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Looks like the model is on the motion control rig too...
What is this logo?
As an amazing coincidence, I just did those logos in Illustrator the other day!
It's the port and starboard symbols of the Bird of Prey that first showed up on Kruge's ship and adorned every BoP thereafter. I traced them in Illustrator from the AMT Bird of Prey kit decals. The Klingon writing is different on the two wings:
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Left reads: "Do not step" Right reads: "this means you!"
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As for the BOP signage, I once thought that a similar marking on Quo'nos One was the symbol of House Gorkon. On watching ST:VI I discovered that to be false given that the house symbol is clearly seen in the courtroom scene and looks nothing like it. My bes guess is that these logos display the ship's name in pictorial form, somewhat akin to the old naval flags that served as communications in the fleets before the advent of signal lamps or radio.
quote:Originally posted by Reverend: My bes guess is that these logos display the ship's name in pictorial form, somewhat akin to the old naval flags that served as communications in the fleets before the advent of signal lamps or radio.
Maybe, but the Bird of Prey has just Klingon language letter markings on both upper aft wings independant of the symbols on the disruptor pylons. Would those not indicate the ship's name?
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Well, just like the Rio Grande and a few others, there are some filming miniatures where the decals were never touched/repainted at all so they just end up reusing footage or filming with the same models. It was probably implied that those symbols would change for each vessel, but the filming reality is that it didn't happen.
Just like the Vor'cha Class...always the same Klingon text on it no matter which ship it was. There was only one filming miniature, so they all had the same 'name'!
quote: Just like the Vor'cha Class...always the same Klingon text on it no matter which ship it was. There was only one filming miniature, so they all had the same 'name'! [/QB]
There were actually at least three Vor'Cha's in DS9. The studio model itself, a CGI version (with nifty red paneling) and at least one Playmates toy rigged to explode in WOTW.
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The one thing I never liked about the Vor'cha is the colour... It seems rather un-Klingon to me. I'd like to see one done up in Negh'Var colours.
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I think it was mentioned in the ST:TNG Compendium or the original Encyclopaedia - that it was a conscious decision to use that colour as the Vor'cha had Klingon and Federation elements and combined the Fed colour and the Klingon colour - to show that the Fed/Klingon alliance had lead to tech cooperation.
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