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  • Excelsior Prototype

    Hey everyone. I've started work on a model of the Excelsior NX-2000 prototype. Ever since seeing it in the Star Trek III program my dad brought home I was in love. I couldn't wait to see on the big screen and I certainly wasn't disappointed, even after the humiliating breakdown. I know it was designed to be a bit goofy and ridiculous in an over-the-top sort of way, but asking Bill George to create an unattractive starship model is like asking Placido Domingo to sing off key. Anyway I've blocked in the masses, now it's time to start cutting out the details.

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  • Excelsior Prototype

    Thanks, everyone! Always appreciate the comments here.

    I know the title of this thread is "Excelsior Prototype", but this seems like a fitting place to put my NCC Excelsior renders:

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  • WPL WIP Thread

    Pretty much done with the dreadnought. I'll get back to the Sovereign soon, but I have another non-CG project that needs my full attention.

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    Self-illuminated:

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  • Excelsior Prototype

    Everything is looking great. I don't know why they went from one large impulse deflection crystal to the two small ones on the studio model, but I just love the ship with one big one.

    Thanks! I too prefer the single crystal design. The "twin mill" design of the NCC version makes me think it has two warp cores.

    So I've started work on refining the drive section. I decided to dive right in with the contraption in the cutout of the lower part of the hull. I know it's often referred to as a hangar bay, but it's always open to space and doesn't have a flat deck. Also the aforementioned "contraption" would seem to get in the way of any landing craft. I prefer to think of it as a "Transwarp Field Conditioner", much like the one between the nacelles of the NX-01. I also imagine the two large dark pads on the bottom of the hull are transwarp field sensors. I really don't know though I'm just a speculating hobbyist. It was difficult to model this thing as I couldn't find any reliable plans and all the photos of it are pretty foreshortened. In fact I got so carried away working on this thing that I forgot it was just a part of a larger project. Anyway here are a couple renders:

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    And lit:

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  • Excelsior Prototype

    Thanks, everyone! :)

    Well she's finished. The NCC version will be done in the not-too-distant future. I also want to create the pool area at some point.

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    Thanks for looking!




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  • WPL WIP Thread

    Detailing the command towers and shuttle bay:

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  • Excelsior Prototype

    Thank you all so much! :)

    Big update today. I finished the lower part of the secondary hull. The more I work on this thing the more details I see on the studio model. ILM really went to town on this one.

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    And a closeup of the rear torpedo launcher:
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  • Excelsior Prototype

    Thanks, everyone! :)
    ...I'll never forget, having completed the basic shape of the lower hull, it was downright scary to cut the deflector into it.
    Yeah that secondary hull is a real bear. It's one of the gnarliest compound curves I've ever modeled. The cutout for the deflector dish is a weird shape too.

    @Rekkert "Ridiculous" was probably a poor choice of words on my part. I think I remember seeing an interview where Bill George said the Excelsior was supposed to look ostentatious and haughty to make the Enterprise look inferior. I think of it like Captain Styles' personality was mapped onto a starship design. They really did end up with one of the most beautiful shapes in Trek, though. :)

    @count23 Thanks so much for posting those refs! :) I hadn't seen most of those photos before, so it's really helpful. They show me that most of my work still lies ahead.

    Command and impulse decks are finished:

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  • Excelsior Prototype

    I'd say all that work paid off. Fantastic work
    Thanks! :)

    Secondary hull is finished. I need to do the pylons and nacelles and I can wrap this up.

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  • WPL WIP Thread

    Finished the detail on the saucer top.

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