U.S.S. Enterprise - TOS - 2026 Rebuild

A little work-in-progress update on my latest rebuild of the original USS Enterprise NCC-1701.

I've built the TOS Enterprise a few times over the years, but I've wanted to revisit it using everything I've learned since the last version. Rather than simply updating the old asset, I've remodelled and reworked a large portion of the ship, completely rebuilt the UVs and moved everything over to a much higher resolution 25 UDIM workflow.

I'm currently working through the first texture and material passes, with the aim of capturing the subtle colour and surface variation of the restored 11-foot Smithsonian filming miniature, rather than treating the hull as a uniform grey surface.

There's still quite a bit to do. The textures are very much first-pass at the moment, with more paint variation, surface detail, weathering and material work to come, but she's finally at the stage where I can start throwing some light at her and seeing whether everything holds together.

More updates as I slowly disappear down the NCC-1701 rabbit hole... 🖖