> Wiseguy wrote:

>>>>> I agree, that toystore plastic model being wobbled in front of the
>>>>> camera is appallingly amateurish and stupid. I'm glad we agree at
>>>>> last. I'm glad I'll never have to watch that again while enjoying
>>>>> my favourite TOS story.
>>>>>
>>>>> ;)

>>
>>
>> Calling an 11 ft. model which now hangs in the Smithsonian a
>> "toystore plastic model" is a bit of a stretch.

>
> It would be, but I wasn't. The toystore plastic model is the
> Constellation. It's a toy model kit of the Enterprise, distressed with
> a few cigarette lighter burns. You can really see this clearly in its
> final approach to the Doomsday Machine; the view is from behind and
> you can see that the nacelles are simple plastic mouldings with no
> vents or other detail. Wobbling.
>
>
> Ian
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>