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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Nguyen: [QB] Possible - but it'd be a unique console among other observed ships. While I'm sure it'd be capable of being configured to do so, I don't see it happening. Likewise, while Timo's an advocate of it being a helm or other forward console, I just don't really see it happening, as it's a little too wierd for ships of that time. Personally, I see it simply as an auxilliary display console of the same type we see on the Defiant and other ships on either side of the screen - full of blinky lights and displays but no crewman at it. Heck, it might even be where those moving lights are under every OTHER viewsreen are... And the new plan rocks on. My suggestions would be to put the turbolift that opens into the conference room into an alcove of some sort rather than have it open directly into the room, and to possibly allow for the portside lifts to cross from one to the other (allowing one to act as a backup for the other as seen on E-D et. al.). The Excalibur bridge is a decent "kitbash" of existing bridge designs and ideas, though I think they didn't put too much thought into ergonomics. As it stands, the two command seats have a very poor view of the main screen, and as they're on the same level as the con/ops consoles they have an even WORSE view than Sisko did on the Defiant! They should have put the forward consoles on the lowest level rather than elevate them, and put the command seats on another step up. The only reason the forward consoles were on a step up in the first place was to facilitate camera shots and to run power cabling to the displays. Also, the aft doors are not as tall as the ones in front, being shortened by the angled wall behind. The designer should have put an alcove of some sort in there to compensate - as it stands, some people will have to duck to enter from the aft quarters, and the turbolift door aft will not match up with the doors on the lift cars themselves! Mark [/QB][/QUOTE]
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