you can find markings saying '1384' and '1837'. In the TOS-R episode 'A Private Little War' there are further markings like '1300', '700' and '0', not present on the Enterprise during the time of 'Courtmartial'.
What is the meaning of those markings?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
I'm sure they're just random markings added to give some variety to the appearance. They can probably mean whatever you want them to mean.
The scorch marks around that docking port (?) are a nice touch.
Posted by o2 (Member # 907) on :
Not entirely: They start with '0' at the deflector dish and end at the shuttle bay with 1800something. Could that be a measure of length in foot?
Posted by o2 (Member # 907) on :
quote:Originally posted by TSN: The scorch marks around that docking port (?) are a nice touch.
I always thought that those are the remains of the ion pod, that had to be jettissoned prior to the ep.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by o2:
quote:Originally posted by TSN: The scorch marks around that docking port (?) are a nice touch.
I always thought that those are the remains of the ion pod, that had to be jettissoned prior to the ep.
Agreed- that connection is far too small for a docking port when compared with the crewman in the window there.
Could also be some sort of power umbillical for maintenence.
Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
There were such markings on the original studio model, IIRC. As for what they meant, if anything, I've never heard an "official" explanation.
And yes, in the remastered "Court Martial," the scorched area is supposed to be the former location of Finney's ion pod before it was jettisoned.
Posted by o2 (Member # 907) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim: And yes, in the remastered "Court Martial," the scorched area is supposed to be the former location of Finney's ion pod before it was jettisoned.
you can see two men in space suits replacing the lost one.
Posted by The Ginger Beacon (Member # 1585) on :
I don't know where from or why but I always had the idea that the ion pod was meant to be in the "sensor dome" at the base of the saucer.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Ah. I hadn't really paid attention to which episode it was.
Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Ginger Beacon: I don't know where from or why but I always had the idea that the ion pod was meant to be in the "sensor dome" at the base of the saucer.
IIRC that idea originated in some fan-created blueprints from the 70s.
Posted by o2 (Member # 907) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim: There were such markings on the original studio model, IIRC. As for what they meant, if anything, I've never heard an "official" explanation.
Looking up a few backstage pics of the constitution class in the www, there are indeed markind all over the side of the engineering section!
My first impression was, those markings measure distances in feet, but I guess 1600 feet is too much for the engineering section, isn't it?
Posted by The Ginger Beacon (Member # 1585) on :
Yeah, the refit was supposed to be 1000 feet dead, and the original was shorter.
That gives us 333 yards and a foot so it can't even be a metric equivilant, unless the measurements are only counting the enginering hull.
I would guess that they are meant to emulate plimpsole lines and so forth on current ships simply to add details.
MJ said that the design was for the user to access compants from the inside so I expect if the markings were down to him they would not correspond to components that could be accessed from the exterior of the hull, but that is just a reasoned guess.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
They might also be component numbers of pre-assembled sections for shipyard assemblers to reference.
Posted by o2 (Member # 907) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: They might also be component numbers of pre-assembled sections for shipyard assemblers to reference.