hand-painted graphics to the tiny shuttlecraft docked in the shuttle bay. Screen-Accurate in Every Respect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSB1KYzrK5E

The Artisan Enterprise is entirely airbrushed by hand with some 24 colors of metallic and flat paint. A technique known as Aztecing overlaps color layers, multiplying the color effects and giving the finish an extraordinary degree of depth, while precisely matching the hull plating seen in the movie. An automotive base lacquer underneath it all – the same technique used to prepare filming miniatures for hours under hot studio lights – primes and protects the replica.

The model itself was created using master components generated directly from CG files supplied to QMx by Industrial Light & Magic. The sculpture consists of thousands of details, many of which are only barely glimpsed on screen. You could spend hours studying this replica and still find new surprises around the next curve.

Simply put, the combination of meticulous sculpture and expertly applied paint makes the QMx Artisan Enterprise one of the most detailed and accurate replicas of a Star Trek starship that's ever been offered for retail purchase.

Our Artisan Enterprise features approximately 200 custom-built lighting effects that truly bring the starship to life.

These effects include:

- Static interior and exterior lighting.
- Anti-collision and formation lighting (flash and strobe).
- Fluid plasma effect inside the impulse engines.
- Bussard collectors – Custom circuits and motion effects reproduce the look of the forward end of each warp nacelle.
- Illuminated deflector dish – The dish itself is a specially-built lighting element – not just lit up by a bulb – with light lines radiating out from the center of the dish, just like in the movie.
- Interior lighting for the shuttle bay.
- Four-function remote control – The QMx Artisan Enterprise comes with a custom remote for interior, warp and impulse, formation and auxiliary lighting.

The QMx Artisan Enterprise replica is constructed with only the best materials available, including resin, laser-cut acrylic and styrene, and features an internal network of brass tubing and steel rods that help ensure rigidity and longevity. Only the ship’s registry number and name are applied as decals: All other graphics are hand painted.

The U.S.S. Enterprise Artisan Replica sits on a stand that’s principally a large, rectangular mirror – perfect for showing off the details on the underside of the ship – framed with a faux metal hull plate and bracketed by four brass plaques. Plaques on either side of the ship include the ship's name and edition number.

As with all QMx Artisan replicas, the Enterprise is made to order in our U.S.-based model fabrication facility by special-effects artisans (who build models for movies when they're not working on your replicas). Not only does this allow us to offer you a replica of great intricacy and beauty, it also allows you to make your Enterprise uniquely your own.

Options available for customization include:

- Shuttle bay doors. Placement of the shuttle bay doors – have them open, partly closed or completely closed – it's your choice.
- Battle damage. At your request our artisans can apply battle damage and additional weathering to your Enterprise, making her look like she's just gone 10 rounds with the Narada!
- Custom-engraved base. At your discretion, you can have the base inscribed with a phrase of your choice, for an additional charge.

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