Beatty Retains Tracy

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/movies/blog/2011/03/thank_the_movie_gods_that_beat.html

And Cag ‘n Drex get a nice mention.

Beautiful : )

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Got the sweetest note from makeup artist Jill Rockow about makeup master Dick Smith. This made my day. Thank you Jill!

>>Also wanted to tell you…. On St. Patty’s day I went over to see Dick at the residence. They had this Irish band there playing music. A guitar and a fiddle. Green wine. All of a sudden, Dick starts singing all these songs!! REALLY singing his heart out!!

I called David, (his son) the next day and asked him about how in the world did his dad know those songs?!? He told me that Doug Drexler taught his Dad how to sing “Sea shanties”. That Dad was so stuffy, to make him have some fun, Doug would teach him the songs!!!

Thank you SOOOO much for teaching him those so many years ago. Dick had a great St. Patrick’s day…. Because of…. YOU!!!!

That is my birthday gift to you.

Best to you…. Jill<<

http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/dick-smith-retrospect/

Dorth and Luna At The PDS Awards

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=285586&id=570346103&l=009a79d199

Discovery Taken Apart

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts133/110327retire/gallery.html

Shameless

http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/letter-from-lois-lane-to-time-warner-boss/#more-107966

Cylons Above Libya

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/03/actual-cylons-roam-the-skies-above-libya/

Off The Scale!

“Fesarius” – Gable\Wray

Damn, It’s Good To Be A Cylon!

You can judge a show by how lively and hilarious it’s gag reel is. We had FUN working on Battlestar Galactica. See for yourself.

Steve Canyon – Part One – “The Deep Woods”

Today starts a brand new Steve Canyon Adventure! Operation “Deep Woods”!

Newly Uncovered Image – Enterprise J Runner Up

Enterprise “I”?

This was actually my first choice for the “J”.

Defiant Decal Sheet

I had Ygor search the bottomless pit that is the Drex Files, and he didn’t turn these up, so I’m running them now. Today is a good day to be a modeler!

When Mike and I originally detailed the physical model of the Defiant, it was all done so fast that we didn’t have a template of the model to create the markings with. What that meant was that Mike and I would put together a “kit” of markings that bracketed a wide range of possible configurations, then go over to Image G and wing it. Once we established what it would be, and we had more time, we created an official sheet of press on markings that we gave to Gary for emergencies. This sheet was later sent to the VFX house that built the CG model.

More Lost Banzai

Another piece of the Buckaroo Banzai sequel puzzle – I took this picture in the DS9 art department. That’s (from left to right) Jimmy Vanover, Denise Okuda, Mikey O, and Anthony Fredrickson. Anthony built the fantastic Banzai Jet Car miniature.

Of interest -

http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/the-buckeroo-banzai-that-never-was/

http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/the-banzai-trek-connection/

http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/buckaroo-banzais-complex-88/

http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/foundation-imagings-banzai-reel/

NX Refit – Plans

I’ve gotten so many requests from modelers out there for orthographic views and details of the NX-01 refit, that I’ve put together this pictorial. I hope this will  instigate a rash of NX-01.5 modeling! Have fun!

TIME TUNNEL COMPUTERS aka ANSF-Q7 of Air Force SAGE Radar Systems Today

Probably the most beloved bank of TV computers ever, the Time Tunnel’s are alive and well after 44 years of almost constant Hollywood duty. Not only that, they reside at a Hollywood electronic  prop house one quarter mile from my home. Have Camera – Will Travel – Wire Palladin – Hotel Carlton.

He’s The Juggernaut, *itch!

I love this man. How much fun can one guy be?

Voyager Writer’s Room Diagram

It doesn’t look like much at column size, but wait til you click on it. Find the Oscillation Overthruster!

I don’t believe that this diagram has appeared anywhere.  Mike Okuda asked me to lay this out at the request of Michael Piller. It was printed out huge, then framed, and mounted on the Writer’s Room wall. I think it’s much better than the one I did for the Voyager bridge, mostly because I was asked to keep that diagram vague.

More Star Trek: Vanguard – From Pocket Books

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(Above) My final for the latest Star Trek: Vanguard novel “Declassified” by Dayton Ward, Kevin Dilmore, Marco Palmieri, and David Mack .

Special thanks to Karen Schnaubelt Turner Dick, for encouraging us to use her father’s groundbreaking designs from the iconic, and best selling,  Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual.

(Left) A sneak peek at the action cover for the upcoming Vanguard adventure, “What Judgements Come” by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore. I really enjoy doing book covers. It’s like getting to do a classic movie poster from the late 60′s.

Star Track

Have you seen this? Aside from another wonderful interpretation of Alexander Courage’s classic television theme, I just love the look of joy on her face, as she takes advantage of the amazing acoustics of the NYC subway system.

Hailing Frequencies!

Howdy all! Got things to share! Pull up a chair!

OBTW… I’m sorry if I missed answering any of your queries. I’m so busy that I can only respond on the days that I am actually posting. If you just gotta reach me – dougdrexler@rocketmail.com

Chaffee – Defiant’s Perky Shuttle

Chaffee capitalized on Matt Jefferies idea to put Enterprise style nacelles on the Galileo. There was no doubt who the shuttle belonged to. The Defiant was a very different Federation starship, with very unusual nacelles. We decided to go with maestro Jefferies, and visually tie the Chaffee to the Defiant.

Chaffee was one of those things that came out of left field. I was in the art department lighting matches with my feet, when Gary Hutzel appeared in a flash of light and smoke. Shuttle! Yes? New! Yes? Today! Oh god! Hurry! Go like the wind!

And that’s pretty much how it always happens, except that I had just completed the diagrams of the Defiant for the DS9 Tech Manual. Gary! I blurted like a little kid who didn’t wanna. Where? Where is it supposed to launch from! It’s impossible! There is no place! And to prove it I unfurled the newly minted diagrams on top of the lightbox. See? I’ve worked out every nook! There is absolutely no place… no place… um… hey… it could go right here! I point to the circular ring on the bottom of the ship. Right here! Some modest adjusting and… it… could… work! There was another flash of light and a roiling of thunder and he was gone! His disembodied voice reverberated over me… Today…today… today…

(Above) Orthos of the CG model built by Brandon.

(Below) The diagrams that I provided to Gary.

(Below) A diagram I recently provided to the Trek BBS that puts the size of the Chaffee into terms that we can all relate to, especially if you own a BMW. I drive a ten year old Altima, but my other car is a battlestar.

(Below) Chaffee and mothership Defiant. From The Ships Of The Line.

What I really remember is us getting scolded by someone in the office for naming the shuttle Chaffee. Who do you think you are naming a shuttlecraft after your girlfriend! Now it was time for me to be impressed. Rick Berman jumped in and set the record straight. Don’t be rediculous!  Chaffee is one of the Apollo 1 astronauts that died on the pad. Approved!

Back With More Stuff! – Saturday, March 26

Things are intense as Gary Hutzel and our gang push that upper right hand corner of the television science fiction envelope once again! We’re prepping the high octane visual effects for Battlestar Galactica: Blood And Chrome, and man, the atmosphere is electric! I can’t say much,  except that I  see wall to wall action in your future! It’s thrilling to be strapping on Vipers and spinning up the FTL again!

This Saturday I touchdown long enough to  deliver more of the Trek data, images, diagrams, articles and geek balm that makes your hot apple turn over! So fine tune your synapses, polish your eyeballs, and until then, head on a pivot!