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The following two screen caps from DS9 show a Miranda w/ four impulse engines. Two in the standard location, and the other two at the rear of the (until this) weapons pod atop the roll-bar. I assume this was an error by the VFX people. Thoughts?
Also, I'm curious if anyone has attempted to recreate the Miranda MSD shown here:
I believe that's from the Brattain from TNG, if memory serves.
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it doesnt really mean that its an impulse engine.. it just means its glowing red.
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Oh... I want a clearer version of the TNG Miranda Class MSD also.
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We've got a better, but far from perfect one coming in on the TABASCO project. When I'm back in town, I'll post it.
As for the "extra" engines, we've debated that here before. Some think they could be engines; others think that they're prepping to fire a special torpedo (see the Klingon cruisers at the beginning of TMP for just that). Either way, it's accepted as a VFX glitch that we've rationalized one way or the other.
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Well, maybe those plasma conduits in the torp launchers overloaded or damaged and we're seeing internal fires occuring. That or someone onboard wanted something nice and bright the Jem H'addar fighters to fire on instead of crew quarters.
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Would it be possible to get quality DVD caps of it to shed some light on this? Or is it really tiny and this is the best possibe?
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Oh, and I just also noticed that the shuttlebays are no longer luminated on the exterior. It's funny how it has taken me 5+ years to recognize this change!
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Maybe they refitted the Miranda to be more versatile and faster. They don't have an unlimited amount of Defiants to hunt down the Jem'Hadar-bugs, and an unmodified Miranda versus a bug in a 1 on 1fight is probably nothing more than a target practice.
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