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Maybe you remeber on the concept uniforms for the first TNG Movie. The uniforms were not used for the movie but they made action figures who wore these unifroms. An pic.: (they are looking a bit like the gala unifroms)
I've made "Fact Files" like graphics of these unifroms:
What do you think?
Lobo
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wow, great work! i really like that uniform design. it hearkens back to the TOS movie uniforms.
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Great work, Lobo. I hate that design though. I always thought it looked thrown together.
"Ok... let's put the rank insignia in a different place... and let's change this and change that... voila! New uniform."
Dunno... I thought the DS9 style unis and then the FC unis were definitely better and I'm glad these never made it to the screen. I like your drawings, though.
quote:Originally posted by Aban Rune: I hate that design though. I always thought it looked thrown together.
you're just jealous that you aren't as tall as that Worf action figure. i personally always thought that the DS9 and FC uniforms were too informal. i always liked the classic red military movie uniforms the best. they looked professional, and you could lower the flap for that after hours lounge look so popular with womenizing captains.
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Great rendition, Lobo. Superb work as always.
As far as the uniform design goes, I think it's all right. Would have looked good if they had decided to change uniforms in the later seasons of TNG. On the other hand, the uniform isn't impressive enough to be on the big screen.
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I think I'd like the design better if the collar was black. It just looks like they wanted ot make parts of it different but didn't know how. Like the stripes on the sleeves... they just don't go with this style of uni. They worked fine on the TOS and TWoK uniforms... but not here.
I liked the Movie era military uniforms too. Very professional, very cool.
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Okay, I missed the stripes on the sleeve. Yeah, you're right, that doesn't really go with a TNG style uniform. The colored collars don't bother me, though, since we've seen before in the movie uniforms (however, the colors should be more muted like they are in the movie uniforms).
I'll also throw in that I like the movie uniforms from movies two through six. They looked profession while looking comfortable and simple. I like the First Contact uniforms, too, but they just don't look comfortable what with the tank top, the undershirt, the vest, and the overcoat. Too many layers.
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All I know about these concept uniforms is that I could take that basic concept and make it look alot sleeker. And I'm sure several other people here could too. I can't ever belive it that those uniforms were approved for use. I'm just glad they were scrapped.
I always thought it was a little rediculous that in "Macrocosm" we saw that Janeway had on a) the outer jacket B) the turtleneck C) the tanktop and D) presumably, a bra of some kind. Why would she need the tank top? Same with the male uniforms. Apparently they routinely wear a t-shirt under their turtlenecks. I don't get that.
And yes... the vest underneath the outer jacket of the FC unis is a bit much.
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And considering how thick and heavy the material looks on the jackets and vests, I hope the actors have a good supply of deodorant.
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Ahh, but remember we never had Smell-O-Vision kick in. It's doubly wierd as they shoot in LA, which can be really hot int he summer, and they can't have air-conditioning during the shoot!
Remember O'Brien stripping down in "Paradise"? That was three layers too. It seems that as time goes on, Starfleeters seem to be wearing more clotthing. I'm sure the crew of Enterprise wear only the outer jumpsuit and the button shirt they have under that, plus underwear. The all-time low is of course the TOS uniforms, which routinely show that the male tunics have nothing undeneath.
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Lobo, what program do you use to make these? If it's just a bog standard art prog then how do you do it? I've been trying to figure out a good method of drawing uniforms for a while now with little success.
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I don't have a problem with rank bands on the cuffs per se, and think they might work with the right uniform; I'd agree, however, that this one itsn't it. The coloured collar seems OK though.
The amount of layers Starfleet officers have on has always seemed a bit ridiculous to me. Although I suspect not all of them have the waistcoat - who else have we seen with it beyond Picard and Sisko? Maybe they like their starship environmentals set a bit on the cool sidfe - but then again, given the choices of night attire and bedlinen (thin sheets for the most part), maybe not. . .
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i personally always thought that the DS9 and FC uniforms were too informal. i always liked the classic red military movie uniforms the best. they looked professional, and you could lower the flap for that after hours lounge look so popular with womenizing captains.
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It's doubly wierd as they shoot in LA, which can be really hot int he summer, and they can't have air-conditioning during the shoot!
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