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Bear in mind the TNG Oberth was intended to be a completely different design, as was the Hood in "Encounter at Farpoint". Time and budget necessitated the re-use of the miniatures from Star Trek III and IV.
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quote:Well, I have no trouble accepting this Grissom at the suggested scale, largely because it appears to be a refit of a much older vessel. Construction standards in the early decades of the UFP would doubtless have varied somewhat from that of Kirk's time.
How so? It looks nothing in any way like anything shown in TOS (or even TOS fandom at that point) and was intended to match the Excelsior's design features as a "new generation of starships"- look at all the Excelsior prototype study models- they sport Oberth-like nacelles.
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I know but the 3-digit registry would imply an older design. Unless Starfleet reserved a section of available registries in anticipation of this "new generation of starship".
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