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Now this is weird. The only ship I've seen with the Picard crew the last years have been the 1701-E, I'm finally really used to it. Seeing pictures of the 1701-D from the "Generations"-DVD on that page gives me a weird feeling inside, like..."Did they actually fly that old thing in a motion picture?".
To think, if they'd just pulled the anti-Q maneuver from "Encounter..." (10+ torpedoes from aft), they'd have had her with them still. I never heard the official reason for introducing the Sovereign. Does anyone know?
Strange, those original 1701-D blueprints call the Galaxy class a Mark VIX Heavy Cruiser. VIX, is that 5-9, 7-10 or 5110 in roman numerals? I think someone's goofed up.
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And nothing the crew would have done would have saved the -D. When the writers are against you, you're screwed. They just didn't like having to haul out the 12-foot miniature for filming. I can personally think of a few alternatives to destroying the thing, though. Bastards.
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They were going to use mostly CGI in the future anyways - I think it was them just trying to be 'clever' and see the Saucer section crash land and so they could have more marketing ideas with a new Enterprise.
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quote:Originally posted by WizArtist II: As if there aren't enough already, HERE is a link to some nice B&W shots of the Enterprise model. No color but some very fine details.
And FINALLY.... HERE is a TON of stuff to make even Jason weep.
Nice. I love the creepy "Unbrella Of Doom" from Lifeforce (see Patrick Stewart possesed by a space sex-vampire!)
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The shots of the E-D model are sweet!!! Now if only if a large version of the painting Probert did for the Enterprise-D in the ready room was available...
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I always thought the Romulan Bird of prey from TOS was a cardboard cut-out moving accross the screen. The video quality was so poor I couldn't tell if it was a 2d picture or a model.
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