Star Trek Next Generation Enterprise D 6 foot (Studio Scale)

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[@gothikia]

When Terry Matalas said about 6 months ago on a podcast that if he had the choice to keep using physical models, he would. I now know exactly what he was talking about. This was gorgeous.

[@GeneralMatoq]

Thank you very much man. I wish they would do. The feeling was much different from now.

[@HawkGTboy]

Seth MacFarlane insisted on them for The Orville.

[@jenergomes]

Physical models look way more natural and realistic, my best experience and example I know was watching the external scenes of the Ranger from Interstellar on Imax. On the other hand, many special effects are easier and even feasible when using CGI (if well done). I would combine the best of both worlds - pun intended. 🙃

[@epicredhead13]

Spoiler alert Apparently they built the whole set they are using for the last two episodes of Picard

[@remconet]

Then why didn't they? Are VFX really cheaper these days? For me the VFX (especially the Titan) were very hit and miss. Too much blur and fog to hide the flaws of the models. I miss the clean crisp starship effects.

[@kenethhallum3566]

This is a dying art that I will forever love. This hitme right in the childhood and is one of the most beautiful pieces I've ever seen.

[@GeneralMatoq]

Thank you very much! It means a lot to know that someone is touched by the own work in any kind!

[@TheEnigmaOf47]

it took me half way through watching this video to realize this is a custom model and not a reel of the actual 6ft studio model. excellent work!

[@collegeman1988]

I really miss that era of Star Trek: The Next Generation beginning with season 3, which I watched every Saturday evening at 6 pm. Those were some fantastic episodes!

[@nathanwilkins3039]

Truly amazing! Probably the best representation of the D besides the actual studio model. Well done!

[@GeneralMatoq]

Thank you very much. This was by far my most loved project and im still very proud of it.!!

[@thannbanis3639]

Even better… we get to see inside the main shuttle bay

[@swpowell1226]

Physical models are so much better than CGI. I know it's more expensive, but it really makes a difference. Great job this was excellent.

[@GeneralMatoq]

Thank you very much, that is so true and im glad that some studios are implementing real props, sets and miniatures much more again.

[@nicholasklangos9704]

So very true! Sorry I am late to the party and missed this until now for some strange reason. With all the others out there of such wonderful modeling work by so many, this 1701-D is truly the cream of the crop, from the LCARS control console to the warp flash effect which I don’t believe anyone else has ever done although I had dreamed of doing it with the availability of LEDs and programmable boards now I knew someone would, like the phaser rings others have done, but this video is 2 years old so perhaps you were the first to try it? Bravo sir!

[@MrVaderj]

Wow. The amount of work and detail is absolutely phenomenal. It takes me back to my younger years watching the show. Huge kudos to you all!

[@MrTbk1701]

Let’s make sure history never forgets the name Enterprise 🖖

[@cuckoonut1208]

You need that "alarm" sound before the phasers engage for more goose bumpiness.

[@teecee1567]

The most beautiful starship that has ever been created. Breathtaking. I actually feel a little emotional at it's beauty.

[@SuperSnakePlissken]

Constitution refit I think has it beat NCC-1701.

[@teecee1567]

@@SuperSnakePlissken Wrong....wrong.. wrong...wrong...wrong. While being..."pretty"... that does not have the majesty of 170-D.

[@lovipoekimo176]

My favorite Enterprise 100%. This was beautifully realized

[@Lobo-ih3bh]

I don’t have the words to describe how beautiful this is

[@bobbova8708]

Just saw this -this is the most screen accurate to the filming miniatures and beyond .Fantastic execution!!👍👍👍

[@JonnyMonday]

On so many levels this is absolutely beautiful. Found this after watching Picard S03E09 so I'm a bit emotional. 😄

[@GeneralMatoq]

Hehe a lot of ppl did after this episode. 5k views for more than a year and now 50k after some days...

[@mannyoria291]

the quality of the build is incredible, at these close up shots it still looks perfect. really have not seen something this clean ever there is always something you can find . not here its perfect

[@GeneralMatoq]

Thank you very much. That so nice to hear!! Well and of corse this was for sure the build we put the most love inside!!

