Was it model or matte painting? I thought it was matte painting and an actual model showed up in the wolf359 graveyard.
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
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Was it model or matte painting? I thought it was matte painting and an actual model showed up in the wolf359 graveyard.
None of the Spacedock interior was a matte painting. That model (the interior) going missing is one of the biggest losses in Trek model/miniature archaeology. This article gives a breakdown of where the various study models have been used in production over the years. Incidentally, I feel the Discovery also shares some hallmarks with certain of the Excelsior study models, too.
[ETA: Additionally, I consider the Spacedock study model to be one potential candidate for a canon version of the Baton Rouge class, although fandom for years has had it as the Ariel class Shuttlecarrier. The other study model I like as a candidate for the referenced-but-never-seen Apollo class. With a few very minor detailing tweaks, it would make a good Ambassador era stablemate, and the rest can be written off to damage/removed components.]
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Zombie_61
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Except for the Klingon ships, I agree. But then, I really don't care for The Next Generation and hated what little I saw of Deep Space Nine and Voyager, so...
SmilingOtter
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I liked some of the First Contact ships - Norway, Akira, Nebula (kinda) but my favorite era of starship was movies 1-6, I like those ships' aesthetics most.
SmilingOtter
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http://screenrant.com/star-trek-discovery-cbs-timeline-original-series/
On the one hand, we've already had a pre-TOS series.
OTOH It would be hilarious/sad/weird if the series ended up including the Four Years' War and Garth of Izar...
On the one hand, we've already had a pre-TOS series.
OTOH It would be hilarious/sad/weird if the series ended up including the Four Years' War and Garth of Izar...
This. A clean slate.
It's a big galaxy, for a clean slate the ship can head any direction that there is not tons of canon to bump into.
Or what happened to ENT-D once, travel millions of lightyears in seconds, with no possible way to get back, mostly.
“There’s a big clue in the number of the ship [NCC-1031] that indicates when we’re set,” “Star Trek Discovery” showrunner Bryan Fuller just told me over Monday-afternoon coffee in the Beverly Hilton’s Circa 55 poolside restaurant.
So.
Given that the Kirk-Spock Enterprise has a higher registry number of NCC-1701, I’ll declare now that CBS’ new “Star Trek Discovery” adventures are set before Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Scotty started hanging out together on the Enterprise.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/75876
So.
Given that the Kirk-Spock Enterprise has a higher registry number of NCC-1701, I’ll declare now that CBS’ new “Star Trek Discovery” adventures are set before Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Scotty started hanging out together on the Enterprise.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/75876
Riceball
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A lower hull number doesn't necessarily mean an older ship, it usually does but there are cases where it doesn't. The notable exception to this rule is the Seawolf class of SSNs, they're newer than both the Los Angeles class SSN (688 - 773) and the Virginia class (774 - 803), the 3 Seawolfs are hull numbers 21 - 23. Frigate hull numbers were reset with the advent of the guided missile frigate (FFG) and the same goes with destroyers. And in the Star Trek canon there's the whole Enterprise - Constellation registry confusion with the Enterprise supposedly being an older ship than the Constellation while having a higher hull number, 1701 vs. 1071.
the clone
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what do you people think of the design of the ship, i personally don't love the design but i think it could have been worse, some are saying it takes aspects from klingon designs with the triangular design. i would have quite liked a cross between TOS design and the design form enterprise
SmilingOtter
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I don't like McQuarrie's design, it never ever did it for me.
This one is better, but the secondary hull screams "Klingon." If this were after TNG, or even after TOS, a deliberate combination could make sense. If this is pre--TOS, and the resemblance isn't intentional, then I have issues with it.
This one is better, but the secondary hull screams "Klingon." If this were after TNG, or even after TOS, a deliberate combination could make sense. If this is pre--TOS, and the resemblance isn't intentional, then I have issues with it.
I don't think that's what is going to happen. The show is Star Trek: Discovery.
It would be really odd to call it that and end up being an inside baseball secret squirrel show in space.
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