It is the first installment in the Star Trek film series, and stars the cast of the original television series.
#Star trek the motion picture series
The model sits securely in the stand clip and can be displayed in a high traffic area without worry that it’ll be easily knocked over. Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Robert Wise and based on the television series Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry, who also served as its producer. This impacts the way the weight of the model is distributed and ensures that it stays properly balanced on its stand. 1 1990 by Gene Roddenberry (Author) 206 ratings Kindle Edition 7. The model is predominantly made of plastic, with only the ball in front of the drive section being hefty metal. Star Trek - The Motion Picture: A Novel Mass Market Paperback Oct. In isolation both sections look fine, but adjacent to each other the difference is noticeable. The front third is a lighter shade of blue than the center third’s darker section. Unfortunately there’s a fairly obvious seam between the front and middle thirds of the model, though it’s not the fit of the pieces that creates the seam so much as the difference in paint hue. The ‘real’ V’Ger had a but more of a teal or green tinge at times and perhaps the model could have used a bit more of that to add a pop of color, but overall the color scheme is nice. It’s a bit difficult to judge the screen accuracy of the paint colors given that on screen, V’Ger is surrounded by a luminescent cloud and glows quite a bit, but Eaglemoss’ choice to go with a dusky purplish blue is a good one. When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it. Original V’Ger concept artwork by designer Robert McCall.īased on the physical object buried with V’Ger’s cloud layers - and the digital model built for the 2001 Director’s Edition of the first film - the model’s surface is textured in a way that follows and emphasizes the filigreed paint pattern, making the tiny details truly seem like immense features on an even more immense vessel. Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979 Directed by Robert Wise Synopsis The human adventure is just beginning. Even so, at life size (up to 82 AU, if you believe the theatrical cut of The Motion Picture!), V’Ger is the largest in-universe ship Eaglemoss has produced a model of to date - and the company has done an impressive job modeling and painting features that are dramatically scaled down but still convey a sense of grandiose size. Want to become one with V’Ger in celebration of Star Trek: The Motion Picture’s 40 th anniversary? Eaglemoss might be able to help you out with that with their special edition V’Ger model.Īs a special edition, the V’Ger model is on the larger side, almost nine inches long and 3.5 inches wide at the flared center.
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