[@eadrianbasila]

I would love to see how you guys created this beautiful ship!! Truly awesome!

[@GeneralMatoq]

Hey just check out the Website. There you can find tons of Photos!! And thank you very much!

[@Wilberon_McBane]

Wow! This piece really got me going and had waves of nostalgia and happy childhood memories. I've had an AMT 1/1400 kit sat waiting for me to do for a few years now as a bucket list ambition and doing research on KZbin brought me to your beautiful model and excellent edit here. I'm now even more motivated to actually get mine planned and started. Thank you. Absolutely amazing work as well! 😎👍

[@GeneralMatoq]

Hey thank you very much man!! Its wonderfull to hear about your nostalgic feelings about my model and im happy if it could inspire you!!

[@alikus7]

My jaw was dropped through out - and then you showed the phaser lights - amazing, next level work. ILM eat your heart out.

[@berhunt]

Oh, that looks amazing. There is something so lively in a model. And you chose the best star trek song, by Jerry Goldsmith but interpreted it by John Williams. Interesting.

[@GeneralMatoq]

I needed a Version that runs long enough. If you listen closely, you realize i cutted 2 versions together😉

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

My favourite of any of the star trek designs. You did a beautiful job

[@teejai5291]

Great model and great cinematography!

[@FekalistaGrzybowory-lz8lh]

Outstanding. You did truly amazing job building The D, which is my favorite Enterprise. I love it. Thank you for this

[@GeneralMatoq]

Ohh thank you very much. This build was a dream come true one!! I hope to see her again some day!

[@locutusofborg47AT]

This is absolutely stunning And it’s even got the approval of the first and second officers- that just makes it even cooler

[@Scripture-Man]

WOW! WOW! WOW! I have no idea what this channel is, who made this, and quite what I'm looking at here. But this is INCREDIBLE! The 6 foot Enterprise D was always SO MUCH BETTER than the 4 foot, not just in terms of detail and realism, but in terms of how much more beautiful it is! Sadly, there were only a limited number of shots of the 6 foot filmed for the show, and they all feel quite familiar now. So it's mind blowing to see brand new shots, from new angles! Some of these shots are good enough to actually be inserted into the show! 4:18 is stunning. For years, I've been thinking the TNG episodes could someday benefit from being re-edited with new model shots added, but I knew that would involve using a VERY good CGI model, better than anything we've seen on screen to date. But now we have an actual model, and this looks better than ever! It even has features which make it superior to the original! My only (very minor) criticism is that the Ten Forward windows haven't been corrected, like they did with the re-paint for Generations. That is such a minor point though! Well done guys!

[@gregMD856]

So good . Deflector isn’t quite right though… or maybe it’s lens

[@therichieboy]

Damn! That's a fine piece of work!

[@christophergrimes12]

The Enterprise D is my favourite ship and the model is beautiful

[@x-wingflyboy8177]

No words, that's stunning.

[@ThurVal]

just listening to the music is so great! It brings memories back..

[@DANRYX]

No matter how realistic cgi will ever get, nothing has as much of an impact as seeing this and knowing it physically exists.

[@meshugganator08]

This was always my favorite ship. To me it’s the best looking one from all shows and movies

[@ppipowerclass]

I went and looked at the build pictures. That is absolutely insane. I couldn't make that in 10 lifetimes. Absolutely unreal.

[@GeneralMatoq]

Haha thats the same what i think when i watch them too:)

[@cptairwolf]

By far the modest iconic and beautiful of all the star trek ships.

[@lesliejames9404]

I’ll still take the TMP Constitution Refit over the D any day, but yes she’s lovely, better than any CGI model

[@djpitts8810]

Simply stunning, of work in its construction and filming. Thank you for all your efforts in creating this.

[@radishdalek]

Amazing work - thank you for sharing it with us

[@m.b.g.musicproduction9658]

Outstanding work guys.........................Well done !

