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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Nguyen: [qb] Close enough, yeah. Oog on the actual model, though. Man, this really does take me back. This morning, I was reading one fan publication from the early 90s that supposed the real reason all the TOS/movie starships had the same saucer was that each new design prototype actually used a decommissioned Ptolemy-class tug saucer, as there were dozens of them left over from when they ditched the container ship idea. Low stresses on the hull from years of hauling pods around at safe warp speeds, you know. Mark [/qb][/QUOTE]Possibly the single lamest idea ever. Mass production and modular interior parts alone would account for the saucer's external uniformity on so many ships....not that these other designs are canon anyway. Personally, I like the notion of a saucer being reduced in diameter during costruction based on the deflector grid lines- or instance, Vangurad made a nice [i]Andor[/i] class schematic- the Andor having a smaller saucer than the Connie Refit- and there's no need to make a custom saucer when the same stock Connie refit saucer can just have that last ring of saucer removed during construction. A shipyard might make several saucers in a production run this way without their being assigned a dedicated ship class. All the interior walls and components would be modular- only the supporting spaceframe, turboshafts, and power conduits need remain standard- thus allowing for ease of repair and rescue in energencies. Unique saucers for each class would lead to real problems during emergencies- crewmen from one class of ship would be hindered in efforts to aid a ship in distress and re-training crew transfers would be a nightmare. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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