Phase II Enterprise and additional Constitution class variants: Star Trek starship parts kit expansion #19

[Note: This project is also available on my Google Drive, which can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JdMENvSwssd4AcBHCv1ojvSAPclmBAg4?usp=sharing]

This is the 19th expansion parts kit meant to complement my original Star Trek Constitution Class Parts Kit, providing parts and ship models to support the version of the USS Enterprise Matt Jefferies originally designed for the ill-fated Star Trek: Phase II television show, as well as some other fanon variants of the Constitution class design.

See my Cults3d Profile for the full list of parts kits I’ve released so far. Each of these kits includes combined ships and ship parts STL files, along with blender source files used to create them. Ship files should be ready to print. Part files are provided so you can import into your 3d modelling software of choice to combine and modify to easily create your own ship designs. All parts are meant to be cross-compatible between kits.

Included Ships

Phase II Constitution class

This is the updated design of the classic USS Enterprise, as designed for the Phase II TV show that was cancelled in favor of what became Star Trek: The Motion Picture. This design would serve as the basis for the work Richard Taylor and Andrew Probert would do in designing the Movie era Enterprise model.

My take is based primarily on the version of the original drawings cleaned up by David Shaw, which can be found here: https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/jefferies-phase-II.php.

Although some components may look very similar to either the TOS or TMP ship, the parts in this kit are entirely new.

Endeavor class

The Endeavor is another upgrade of the TOS era constitution class originally found in the Mastercom Data Center fan books created by Adrias Sofia and Thomas Guenther. This design is notable for its unique warp nacelle design which were later popularized by Neale “Vance” Davidson’s 2d toolkits, which serve as the inspiration for my own “parts kit” approach.

Phase II Constitution class with Mastercom style nacelles

This variant simply replaces the Phase II nacelles with those form the Endeavor class.

TOS Constitution class with minor updates

This variant uses the standard TOS version saucer, neck, and engineering hull, simply replacing the nacelles, sensor dish and torpedo tube.

Phase II Saladin class

This is an upgrade of the Saladin class destroyer/Hermes class scout from the Franz Joseph Star Fleet Technical Manual, using Phase II components.

Phase II Ptolemy class

This is an upgrade of the Franz Joseph Ptolemy class transport, again using Phase II components.

Monoceres Mk 1

The Monoceres is another Mastercom design, essentially a Saladin with the Mastercom style warp nacelle.

Monoceres Mk 2

The MK 2 Monoceres replaces the single nacelle with two top mounted versions.

Zip Files

Combined ship files are included in this project individually. The individual parts files and blender files used to create the STL files are included in Zip files:

• phase2-parts-stls.zip – Contains all of the individual part STL files used to create the combined
  ship files.

• phase2-blender-files.zip – Contains the source blender files used to generate the parts, as well as
  files with the parts assembled as used to generate the combined ship files.

Notes on scaling and working with Blender

My target scale for all source files and output STL files is 1:1000, However, I generally recommend 1:2500 or smaller given the detail level of the model. Although these files have not been extensively tested through printing, they are intended to be resized to match common modelling and miniatures scales.

Target scale -- Scale STL files to: -- Notes
1/3900 -- 0.25641026 -- FASA miniature scale
1/3788 -- 0.26399155 -- ADB Starline 2400 scale
1/3125 -- 0.32 -- ADB Starline 2500 scale
1/2500 -- 0.4 -- The Trek modelers "Golden scale"
1/1600 -- 0.625 -- TOS 3-Ship Set scale
1/1400 -- 0.714285714 -- Common resin model scale
1/650 -- 1.538461538 -- Modelling scale
1/537 -- 1.862197393 -- Common scale for TMP models
1/350 -- 2.857142857 -- Large scale

Blender

Blender is free, which to be honest was the primary factor in my decision to learn it. There are many fine video and text tutorials available online if you're interested in learning more. For a basic tutorial on moving and joining objects in Blender(which should be the minimum you need to know when working with these parts), see this instructables tutorial.

You can use File -> Import -> Stl (.stl) and File -> Export -> Stl (.stl) to load or save STL files in blender.

Note: These kits were built using Blender 2.9.

Post-processing STL output

Although all of the STL files included have been tested as valid watertight meshes, joining the parts together and exporting new STL files can introduce small errors that may cause issues with slicing programs. I recommend any STL files you create are checked using a program like Netfabb Basic free edition. Doing a simple "Close All Holes" repair has fixed most of the issues I've run into so far. If you do run into issues with mesh quality, please let me know.

File manifest

Parts

The phase2-parts-stls.zip file contains all of the part STL model files listed below. Note some parts will be shared between ships, for instance The Antares uses the same nacelles and pylons as the Sherman, so don’t have their own version of the parts.