[@pferreira1983]

This looks amazing. Well done! 👍

[@cjdavis2684]

This is a beautiful model. You did beautiful work building it. How ever, I don't understand why so many people paint the Impulse engines red, as they were not red these were done in orange to separate them from the warp engines.. photos of the Studio model even powered down shows them in orange. There should also be a white two and three on the neck dorsal shuttle bay doors

[@jeraldjrperschall4573]

Beautiful job!!! Definitely my favorite Enterprise of all time.

[@LHGII]

SHES BACK YALL...

[@NohjAnec]

That's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

[@CaptWirg]

the joy in Brent's eyes looking at the ole girl :)

[@BanditFlashpoint]

Space, the final frontier days. These are the voyagers of the starship Enterprise-D. Where its returning crew to finish the mission. To seek out new threats to our civilizations. To boldy go and fight against the borg once more. Beautiful isn't it? Made that up myself. 😊😊😊

[@sisterblissuk9253]

She is the best Enterprise by far, and she will be forever MY Enterprise

[@vincentwong5173]

Wow…. Just… wow… this belongs in a museum…

[@aerials2915]

Just amazing! Sadly, even at this scale no lit windows on the rims of saucer and secondary hull?

[@claudiofilantibus5075]

Che meraviglia! Grande film grande serie! Quando tornerete in TV? Ne sento tanto la mancanza! Non stancano mai. Grazie per questo rifacimento dettagliato della nostra Enterprise. Complimenti 🍾

[@csgoloby1]

That is so cool. Excellent work.

[@nekodesigner]

the most elegant ship ever, she is perfect

[@PANTA-Music]

I am going to say it. This model should've been used on Season 3 of ST Picard. Not only they could spare some budget by renting yours, they would also acknowledge the craftmanship of this model and put your name(s) on it. Outstanding work!

[@GeneralMatoq]

Ohh that would make a dream come true, but we are not in the practical models era anymore...sadly

[@PANTA-Music]

@@GeneralMatoq Terry Matalas used a practical model in season 3 ;) (Four foot big studio model) All hope is not lost.

[@SargonTheGrape]

Never been a more beautiful ship. I can definitely see why they scaled down to a four foot model later on, though. Something this big must have been a nightmare to shoot with.

[@alexwall229]

She is an absolutely beautiful ship ❤️

[@MacTechG4]

I love the ambient lighting shots where most of the illumination on the ship comes from the nacelles and bussard collectors, that’s a far more realistic way of how it would look in deep space, as opposed to the studio floodlighting they used in the series, in deep space away from stars, the ship would not have the ‘dramatic’ lighting from the show.

[@Nexus9_KD6-4.8]

Absolutely gorgeous model.

[@theamused8705]

That would look awesome in my living room.

[@nicholasklangos9704]

Just gorgeous!! Love the LCARS control panel and of course the phaser ring and especially the warp flash effect I always wanted to do that with a model, now it can be done with these beautiful LEDs and arduino boards! Wonderful paint details just perfect. This is Actually a 5ft model?! Love to see more images?! Does the shuttle bay doors open and close? Saw the details in the conference room, did you do the arboretum as well? Thanks for sharing this outstanding work!

[@GeneralMatoq]

Hi and thank you very much!! This is actually a 6ft model. I tried to make a motorized shuttle door,but the space on that part of the ship is just too small. And i did not do the aboretum but the full lighted bridge, even though you never will see it again because the saucer is sooo big...HAHA... if you like it, take a look at the 1/650 Version in a other video of my channel. I also offer that at the moment as a kit together with aztek decals and the lighting kit.

[@seeyouintheeighties]

it's beautiful, though help me out here, the odyssey deflector looks different to this (check the battle with the jem hadar in DS9) and indeed the later enterprise shots from studio model 3foot or 4 foot cant remember. I just can't see why they are different. EDIT: Just took a closer look, seems as if the odyssey (four foot model) deflector is pushed further forward, The bottom of the dish seems exactly level with the bottom of the hull and not much over hang on the dish from the hull above it, in the odyssey battle they do one pass before the attack

[@ross-kt3up]

Very impressive!

