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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] We could say that the shuttle in "Skin of Evil" was the TNG era equivalent to runabouts - big badass nacelles, door-separated control cabin, big aft window, runs a true interstellar warp-speed errand as opposed to the arguably merely interplanetary errands of the lesser shuttle types... The design would be to Danubes exactly what the early dustbuster phaser is to current type 2 phasers - somewhat bulkier, much more rounded, with less surface detail. Too bad we never see the forward part of the craft from the outside. OTOH, I'd hate to call the "mini-Sydneys" in "Generations" as actual runabouts, since they lack outriggered warp nacelles. I'm not sure I'd accept the underbelly protrusions as warp engines, either. The only familiar elements there are the Bussard domes, and even those face aft. These could be large sublight barges or low-warp shuttles rather than medium-warp runabouts. The coloration raises a question: could these be special "diplomatic" craft, to explain the unusual pomp and grandeur of the blue-and-red stripes? The Farragut's equivalent to the Captain's Yacht or something? (And what prompted the modelers to repaint the shuttles in the first place? Did they tear apart the Sydney model and reinstall the big windows, then paint everything over to cover the seams?) Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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