(and on a related note, what happened to Foundation Imaging? Their domain is for sale)
Anyway... that model is obviously not particularly accurate. Especially the windows and lettering are a bit off.
A common theory regarding the gravity was that the NCC-1701 somehow projected it's gravity fields(?) onto the Botany Bay.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by Harry: A common theory regarding the gravity was that the NCC-1701 somehow projected it's gravity fields(?) onto the Botany Bay.
An idea so absurd it actually cover several episode's errors. Like data and Worf on that cryogenic spaceprobe in The Neutral Zone.
Posted by TheWoozle (Member # 929) on :
The 'communications array' is attached to the 'nuclear engine module'??
Posted by newark (Member # 888) on :
I like the look of the revised S.S. Botany Bay. They improve upon the original model which was more of a study model than a actual depiction of a working spacecraft.
Posted by Masao (Member # 232) on :
I like how the renders weasel out of accusations of inaccuracy by saying how details are "conjectural."
Posted by Guardian 2000 (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by TheWoozle: The 'communications array' is attached to the 'nuclear engine module'??
I WTF'ed at that, too. But, then, having it standing off to the sides like that is a fair way of keeping it away from most of the ionizing badness. However, I'd still expect such a thing to be further forward.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
It explains why Khan's ship was lost for so long though......whoever launched them into space gave them on a one-way ticket.
Those antenna are probably just hollow tubes stuck on for Khan's piece of mind.
[ April 11, 2004, 07:20 PM: Message edited by: Jason Abbadon ]
Posted by Captain Mike XLVII (Member # 709) on :
Khan.
Kahn is a hot dog.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
He sure was! Taking on the Enterprise like that...
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Somebody made a typo in that article...
Posted by Futurama Guy (Member # 968) on :
quote:Originally posted by Topher: Somebody made a typo in that article...
Not the first time. In fact, the Galor Fleet File from the current issue states it to be 381m rather than the commonly accepted 481m.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Short Cardassians?
Posted by Timo (Member # 245) on :
Blah. I'm not at all happy with this interpretation of the Botany Bay. The engine bells look far too realistic to be plausible, if you get my drift. And the container attachment system is all wrong - the original model very clearly shows the ship is supposed to carry two full sets of eight containers, and that Khan for some reason is only using the four lower forward berths.
And those window rows are just plain silly. Why should the ship have windows at all? The interiors certainly didn't show any...
Timo Saloniemi
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Plus, Helvetica is the best font in the world for ship signage.
Bleck.
The original model looks like a sharpened pencil with a bunch of stuff stuck on behind it. Hmmm.
What does "flight decks" mean? Is it referring to where the command center would be? I suppose the ship would need some kind of operations center for when the crew is... animate.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"Why should the ship have windows at all?"
Well, presumably, the people onboard were supposed to wake up at some point. They might like to look outside.
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