[@windowcreek1798]

One word...MAGNIFICENT.

[@jeffarwady]

Incredible! Just curious - can the main shuttle bay be presented as both closed or open, or is that a permanent decision?

[@GeneralMatoq]

It is planned as a permanent decision but there is a cover to close it.

[@slashville]

Brilliant work.

[@CodingHaribo]

Truly inspiring work

[@der-Troet]

those models are the real stuff!

[@FinalWarsGodjira]

Could this be scaled down to a 3 foot model and how much would it cost?

[@libertycowboy2495]

Beautiful model! The D has never been my favorite version as the proportions seem off...huge saucer section and small nacelles. Still this is impressive. How were you able to do this? It's amazing.

[@GeneralMatoq]

I felt the same when the show came out, but i have to admit over the years she became my most favourite ship of all. And thank you very much!

[@KingHauken]

Absolutely love it.

[@grndiesel]

Hold up...that phasor effect. Was that a ring of LED lights in sequence? Or was it CGI?

[@GeneralMatoq]

Hehe that was a LED effect, watch this here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5bJe6iJr7Cqpqs&ab_channel=Helios-Models-Lighting

[@GeneralMatoq]

We also do this on all our tiny ships too!

[@ajmittendorf]

There is one important component that only the Enterprise A and D share: They are both masterpieces of modern art, both with that sense of inspiration. While all the Star Trek ships, for the most part, are artistic, whether models of CGI, the Enterprise A and D don't feel like they're rehashing something. Frankly, the Excelsior shares this "inspiration" idea even while the Enterprise B lost it. They're all beautiful. Please don't misunderstand, but the A, D and Excelsior have that "Je ne sais pas" feel. Thankfully, with the recent releases of the new versions of the models and KZbin videos, such as this one, we can see these two masterpieces of modern art as they are meant to be seen: as ships and as art.

[@GeneralMatoq]

Ohh absolutely. When working and recreating the D we realized a lot of mathematic proportions on the shape that makde the ship even more beautyfull. Thank you very much for your words on it!

[@rdyer8764]

Your stuff is really amazing! I'm guessing that the major critique you get is, "That's not a physical model, it's CGI." Do you have any documentary-style videos that chronicle the build process of any of your models? I briefly looked through your KZbin videos (there are tons!), but it wasn't immediately obvious to me that there was one.

[@GeneralMatoq]

Haha im glad that not:) Well please take a look at my page or Facebook. I dont do any WIP Videos but always a ton of pictures!!

[@jaylambert5915]

This is beautiful

[@frankperez1184]

Fantastic job !!!

[@humberlick]

I rather have a physical model to hold than to view it on the computer screen or 3D print. The Art it self is not dead instead it evolved. love this model!!!

[@JHC_76]

Love it 👌🏽 would really like to see you do uss voyager and the NCC1701 refit

[@GeneralMatoq]

MAybe they come next. At the moment its the NX01!

[@juanmanuelstumpfs2155]

Hermoso ! Simplemente hermoso ! Gracias

[@dpring777]

Why is the main shuttle bay door open? Did they forget to close it after "Cause and Effect"?

[@GeneralMatoq]

I seems so😅

[@laislabella]

A magnificent ship from our dreams...

[@RexDuglar]

Fantastic!

[@GeneralMatoq]

Thank you very much. Its an honor that you watched it!

[@newsbender]

Stunning.

[@AutismusPrime69]

Is this a licensed product?

[@IsaacTorres]

She is beautiful. Wish they would have used her in *SPOILER*

[@diogocatalano9557]

Fabulous model. Well done !

[@DANIEL-ho4gr]

¡No es un Adios es un HASTA SIEMPRE. Enterprise TNG...!

[@RDR911]

Bravo, what a wonderful model. Absolutely stunning. Do you work in film?

