STAR TREK Size Comparison Charts - The Kelvin Timeline

Here is the size chart for the Kelvin Timeline with Starfleet vessels like the JJ Abrams Enterprise and the USS Kelvin. It also includes Spocks ship and the Starfleet Shuttles and Klingon ships.

PS: A special thank (and all copyright) for the picture material to: John Eaves, Drex Files, Star Trek Fact Files and Star Trek The Magazine, Starship Collection Magazine and The Light Works.

Here is a size calculation of the USS Enterprise and one for the USS Kelvin.

Star Trek 2009 & Into Darkness Phaser

New created weapons for the J.J. Abrams Star Trek movies (Kelvin Timeline). I bought them a while ago.

Star Trek (2009) Movie Phaser

The replica has been cast from a first-generation master of the screen-used Phaser. Its solid polystone core is precision metal-plated in several finishes: steel, gunmetal, aluminum block and chrome (to create an exact match of the actual hero phaser used in the movie).

At the end the Phaser got a brighter top in the movie.

screencapture by trekcore.com (Star Trek 2009)

Star Trek Into Darkness Movie Phaser

Using the same molds, the manufacturer created a stunning replica. The hero props in the movie have a servo-powered spinner to change the intensity setting from "stun" to "kill." The spinner on the prop replica turns manually and gently locks in place.

The Star Trek Into Darkness Phaser Replica solid polystone core enrobed in metal plating with several finishes: brushed aluminum, gun metal, and chrome.

The Into Darkness Phaser colors are very well based on the original.

screencapture by trekcore.com (Star Trek Into Darkness)

The Phasers in comparison

Size of the new U.S.S. Enterprise - Kelvin Timeline

The Kelvin-Timeline USS Enterprise NCC-1701 was a 23rd century Federation Constitution-class starship, under the command of Captain James T. Kirk.

• The premise for all my deck calculations: a deck is 2.5m + 0.5m for EPS cables, power cables, ... = 3m height for a deck.
• My calculations follow a purely mathematical approach. I do not compare bridge modules or disk heights with each other. I always pull in decks based on the rows of windows and then calculate a physically plausible room height.

As size reference I used screencaptures of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness:

screencapture by trekcore.com

Lt. Uhura (actress Zoe Saldana) is 1.69m tall. This results in a height of 2.45m for the corridor.

screencapture by trekcore.com

The Enterprise has 25 decks.

source Alexander Klemm

With this information I have calculated a length of 466m.

source Alexander Klemm

The size of the ship is also reflected in the size of the bridge, which extends over one and a half decks (a human is between 1.80 and 2.00 meters tall).

screencapture by trekmovie.com

The only inconsistency is the oversized shuttle bay.

Star Trek Into Darkness - Klingon Bird of Prey - Kit Review

This is Pierre Drolet's concept design of a not realized Klingon Bird of Prey for Star Trek Into Darkness.

pierre-drolet-sci-fi-museum.com

Pierre Drolet:
"Long story short, I have been asked to design a small Klingon attack ship "Bird Of Prey" style for the movie Star Trek Into Darkness. The design concept has been rejected by the JJ Abram art department halfway before I could finished it. A lot of Star Trek fans who saw the unfinished version of the Klingon BOP on my website, ask me if I will complete it. So, here we go! I just took a few days to make it look close to what I was aiming, and this is my vision of the redesign Klingon ship."

When I bought it, I was surprised about the many parts. The resin kit has 42 pieces and the builder will be able to assemble it in the wings up or down. It is a very accurate detailed kit made by the Master Builder Kip Hart.

main section

wing - top side

wing - bottom side

What happened to the design?
The look of the Klingon scout ship is more insectoid and a more "mechanical" as Pierre Drolet's elegant version. The ship in the movie is much smaller and has a different hull configuration because the Klingons rappel off the ship.

CGI model - Pixomondo