Star Trek's Enterprise-D Close-Up Filming Model!

Adam Savage’s Tested · 15:50

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We get up close with two unbelievable artifacts from the making of Star Trek: The Next Generation. First is the surviving filming model for the close-up saucer separation shot of the Enterprise 1701-D, as seen in the show's first episode. Made from the same molds as the large 6-foot Enterprise D model, its pristine condition gives us invaluable color and detail reference. Modelmaker Wayne Minney a…

We get up close with two unbelievable artifacts from the making of Star Trek: The Next Generation. First is the surviving filming model for the close-up saucer separation shot of the Enterprise 1701-D, as seen in the show's first episode. Made from the same molds as the large 6-foot Enterprise D model, its pristine condition gives us invaluable color and detail reference. Modelmaker Wayne Minney a…

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