Most Decipher ship names are pulled straight from the episodes, but some are "made up" and are self-admittedly non-canon, FWIW. Interestingly, they came up with IKC Fek'lyr back in 1995 and then the DS9 Art Dept. used the same name (or appears to have used it) on that casualty schematic we were debating not so long ago. Probably coincidence, but neat nonetheless.
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IIRC those cards said that the Fek'lhr and the Chang are the two Klingon ships from "All Good Things...". Maybe Phelps can check if the names come from the script?
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What sort of ship IS it, really? It need not be a dedicated transport, just because it was seen transporting Skreeans in "Sanctuary". Perhaps it indeed is an old-model warship, and the House of Noggra was small and insignificant enough to have one of those instead of a D-7 or a Vor'Cha as the House flagship. Klingons might have loaned a couple of those for emergency transport use in "Sanctuary".
I don't think we have to mind the fact that Noggra claimed "Rodek" had been injured in a shuttle accident. Clearly, a shuttle could not have made the transit from some other system to Bajor. So Noggra's cover story would probably involve the shuttle being launched from this big ship, suffering an accident, being recovered by the ship, and "Rodek" being delivered to the nearest proper medical facility (the same episode showed that even Klingons don't trust Klingon facilities much).
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There have been several instances in ST's past where the term "shuttle" didn't refer to an actual shuttle. In the TNG ep where Wesley returned from Starfleet academy, the dialog states that he arrived by shuttle. However, the establishing shot clearly showed the Enterprise rendesvoused with an Oberth. Also, in DS9, Damar once called a Hideki-class ship a "Cardassian shuttle," when it's obvious that a Hideki isn't a shuttle at all.
Perhaps, like the above examples, Noggra was referring to his method of transportation rather that the actual ship itself when he said "shuttle."
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The January 1992 issue of American Cinematographer has a bunch of articles on ST VI and the 25th anniversary of the franchise. One article has some quotes from Bill George about modifications to the filming models.
About the Klingon ship: "That model needed to be repainted anyway, so I proposed that we make it look very distinct from those in the fist film, especially since it was one fo the few models we could alter to look new for this show. We did some research into military costuming, and came up with the concept that when these ships return victorious from battle, the Klingons build some sort of epaulet onto their wings or paint a new stripe on. We painted the model brown and red with gold highlights, then added golden etched brass epaulets on it, based on some of the helmet designs we'd seen. It contrasts nicely with the Enterprise, which is very smooth and monochromatic and cool, while this Klingon ship is very regal and ostentatious and warm."
He also mentions that the Excelsior model got a new, smaller bridge, since the interiors were shot with the redressed Enterprise bridge rather than the one used in STIII.
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