Thanks Mr. Jefferies

Until Matt Jefferies grand design we only had flying saucers, spaceships, rocket ships, etc. We knew the basic layout of every one of them too. People in the front and fire in the back. Most of them were powered with some sort of futuristic "sparkler" technology. Mr. Roddenberry told Matt that he didn't want that type of ship for this new endeavor. He wanted something much different. Matt listened and gave us the "starship." The USS Enterprise is ingrained in the brain of every Trekkie and almost any other sci-fi fan with a pulse. Mr. Jefferies gave us something special and lasting but he took some interesting twists and turns along the way. Some of his earlier designs employed a sphere instead of a saucer section. At first these designs seem clumsy and ungainly but when studied over time can take on a grace all their own. Much like the romanticism generated by tall sea ships of old, they embody an earlier, simpler time not frequently explored in Trek lore. Since at the time, access to models of this type of ship was limited, I began to design and make my own. Each of the models pictured below is a direct homage to Jefferies original designs.

Old Number 40


The Vulture


Endurance


Starship Hawking - My second ever wooden starship model.


Another view of Hawking


Starship Repulse


Second view of Repulse