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I have moved my attention to the rear bulkhead details. Comparing the concept sketch to screenshots there are many discrepancies.
Screenshots from Times Squared.
I started by editing the concept sketch to match what I saw on the screen shots.
I then added these details to my 3D model. The only areas I could not see on camera were the lower corners of the bulkhead and how the two plant-ons terminated. I went with the assumption they were as depicted in the concept drawing
There are two plexiglass panels in the bulkhead that represent isolinear chip arrays.
Close-up of the isolinear chip arrays in screenshot from Times Squared.
These panels did not cover any actual chips but appear to be similar in construction to an LCARS panel, backlit to give the appearance of isolinear chips.
Closeup of the central isolinear chip array in screenshot from The Price.
Closeup of port side isolinear chip array in screenshot from The Minds Eye.
I have seen this method used in many TNG sets. For reasons explained later I referenced the ops station on the bridge. Initially in Season one there was no isolinear chip display.
Ops station in screenshot from Encounter at Farpoint.
Starting with season two an isolinear display was added to the base of both the ops and con stations. This was also the flat panel display with no actual chips inside.
Ops station in screenshot from Where Silence Has Lease.
The use of this type of panel appeared to be consistent thru season seven
Ops station of future Enterprise in screenshot from All Good Things....
The original Enterprise-D set was destroyed in the making of Star Trek Generations. A replica was made for the Star Trek the Experience attraction in Las Vegas with input from production designers Herman Zimmerman and Michael Okuda. Even so, this replicas is far from cannon. A noticeable difference was the addition of a speaker grille in the support pylons for both the ops and con stations. Also the base of the chairs are the non-swiveling bases seen in season one while the upper portion of the chair has the design used in seasons two thru seven which used the swivel base.
Ops station of bridge replica in Star Trek the Experience, Las Vegas
The replica was dismantled and auctioned off in 2010. Ops station of bridge replica from Star Trek the Experience from Propworx auction catalog 2010
The ops station was purchased by the collector Gerald Gurian who posted pictures on his site. These images reveled that for the replica they replaced the flat panel chip display with an actual chip array. This is visible with the smoke colored plexiglass removed. I am assuming this was done to enrich the visitors experience, since most TV props provide an illusion and are not as impressive in person.
Ops station of bridge replica from Star Trek the Experience from collector Gerald Gurian.
Gerald was also thoughtful enough to include close-ups of the chip array with a tape measure for scale.
Isolinear chip array in ops station of bridge replica.
Isolinear chip array in ops station of bridge replica.
Isolinear chip array in ops station of bridge replica.
How all of this is relevant to the shuttlepod, I want my shuttlepod replica to be just as rich in detail upon close inspection, so I am opting to do the same. Since Herman Zimmerman and Michael Okuda contributed to this replica, this is as close to cannon as I'm going to get regarding isolinear chip placement.If desired I can easily fall back to a flat panel LCARS type display in the same openings, matching the original mock-up.
There were many variations in the isolinear chip props, both in size and markings. I am opting for the 1" x 3 1/4" x 1/8" translucent plexiglass originally with the circuit design silk screened on one side. There was a minor variation in the pattern near the label, but that was mostly obscured by the label. The labels had a vertical black bar and a thinner horizontal black bar. The black pattern was broken up with five randomly spaced horizontal white lines with a white rectangle in the top segment. The printing on the label consisted of two numerals, a hyphen and then four numerals.
Screen used isolinear chips.
I did find a fan made circuit pattern and label and used them. Upon closer inspection I found the circuit pattern is inconsistent with the on-screen props and I made some modifications. I have created some 3D models of the isolinear chips with labels to use a place holders for now and have incorporated them in the 3D model for my storage unit. I have also added the isolinear chips to the 3D model of the bulkhead with chip storage arrays.
Rear view of 3D model of the bulkhead
I will come up with some kind of light boxes for the chip arrays and LCARS display
I have moved my attention to the rear bulkhead details. Comparing the concept sketch to screenshots there are many discrepancies.
I started by editing the concept sketch to match what I saw on the screen shots.
There are two plexiglass panels in the bulkhead that represent isolinear chip arrays.
Close-up of the isolinear chip arrays in screenshot from Times Squared.
Closeup of the central isolinear chip array in screenshot from The Price.
Closeup of port side isolinear chip array in screenshot from The Minds Eye.
I have seen this method used in many TNG sets. For reasons explained later I referenced the ops station on the bridge. Initially in Season one there was no isolinear chip display.
Ops station in screenshot from Encounter at Farpoint.
Starting with season two an isolinear display was added to the base of both the ops and con stations. This was also the flat panel display with no actual chips inside.
Ops station in screenshot from Where Silence Has Lease.
The use of this type of panel appeared to be consistent thru season seven
Ops station of future Enterprise in screenshot from All Good Things....
The original Enterprise-D set was destroyed in the making of Star Trek Generations. A replica was made for the Star Trek the Experience attraction in Las Vegas with input from production designers Herman Zimmerman and Michael Okuda. Even so, this replicas is far from cannon. A noticeable difference was the addition of a speaker grille in the support pylons for both the ops and con stations. Also the base of the chairs are the non-swiveling bases seen in season one while the upper portion of the chair has the design used in seasons two thru seven which used the swivel base.
Ops station of bridge replica in Star Trek the Experience, Las Vegas
The ops station was purchased by the collector Gerald Gurian who posted pictures on his site. These images reveled that for the replica they replaced the flat panel chip display with an actual chip array. This is visible with the smoke colored plexiglass removed. I am assuming this was done to enrich the visitors experience, since most TV props provide an illusion and are not as impressive in person.
Ops station of bridge replica from Star Trek the Experience from collector Gerald Gurian.
Gerald was also thoughtful enough to include close-ups of the chip array with a tape measure for scale.
Isolinear chip array in ops station of bridge replica.
How all of this is relevant to the shuttlepod, I want my shuttlepod replica to be just as rich in detail upon close inspection, so I am opting to do the same. Since Herman Zimmerman and Michael Okuda contributed to this replica, this is as close to cannon as I'm going to get regarding isolinear chip placement.If desired I can easily fall back to a flat panel LCARS type display in the same openings, matching the original mock-up.
There were many variations in the isolinear chip props, both in size and markings. I am opting for the 1" x 3 1/4" x 1/8" translucent plexiglass originally with the circuit design silk screened on one side. There was a minor variation in the pattern near the label, but that was mostly obscured by the label. The labels had a vertical black bar and a thinner horizontal black bar. The black pattern was broken up with five randomly spaced horizontal white lines with a white rectangle in the top segment. The printing on the label consisted of two numerals, a hyphen and then four numerals.
Screen used isolinear chips.
I did find a fan made circuit pattern and label and used them. Upon closer inspection I found the circuit pattern is inconsistent with the on-screen props and I made some modifications. I have created some 3D models of the isolinear chips with labels to use a place holders for now and have incorporated them in the 3D model for my storage unit. I have also added the isolinear chips to the 3D model of the bulkhead with chip storage arrays.
Rear view of 3D model of the bulkhead
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