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| Author = [[David A. Kimble]]
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| Artist = [[David A. Kimble]]
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| Published = {{y|1980}}
| class="even" | [[Andrew Probert|Andrew G. Probert]]
 
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| Pages = 14 sheets
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| ISBN = 0671791060
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The '''''Star Trek: The Motion Picture Blueprints''''' are a set of "14 Official Blueprints" of various vessels seen in {{film|1}} as rendered by artist David Kimble (based on original art by [[Andrew Probert]] and [[Lee Cole]]). The packaging was similar to its predecessor, [[Franz Joseph]]'s ''[[Star Trek Blueprints]]''.
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==Summary==
The '''Star Trek: The Motion Picture Blueprints''' are a set of "14 Official Blueprints" of various vessels seen in ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'' as rendered by artist David Kimble (based on original art by Andrew Probert). The packaging was similar to its predecessor, [[Franz Joseph]]'s [[Star Trek Blueprints]].
 
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;From the cover card
 
:* The [[refit|New]] [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)#Refit and further service|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'']] and [[Bridge]]
 
:* The [[Klingon]] [[K't'inga class|Cruiser]] and Bridge
 
:* The [[Vulcan]] [[Surak (shuttlecraft)|Shuttle]]
 
:* The [[Federation travel pod|Travel Pod]]
 
:* The [[Work Bee]] with [[Work Bee#Technical data|Grabber Sled and Cargo-Train Attachments]]
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:* 32 VIEWS IN ALL!!! Actual Size: 13⅛" by 19" Spacecraft rendered by David Kimble
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===Content===
The vessels represented in its fourteen 13 1/8-by-19-inch pages are:
 
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*Blueprint Rundown
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**Sheet 1: ''Enterprise'' '''Outboard Profile''' (Port Side View) with some descriptions as to the refit of the ''Enterprise''
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**Sheet 2: ''Enterprise'' '''Outboard Top View'''
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**Sheet 3: ''Enterprise'' '''Outboard Bow/Stern''' (Forward & Rear Views) with Overall Ship Specifications
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**Sheet 4: ''Enterprise'' '''Outboard Bottom View''' (Underside View)
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**Sheet 5: ''Enterprise'' '''Bridge''' (Deck Plan & Front Elevation Station Layout) with Captain's Chair detail
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**Sheet 6: ''Klingon Battle Cruiser'' '''Outboard Profile''' (Port Side View) with ship description and Specifications
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**Sheet 7: ''Klingon Battle Cruiser'' '''Outboard Top View'''
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**Sheet 8: ''Klingon Battle Cruiser'' '''Outboard Bow/Stern''' (Forward & Rear Views)
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**Sheet 9: ''Klingon Battle Cruiser'' '''Bridge''' (Deck Plan, Side Elevation & Nose Cone Elevation)
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**Sheet 10: ''Shuttle/Warpsled'' '''Outboard & Inboard Views''' (Starboard Side View) with vessel description and Specifications
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**Sheet 11: ''Shuttle/Warpsled'' '''Various Views''' (Top, Bottom, Bow & Stern Views)
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**Sheet 12: ''Work Bee'' '''Various Views''' (Top, Stern & Port Inboard Profiles) with vessel description and Specifications
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**Sheet 13: ''Work Bee'' '''Attachment Views''': Grabber Sled (Port Outboard Profile & Stern View) and Cargo Train (Port Outboard Profile)
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**Sheet 14: ''Travel Pod'' '''Various Views''' (Port Profile, Bow, Stern & Bottom Views) with vessel description and Specifications
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==Background information==
* The [[refit]] [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']] and its' [[bridge]]
 
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Andrew Probert, who served as the production illustrator on the movie at the time, collaborated with Kimble on the project and recalled on his involvement,
* The [[Klingon]] [[K't'inga class|''K't'inga''-class]] cruiser and its' bridge
 
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<blockquote>"I really don't know how David got brought into it. I think [[Richard Taylor]] contacted him. David Kimble is an artist who is known worldwide for his accuracy in doing machinery cutaway drawings. He has done ocean liners, spacecraft, oil rigs, and automobiles, which are very popular with racing fans. So he was brought in to do the cutaway of the Enterprise. That was the big carrot that was dangled in front of David, because he was drooling over putting those decks and other spaces together. Part of the package was that he also draw the blueprints, the six-sided views of all the ships. David just knocked himself out doing the blueprints, and those are all totally accurate to my designer's mind, and to the models, or they're close enough to the models to work, but they're totally satisfactory to me as the designer. The cutaway was a lot of fun. It took him a long time to do that. He did all the decks, we planned out the spaces together, and if you look in the botanical garden section, he painted my wife and me walking on one of the paths. We're just little dots of color, but I know it, she knows it, and David knows that those dots are us." [http://www.trekplace.com/ap2005int01.html]</blockquote>
* The [[Vulcan]] warp[[Shuttlecraft|shuttle]] ''[[Surak (shuttlecraft)|Surak]]''
 
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[[File:Star Trek The Motion Picture Blueprints preliminary Enterprise dorsal sheet for intended use.jpg|thumb|Preliminary ''Enterprise'' dorsal sheet, indicated for on-screen use; Note that the bridge has not yet its final configuration]]
* The [[Federation travel pod|Travel Pod]]
 