Part -- Description
- endeavor-engineering-hull.stl -- Endeavor class engineering hull.
- endeavor-nacelle-port.stl -- Endeavor class warp nacelle.
- endeavor-nacelle-starboard.stl -- Endeavor class warp nacelle.
- endeavor-nacelle-pylon-port.stl -- Endeavor class nacelle pylon.
- endeavor-nacelle-pylon-starboard.stl -- Endeavor class nacelle pylon.
- endeavor-neck.stl -- Endeavor class neck connecting saucer with secondary hull.
- endeavor-neck-with-torpedo.stl -- Endeavor class neck with Phase II style saucer.
- endeavor-saucer.stl -- TOS style saucer.
- monoceros-mk1-nacelle-center.stl -- Monoceros class Mk 1 center nacelle.
- monoceros-mk1-neck.stl -- Monoceros class Mk 1 neck connecting saucer with nacelle.
- monoceros-mk2-nacelle-port.stl -- Monoceros class Mk 2 warp nacelle.
- monoceros-mk2-nacelle-starboard.stl -- Monoceros class Mk 2 warp nacelle.
- monoceros-mk2-nacelle-pylon-port.stl -- Monoceros class Mk 2 nacelle pylon.
- monoceros-mk2-nacelle-pylon-starboard.stl -- Monoceros class Mk 2 nacelle pylon.
- phase2-bridge-module.stl -- Standalone bridge module.
- phase2-mastercom-nacelle-center.stl -- Mastercom style center nacelle.
- phase2-mastercom-nacelle-port.stl -- Mastercom style port nacelle.
- phase2-mastercom-nacelle-starboard.stl -- Mastercom style starboard nacelle.
- phase2-nacelle-center.stl -- Phase II style center nacelle.
- phase2-nacelle-connector-port.stl -- Connector between nacelle and pylon.
- phase2-nacelle-connector-starboard.stl -- Connector between nacelle and pylon.
- phase2-nacelle-port.stl -- Phase II style port nacelle.
- phase2-nacelle-starboard.stl -- Phase II style starboard nacelle.
- phase2-nacelle-pylon-port.stl -- Phase II pylon connecting warp nacelle to engineering hull.
- phase2-nacelle-pylon-starboard.stl -- Phase II pylon connecting warp nacelle to engineering hull.
- phase2-neck-one-torpedo.stl -- Phase II neck with single torpedo tube.
- phase2-neck-two-torpedoes.stl -- Phase II neck with two torpedo tubes.
- phase2-ptolemy-nacelle-port.stl -- Ptolemy class port warp nacelle.
- phase2-ptolemy-nacelle-starboard.stl -- Ptolemy class starboard warp nacelle.
- phase2-ptolemy-nacelle-pylon-port.stl -- Ptolemy class connector between nacelle and pylon.
- phase2-ptolemy-nacelle-pylon-starboard.stl -- Ptolemy class connector between nacelle and pylon.
- phase2-ptolemy-neck.stl -- Ptolemy class Neck connecting saucer and transport pod.
- phase2-ptolemy-transport-pod.stl -- Ptolemy transport pod.
- phase2-saucer.stl -- Phase II saucer.
- phase2-secondary-hull.stl -- Phase II engineering hull.
- saladinphase2-nacelle-center.stl -- Saladin class warp nacelle.

Combined ship STLs

Part -- Description
- phase2-ship-constitution.stl -- Phase II Constitution class, based on Matt Jefferies’ original drawings.
- phase2-ship-constitution-dual-torpedoes.stl -- Phase II Constitution class with two torpedo tubes.
- phase2-ship-constitution-mastercom-nacelles.stl -- Phase II Constitution class with Mastercom style nacelles.
- Phase2-ship-tos-constitution-phase2-nacelles.stl -- Minimally upgraded TOS constitution.
- phase2-ship-endeavor.stl -- Endeavor class.
- phase2-ship-monocerosmk1.stl -- Monoceros Mk 1
- phase2-ship-monocerosmk2.stl -- Monoceros Mk 1
- phase2-ship-ptolemy-standalone.stl -- Phase II Ptolemy class upgrade without transport container.
- phase2-ship-ptolemy-with-container.stl -- Phase II Ptolemy class upgrade with transport container.
- phase2-ship-saladin.stl -- Phase II Saladin class upgrade.

Blender files

The phase2-blender-files.zip file contains parts files, containing the STL parts arranged as used in the sample ship designs, and parts source files, containing the raw blender objects used to create the parts.

License

I'm releasing this under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. You're free to distribute and modify these files (even for commercial use), provided you attribute the creator and distribute your contributions under the same license.