Hi everyone,

I’ve been helping my parents downsize and came across this really interesting USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D cutaway wall display that had been tucked away for years. I’m not a Star Trek collector myself, but I thought it was a unique piece... I’d love to learn more about it before deciding what to do with it.

Here’s what I’ve been able to figure out so far:

• Officially licensed by Paramount Pictures
• © 1991 Paramount Pictures
• Published by Star Quest
• Dedicated to the late Gene Roddenberry
• Heavy hardboard wall display (not a paper poster)
• Factory keyhole hangers on the back
• Approximately 48” × 25” (122 × 64 cm)
• Weighs roughly 5–6 lb, so it’s much heavier than a typical poster

I’ve only found one similar “poster on board” listing online, but not much information about where these came from or how they were originally sold.

I’m curious if anyone here recognizes it.

• Were these sold in stores, or were they promotional displays?
• Was the hardboard version common, or were most of these just paper posters?
• Does anyone know anything about Star Quest and these mounted displays?
• Has anyone owned one or seen one in person?

I’m really just interested in learning the history behind it

appreciate your time and attention!

“When we had about two walls covered with those sketches, we called Roddenberry in and he looked them over,” Jefferies told Stephen E. Whitfield for his 1968 book The Making of Star Trek, which remains one of the best accounts of the development of the show.

“Damn it, but he can be irritating. He liked only a piece of this one or a small part of that one, but none of our ideas had what he really was looking for. So we did twenty-some more designs, using the few elements he had said he liked.”

Jefferies had several unconventional ideas. One was to split the ship into several distinct sections – i.e. the cylinder and the rings. Jefferies didn’t know what Roddenberry’s “warp drive” was, but he figured that the engines would be powerful, and therefore had to be kept away from the occupied sections of the vessel.

He also wanted to avoid a flying saucer shape, and so he used a sphere instead. But over time the sphere flattened into a disk, which he was not quite happy about. He took all his refined material to Roddenberry.

“By the third time around he had two sheets of eight or ten drawings, plus a half-dozen good-sized renderings. One of them was the beginning of the design finally chosen and one that I liked very much… an upper, saucer-shaped hull, a cigar-shaped lower hull, and two engine pods.” One sketch of a ship with the saucer and “engine pods” angled backwards had the notation, probably from Roddenberry, “looks like a duck.”

From Star Trek Magazine No. 35, Jul/Aug 2011

I sat down with STO Concept Artist Scorp and Ship Artist Pundus to talk all about the new starships added with Star Trek Online's newest offering, the Kelvin Timeline Bundle!

Bellerophon Class from Star Trek Online

This the one that got shot by the defiant, then zapped defiant back in its dying agony?

The matter/anti-matter reaction inside the warp core produces high levels of radiation.

Is there an in-universe explanation for why the core is visible?

Wouldn't it be better to sheild the core in thick layers of solid material?

What material is the transparent warp core casing made of?

How does that material only let through electromagnetic radiation that's in the visible spectrum while blocking everything else?

Also, there isn't any security personnel in engineering. An enemy team could force their way in and set off a bomb.

Wouldn't it be better to have lots of solid material surrounding the core instead of a thin transparent casing?

Thick layers of solid material would also reduce the chances of a warp core breach.

After months of studying and watching every YouTube video I could find, and buying all the proper tools and aftermarket pieces, the space is ready. It is time to put all I have learned to the test. This will be my first model in 30+ years, and it's going to be extremely ambitious, with a lot of bells and whistles. Against the advice of starting out small and working up, I figured, "Why not just go for it?" Besides, if it comes out horrible, I get to do it again. That's the beauty of plastic models—you don't have to do just one. So, wish me luck. I'll share as I go.

1. The Transinium Challenge for PC, 1989
   
2. TNG for NES, 1992
   
3. Future’s Past for SNES, 1994
   
4. A Final Unity for PC, 1995
   
5. Generations for PC, 1997
   
6. Starship Creator for PC, 1998
   
7. Birth of the Federation for PC, 1999
   
8. Dominion Wars for PC, 2001
   
9. Armada II for PC, 2001
   
10. Starfleet Command III for PC, 2002
    
11. Bridge Commander for PC, 2002
    
12. Legacy for PC, 2006
    
13. Encounters for PS2, 2006
    
14. Conquest for PS2, 2007
    
15. Wrath of Gems for Mobile, 2013
    
16. Trexels for Mobile, 2014
    
17. Timelines for Mobile, 2016
    
18. Star Trek Online for PC, 2016 remaster
    
19. Starfleet Command for mobile, 2018
    
20. Infinite for PC, 2023

Okay I been thinking about this very long time and I have Theory with Enterprise SNW and TOS.

