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A white Enterprise would not have photographed well.
They knew that a gray model would look "white" on tape.
However, over the years, with a number of repaints, the gray has gotten considerably darker
and the amount of "weathering" that has been added is too much in my opinion.
You can see in original photos that it was much less.
At least thats what I believe.
And "space weathering"?
LOL
I think enough time has passed...everyone knows about this project now...
I think its okay to reveal that 2...or was it 3?...years back,
when the Enterprise model was first pulled out of storage and into the restoration labs at the Udvar/Hazy Center,
I had the chance to see it while it was still in one piece.
Our own Anne McCombs gave a small group of us (papermodelers) a behind the scenes look at the restoration labs.
And I got an up close look at this model!
Unfortunately for me, we were asked to not take any photos at that time.
and we all gladly(reluctantly) obliged.
Its nice to see this model restored and on display again
however one thing I am not happy about is the completed left side of the model.
Originally, the left side was partially unfinished, and a bit rough looking.
Mounting points and wiring were visible on the left side.
Some details were not copied from the right side.
The model was mounted for filming only from the right hand side.
It was only ever photographed for the TV show from the right side.
I think it would be cool to see the model as it really was during filming.
With its mounting points, and wiring and studio look.
Other than that, they have done some great restoration and upgrades.
The lighting is amazing.
I can't wait to go back and visit the Museum again.
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