Anyway, I read the previously mentioned September 16, 1982 outline of Star Trek III. There are no Klingons at this point, only Romulans. Originally, the Genesis planet was to be full of dilithium which the Roms wanted to exploit, Sarek was to be extremely mean to Kirk for not bringing back Spock's body, and fear the unleashed power of Genesis as a threat by the Federation to the More Superior Vulcan culture (they appear to be somewhat vary of their allies). Spock is alive and well on Genesis, except that he's somewhat barbaric and emotionally unstable, but no Fal-Tor-Pan is necessary to revive him (everyone goes back directly to Earth at the end). Anyway, this is off-topic, so here is the real deal:

1) The BoP is described as a "giant Romulan Bird of Prey". This and the presence of an elevator suggest a larger size than the final version. No landing capabilities are necessary at this point, which may have served to cut down on the size subsequently (the BoP was shown landed in an Art of Star Trek sketch -before- the design was finalized, so the 110-or-50 question might not have been affected by this, or at least not yet).

2) The Star Trek Communicator 105 has an article on Visual Effects of DS9 and VOY, in which David Stipes mentions that the Maquis raider is 1/5th the size of Voyager. He worked on the VFX for Caretaker, and also noted that the Array model was 5 feet long, the Maquis ship nearly two feet, while the Voyager miniature, as we know, is 5 feet long.

3) The article furthermore confirms that Visual Effects Supervisor Gary Hutzel was involved in the design of the Defiant (mentioning the pulse phaser guns in particular). Also interesting is the line about the Defiant: "whose experimental sleekness he helped design". Is the Defiant sleek -because- it is experimental?

Boris

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[This message has been edited by Boris (edited October 29, 1999).]