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Favorite Star Trek Ship Design
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RE: Favorite Star Trek Ship Design
March 6, 2018 at 10:40 pm
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RE: Favorite Star Trek Ship Design
March 7, 2018 at 12:29 am
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RE: Favorite Star Trek Ship Design
March 7, 2018 at 12:53 am
(March 6, 2018 at 10:40 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: [Image: fTxS9kn2IrCDMNaPRDBTfKBI5Uv.jpg]

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RE: Favorite Star Trek Ship Design
March 7, 2018 at 2:16 am (This post was last modified: March 7, 2018 at 2:20 am by Anomalocaris.)
I thought the refit Enterprise from the motion picture the most pleasing ship ever to appear in the Star trek universe.  It had subtle enough detail to suggest an engineering construct, and the effects of lighting and marking makes it believable at first glance as part of an organized and established traffic. It's shape suggest it could be an elite cutting edge ship for its environment.   It was a pleasing departure from the nonsensical pile of greebles approach to spaceship design that was popular with other sci-fi spacemovies like star wars.

To be honest, the more Star trek dragged on, the more the ships on it appears like props that favored form over function catering to those with cliched taste in form.
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RE: Favorite Star Trek Ship Design
March 7, 2018 at 8:16 am (This post was last modified: March 7, 2018 at 8:17 am by Gawdzilla Sama.)
(March 6, 2018 at 8:13 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote:
(March 6, 2018 at 8:08 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I've liked Patrick Stewart ever since he played a nude female vampiric alien. That was great work on his part.

Lifeforce.

I saw that years ago.

He was also in a British Shakespearean group in the 70s/80s.  Another member of the group got a role in a certain TV show about a time travelling doctor, as a companion (I can't remember her name).  When she proudly announced it, Patrick Stewart told her, "there's no future in science fiction."

She apparently reminds him of that whenever they meet...

It's a great double feature with "Lair of the White Worm". (Proving once again that bagpipes are evil.)
(March 7, 2018 at 12:29 am)Cathooloo Wrote: [Image: images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTK8rq-UdG5RNVivkSmRfv...M2EUaFCBaA]

Where does the cargo go? I've seen plans. You might smuggle thionite in it, but nothing bulky.
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RE: Favorite Star Trek Ship Design
March 7, 2018 at 8:58 am
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RE: Favorite Star Trek Ship Design
March 7, 2018 at 11:55 am
(March 7, 2018 at 8:16 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:
(March 7, 2018 at 12:29 am)Cathooloo Wrote: [Image: images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTK8rq-UdG5RNVivkSmRfv...M2EUaFCBaA]

Where does the cargo go? I've seen plans. You might smuggle thionite in it, but nothing bulky.

The cargo goes in a cargo container that is detachable.

[disturbing footage lies ahead]

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RE: Favorite Star Trek Ship Design
March 7, 2018 at 11:59 am
(March 6, 2018 at 7:24 pm)Tizheruk Wrote:
(March 6, 2018 at 7:22 pm)SaStrike Wrote: I've never seen an episode but seems interesting.

If you are start with the original series .
(March 6, 2018 at 7:22 pm)SaStrike Wrote: I've never seen an episode but seems interesting.
One really good episode in particular is "The Balance Of Terror "

I loved the Romulan commander's introduction "Spock, I didn't kill your father. I am your father".
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RE: Favorite Star Trek Ship Design
March 7, 2018 at 12:33 pm (This post was last modified: March 7, 2018 at 12:36 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(March 7, 2018 at 12:29 am)Cathooloo Wrote: [Image: images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTK8rq-UdG5RNVivkSmRfv...M2EUaFCBaA]

You realize that’s modeled on a hamburger, right?
(March 7, 2018 at 11:55 am)pocaracas Wrote:
(March 7, 2018 at 8:16 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Where does the cargo go? I've seen plans. You might smuggle thionite in it, but nothing bulky.

The cargo goes in a cargo container that is detachable.

[disturbing footage lies ahead]


Why not?  A mississippi cargo barge pusher in space that can do the kessel run in 12 parsecs.
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RE: Favorite Star Trek Ship Design
March 7, 2018 at 1:26 pm
(March 7, 2018 at 12:33 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:
(March 7, 2018 at 12:29 am)Cathooloo Wrote: [Image: images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTK8rq-UdG5RNVivkSmRfv...M2EUaFCBaA]

You realize that’s modeled on a hamburger, right?
(March 7, 2018 at 11:55 am)pocaracas Wrote: The cargo goes in a cargo container that is detachable.

[disturbing footage lies ahead]


Why not?  A mississippi cargo barge pusher in space that can do the kessel run in 12 parsecs.

And they'd still call it a "tow". 

You know why the tow boat was always at the rear?
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