I am a bit disappointed in the choice for the first release. The very first ship seen on screen in the reboot would have sold much better than this will (in my opinion). I worry that these wont be a "hit" and therefore ruin it out of the gate for future releases.
Yep. The Kelvin is quite popular, even among those who don't like NuTrek. It's a beautiful design.
Still, I like the Franklin too. Glad to hear SOMETHING about it. I just wish they had also included a test shot or a time table of release, at least. I'm exicted for Moebius' Trek line.
It's interesting that this is 1:350. Will the Kelvin and JJprise be in the same scale?
No way. The Enterprise would be 6.8 feet. Heh.
I know, right? That's assuming CBS/Bad Robot/Paramount/JJ's Mom could ever really decide on a true scale for the ship. 2 feet... 6.8 feet... 10.9 feet... could be anything depending on the time of day and quality of Les Moonves' morning bowel movement.
There is no debate about the size of the Enterprise except among fans who just don't personally want it to be that big. It's 2,380 ft long and has been since 2009.
I have no dog in the hunt -- it's a fantasy movie, I can roll with it -- but isn't the size of the bridge based on the window and the size of the shuttle bay still a source of dispute? Again, I personally don't care, but don't shots from the movies contradict whatever "official" numbers are out there? Based on the size of the bridge window, for example, the shuttle that passes in front of it during Kirk's arrival is a tad small.
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If window size is an example of scale, Excelsior would have been 2000ft long.......and don't forget, old Trek had numerous issues, discrepancies and mistakes with scale.....
Rich
And the Kelvin (and in fact EVERY ship you see in the three nuTrek movies except for the Enterprise) is also a "one-shot" subject.
Very true. Perhaps its because the Kelvin was involved in more momentous events -- Kirk's birth, his father's death, the creation of the new timeline -- that it seems more of a fan favorite than the Franklin.