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One more thing - have a look at the picture gallery at the CNN link above.
Firstly - the E-D's portside bussard collector is missing.
Secondly - is the guy taking a home movie of the DS9 model anyone from here?
Thirdly - *60* filming models!?!
Finally - so the Ambassador Model is there and looks to be in good nick - why did they say for years that it was 'broken' and couldn't be used for filming!?!
Grr.
Andrew
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The Ambassador model is broken in some places. There's a big split in the wood around the shuttlebay, if you look at the pics I took of it. Perhaps it still could've been used, but maybe they were worried how it'd look if the director demanded an aft view?
It looks like they've taken down all the pics of the lots from their website. I only managed to save the first 200(of 1,000) and of course all the ship pics.
I'm also surprised that they didn't flog the Wolf 359 ships. Good on Okuda for keeping it, I'm sure I would in his position. There were also some other Trek models that I would have expected, or would have been nice to see. That Romulan shuttle from DS9 was a great design. And I know they made a model of the Holoship from Insurrection. Also, the Borg Queen's neck would've created a lot of interest, I think.
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From IMDb:
Star Trek fans from around the world have spent more than $7 million snapping up memorabilia from the TV and movie franchise at a three-day New York City auction celebrating its 40th anniversary. The sci-fi sale concluded on Saturday with more than 1,000 lots, including costumes, models and props, going under the hammer at Christie's - with most items fetching far more than their estimated price. The highest value item was a model of the Starship Enterprise-D, which attracted a staggering winning bid of $576,000. It had been estimated to fetch just $25,000. A model of the Starship Enterprise-E sold for $132,000, and a Borg cube model from Star Trek: First Contact fetched $96,000. They were only expected to raise $8,000 and $1,000 respectively. Captain Jean-Luc Picard's chair sold for more than $62,000, while the auction's final lot, a model of the Starship Enterprise-A, fetched $284,000. John Wentworth, executive vice president of communication at CBS Paramount Television, says, "We were thrilled to be able to bring (fans) tangible, coveted pieces from our beloved Star Trek, and they now own Trek history and have made this auction a huge success."
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From IMDb:
Star Trek fans from around the world have spent more than $7 million snapping up memorabilia from the TV and movie franchise at a three-day New York City auction celebrating its 40th anniversary. The sci-fi sale concluded on Saturday with more than 1,000 lots, including costumes, models and props, going under the hammer at Christie's - with most items fetching far more than their estimated price. The highest value item was a model of the Starship Enterprise-D, which attracted a staggering winning bid of $576,000. It had been estimated to fetch just $25,000. A model of the Starship Enterprise-E sold for $132,000, and a Borg cube model from Star Trek: First Contact fetched $96,000. They were only expected to raise $8,000 and $1,000 respectively. Captain Jean-Luc Picard's chair sold for more than $62,000, while the auction's final lot, a model of the Starship Enterprise-A, fetched $284,000. John Wentworth, executive vice president of communication at CBS Paramount Television, says, "We were thrilled to be able to bring (fans) tangible, coveted pieces from our beloved Star Trek, and they now own Trek history and have made this auction a huge success."
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So Christies is no longer looking down their noses at the auction, I take it?
I knew that Borg Cube would go for some crazy cash but...damn.
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"We were thrilled to be able to bring (fans) tangible, coveted pieces from our beloved Star Trek, and they now own Trek history and have made this auction a huge success."
Yes, I'm sure that was what thrilled them about this auction.
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Anyone got a rear-view of the Klingon station? I dont think we've ever seen one.
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Well noone has captured the video or stills from the video on the front page of history.com yet!?!
It is still there. I don't know how to do it - but it zooms right into the 'shuttle bay' of Ty'Gok'Or the Klingon Station - and close ups of other things - lots of fast editing.
How much did the Rom BOP go for and the Ferengi Marauder!?!
Oh and the E-A blankets from Star Trek VI?? I have ALWAYS thought they looked cool. Didn't realise they were brown - they looked white in the movie. Unless they were the ones on the beds not the ones they wrap around Kirk and McCoy after coming back from Rurapenthe?
Bugger they are re-showing the auction on history.com but it's from 12am to 8am my time
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There were also some other Trek models that I would have expected, or would have been nice to see. That Romulan shuttle from DS9 was a great design. And I know they made a model of the Holoship from Insurrection. Also, the Borg Queen's neck would've created a lot of interest, I think.![[Frown]](frown.gif)
Should have gone for 10x that amount.![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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