[@GeneralMatoq]

Sadly the wrong country for that😅

[@ProvVFX]

I'd love to play with this! This with a 8 or 16mm motion picture camera (Krasnogorsk 2-3, Arriflex 16 etc) or even a good 8mm camera, with a decent lighting setup could do wonders. You don't have to have a film camera, but they are the best for this sort of stuff. A digital alternative would be the Canon EOS M with the hacked firmware, which produces 35mm like video. It would save a lot of render time to have a miniature model. I don't want to ask the price though lol

[@ProvVFX]

Hope you don't mind, but I made a video of it that's color graded to look like TNG. Hope you like it! Let me know if I need to remove it and I'll gladly comply. Cheers! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pInNfqeVmrihmcU

[@jamiewilliams4212]

My God this is breathtaking!! You guys did better than ILM did!! So wish they still did motion control minatures😔. Did you guys 3d print this?

[@GeneralMatoq]

Ohh thank you very much man!! Yes it was initially printed but then recasted in Resin.

[@Daimo83]

Better than the original! First stop when I win the lottery.

[@Blazingstoke]

Very cool! Does the saucer separate, like the 6-foot studio model could?

[@GeneralMatoq]

Well for transport purposes the saucer can be seperate indeed, but we didnt detail the inner parts. But it would be possible!

[@user-ry6xl7pn7i]

Bravo, well, done!

[@BrandonBlume]

I love this ship.

[@svenergy5058]

Kurz und knapp, Perfekt. So sollte die Eaglemoss Enterprise aussehen!

[@GeneralMatoq]

Hehe....ja das wäre super aber wohl kaum machbar für ein Sammelheft...

[@svenergy5058]

@@GeneralMatoq Natürlich nicht von der Größe oder von der Technischen Ausstattung (Phaser Ring, Shuttle Rampe usw) her, aber es wäre deutlich mehr drin gewesen, das Modell von Eaglemoss hat wirklich viele Macken, ich hab euch/dir eine email geschrieben, vielleicht kann man ja was machen? .... Gerade deine Antwort gelesen, ich schick dir mal ein paar Detailbilder.

[@GeneralMatoq]

@@svenergy5058 Das haupt Problem von dem Eagle Moss Modell ist meiner Meinung nach dass so ziemlich kein Detail stimmt und fast alle Proportionen nicht passen.

[@turbomaga9477]

@@GeneralMatoq Jup, totaler Schrott und jetzt sind die Pleite. Hoffentlich kommt von Round 2 ein 1/1000 Model im Stiel der neuen Voyager mit milichigem Plastik. Bei denen stimmen nämlich die Proportionen und Details. Und großes Lob an die Enterprise D , sie ist euch perfekt gelungen, tolle Arbeit. Für mich wird die D immer DIE Enterprise sein.

[@stevekongliew8305]

This is impressive. Thanks for sharing this. Is it capable for Saucer separation 😂. Love it. Live long and prosper.

[@GeneralMatoq]

In fact it is...haha...but just for transport purposes

[@cyberstar251]

she's beautiful. even after all these years she's still a beautiful woman.

[@HawkGTboy]

I audibly squeeed when the phaser strip lit up. Does the one on the bottom of the saucer do that as well?

[@GeneralMatoq]

Hehe thank you. Even if it would be possible to realize, we just animated the top

[@Ship-security]

😢 it’s beautiful

[@madmax2069]

Absolutely beautiful, but I couldn't imagine the price

[@flashlightfreek]

Priceless to a die hard Trek fan!!! 😊😊

[@AndreasStrusch]

Absolut großartig, Jungs!!!!

[@GeneralMatoq]

Danke dir mein Freund. Mensch auf dem Foto hab ich dich fast nicht erkannt.

[@AndreasStrusch]

@@GeneralMatoq Hahaha - ja, das ist ziemlich genau 20 Jahre alt :P

[@marcelogazzoli4279]

Congrats!! 👏👏👏

[@cesar280z]

1701-D... the BEST ONE!!

[@DeFuchs]

what a beauty

[@barryharness8827]

Truly amazing 👏 🙌