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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] Colin and The Shadow: I think the model on Maxwell's desk is the original study model for USS Melbourne, as seen in "Future Imperfect". In that episode, this model (which has an elongated secondary hull compared to the real Nebula class) had two miniature warp nacelles in place of the dorsal module. These nacelles had red ramscoops and blue field windows, as all proper nacelles ought to have. In "The Wounded", the real Nebula debuted for the first time, as a full-scale photographic model that was way bigger than the desktop study model. Obviously, this big model could not be used as desktop decoration, so the prop people chose the next best alternative: they slightly modified the old Melbourne model by painting the miniature nacelles white and connecting them with a piece of plastic so that the model *superficially* looks like the Phoenix. If one looks closely, one can see the painted-over and connected nacelles of the desktop model do not quite match the wider and more graceful arch used as the module of the Phoenix. The too long secondary hull isn't evident from these photos, though. The desktop model received a second "refit" when it was added to the desktop collection of Capt. Sisko. The ersatz module was replaced by a proper Nebula triangular model, but the secondary hull still sticks out. So if we argue that models are canon, then we have proof for at least seven Nebula variants! -Melbourne as seen in "Future Imperfect" -Phoenix as filmed -Phoenix as desktop model -modern Nebula as filmed before Generations -modern Nebula as filmed in Generations -modern Nebula as seen in CGI in DS9 -modern Nebula as seen on Sisko's desktop Three of these share the elongated secondary hull, so perhaps that config ought to become canon? Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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