The Constitution Class refit USS Enterprise NCC-1701 as seen in STAR TREK: The Wrath of Khan
About this creation
Update:
- In May 2009 the Enterprise NCC-1701 was updated again. Improvements include:
- Nacelles brought closer to saucer section
- Glow in the dark deflector dish
Update:
In June 2008 the Enterprise NCC-1701 was updated. Improvements included:
- Glow in the dark engines
- More stable nacelle pylons – the previous ones used to move up and down
- Smooth saucer section
- Longer drive section
- Extended deflector dish – closer resemblance to the 'real one'
- Glow in the dark tips on nacelles
- Decals
The Constitution-class starships, which were also known as Starship class starships, were the premier front-line Starfleet vessels in the latter half of the 23rd century. They were designed for long duration missions with minimal outside support and are best known for their celebrated missions of galactic exploration and diplomacy which typically lasted up to five years.
In the late 2260s to early 2270s, the Constitution-class starships underwent their final major refit program. The actual refitting took eighteen months of work and essentially a new vessel was built onto the bones of the old, replacing virtually every major system. Thus, the Constitution-class continued in service for a further twenty years. It was depicted in Star Trek: The Motion Picture and in its refitted form, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock.
Essential upgrades were made to the Constitution-class' warp systems; the old cylindrical nacelles were replaced with new angular ones, and also the warp nacelle struts were new, as they were connected to the engineering hull much closer to the neck than before. The engineering hull roughly retained its original shape – while the original hull was essentially a conical cylinder, the refit was much more rounded.
The deflector dish was upgraded, doing away with the "satellite" dish architecture. As for the interior of the hull, the most obvious upgrades were the enlargement of the shuttle deck and landing bay, as well as the addition of a horizontal matter-antimatter reaction assembly and a vertical intermix chamber.
New also was the installment of the double photon torpedo launcher with its rectangular housing in the neck of the vessel. Also, the phaser configuration was changed to channel energy though the warp core. Furthermore, the saucer section was considerably extended (almost 20 meters), while the rest of the surface remained about the same.
Major changes were made to the interior of the Constitution-class starships; many new systems were added and existing ones upgraded. Summarizing, only the internal structure of the saucer and very little of the engineering hull and neck may have survived the 2270s refit.
In a poll the constitution class refit USS Enterprise NCC-1701 was voted the most iconic sci-fi vessel of all time, in second place was the Millennium Falcon.
The Lego version of the Enterprise 1701 contains just over 100 bricks. The deflector dish is a sticker as there is only one Lego brick that closely resembles the dish:
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=469px6
But it is brown, not blue.
Click here for a video of the Enterprise
Poor quality photo but shows glow in the dark deflector dish.
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September 11, 2011 |
This is in the SNOT group why? The clear dish on top of the saucer section has A STUD. :) Otherwise very good, nice detail for this scale. |
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March 16, 2011 |
Fantastic match of the Enterprice shape in that size |
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| dominick zola September 3, 2010 |
something minifig scale and big deserves the title MOTD..not a 100 peice mini model LOL |
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September 3, 2010 |
"Let's see what's out there!" Nice work and congrats on MOTD! |
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September 3, 2010 |
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September 3, 2010 |
Awesome, never thought that such a small Enterprise could look that awesome. Really impressive! |
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September 3, 2010 |
Star trek is awesome. |
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September 3, 2010 |
Very cool. One of the best microscale enterprises I've ever seen.
Diftor heh smusma (live long and prosper) |
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September 3, 2010 |
awesome. |
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September 3, 2010 |
Spock...Spock! Nice job on shape for using so few pieces. Any plans to make a larger version? |
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September 3, 2010 |
A well deserved moc of the day :'D |
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September 3, 2010 |
Awesome! |
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February 26, 2010 |
Fabulous! I really like it. Great work. |
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June 18, 2009 |
One of the best mini Enterprise-As I have seen. Great job! |
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June 2, 2009 |
Now I need a new computer keyboard due the fact i ruined it by drooling so much over this MOC!!!! |
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Captain L. D. Glaves April 22, 2009 |
Excellent creation! There are a few good Constitution class starships around, and this one is one of the best! |
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January 23, 2009 |
Awesome |
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November 24, 2008 |
AWSOME do you have instructions
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masterchief 1 November 14, 2008 |
That is a EXTREAMLY good mini! |
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October 29, 2008 |
Wow! Shes ship-shape captain! and the detales are remakrable! |
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October 29, 2008 |
Whoa this is so cool. For its size it's very, very detailed. Absolutely great! |
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October 15, 2008 |
i like it. please check out my star trek ships and let me no what u think |
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September 25, 2008 |
i agree with sven! this one is excellent |
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September 11, 2008 |
I think this is the best micro scale Enterprise here on MOCpages! |
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May 23, 2008 |
Nice, congrats on MOC of the day. |
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May 23, 2008 |
This is so totally awsome.
I wish there were some Star Trek themed Legos. Dunno why they haven't done anything yet, you would figure there are plenty of fans out there.
This is truly a great design. |
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May 23, 2008 |
Nice!!! this is a great moc of the Enterprise refit. I am a huge star trek fan :) |
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May 23, 2008 |
MOCotd! It is very good. Great job. I love the SNOT work. |
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May 23, 2008 |
congrats on moc of the day! |
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May 23, 2008 |
Hey! great enterprise model! I have only seen a few handful of good enteprise moc's, and this is one of them. I like what you did for the deflector dish. Nice work! Check out my Entprise B! |
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May 23, 2008 |
WOW this is just awesome!! It's so alike Enterprise! |
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February 19, 2008 |
I can see the 30 minutes of circling the Enterprise in ST:TMP right now... |
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February 14, 2008 |
One of the best 1701-A's I've seen on the internet. |
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February 14, 2008 |
very nice and i would like to build one too plz so take more pics. |
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