User:Sennim

As an European I'm not that different from an American in appreciating Star Trek and in trying to express my attachment to the whole franchise. That being said, I do have a preference namely the unsung heroes of the whole experience, the Star Ships. I used to be in my youth a modeler and I distinctly remember the frustration of not being able to get good reference pictures of the studio models. It is something that has always irked me since then. No longer a modeler, I do still have a burning desire to know everything there is to know about Star Ship design and their makers. And now, as the original Star Trek slowly fades into memory, former production members and outsiders have started blogging or otherwise started to share their experiences through the web and details and pictures in general are becoming more and more available of which I could only dream of not that long ago. True, some information was available before the advent of the Internet, but it was almost always scattered over a myriad of publications (and often not in that good a quality) and still is in this Internet age.

Fortunately people like Doug Drexler, John Eaves and many others have started blogging and sharing their knowledge with others, finally enabling us to get more coherent behind-the-scenes stories and images. And even before them non-studio affiliated people, pioneers like William S. McCullars, through his unfortunately now defunct IDIC-website, David Shaw who pieced together much of the earliest history of the studio models of the original Enterprise and posted his findings on several blogs, Curt McAloney, who owns clippings of the only known two color behind-the-scenes films and has published the only known color stills of the studio models of TOS on his StarTrekHistory-website  and elsewhere on the net and in print and modeller Kuhn Global, who provide a platform for photographs of the various studio models on his ModelerMagic-website , have started the work on chronicling the history of the studio models.

Through their gracious efforts I'm more and more able to piece together the real life stories of the forgotten heroes and their creators of Star Trek, the Star Ships. And Memory Alpha provides a great platform to collect all the fragmented information into a coherent story and maybe one day their whole story will have been told as thoroughly as the stories of the live performers.

=Contributions (also as user 84.84.149.59)=

Primary Contributor (new or 90%+)

 * CGI-Article
 * Category:Documentaries
 * Fxguidetv
 * Movie Magic
 * The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture
 * Sense of Scale
 * Star Trek: The True Story
 * To Boldly Go
 * Category:Magazines
 * American Cinematographer-Behind-the-scenes magazine
 * Cinefantastique-Behind-the-scenes magazine
 * Cinefex-Behind-the-scenes magazine
 * Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models-Behind-the-scenes, and model kit magazine
 * The Official Star Trek The Next Generation: Build the Enterprise NCC-1701-D-magazine
 * Star Trek: The Collector's Edition-In-universe magazine
 * Star Trek: The Original Series - The Collector's Edition-In-universe magazine
 * Categories:Model and miniature effects and Special and Visual effects companies
 * Associates and Ferren
 * Blue Sky/VIFX
 * HMS Creative Productions, Inc.
 * Magicam
 * Future General Corporation
 * Science Fiction Modelmaking Associates
 * VIFX/Video Image
 * Viewpoint DataLabs International, Inc.
 * WonderWorks Inc.
 * Category:Special and Visual effects staff
 * Larry Albright-Model lighting specialist
 * Tom Barron-Model filmer
 * Richard C. Datin, Jr.-Model maker
 * Jim Dow-Model maker
 * Patricia Rose Duignan-ILM Production Supervisor
 * Richard Edlund-Visual Effects Specialist
 * Lee Ettleman - Model Maker
 * Chris Evans-ILM Matte Artist
 * Bran Ferren-Visual Effects Supervisor
 * Ron Gress-Model painter
 * Eric Hance-CGI Animator
 * Robert Hill-Visual Effects Camera Operator
 * Steve Horch-Prop maker
 * Jim Key-Model maker
 * Reuben Klamer-Prop Maker
 * Daniel Kramer-CGI modeler
 * David Lombardi-CGI modeler
 * Bruce MacRae-Model maker
 * Paul Maples-Visual Effects Camera Operator
 * Alan McFarland-Special Effects Specialist
 * William S. McCullars-Model chronicler
 * David Merriman, Jr.-Model maker
 * Paul Olsen-Model painter
 * Michael Pangrazio-ILM Matte Artist
 * Alec Peters-Property master
 * Chris Ross-Model Maker
 * Russ Simpson-Model Maker
 * Randy Sharp-CGI modeler
 * Thomas G. Smith-ILM General Manager
 * Star Trek production staff "Trekkies"
 * Mark Stetson-Model maker
 * William Ware Theiss-Costume Designer
 * Craig Thompson-Post-production Editor
 * Mark Cotta Vaz - Reference works Author
 * Dana White Shea-Model maker
 * Category:Studio models (Separate articles or specific studio model/backgroud sections)
 * Studio model-The main article itself
 * Akira-class model
 * Ambassador-class model
 * Bajoran assault vessel
 * Bajoran interceptor
 * Bajoran raider
 * Borg cube model
 * Borg tactical cube
 * Chaotic space hulk
 * Class 2 shuttle
 * Class F shuttlecraft
 * Constitution-class model-(all of them)
 * Constellation-class model
 * Cousteau–captain's yacht model
 * D7-class model
 * Daedalus-class
 * D'Arsay archive
 * Dauntless-class model
 * Deep Space Station K-7 model (also as Special:Contributions/84.84.149.59)
 * Delta Flyer escape pod
 * D'Kora-class model
 * Epsilon IX station
 * Excelsior-class model
 * Federation holoship model
 * Federation mission scoutship model
 * Galaxy-class model-(all of them)
 * Galileo-type shuttlecraft model
 * Groumall-type
 * Hierarchy assault class
 * Intrepid-class model
 * Jem'Hadar battleship
 * Jem'Hadar battle cruiser
 * Kazon fighter
 * Kazon carrier vessel model
 * K't'inga-class model
 * Kradin fighter
 * Long range shuttle model
 * Malon export vessel, eleventh gradient
 * Maquis fighter/raider
 * McKinley-type-Complete article
 * Miranda-class model
 * Mordan IV cityscape maquette
 * Nebula-class model
 * Nova-class model
 * Oberth-class model
 * Orbital shuttle
 * Pioneer 10
 * Ru'afo's flagship model
 * Rhyl model
 * Presidio Starfleet Headquarters Maquette
 * Promellian battle cruiser
 * Son'a battle cruiser model
 * Son'a collector model
 * Son'a shuttle model
 * Sovereign-class model
 * Sovereign-type escape pod
 * Starbase 6 model
 * Tholian asteroid dock
 * Thruster suit model
 * Travel pod model
 * Type 11 shuttlecraft model
 * Type 18 shuttlepod
 * T'Plana-Hath type model
 * Valdore-type
 * Vor'cha-class model
 * Xindi-Insectoid starship
 * Whale Probe
 * Wisp ship
 * Category:Reference books
 * Bunkasha; publisher and publications
 * Star Trek: Official Guide 1 - Star Trek The Next Generation
 * Star Trek: Official Guide 3 - Official Database
 * Star Trek: Official Guide 4 - Mechanics
 * Star Trek: Official Guide 5 - The Ultimate
 * "Enterprise" Flight Manual
 * Enterprise Incidents: The Technical Book of Science Fiction Films
 * The 24th Century Technical Manual
 * Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Special Effects
 * Industrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital Realm
 * The Official Star Trek The Next Generation: Build the Enterprise NCC-1701-D
 * Star Trek: Creating the Enterprise
 * Star Trek The Next Generation: 20th Century Computers and How They Worked
 * Star Trek: The Next Generation Writers' Technical Manual
 * Star Trek: Voyager Technical Manual
 * Starlog photo guidebook Special Effects

