Long-lost model of 'Star Trek' Enterprise found

[oldbrownhat]

Article here.

The original model of the starship Enterprise has returned to the family of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.Heritage Auctions last week returned the long-lost model, featured in the original Star Trek series' opening credits, to Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry Jr., CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment and son of the late Gene Roddenberry, the company announced on Thursday.

The three-foot-long USS Enterprise was believed to have disappeared in the 1970s when Gene Roddenberry loaned it to the makers of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. ...

Heritage Auctions Executive Vice President Joe Maddalena (L) and Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry Jr., son of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, shake hands in front of the starship Enterprise model used in the original series' opening credits. Photo by Josh David/Heritage Auctions

 

[Rudi]

Good that it made it home in the end.

 

[BC38]

AWESOME!
The Enterprise has come home!

 

[lihpster]

NCC-1701. No bloody A, B, C or D!

 

[LVSteve]

They had a bunch of models at the Star Trek Experience we used to have here. I seriously miss that place, for kids of all ages.

***CLICK FOR FULLSIZE***

 

[s&wchad]

The three-foot-long USS Enterprise was believed to have disappeared in the 1970s when Gene Roddenberry loaned it to the makers of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. ...

This is also from the article:

It resurfaced last fall when an unnamed person discovered it and brought it to Heritage for authentication. The auction house then contacted Rod Roddenberry to coordinate its return.

I wonder if the "unnamed person" who took it to the auction house was compensated. Gene Sr. has been dead for over 30 and there's no proof it was stolen. The original series wasn't that successful and only lasted 3 seasons.

I've got Scottys putter and there's no way I'm showing it to Heritage. I bought it fair and square at a garage sale. I'd be afraid they would take my putter and I'd be left with the shaft!

 

[soFlaNative]

disappeared in the 1970s

Five year mission my......

 

[robvious]

my brother had NCC 1701 on the license plate of his Winnebago.. lol
and yes, the Star Trek Experience was awesome in LV.. still have my Star Fleet Academy class ring... proud alumni...

 

[Protocall_Design]

It looks like the warp drives on the original are sagging a bit. Maybe they warped through time?

 

[oldbrownhat]

T...I wonder if the "unnamed person" who took it to the auction house was compensated...

From the article in the NYT:

The [eBay] seller of the model was bombarded with inquiries and quickly took the listing down... [and] contacted Heritage Auctions to authenticate it...

...Mr. Roddenberry... said he gave the seller a "reward" for its recovery but did not disclose the terms...
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[MelvinWalker]

I was at the US Air and Space museum in DC 35 years ago and supposedly they had "THE" model used in the series hanging from the rafters next to the Spirit of St. Louis...I have a pic of it somewhere.

 

[NYlakesider]

For travelers interested in StarTrek!

In the beautiful Adirondack mountains of Northern NY in Ticonderoga, New York they have a exhibit/ Star Trek Tour at 112 Montcalm Street .

If you go to Lake George/Lake Champlain area check it out.

Note I have never went, not realy that interested, but I hear its quite nice!

 

[jeffrefrig]

What are the fish biting on this time of year?

 

[dockmurgw]

For travelers interested in StarTrek!

In the beautiful Adirondack mountains of Northern NY in Ticonderoga, New York they have a exhibit/ Star Trek Tour at 112 Montcalm Street .

If you go to Lake George/Lake Champlain area check it out.

Note I have never went, not realy that interested, but I hear its quite nice!

I stopped in one day to meet the green Orion slave girls, but they had the day off...I was bummed.

 

[JohnRippert]

I stopped in one day to meet the green Orion slave girls, but they had the day off...I was bummed.

My favorite Orion slave girl has passed already. No other will ever strike me the same way.

 

[NYlakesider]

What are the fish biting on this time of year?

If that was for me, i do not fish.-

 

[JcMack]

My favorite Orion slave girl has passed already. No other will ever strike me the same way.

She'll live on on utube.
ORION SLAVE GIRL Marta (Whom Gods Destroy) - YouTube

 

[pbramlett]

Star Trek is my all time favorite show. I like all of them very much except Discovery which is woke ****.

Marta from "Whom Gods Destroy" was and is hot. TOS had a lot of great guest actresses that were very easy on the eyes. But Dr. Beverly Crusher and Lt. Tasha Yar of TNG were the women of my dreams in my youth.

 

[JohnRippert]

Star Trek is my all time favorite show. I like all of them very much except Discovery which is woke ****.

Marta from "Whom Gods Destroy" was and is hot. TOS had a lot of great guest actresses that were very easy on the eyes. But Dr. Beverly Crusher and Lt. Tasha Yar of TNG were the women of my dreams in my youth.

Famke Janssen in the TNG episode Perfect Mate.

 

[LVSteve]

Famke Janssen in the TNG episode Perfect Mate.

Down boy!!!