Completion time - one year, three months, work time averaging 1 hour every other day (~ 228 hours)
Total cost - ~ $1300 (based on total of the collected receipts)
Extensive use of fiber optics, consisting of over 130 strands (thick and thin), totaling approximately 219 feet in length
Custom method for lighting large-diameter fiber used ("fiber drivers", 11/24/01)
49 LEDs in total - 23 white, 12 red, 6 green and 8 blue
A 3-volt, 700mA power supply necessary to provide enough power for all LEDs, including flashing circuit and high-current white LEDs
Running lights (port / starboard / white) accurate - base light doesn't flash, and other white lights flash at an interval of 2.8 seconds
Circuit board was carefully designed with maximum current values - theoretically, no components will ever burn out or overheat
All circuitry meets in the main engineering section, which is packed so densely that a pencil cannot be inserted in any location
Total weight is approximately one pound, making the stand it came with barely sufficient
Most paint is custom, some mixtures consisting of as many as 8 colors
Colors created for primary and secondary hull, phaser strips, deflectors and shuttle wall are practically non-duplicatable
Paint carefully applied to prevent light leakage (less than 3% overall light leakage)
Shuttle bay was completely redesigned for accuracy
Custom lexan case built with a mirrored plexiglass base