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Starship designer, Star Trek: Picard. Drinks bourbon with his fists. Bill Krause Closed for commissions.

Cleveland, OH
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It’s fine.
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Decals just about completed. Another quick lighting test. Impulse grills, phaser turrets yet to be installed. #StarTrek #Enterprise
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Anyone need a new phone background? #Enterprise #StarTrek
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Motion Picture poster art reimagined by Christopher Shy. #StarTrek
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Last week my heart stopped beating for 359 frames as I watched her slide gracefully away from Space Dock. Thanks again @TerryMatalas for everything. #StartrekPicardSeason3
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Unused Enterprise-B design concept for Star Trek: Generations (1994).
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5265 - Early lighting test.
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I don't remember what visual pun I was going for but P-40 shark teeth look good on most anything.
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This is deeply humbling to be an Admiralty Board member. #StarTrekPicard
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🚨 | TITAN DEDICATION PLAQUE The Dedication Plaque of the USS Titan (NCC-80102-A) from the upcoming #StarTrekPicard Season 3! "Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning." #StarTrek Source: Doug Drexler (FB)
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Thanks for the indulgence. Last one - the other iconic angle. #StarTrek #Enterprise
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Uhura has the conn. #StarTrek
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Here's a picture of an original Trek model not bastardized by me:
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From 2017, when I had a full display case. Let's see yours!
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1/537 scale 1701 over a starfield. Thanks to everyone who followed or dropped in for a supportive thumbs-up during this project! I am humbled and appreciative. #StarTrek #Enterprise
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Project 1701 is a wrap. Paint masks removed from the Rec deck windows revealing more 35mm backlit slide film. Impulse grills are also 35mm artwork. #StarTrek #enterprise
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Some of Sean Hargreaves incredibly detailed 1701-A construction images from Star Trek Beyond time-lapse finale. #StarTrek
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Hallmark SNW 1701.
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Between 1991-93, myself and my friend Tom Wilson, were contracted to simply "repaint" the newly purchased TOS Galileo by a local Ohio collector. When it arrived from California, it was clear that a paint job wasn't going to be enough. Thus began a full restoration...
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More black and white reference photos of the refit Enterprise studio model - 1979. #StarTrek #Enterprise
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A rare portrait in the shop today. No time to rest.
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Always my favorite moment in a build is the placement of the main registry, however, 1701 holds a magical sense of gravitas.
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One of the display cases last year. Only Endurance remains. #StarTrek #Starship #models
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For you fantail fans.
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For @Mark_DiGiacomo who asked to see close-ups of the botanical gardens (left photo) and Rec room windows on the primary. Backlit 35mm slide film. #StarTrek #Enterprise
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Okay, this is the last one. I'm sure everyone is sick of these by now. Off to build more ships! Port profile: #StarTrek
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Javelin pre-flight inspection. #StarTrek #Shuttlecraft
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1/537 bow angle. I don't know, I like the amber deflector. #StarTrek
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So I made this little banner a year ago.
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Premiere Threads.
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The 24kt Stargazer trio on set in the Ready Room aboard the lastest ship to carry the name. Top right is my Radiant-class SG, bottom right is the Constellation replica that was scratchbuilt and the center - the Sagan-class Stargazer NCC-82893. #StarTrekPicard #STARGAZER
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Reimagined TMP two-toned class-A greens for Kirk. #StarTrek
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To avoid any more loss of new followers, back to canonical ship art - first up, Picard Season 3 concept design:
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Not sure where I found this one but I use it as my default album icon for the score. #StarTrek
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Fleet maneuvers, 2019.
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A Fleet Gathering.
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DS9 studio model on display at the Henry Ford Star Trek exhibit AUG19.
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"That's gold Jerry! Gold!" #STARGAZER
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Endeavour at station keeping. 1/1000 scale.
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The newest Enterprise carrier (CVN-80) will carry small bits of her naval legacy - portholes from the first CV6, built in 1938, which were also preserved and installed on the nuclear powered CVAN-65 as well as recycled steel from the predecessor.
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Making Star Wars in my basement on Super8 with a posterboard miniature section of the Death Star, circa 1983.
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Excalibur concept in 1/1000.
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Admiral’s barge. Same scale Warspite atop Endurance (1/350).
