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[QUOTE]Originally posted by goose814: [QB] This is my first time here and I would like to add a few things. A must have source of reference are the "Starlog Photo Guidebooks: Special Effects, Vol. 2 & Vol. 5" Vol.2 has a short article at the end about the Enterprise designed for ST:TMP. It contains numerous preproduction drawings as well as a cross-section of the secondary hull by Andy Probert showing 5 decks in the dorsal & 7 decks in the hull with what looks like room for an additional deck under the botanical garden. Vol.5 contains a long article written by Andy himself. He descibes his designs for ST:TMP and for ST:TNG. It also contains many preproduction sketches & drawings. Several of which I've never seen anywhere else. One illustration shows Andy's version of what the Rec Room could have looked to fit the contours of the saucer & its concave lower section. I tend to like this version better than the filmed one. Another drawing shows a side view of the saucer, dorsal, & part of the secondary hull. Two interesting things about this is that, one, it depicts the ship prior to having the self-illuminating lights designed into it, and two, he shows the primary hull divided into 8 decks.(Bridge, VIP housing, 2 decks in the upward slope, 2 decks in the rim, & 2 decks in the downward slope). One other interesting item is about the lifeboats for the Refit Enterprise In the text he describes his designs for the Enterprise-D. He states ..."I added a series of visible lifeboat covers (as opposed to graphic markings on the movie Enterprise} to the ship which alluded to the ship's capacity of 3,500."... Thus the hatches along the outer edge are the personnel hatches & the numerous ones just in from those are the lifeboat covers he alludes to. One last item is the cargo deck/shuttle bay. In the book "The Art of Star Trek" on pages 166 & 167 are two photos/matte paintings of these areas. Just forward of the elevators and above the lower cargo pod alcoves is a large rectangular opening. If you look to either side of this you can see what appears to be segmented door sections, and along the lower edge what looks like door tracks. This, it seems, would allow the cargo deck to be isolated from the shuttle bay. I hope this wasn't to long winded. Just my two cents worth based on some of my research. Hope it helps. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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