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Connection between Aries and Mars? Aries was a Greek mythological ram after which the constellation was named. You were thinking of Ares, the Greek god of war, called Mars by the Romans.
According to "In the Cards" (DS9), "the flag of the first Martian colonies was inspired by a velvet painting of an ancient bullfighter".
I am aware of the "in the cards" reference but I've never been able to get a good look at the painting so I had to settle for something a little simpler.
Still, bull fighting, ram there's still a connection there.
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I've refined the TOS ship patches somewhat, I think they suit the era a little better now. I've been trying to give the ship insignias the texture, but it's a little difficult without some good reference material.
quote:I am just going by what is seen on screen. If it is on screen then it is true, canonical is another story.
You have a lot to learn about metaphysics, Sarvek.
Kris: The Constellation's real registry number is NCC-1710. (source) I helped write that list.
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Bonaventure's registry is right on screen: http://www.startrekanimated.com/tas_tt_04.jpg The registry is completely nonsensical; if I ever did a museum article on Bonaventure, I'd probably change it.
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MinutiaeMan, I have seen the list but it does not match with what was seen on screen in TOS episode "The Doomsday Machine". Your list is probably what should have been put on the Constellation. Has this been confirmed with the art team at Paramount??
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P.S. Check out the model of the Enterprise that is put out by Polar Lights. It has the backing of Mike Okuda, Doug Drexler, John Eaves and all the people at Paramount Pictures for the assistance in the model. It states the following registries:
USS Constellation NCC-1017 USS Exeter NCC-1672 USS Defiant NCC-1764
I do not have a problem with your registries. You have a problem with Paramount Pictures and their team.
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Sarvek -- you apparently failed to understand my comment about metaphysics. I was talking about the philosophy of what is true and what isn't.
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quote:Originally posted by Harry: Connection between Aries and Mars? Aries was a Greek mythological ram after which the constellation was named. You were thinking of Ares, the Greek god of war, called Mars by the Romans.
quote:Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: Sarvek -- you apparently failed to understand my comment about metaphysics. I was talking about the philosophy of what is true and what isn't.
All this work that is done is done by the fans of Star Trek and it is not canon. We all design ships, logos, and shuttles as well as other vehicles that our our creation. That is what Reverend has done and I completely admire his work. He gives me inspiration to design ships and other things that are not canon. What I have learned is that what Paramount says goes and is canon. I have several reference books dealing with Star Trek. These books convey and confirm what the model kits says about the registries. What is the real registry then, the canon one??
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The canon registries are as you stated, however in this case they are irrelevant. Most people here know the canon numbers but Reverand and others are trying to produce a slightly more rational system. This has no canonical basis but frankly we don't care.
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