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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Revanche: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: Revanche: I generally agonize between volumetrics, canon mentions and noncanon source data, but basically I try to think of the nacelles as superheavy (to justify something like 780,000 tons instead of 180,000 for the Connie), and then derive the unknown masses from that. A PB-31 must mass something like 250,000 tons apiece to be a plausible source of the ship mass... There's a lot of work there, especially if I add mass to the stats of all ships. [/QUOTE]I wrote to Rick Sternbach back in '98 with a question regarding the mass of DS9, in regards to the known mass of the ENT-D. He addressed it the same way as you did: the coils (and hence the nacelles) are mass-generous. [QUOTE] Thus, a few (2D or holo) photos of varying qualities, "official" and "unofficial", some schematics - one painting, even... [/QUOTE]Hey, good luck getting those holo-artists lined up. ;) [QUOTE]The work has a few "alt-timeline" things built in. Like the lack of a Four-Year War. [/QUOTE]Yeah...I never felt like the Four Year War was fully addressed in anything I saw from FASA. But you do have a slot for it in the 'Way of the Warrior' section (which I am now up to). It's abruptly cut-off and then the para starts off in mid-sentance. Is that a mistake or a place-holder (as you develop the war). (Again, apologies, as I haven't read further yet.) [QUOTE] Basically I still try to aim at what is "real" from the POV of a 2376-77 publication date. And some things I deliberately do with a "24th century bias". A praised battle from the 23rd century may be referred to as shameful slaughter - a pacifist wimp might be a visionary, a powerful warship a poorly thought out waste of resources. Some Kirk adventures are treated as "mythical" or "not made public" or even "remembered differently from how they happened". [/QUOTE]I had seen a few things already that made me think you were re-writing (future) history, especially in areas I felt were certain canon. But, now with that POV in mind, I'll re-consider things when I go back over for a proofread. [QUOTE] And I want to insert even more such mischief when I have the time. Please help. :) [/QUOTE]Gladly. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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