Re: Donny's TOS Enterprise Interiors
Is it wrong to laugh at that mental picture?
I honestly don't know... It vexes me...
Is it wrong to laugh at that mental picture?I honestly don't know... It vexes me...
Donny's TOS Enterprise Interiors
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Re: Donny's TOS Enterprise Interiors
Scene-Redshirt Heaven:
On an absurd note, I imagine some poor schlubb getting pinned and crushed as the panels descend.
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There's another room down there. Some poor guy's trying to watch the baseball game on Cestus III and suddenly his screen vanishes up the wall.
On an absurd note, I imagine some poor schlubb getting pinned and crushed as the panels descend.
Sincerely,
Bill
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That makes sense. I figured you only needed to make it as deep as the inset on one side but didn't think about what was the other side.
@BK613 - that's so wrong
That makes sense. I figured you only needed to make it as deep as the inset on one side but didn't think about what was the other side.
@BK613 - that's so wrong
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Spending some time on the finer details now, starting with books. Both Probert and Johnson's schematics indicate a bookshelf on the forward wall of the privacy lounge, and I definitely want to bring that to life. But the question is: what kind of books would be on the Enterprise? Hard-bound? Paperback? Would there be the classics, among some tech manuals?
We see generic hard-bound books on board The Enterprise since the early days of TOS, and we even see a "library" on the Enterprise E in Insurrection (a deleted portion of that scene reveals books behind plexiglass on shelves). And in The Wrath of Khan, we see several books on a shelf in Khan's abode, as well as Spock giving Kirk an antique copy of A Tale of Two Cities.
I know I wanted a copy of Moby Dick lying around the lounge, as an Easter Egg if anything. I did some research determined that the copy in Khan's abode is this edition. I thought it would be cool to have this very same copy laying around. I also determined what edition Inferno was as well, and threw that one in. I'm planning to determine what edition the Paradise Lost/Paradise Regained book is, and it will join the latter two.
I also thought I should throw in copies of Mr. Scott's Guide To The Enterprise and The Starfleet Technical Manual, since these two books were very influential on me throughout my childhood, and very well were a huge inspiration for my projects. These are not serious indications of what I think would be on board the ship, but more just tips of the hats to their creators.
I'm going to create a lot of generic hard-bound books to go on the book shelves, with a complete set of Horatio Hornblower volumes, as a nod to Nick Meyer's view of Star Trek as a Horatio Hornblower in space kind of deal.
What do you think? I've got the books in question in plain view for the moment, but their locations will be a little more discreet in the final build.
Spending some time on the finer details now, starting with books. Both Probert and Johnson's schematics indicate a bookshelf on the forward wall of the privacy lounge, and I definitely want to bring that to life. But the question is: what kind of books would be on the Enterprise? Hard-bound? Paperback? Would there be the classics, among some tech manuals?
We see generic hard-bound books on board The Enterprise since the early days of TOS, and we even see a "library" on the Enterprise E in Insurrection (a deleted portion of that scene reveals books behind plexiglass on shelves). And in The Wrath of Khan, we see several books on a shelf in Khan's abode, as well as Spock giving Kirk an antique copy of A Tale of Two Cities.
I know I wanted a copy of Moby Dick lying around the lounge, as an Easter Egg if anything. I did some research determined that the copy in Khan's abode is this edition. I thought it would be cool to have this very same copy laying around. I also determined what edition Inferno was as well, and threw that one in. I'm planning to determine what edition the Paradise Lost/Paradise Regained book is, and it will join the latter two.
I also thought I should throw in copies of Mr. Scott's Guide To The Enterprise and The Starfleet Technical Manual, since these two books were very influential on me throughout my childhood, and very well were a huge inspiration for my projects. These are not serious indications of what I think would be on board the ship, but more just tips of the hats to their creators.
I'm going to create a lot of generic hard-bound books to go on the book shelves, with a complete set of Horatio Hornblower volumes, as a nod to Nick Meyer's view of Star Trek as a Horatio Hornblower in space kind of deal.
What do you think? I've got the books in question in plain view for the moment, but their locations will be a little more discreet in the final build.
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Interesting. I'd think hardbacks were the norm.
Hemingway's 'Old Man and the Sea' would be a nice naval addition. 'War and Peace.' Perhaps some art books - Chagall?
Another thing that doesn't change over time are history books; going over military strategies and naval encounters would be an interesting pastime.
Empires of the Sea: the Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580 by Roger Crowley
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown
And just because: Douglas Adams' The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
Interesting. I'd think hardbacks were the norm.
Hemingway's 'Old Man and the Sea' would be a nice naval addition. 'War and Peace.' Perhaps some art books - Chagall?
Another thing that doesn't change over time are history books; going over military strategies and naval encounters would be an interesting pastime.
Empires of the Sea: the Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580 by Roger Crowley
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown
And just because: Douglas Adams' The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
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I'd go with hardback as well. How about Jane's Starship Recognition Guide or The Big E: The Story of the USS Enterprise?
I'd go with hardback as well. How about Jane's Starship Recognition Guide or The Big E: The Story of the USS Enterprise?
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Salt-Water Poems and Ballads by John Masefield.
The Collected Poems of D H Lawrence.
Salt-Water Poems and Ballads by John Masefield.
The Collected Poems of D H Lawrence.
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I think giving some examples would probably work better than shaming us.
Although you're not wrong, I'm sure Chekov would appreciate 'War and Peace' being in its native Russian (Война и миръ, Voyna i mir) - though you'd likely see that on the Reliant, not the Enterprise.
You could have Vulcan literature, possibly also Bonner the Stochastic's book that contains 'Let Me Help.'
I think giving some examples would probably work better than shaming us.
Although you're not wrong, I'm sure Chekov would appreciate 'War and Peace' being in its native Russian (Война и миръ, Voyna i mir) - though you'd likely see that on the Reliant, not the Enterprise.
You could have Vulcan literature, possibly also Bonner the Stochastic's book that contains 'Let Me Help.'
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I play on including some Vulcan themed novels as well, such as Vulcan Love Slave and The Teachings of Surak
I play on including some Vulcan themed novels as well, such as Vulcan Love Slave and The Teachings of Surak
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Another suggestion:
In the original Klingon, of course.
Memory Alpha strikes again:
http://en.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Book#Literature
Yeah, how about it? Name some!
Must we?
Another suggestion:
In the original Klingon, of course.
Memory Alpha strikes again:
http://en.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Book#Literature
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That's the guy who came up with the under-the-door shoulder roll that Geordi pulled off. It became part of the Academy's program after the experiences of that nimble guy on deck three.
On an absurd note, I imagine some poor schlubb getting pinned and crushed as the panels descend.
That's the guy who came up with the under-the-door shoulder roll that Geordi pulled off. It became part of the Academy's program after the experiences of that nimble guy on deck three.
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What is that book? It looks like "Table of" something.
What is that book? It looks like "Table of" something.