Major Contributor (50%–90%)

 * Constitution class-Appendices
 * Star Trek auctions-Article
 * Category:Collectibles
 * Aluminum Model Toys
 * Aurora Plastics Corporation
 * Bandai
 * Corgi
 * Ertl Company
 * Estes Industries
 * Fasa Gaming Miatures
 * Furuta
 * Galoob
 * KSN Midori
 * Master Replicas
 * Meccano Dinky Toys
 * Polar Lights
 * Revell-Monogram
 * Sci-Pub Tech
 * Star Trek model kits-Chronology
 * Tsukuda Hobby
 * VCD
 * Category:Production staff
 * Dennis Hoerter-Motion Control Technician
 * Gregory Jein-Model Maker
 * Categories:Model and miniature effects companies and Special and Visual effects companies
 * Digital Magic
 * Foundation Imaging
 * Image G
 * Category:Studio models (Separate articles or specific studio model/backgroud sections)
 * Academy flight trainer
 * Aeroshuttle
 * Apollo-class
 * Bird of Prey (Romulan 23rd century)
 * Centaur-type
 * Chaffee-type shuttlepod
 * Cheyenne-class
 * Curry-type
 * Cygniai Expanse-Background
 * D'deridex-class
 * Devore-type
 * Echo Two
 * Federation Attack Fighter
 * Federation tug
 * Galor-class
 * Intrepid-type
 * Launch bay
 * Malon shuttle
 * Negh'Var-warship
 * New Orleans-class
 * Niagara-class
 * Olympic-class
 * Romulan scout ship
 * Saber-class
 * Springfield-class
 * Steamrunner-class
 * Tarellian starship
 * The Original Series phaser rifle prop
 * Tret's containment vessel
 * Ty'Gokor orbital facility
 * Type 15 shuttlepod
 * Yeager-type
 * Zobral's shuttle
 * Category:Reference books
 * The Making of Star Trek
 * The Making of the Trek Films
 * The Ships of Star Trek
 * The Special Effects of Trek
 * Undeveloped reference books
 * The Special Effects of Trek
 * Undeveloped reference books