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Dec 12
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(2012) 1:650 Star Trek: INSURRECTION – Enterprise 1701-E (2007 Cast #001, Incarnation #003)

As stated in October 2007: This 41 inch model was mastered by Richard Long in 2005-2006, and this was the very first cast kit from his patterns. Though it was the first cast in the world of this model kit, it was the third to be built and finished. The first two (Casts #002 and #003) were built and finished by ILM artist John Eblan, under his company banner of “The FX Company”.

The first Kuhn Global build, using Cast #001 (which I refer to as “Incarnation #001), was first painted in 2007 to replicate the USS Enterprise we viewed in Star Trek: Nemesis. Sadly, while on display, the secondary hull buckled, causing the model to fall forward, thus damaging the model significantly. I then discovered that there was no armature built into the model for strength and stability. The Enterprise 1701-E is extremely front heavy being that it’s saucer section makes up most of the model. With the model significantly damaged, in 2012, artist Marc Elkins took on the commission to fix this fantastic piece, taking it apart, and placing an armature inside of it. After doing so, he re-painted all the damaged areas and presented it to me. It was beautiful, and can be seen in one of the videos I made of my visit to see Marc. This model representation was never photographed in front of the Blue Screen, and is what I call “Incarnation #002” of this fine piece. Shortly after receiving the fixed model from Marc, the Port side Bussard Collector on the Nacelle stopped working, as it’s lights were no longer lighting. Something had disconnected, or shorted out. Instead of having Mark take it apart again, I asked Marc to instead place a battle damaged paint job on it, then making it a replica miniature of the 1701-E from Star Trek: Insurrection. The battle damaged Insurrection 1701-E is what I now refer to as “Incarnation #003”, and is what you see photos of here in this posting. Of course this would not the end of this model’s journey. Due to unforeseen mishaps over the years, eventually this model would undergo a total of FOUR Incarnations of existence using the very same Cast parts that it was made from in the beginning. The model you see in these photos is the third incarnation of this fine miniature. Marc Elkins did OUTSTANDING work!