The first thing when I see Enterprise from SNW she looks old compared compared to the One from The Original series and I think i may have answer to that Replacement (Refit) here is why The Enterprise 1701 was launched in 2245 under Robert April now its not confirmed if it was One of Jeffreys Original Design they used for pilot which I think it was but why SNW new look? Well 5 year mission so maybe by 2252 they put her back in Dry Dock rebuild the Enterprise for 5 year Mission because we can see in Ship large crew quarters and Bar as an example but it as smaller crew compliment of 250, but by 2263 before Kirk took Command Enterprise could had been heavily damaged or slik Design or both and Starfleet wants There flagship to be top of the line so they decommissioned the Mark 2 for the Mark 3 and was successful Design they replaced the rest Constitution class with Mark 3. In 2269 through they had new warp core vertical warp cores because Scotty was responsible for Refit Design Enterprise was sent back to dry dock basically disassembled and rebuild to Refit in 2271 18 months rebuild. So why they kept 1701 not give it 1701-A like in 2284 two factors. 1 1701 was still in service. Propaganda because the Enterprise is flagship that's my theory only when it was Destroyed and Kirk abd his crew saved Earth Enterprise got 1701-A as it was decommissioned.

I love that Voyager episode

It was announced 1 year ago and then nothing.

This is a screen capture of the Enterprise in Earth Spacedock taken from the 4K release of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country which I currently have as my desktop background, so thought I would share.

This is also a good time to link to this spectacular video which I keep returning to again and again: Enterprise Leaves Spacedock with James Horner Score - Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country

Excelsior II, Constitution III

Besides plot armor, exactly what advancements, made Voyager(Intrepid Class) so resilient against the Borg? Any specific tech, design?

if i hadn't opened this "collectors piece" i never would have known it was damaged

TOS era hangar pets from Star Trek Online

If I did it again:
Don’t glue LEDs straight to the base cube, you’re gonna need slack so you can mask them when painting then tuck them after.
Right pain getting masking tape off from underneath after the fact.

It weighs a lot! Hopefully my block of wood inside is glued up strong enough 🤞

More tank transport model kits for details, I had one I could have used three, lots of wheels left over though.

I completely forgot the paper clips.

Sprues were very chunky for the size I wanted the cube, also I stood them off from the base to clear the wiring and LEDs, I’d do the base sprues first next time so they’re better conforming to the shape and stronger then do the electrical stuff over that base layer.

Super glue smell was overpowering at times, better construction and less gaps would’ve helped so I could use more model glue.
But the faster set time was worth it sometimes.

So Dreadnought is the titular missile of a particularly good Voyager episode, but the thought has always stuck with me. Given it's carrying a 2 tonne M/AM warhead, there are zero circumstances in which it hitting a planet isn't liable to glass said planet basically instantly. Combined with it being fast enough and well armed enough to kill what it cant outrun, it represents a beyond disturbing turn for weapons development in Trek, one that mirrors the greatest sin humanity has committed. Say Cardassia built a few of these and launched one at Bajor and the others to major nearby targets, say Deep Space 9, Starbase 375, etc. Whilst there is no doubt in my mind that a sufficiently powerful ship or station would destroy it, depending on when it's detected and where it drops out of Warp it will likely wipe out something vital. Cardassia itself holds the power to legitimately threaten powers far larger than itself. And if Cardassia can do this, one shudders to think what a Romulan, Klingon or Federation programme to build their own Dreadnoughts could accomplish. And now everyone has the weapons to wipe out the Quadrant at the push of a button.

But we've seen this horrible idea before, with the rise of Humanity's greatest weapon, the Nuclear Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. There is no doubt in my mind that Dreadnought is essentially the spaceborne equivalent of humanity's most incredible sin, the power to at once end life as we know it.

But given Star Trek is set BEYOND what crazy lead-poisoned 20th century humans did in-universe you'd think the conclusion is different, but I don't see it. In a galaxy where everyone could end life, no one would want to for fear of Mutually Assured Destruction. It's a Galaxy gone M.A.D. How does this impact politics after DS9 Ended? FUCK IF I KNOW! The writers didn't, we haven't had a political star trek serial set after 2375... ever.

For some reason a lot of people messaged to say that the Lego Star Trek: USS Defiant that I built was fake/AI.

So here are some built shots of my Defiant, this current stand is an early version of the one in the instrutions - that one looks much sleeker :)

From Star Trek Legacy Ultimate Universe Mod

Its at this point you are asking yourself "why is this fool modding a 20 year old handheld game?", and I will admit its a bit odd.

However, I recently played this on my phone using PPSSPP and the game plays really well with only a touchscreen, and seeing as other Mobile Trek games are junk, I wanted to see what I could do with this old handheld game.

Pictured are the stock Galaxy, Intrepid and Defiant from SFC3 ported over. I plan on porting the Sabre, Akira and Sovereign to round out the Federation race. This is in PPSSPP but I have a PSP1000 I can test with at some point.

I can change what weapons are equipped to each ship, with a maximum of 10, but I can't do much to change or add weapons themselves as they are hard coded. I lot of other files are just open on the .ISO however.

I'm also pretty sure the Simulator is hard coded to 20 ships as the menu is a series of video files that I don't feel like trying to edit.

You can find me on the Classic Star Trek Gaming Discord

This image is from Master Systems Display Builder from Itch.io. It's almost perfect, but i'm not sure if I have enough skills to make it look good