John Dayberry’s Enterprise E

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I’d like to submit my model I built of the Star Trek USS Enterprise E in 1/1400th scale by AMT/Round2 Models LLC.

My model kit has 48 LEDs. There are 4 white LEDs in each warp engine nacelle.  The front of each Bussard Collector is lit with one 5mm white LED.  Next are 2 3mm white LEDs lighting up the warp engines bluish glow.  Lastly is a single 1mm white LED at the end of each warp nacelle for constantly  on formation lighting.

Then in the lower engineering hull I have 6 white 3mm LEDs lighting up the upper dorsal area.  And there are 12 white 3mm LEDs lighting up the forward section of the lower engineering hull.  There is 1 amber 5mm LED lighting up the main sensor dish.   And 6 white 3mm LEDs lighting the lower saucer section, and another 6 white 3mm LEDs lighting up the upper saucer section.   For the saucer impulse engines I used 2 white 3mm LEDs.  Then for an illuminated shuttlebay I used 2 white 2mm LEDs.  Next I used 2 white 2mm LEDs for the raised deck area behind the main bridge and 2 white 2mm LEDs for the next raised deck area behind the main bridge.

Then there is something unique to my model I believe no one has ever addressed, and that is the main tractor beam emitter located below the engineering hull aft section.  This area has rarely been even seen in all the Star Trek movies featuring the USS Enterprise E including the last movie Nemesis!

My model has this particularly rare seen area lit with 1 white 2mm LED.  My model also features blinking navigation lights with 1 forward white 2mm LED, 1 green starboard LED and 1 red portside LED.

My model is mounted upon a mahogany square base I spray painted gloss black to contrast with the Starfleet Chevron glued to the top of the mahogany base and supported by a 1 inch thick plastic tube where all my wires are connected to the single power switch on the upper right of the mahogany base.  The entire model is ran off a single 9V battery located underneath the mahogany base.

My total hours invested in this project are 136 using my weekends from January 2013 to September 2013, over a total of 9 months to finish this project.

John Dayberry