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Not really up to the HAYNES level.by Shade Tree Mechanic US (2 out of 5 stars)
October 22, 2017
Nicely bound and handsomely illustrated, the content is sadly not up to the rest of the product. I ready like this as a nice introduction on some of the concepts that appear in the plots of the stories, but this is far from a technical book. Compared to the HAYNES manual for my Honda Civic, there is not much to this book. Very handsome binding and lovely printing though.
Some new stuff here
by Sinjin (4 out of 5 stars)
May 23, 2018
A lot of new information here I hadn't seen before. Wish they could have devoted more to TOS Enterprise but I understand they had to cover all the major incarnations. That said, the chapter on the NX01 "Enterprise" TV show ship was quite interesting. Because this was a failed series, it doesn't get much press but the design of the ship is very functional and has a lot of details that didn't go into the original design of TOS Enterprise.
Disappointing
by I. Bishop (2 out of 5 stars)
February 25, 2012
A thorough waste of money.
A Haynes Manuel is extensive. Exhaustive. This "Owners' Workshop Manual" is anything but. Details that you find inside are pretty much things that any Star Trek fan would already know, and they are easily found in previous publications. Quite frankly, this could've been a fantastic, groundbreaking book, especially when showing details about the NX-01, and yet, as I said, it didn't even come close to delivering. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING NEW in this book, really. Between the Star Trek Technical Manuals, and the former (much better) Star Trek: the Magazine, they were much more informative. Why? BECAUSE THEY WERE PRESENTING INFORMATION NOBODY PREVIOUSLY KNEW. Don't waste your time buying this. Shame on you, Star Trek money grubbers, for publishing this worthless book.
Too casual for die hard fans
by JB (3 out of 5 stars)
February 2, 2014
As many people have pointed out, this book was far too light on any new facts or Treknology to satisfy fans. When you compare it to other genre Haynes manuals, like the Millennium Falcon, the Thunderbirds, or especially the Bird of Prey, it's particularly lacking. It does have a few nice original graphics, but most of the stuff is rehashed from old episodes. Where they could have made this book interesting was by adding more detail on ships that we don't know much about, like the Enterprise B and C. This was the first of the series, though, and the Haynes manuals have gotten better. Here's hoping Sternbach can convince them to let him write a Voyager one.
Let Down
by T. Wagner (2 out of 5 stars)
November 21, 2010
If you're looking for a solid technical manual on the workings of the Enterprise, keep looking (or go back and re-read your copy of Mr. Scott's Guide). I've never written a book myself, but come on, did the authors not now who their audience was going to be? The book starts out with a huge picture of the Okuda's in the Forward, which doesn't do the best job of setting the mood of the book. It then launches into a "history" of the Enterprise, which is pretty much just a weak synopsis of the shows and movies. This is probably my biggest complaint is that 90% of the text is just rehash of events from the shows and the movies. Seriously, did they really think that the folks buying this book had never seen the shows or movies? My other main compliant was all the "filler" material. Did the book really need the following passage from page 48 describing the blinking red light on the main console of original Enterprise: "An indicator on the front of the console illuminated to show the ship's status. Under normal operating conditions, it was not illuminated, but when the ship was at red alert it flashed red". I'm not making that up. That's a word-for-word quote from the book. I half expected an explanation to show up indicating that doors were provided for crew quarters, and that if the door were closed, it indicated that the crew member wanted privacy.
There were a couple of good diagrams and breakout explanations of things like quantum torpedos, which is why I gave two stars. But seriously, this is fifteen bucks and a few hours of reading I wish I had back.
Star Trek glory
by Matthew brown (5 out of 5 stars)
May 25, 2019
I love all Star Trek. But this book page one I realized. Wait until I have time. I will gomthru this book with a fine tooth comb. Can't wait. Need quite a few hours the way I will do it. Love it and thanks again. Just what I expected I got.
Part of the Trek Cult
by H S Rivney (4 out of 5 stars)
October 1, 2015
More than just the "Haynes", there are drawings, illustrations, and screen caps from the series on TV and a little of the TOS movies. Elevations and layouts, cutaways and exploded views also. DS9 and VOY are not included. More info on warp drive, shuttle crafts, transporters, time travel, and weapons. If you are or know any Trek fan, this will be a hit.
Not a Haynes Manual by any means.
by RAL (3 out of 5 stars)
April 6, 2012
This is more of a glorified picture book, then Haynes manual. Haynes makes some of the best repair books and this is nothing but a full color picture book. It was not what I was expecting by and was more of a let down when I first looked it over. It would be nice for the description to clam that it's not a Haynes repair manual as that's what they are know for making. I would guess that the other books like this for other ships and fiction craft are about the same after seeing this one.
This is not the prize of my collection by at all.
Fascinating fun!
by Cello Mike (4 out of 5 stars)
December 13, 2012
Almost everything you wanted to know about starships named Enterprise! It examines each one in a fairly detailed fashion, clearly explaining the technology behind some of our favorite devices like warp drive, phasers and transporters. The only thing that keeps me from giving it 5 stars is my wish that there could have been one volume devoted to EACH ship. But nonetheless, it's a good overview that leaves few stones unturned. I had a blast reading it. And re-reading it.
yup. me too...
by Chad Dresbach (2 out of 5 stars)
December 1, 2010
As with other reviews, very disappointed. There may be "new" artwork created for this, but its really the "same old" doughy, muddy-colored, plastic looking CAD drawings. A Haynes manual (for autos) would have fix-it, replacement, maintenance and page on page of "how to" diagrams, pointers, insets. One would think, with a million hours of Star Trek to pull from (and every single one involving some kind of ship-board calamity with a Hail Mary, against-all-odds engineering fix), that a passable how-to/ fixit/ component by component operations manual would be possible. Okuda's were involved, and given the depth of other pubs they've been involved with, this could've been the real culmination and tying together of all their various (separate) efforts. What's here isn't really "bad," its just been seen before - in various "tech manuals," ship identifiers, poster books, Ships of the Lines, calendars. It isn't "bad," its just that: what you want this to be (in your imagination, when you first see this listing) is the best it will be. The real actual book doesn't measure up to that. If you're thinking about this try and fight the temptation; it seriously is not anything you haven't seen before.
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