Build the Starship Enterprise from useless office supplies

For the Star Trek fan in every office, you too can build this NCC-1701 Enterprise from junk in your desk drawer. Easy to assemble. Impress your friends. Makes a great gift or holiday ornament.

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Step 1: Parts

You will need:

3 medium size binder clips
1 large binder clip
1 sharpie pen
2 ink pens with colored end caps (or pencils). They need not be working.
3 CD's (one preferably silver and unscratched).
Glue stick
Hot melt glue gun or other adhesive (in a pinch, tape will also work).

Derin says: Jul 22, 2009. 11:39 AM

A,B,C or D?

crash770 in reply to DerinMay 21, 2012. 2:46 PM

And NX-01, E, F, J, and XCV 330

potatojesus says: Dec 2, 2008. 8:29 AM

I had waaaaaaay to much fun with this. I'm afraid my OCD took over and I went a little bit overboard. The colors were nail polish I raided from my wife's collection. The nubby thing on the saucer section is a piece of wax I molded using the bottom of a wine glass. Also I added a deflector array to the front of the hull (not pictured). It was a dime I pounded into a concave shape. Thanks for the fun project.

spizman in reply to potatojesusAug 13, 2011. 10:07 PM

Just letting you know,but defacing government coins is illegal.

Aethereal in reply to spizmanApr 28, 2012. 8:05 PM

Only if it has the Queen on it; you can draw on American bills and wreck the coins. You're not supposed to, but it's not illegal. It is if it's a Canadian dime though xP

tinkerC in reply to potatojesusNov 14, 2010. 8:32 PM

THIS. LOOKS. AWESOME! Could you please make an instructable on this, I would LOVE to get as good results as you did. Amazing work, BTW!

Keira_Yagami in reply to potatojesusFeb 4, 2009. 6:57 PM

how did u get the little hump in the center. U did great on this it rocks!

potatojesus in reply to Keira_YagamiFeb 4, 2009. 9:07 PM

I had a wine goblet that I used as a mold. I took a tea candle and took out the wick. I sprayed the inside of the goblet with cooking spray then put the candle in the goblet. Then I stuck it in the microwave to melt the wax. After it melted into the bottom of the goblet I put the goblet in the frig so it would set up. With some gentle prying, the molded piece of wax popped right out. I made two, one for the bottom and one for the top of the saucer section. I did have to sand to flat part of the wax a bit to flatten it a bit. Then I glued to to the saucer.

musicalbee2003 in reply to potatojesusFeb 5, 2009. 3:49 PM

I would really like to see the bottom and front of yours. Would you mind posting a few more pics?

potatojesus in reply to musicalbee2003Feb 5, 2009. 9:23 PM

here you go.

TFElite in reply to potatojesusAug 11, 2009. 6:50 PM

how did you get the letters?

Keira_Yagami in reply to potatojesusFeb 8, 2009. 11:06 AM

sweetness! I'm gonna have to do this. (Once i find my Glue Gun)

Jetpack5 says: Apr 24, 2012. 9:00 PM

Awesome!

sploge says: Feb 1, 2009. 1:51 PM

pure genius could not be better ...unless it really flies...... wait does it really fly ........

spizman in reply to splogeAug 13, 2011. 10:21 PM

Probbably would if you put wings on it(or a rocket engine. XD)

sierrabravo says: Feb 14, 2010. 7:37 AM

KHAAAN!!! This is awesome, i'll have to do this at work tonight (although I bet some buzz-kill will ruin it...)

spizman in reply to sierrabravoAug 13, 2011. 10:17 PM

That, or the Klingon Empire!!! Muahahaha! MUAhaha!MUAHAHAHAHAHA--
*cough* *cough* *wheeze*

tinkerC says: Nov 14, 2010. 9:57 AM

I LOVE THIS! Next trick: The Enterprise D, or E :). This is one Instructable I am going to build in the next two minutes!

spizman in reply to tinkerCAug 13, 2011. 10:10 PM

:( u furgots the NX-1

chellspecker says: May 12, 2011. 4:14 PM

Great model! The first link above, to cloudster dot com doesn't seem to work. It looks like that domain isn't registered. Are you sure it's the correct link? The other one is fine. Thanks.

spookylean says: May 10, 2011. 7:15 PM

Here's a little homage:

http://www.instructables.com/id/X-Wing-Fighter-from-Office-Supplies/

endeavourkid says: Apr 10, 2011. 12:41 AM

Cool

ddarkeststar says: Mar 2, 2011. 3:13 AM

I don't imagine they leave you alone in the supply cupboard very often. :-)
Excellent models

idkwthiam says: Dec 15, 2010. 3:14 PM

omfg!!! love it. mom is a trekie. im new .will someone please show me how to make reliant.ill be your bestest buddie.Q("Q)

Mirime says: Sep 18, 2010. 2:31 PM

Frekin' awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I have to make one to annoy older sis....... that Pa'tak.......... dosen't even know who the klingons are:( oh well gess she'll learn soon ;D

yoyonut says: Sep 12, 2010. 3:11 PM

amazing my dad is a huge treky, he will love it!

ryanninjasheep says: Jun 20, 2010. 3:26 PM

How are you supposed to take the handles off??

S5114 in reply to ryanninjasheepJul 15, 2010. 1:46 PM

you squeeze them hard and they come off easily.

ryanninjasheep in reply to S5114Jul 19, 2010. 11:09 AM

ryanninjasheep says: Jun 20, 2010. 3:31 PM

THIS IS SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ryanninjasheep says: Jun 20, 2010. 3:29 PM

imagine this in space with captain picard on it! woo-hoo

NutandBolt says: Apr 28, 2010. 12:39 PM

Great instructable So simple and it looks great. Will be cool to make starfleet from stuff we have around. keep on the good work. fellow trekkie.

XOIIO says: Mar 18, 2010. 3:43 AM

Bird of prey would lookfantastic! I love this instructable!

chrisofec says: Mar 13, 2010. 7:50 PM

Great, easy project! People who walk into my office immediately take notice of it! Here's mine...had to use pencils, but thought it came out pretty good.

twocvbloke says: Apr 17, 2009. 6:12 AM

You forgot the "rollbar" on the Reliant model, you have to have the rollbar otherwise it's just a Miranda v.II (Miranda being the class of ship)... :) Love the models though... :D