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Maurice · November 10 2012, 08:57 PM

As per the link posted by B.J., the K-7 Model was largely constructed from parts donated from a Douglas Aircraft tradeshow type display, which had the overlapping segments.

The main "sombrero" (link for photo)
The triad of smaller "sombreros" (link for photo)
The various sombreros in one diorama, wherein you can see that the relative sizes of these pieces match the scale of the finished model (link for photo) Notice you never see the station from the side where the open part of the main sombrero would show.

November 10 2012, 08:57 PM	#5
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: Deep Space Station K-7 Origins (Aerospace Industry Trivia) As per the link posted by B.J., the K-7 Model was largely constructed from parts donated from a Douglas Aircraft tradeshow type display, which had the overlapping segments. The main "sombrero" (link for photo) The triad of smaller "sombreros" (link for photo) The various sombreros in one diorama, wherein you can see that the relative sizes of these pieces match the scale of the finished model (link for photo) Notice you never see the station from the side where the open part of the main sombrero would show. __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"