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The Ferengi were supposed to be the Big New Villain, so they could've decided to build a model for them. Alas, the Ferengi on TNG never did quite work.
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Actually, if I remember correctly, they made 3 Ferengi Marauder models, of varying sizes like the E-D. And one where the shuttle came out of the bottom too.
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Really? Wow, did that ever turn out to be a waste. And seems a bit overkill too, since the Ent-D only had two differently sized models at the beginning (er, didn't it?)
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I was only referring to Starfleet & the known adversaries at the time (i.e. Klingon & Romulan). And I'd never heard that they made three Marauders before. Are you sure about that?
Also, I had forgotten that Roddenberry didn't want Klingons in the new show at first, hence no new ship made for them.
I think there was only one ENT-D model at the beginning...
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No, there were at least two. The big 6 footer, and a much smaller one (two-foot, I believe). The small one was used for those shots where the ship looks...small. Y'know in the title sequence where the ship goes to warp? You know why the warp effect fills the screen as much as it does? It's because they replace the 6-foot model with the 2-foot one at that point. That's why all the lights disappear.
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Well, I like the ferengi marauder. Not only did it have a dropship, it could extend it�s neck and it had that weird extendable module on top as well.
So, noone can help me with my original question?
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Well it might not have been 3 - but there were at least two Ferengi Maruder models - like there were the two Enterprise models. The Third might have been the drop-ship.
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Thank you very much Guardian! Is that really a redress of the Alice-shuttle? If so, it�s been heavily modified. Forward cabin looks a bit like it, middle section new, aft...I don�t know
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quote:Originally posted by Starship Freak: Well, I like the ferengi marauder. Not only did it have a dropship, it could extend it�s neck and it had that weird extendable module on top as well.
The "transforming starship" idea is just .....fucking terrible. Every bit as lame as the Scimitar.
I'm really happy they never used that on the Marauder and disapointed we never saw the ship after TNG (because it was a cool design to look at even if TNG blew the ship's potential).
The drop ship idea was novel but for a ship as large as the Marauder, that "drop ship" would've been just fucking huge. At least 75-100 meters long.
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Actually, Bernd is arguing that they did use it in an episode, at least the neck-thing.
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Hmmm....I sure never saw those goofy "crab claw" disruptors slide forward though or the telescoping upper part.
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"we never saw the ship after TNG..."
There was that VOY episode with the Ferengi and the geodesic fold and the thing. The second one. In season seven. I think. Someone help me. Now.
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No, you�re right. Bernd only argues that the neck extended. But hey, I think starships that are "transformers" are kinda cool.
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