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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Guardian 2000: [QB] Also, this is more of a side note given that it was a background thing, but they also modified Spacedock. Quoting myself from elsewhere where someone was arguing it was identical: [QUOTE] The Discovery station structure as seen does not match the 80's Spacedock model. The variations are more than, say, the Bulldog Enterprise-D versus the svelte ILM model, and moreover are sufficient in nature and extent to force one to dismiss any suggestion that it's due to construction in progress. First, let's find a good model and compare it to the 80's Spacedock model to confirm a good fit for further checks. Why must we do this? Because the Discovery station is shown at an unusual angle, meaning we can't simply overlay existing pics and call it a day. So, let's take a model I found and compare it to the iconic approach scene from ST3, with the model lit oppositely to show divergence better: [IMG]http://st-v-sw.net/images/Trek/Alts/SpacedockModelCheck.JPG[/IMG] That's pretty dang good. The large upper mushroom structure has a few points of departure . . . the rim is too thick on the model and the flat-top a bit too narrow, but otherwise we're doing well unless you want to count off for window alignment. Now we'll take the best version of the Discovery station image and adjust it for best visibility: [IMG]http://st-v-sw.net/images/Trek/Alts/Earth_and_Spacedock,_2257-mod.jpg[/IMG] Now we can take the station model and maneuver it as necessary to match. [IMG]http://st-v-sw.net/images/Trek/Alts/SpacedockWrongA-sm.jpg[/IMG] Note some of the areas of difference. [IMG]http://st-v-sw.net/images/Trek/Alts/SpacedockWrongA2-sm.jpg[/IMG] One thing worth noticing is that the main mushroom rim is much thicker on the Discovery station. Additionally, the second mushroom is way smaller, yet appears to be receiving hull covering (marked in purple). I dunno what the extra (blue) bit is. Also, most notably, the flat-top now extends out onto the 'hillside', curving downward on its way to the rim (marked in red). The following visual aid may help explain my meaning: [IMG]http://st-v-sw.net/images/Trek/Alts/Spacedock-VisAid.jpg[/IMG] This is not evidence of incomplete construction. This is a different structure altogether . . . you cannot get from A to B without utterly altering the structure, or building atop it and thereby exacerbating the other issues. By "other issues", I refer to the fact that there's the little matter of the secondary mushroom, here receiving an outer skin despite being tiny, and other central shaft differences. If you expand the main mushroom (at the cost of hundreds of ships' worth of material, mind you), you alter the proportions of the assorted parts. [/QUOTE] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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