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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ryan McReynolds: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Dukhat: [qb]However, my point was that the NX-01 was [i]not[/i] based on the Akira; it was in fact copied from it, & that it really wasn't an original design.[/qb][/QUOTE] The problem is that, aside from the general hull configuration -- and only when seen from above -- [i]Enterprise[/i] and [i]Akira[/i] don't share any common components and features. I know I'm repeating myself here, but let's take a look. [list] [*][i]Akira[/i]: elliptical hull. [i]Enterprise[/i]: circular hull. [*][i]Akira[/i]: underslung nacelles. [i]Enterprise[/i]: "overslung" nacelles. [*][i]Akira[/i]: bottom-mounted, internal deflector. [i]Enterprise[/i]: front-mounted external deflector. [*][i]Akira[/i]: catamaran hull upper surfaces are flat. [i]Enterprise[/i]: catamaran hulls follow saucer curvature (and are a [i]lot[/i] smaller, I might add). [*][i]Akira[/i]: major shuttlebay with several doors. [i]Enterprise[/i]: small drop bay. [*][i]Akira[/i]: large, angular nacelles. [i]Enterprise[/i]: small, cyllindrial nacelles. [*][i]Akira[/i]: lots of weapons. [i]Enterprise[/i]: few weapons. [*][i]Akira[/i]: catamarans are taller than bridge. [i]Enterprise[/i]: catamarans are shorter than bridge. [*][i]Akira[/i]: no visible sensor. [i]Enterprise[/i]: lower sensor dome. [*][i]Akira[/i]: relatively large pod. [i]Enterprise[/i]: relatively small pod. [/list] And so on. The differences range from minescule to significant, but if you overlap the two ships (ignoring scale) and compare, not a single feature lines up, [i]even[/i] in the top view. In the side view, it is nearly impossible to see any connection at all. Not to mention that, even if they did match in overall comparison, the individual features don't resemble each other. It is not accurate to say that the ship was copied when no two features are the same, unless we've redefine "copied" to mean "looks similar after a cursory glance despite absolutely [i]no[/i] actual duplication aside from two small greeblies on the catamarans." ;) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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