BobP says:

We seem to be getting a lot of requests for that new Enterprise!

I think the tattoo is fun, too. The licensor is great about giving us flexibility to do things like this. There’s also another really cool tattoo that our web master, Andy, illustrated. I’ll post that image soon, probably after we get back from WonderFest.

Is that me muscling up there? Are you kidding? (I wish!) That tattoo will probably wrap twice around my little T-Rex arms. On the other hand, there’s plenty of room on my ample mid-section. Maybe I could apply it next to my belly button, and it will look like the Enterprise is being sucked into a big black hole. (No Uranus jokes, please.)

BobP says:

Hi James,

My gosh, yes — JJ did make the ship that big. According to our (very reliable) source, the “actual” size of the ship is 2379.75 feet long. It’s a whopper. A 1/2500-scale kit would put the assembled model at about 11.5″ inches long, which is just right for standard size packaging.

I also would love a 1/1000-scale kit of the NuE, which would put the finished ship at about 28″ long. Unfortunately, a limited tooling budget will only go so far. HOWEVER, if the 1/2500 scale kit is successful, no doubt it helps to open the door for a larger kit down the road, maybe in time for the inevitable sequel?

As far as windows on the 1/1000 TOS Enterprise: we wanted to do windows (with clear inserts) on the 1:1000 Enterprise-A/Refit that is currently under development — the factory told us the size is too small to mold the kit with windows that small. So — I assume the same issue applied to the small TOS Enterprise when it was originally developed several years ago. However, I am sure that a resourceful modeler with a steady hand and a micro-drill could probably find a way to make “real” windows in the thing.

Bob

BobP says:

Glad you like the tattoos; those were used as incentives to get folks to fill out our survey at WonderFest. We still have a few of those left, though, so I’ll make an offer — send me a self-addressed, stamped envelope and I’ll see that you get one of each. Here’s the mailing address:

Bob Plant
Round 2 LLC
4073 Meghan Beeler Court
South Bend, IN 46628

I’ve got several dozen left from WonderFest; so if anyone else is interested as well, I’ll be glad to fulfill requests, as long as I’m provided with the all-important SASE (self-addressed, stamped envelope). We’ll be giving some of these away at iHobby in October as well.

Bob