Rob has selected a scratch-built, full-scale, warp-capable USS Enterprise

It will have an overall length of 288 meters, a saucer-diameter of 127 meters, and an approximate mass of 190,000 metric tons. Estimated completion date: January 2246.

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New version; previous was for the Enterprise-A. Previous artist was awarded a red shirt in recognition.
Blueprints 1-4
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Blueprints 9-12
Builder examines preliminary mock-up under construction at secret site in Iowa.
Builder needed some assistance attaching the deflector array.
After a long hard day, builder heads home for a hamburger.
The mock-up will be tested on the back of a Boeing 747.
Early test of antimatter reactor.
Luckily, there were only minor casualties.
Early test of warp drive engine.
Unfortunately, we imploded Hanford Reactor No. 7 with this one.
Early test of artifical gravity.
The Statue of Liberty rebuild was a rush job.
Builder examines early phaser test results. A slight increase in yield may be needed.
First result of atempting to transport a lab rat. The DNA sequencer needs a little work.
Shuttlecraft prototype glide test. The aerodynamics were not up to Star Fleet standards.
Photon Torpedo Mark 1.01.021. We're making really good progress here.
Turbolift Development lab. Unfortunately, the red-shirted technician was crushed shortly after the photo was taken.
Builder's assistants travel to San Francisco to research designs for the Bridge.
Transparent aluminmium
research team.
Our researchers and engineers use only the most modern computers.
With only 225 years left before launch, some staff suggested having a slightly smaller model as a backup was a good idea.
After a one-sided discussion with the builder, the slightly smaller backup model was unceremoniously discarded.
Klingon spies secretly steal the slightly smaller backup model, hoping to use it in the design of their new warbirds.