So ends the refit of the refit. It’s been a fun ride. She’s a little rough in spots, but I’m very pleased with what an improvement this is from my first attempt.
PHASE II has long fascinated me. Perhaps the most compelling “What If?” in the history of the franchise. Would it have been a success? Would it have been a horrible disaster, and ended the franchise? Who can say? Either way, STAR TREK transcending television to become a hugely successful movie series forever altered the course of the franchise. But the DNA of Matt Jefferies’ PHASE II redesign remained intact in the TMP Refit that we know and love, so we can at least be grateful for that.
Still the PHASE II design is quite brilliant on its own terms, and it’s a shame we never got to see it onscreen.
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