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If Probert was right that it was Art Director Taylor who brought Kimble in, then Taylor, who had produced his own orthographic views of the various ship designs for the movie &ndash; some of those eventually serving as the basis for the back-lit operations graphics seen on the bridge of the ''Enterprise'' &ndash; was aiming at a more professional treatment of his graphics, since Kimble was already renowned for such artistry in the automotive industry. Due to the continuous refinement of the [[Constitution class model (refit)|''Enterprise'' studio model]] however, none of Kimble's work ended up on screen ultimately, and his, now accurate, blueprints were only published as a commercial version after the movie was released. The intended use was later confirmed when [[Rick Sternbach]] (who had also worked on the movie) put up a set of large format photostats of preliminary refit ''Enterprise'' blueprints, created from Kimble's original artwork, for [[Star Trek auctions|auction]] on 8 August 2010 as [http://archive.propworx.com/1008/310 Lot 310] in [[Propworx]]' ''The official ''Star Trek'' Prop and Costume Auction'', estimated at US$100-$200 and selling for US$300. Each sheet was stamped with the [[Astra Image Corporation]] logo (not reproduced on the commercial version), the art department of the movie's initial [[:Category: Visual effects companies|visual effects company]], [[Robert Abel & Associates]].
* The [[Work Bee]] with [[Work Bee#Technical data|Grabber Sled and Cargo-Train]] attachments
 
   
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The cutaway drawing Probert referred to, was later revisited revisited by Kimble and upgraded it into a full color cutaway poster, published by "Mind's Eye Press" in 1986, and the first officially licensed one of its kind.
Altogether, 32 separate views of the vessels are depicted in standard blueprint form.
 
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[[Category:Reference books|Motion Picture Blueprints]]

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The Star Trek: The Motion Picture Blueprints are a set of "14 Official Blueprints" of various vessels seen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture as rendered by artist David Kimble (based on original art by Andrew Probert and Lee Cole). The packaging was similar to its predecessor, Franz Joseph's Star Trek Blueprints.

Summary

From the cover card

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Content

  • Blueprint Rundown
    • Sheet 1: Enterprise Outboard Profile (Port Side View) with some descriptions as to the refit of the Enterprise
    • Sheet 2: Enterprise Outboard Top View
    • Sheet 3: Enterprise Outboard Bow/Stern (Forward & Rear Views) with Overall Ship Specifications
    • Sheet 4: Enterprise Outboard Bottom View (Underside View)
    • Sheet 5: Enterprise Bridge (Deck Plan & Front Elevation Station Layout) with Captain's Chair detail
    • Sheet 6: Klingon Battle Cruiser Outboard Profile (Port Side View) with ship description and Specifications
    • Sheet 7: Klingon Battle Cruiser Outboard Top View
    • Sheet 8: Klingon Battle Cruiser Outboard Bow/Stern (Forward & Rear Views)
    • Sheet 9: Klingon Battle Cruiser Bridge (Deck Plan, Side Elevation & Nose Cone Elevation)
    • Sheet 10: Shuttle/Warpsled Outboard & Inboard Views (Starboard Side View) with vessel description and Specifications
    • Sheet 11: Shuttle/Warpsled Various Views (Top, Bottom, Bow & Stern Views)
    • Sheet 12: Work Bee Various Views (Top, Stern & Port Inboard Profiles) with vessel description and Specifications
    • Sheet 13: Work Bee Attachment Views: Grabber Sled (Port Outboard Profile & Stern View) and Cargo Train (Port Outboard Profile)
    • Sheet 14: Travel Pod Various Views (Port Profile, Bow, Stern & Bottom Views) with vessel description and Specifications

Background information

Andrew Probert, who served as the production illustrator on the movie at the time, collaborated with Kimble on the project and recalled on his involvement,

"I really don't know how David got brought into it. I think Richard Taylor contacted him. David Kimble is an artist who is known worldwide for his accuracy in doing machinery cutaway drawings. He has done ocean liners, spacecraft, oil rigs, and automobiles, which are very popular with racing fans. So he was brought in to do the cutaway of the Enterprise. That was the big carrot that was dangled in front of David, because he was drooling over putting those decks and other spaces together. Part of the package was that he also draw the blueprints, the six-sided views of all the ships. David just knocked himself out doing the blueprints, and those are all totally accurate to my designer's mind, and to the models, or they're close enough to the models to work, but they're totally satisfactory to me as the designer. The cutaway was a lot of fun. It took him a long time to do that. He did all the decks, we planned out the spaces together, and if you look in the botanical garden section, he painted my wife and me walking on one of the paths. We're just little dots of color, but I know it, she knows it, and David knows that those dots are us." [1]

Star Trek The Motion Picture Blueprints preliminary Enterprise dorsal sheet for intended use

Preliminary Enterprise dorsal sheet, indicated for on-screen use; Note that the bridge has not yet its final configuration

If Probert was right that it was Art Director Taylor who brought Kimble in, then Taylor, who had produced his own orthographic views of the various ship designs for the movie – some of those eventually serving as the basis for the back-lit operations graphics seen on the bridge of the Enterprise – was aiming at a more professional treatment of his graphics, since Kimble was already renowned for such artistry in the automotive industry. Due to the continuous refinement of the Enterprise studio model however, none of Kimble's work ended up on screen ultimately, and his, now accurate, blueprints were only published as a commercial version after the movie was released. The intended use was later confirmed when Rick Sternbach (who had also worked on the movie) put up a set of large format photostats of preliminary refit Enterprise blueprints, created from Kimble's original artwork, for auction on 8 August 2010 as Lot 310 in Propworx' The official Star Trek Prop and Costume Auction, estimated at US$100-$200 and selling for US$300. Each sheet was stamped with the Astra Image Corporation logo (not reproduced on the commercial version), the art department of the movie's initial visual effects company, Robert Abel & Associates.

The cutaway drawing Probert referred to, was later revisited revisited by Kimble and upgraded it into a full color cutaway poster, published by "Mind's Eye Press" in 1986, and the first officially licensed one of its kind.