Star Trek Enterprise NCC 1701-C Coffee Table

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By Sean Michael Ragan
Posted 2012/02/07 @ 9:00 am
Category Furniture, Home, Woodworking

I would not have thought, if you had just described it to me in words, that an Enterprise-shaped coffee table could be “classy,” but I believe Etsy seller Barry Shields has done it. It’s sold already, of course, but I bet he’ll be making more. [via Dude Craft]

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28 Responses to Star Trek Enterprise NCC 1701-C Coffee Table

Trek Nerd on February 7th, 2012 at 9:32 am said:

Quick! Someone change that! I should be NCC-1701-D, not C!

/is a nerd
/just wants to help

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- Kozz on February 7th, 2012 at 9:51 am said:
  
  @Trek Nerd — actually, I think it probably IS the “C”. Check the shape of the secondary, the shape of the nacelles and how they attach to the secondary, and compare with what’s here: http://www.utopiaplanitia.info/entcmain.html
  
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  AndyL on February 7th, 2012 at 10:20 am said:
  
  I’m sure he chose the C because on the C the engine nacelles are roughly level with the saucer.
  
  On Enterprise D the nacelles are significantly below the plane of the saucer, and wouldn’t really work as a table.
  
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  Ogre on February 14th, 2012 at 2:14 pm said:
  
  NNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
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- David Davidson on July 24th, 2012 at 5:36 pm said:
  
  Nerd status: Revoked
  
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Cellest on February 7th, 2012 at 9:49 am said:

How much is this? My father would loooooovvvvve this!!

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MysticX on February 7th, 2012 at 10:01 am said:

This would have gone great with my Borg cube ottoman and Deep Space 9 end table.

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Dennis on February 7th, 2012 at 10:18 am said:

Note the Bat ‘leth shaped stand

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- dentderpwood on February 15th, 2012 at 5:47 am said:
  
  no
  
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Kim on February 7th, 2012 at 2:54 pm said:

Brilliant. Really, truly awesome.

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Rose on February 7th, 2012 at 3:15 pm said:

I can’t tell you how loud and high-pitched I squealed when I saw this. Genius!!! \\//_

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Takeshi Fujita on February 8th, 2012 at 12:30 am said:

これ、お好きな人は「いいね」でしょうが、知らない人には、なんの形なのかも分からないかも。

私はちょっとだけお好きな人です。
こんなコーヒーテーブルがあったら、ちょっとテンション上がると思います。

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IPcurious on February 9th, 2012 at 10:48 am said:

I have to wonder what are the IP implications of this?

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- Sean Ragan on February 9th, 2012 at 12:55 pm said:
  
  I’d bet considerable sums he’s technically violated their IP with this. But I’m also betting that neither he, nor they, really cares, and neither ever will unless he starts churning them out by the dozen. If he were a company in business selling Enterprise tables, it might make sense to get all lawyer-y, but a lone fan / craftsperson making these by hand? Suing such people is lousy PR.
  
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anon on February 14th, 2012 at 9:31 am said:

You Star Wars nerd ruin everything.

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fischfail on February 15th, 2012 at 5:07 am said:

Reblogged this on Fisch Fail, INC. and commented:
Bad to the ass!

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David Yocum on February 20th, 2012 at 1:52 pm said:

Sure looks like the NCC 1701-C to me.

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Jeff DeWitt on February 26th, 2012 at 11:11 am said:

Very cool… and I see you can get one of your very own for only $3100!

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kobekat on February 28th, 2012 at 4:27 pm said:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2hv6S0/blog.makezine.com/2012/02/07/star-trek-enterprise-ncc-1701-c-coffee-table/

looks like he is making more….for $3,100.

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Barry Shields on April 9th, 2012 at 6:44 pm said:

my name is Barry Shields and I want to thank everyone for all the great comments and to let you know that Rod Roddenberry and George Takei commented on how impressed they were and congratulated me on it and they posted it on their facebook pages. Once again thanks.

barryshields.com

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Meredith Martin on May 30th, 2012 at 8:05 am said:

Incredible!

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Nicole on June 15th, 2012 at 4:40 am said:

soo awesome! Moving out to an apartment in a month, how much does this cost?? I would LOVE one!

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