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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Phelps: [QB] Checked it out, didn't buy it though... It's a fan work by Alex Rozenzweig, really, modelled after "Ships of Star Fleet" and the website creating PDF documents in that format. In fact, much of the information was taken from these two sources, as well as the DS9TM, Encyclopedia, and some of our discussions. The Foundation guys, it seems, merely provided a miscellaneous CG wireframe view, as well as a nice, two-page wide model shot for each ship. The ships are a selection of Starfleet and alien ships, including the smaller vehicles. The entries are nicely done, and as we can expect from a fan work, much more accurate than the DS9TM. Still, the specs are nothing new -- the lengths, for example, are a combination of DS9TM lengths, Ships of Star Fleet specs, Encyclopedia measurements and some of our analyses. Whoever selected them didn't always select wisely (they took Galor's 229m size from the Encyclopedia, Jem'Hadar bug's 68m from the DS9TM). I thought Foundation would provide some new Visual Effects lengths from their charts as well as weapons specs, but their involvement doesn't seem to have extended beyond the pictures. The rest of every entry contains much the same invented information as the SOSF books (Warp factor acceleration times, engine designations etc.) What's new is a view of an Aeroshuttle CG model, presumably built for the unused test sequence that Rick mentioned a while ago. You'll see what it looks like pretty soon. They also seem to have built a Romulan bird-of-prey model. Overall, it's great that a fan work with its higher level of quality is released to all the "beginners" :) , who might have otherwise suffered from DS9TM's deceptions. We might also put it on our shelves as a tangible result of our indirect contributions. On the other hand, little of that information is new, some of it is non-canon, and despite the huge improvement in accuracy (they actually have the Defiant at 119.5m), it could be more accurate for a fan work. The specs are heavily influenced by Ships of Star Fleet, whose view of Starfleet you may or may not agree with. It could be improved by a more careful scrutiny of our discussions, especially Bernd's articles, as well a greater involvement by Foundation in providing specs, not just images. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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