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Endurance and Hood: strobe dance party. #StarTrek #StarTrekModels
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From the January trailer, intrepid fans will recall the appearance of another Federation starship with her check-engine light on. She should be towing into action in next week's upcoming episode. Excited to see another one of my ships on fire! Really!
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1/537 scale Enterprise. This is a 'stacked' image composed of three photos with focus set at foreground, middle and background. #StarTrek
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ILM Reliant miniature - damaged roll bar section details. #StarTrek #WrathofKhan
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The large scale 1701-A filming miniature, at Christie's 2006 auction. #StarTrek
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Endeavour in decal markings. #Starfleet
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The Big E.
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Shangri-La was Project T-5 at Tycho Shipyard, seven years ago. @StarTrek #Starship #startrekmodels #conceptart
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A simple poster idea I had:
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1/350 scale Endurance concept model. 48” long, at the ship for her 100,000 light year inspection. #startrek #starship #startrekstarship #model
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Crew lounge backlit 35mm scene.
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Sagan-class Stargazer, ready room miniature prop. #StarTrekPicard
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Art Deco™ The MotionPicture.
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Radiant added to the line-up. As always, this is a work in constant progress with plenty of future design opportunities to trigger someone.
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Impulse power restored.
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Close-Up Sunday: Reliant in 1/350. #StarTrek #Starship
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For the few that asked to see an ortho of the almost-seen-TOS Stargazer. Here's some techno-goodies. #StarTrekPicardBTS #StarTrekPicard
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Love the show! However I am greatly confused by the uniform sleeve stripes and how it relates to their officer grade so I made this handy chart: @StarTrek
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Shangri-La by @howieeday
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Quick four engine test. Project Lysander.
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1/1000 Discovery Enterprise - pre-assembly fitting. #StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds
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Endurance and Sentinel in studio DEC19.
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1/1000 scale Endeavour ready to depart Tycho. #StarTrek #Starfleet
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Brief photo op in the studio with Endurance and Reliant - both in 1/350 scale. #StarTrek #Starship
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Almond knows that posting cat photos is far more interesting.
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Overhead poster. #StarTrek
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Fun Fact, the Enterprise’s photon tubes had to be sponged to extinguish the black powder charge before a new torpedo was rammed.
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Backlit 35mm Rec Room slide art - lighting test on the 1/537 Big E. #enterprise
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Excalibur refit concept 1/1000 scale. #starship #startrek #startrekmodels
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The Constellation and predecessor Radiant-class Stargazer Ready Room models. #StarTrekPicard #STARGAZER
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Major painting completed with her first coat of Aqua Gloss in preparation for decals:
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August’21 - Shipyard nursery.
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A few more window and spot light masks removed. Chugging ahead.
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Another angle on Endeavour. #StarTrek
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The very first Stargazer, circa 2265. The Radiant-class. #StarTrekPicard #Stargazer
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Reliant close-up, 1/350 scale.
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Starbase Goosebumps
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We see you #StarTrekPicard . (Not a spoiler!) #StarTrek
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More details - deflector dish printed in polished brass.
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I wish I had taken better photos of Repulse.
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Hood: Photographed with a Canon C300M2 on a jib in front of black velvet.
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Repulse’s preflight check before her relaunch following refurbishment OCT21. #StarTrek #Starship
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1/537 Enterprise assembly video. @Liquidmtl
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Yard flyby. Wasp and Enterprise.
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Bridge under construction from “The Cage”.
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Enterprise and dry dock miniatures at Apogee 1979.
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My teeny-tiny Picard contribution. On the left, behind Jeri Ryan, the three 24kt gold-plated ready-room Stargazers. Thanks @DaveBlass and @TerryMatalas for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!! (Until Season #3 ) #StarTrekPicard
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Photo composite of 1/350 scale model. *Not a kitchen appliance.
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Big E and her granite base and builder plaque. #StarTrek #Enterprise
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Lagrange was my very first custom scratchbuild, circa 1985.
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Per request by @StefanFeyle , I've recreated this angle and publicity photo of the Motion Picture refit using the 1/537 model. Also used as the reference image for the original model kit box art. (1979) #StarTrek #Enterprise
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Wasp, the oldest starship still at Tycho having served nine years, readies for departure to new duty station. Fair winds!
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Reliant in 1/350. (OCT '19) #StarTrek #WrathofKhan
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