• Labeled cross section of layered paint on a spaceship studio model for the television show Star Trek. The bottom layer is a dark gray, but future layers show a lighter gray and then green paints used to restore the paint on the model.
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    A cross section, or microscopic sample of paint, taken from the saucer of the Star Trek starship Enterprise studio model. This image, photographed under a microscope at 200x magnification, reveals the saucer's original paint and layering structure changes during filming.

  • Labeled cross section of layered paint on a spaceship studio model for the television show Star Trek. The bottom layer is a dark gray, but future layers show a lighter gray and then green paints used to restore the paint on the model.

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