Except the dialogue states that the drone ship was a modified warbird, the modifications of which were only the sensors and the antennas in the front. This implies that the drone looked exactly like a Romulan warbird in every other way.
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Except the dialogue states that the drone ship was a modified warbird, the modifications of which were only the sensors and the antennas in the front. This implies that the drone looked exactly like a Romulan warbird in every other way.
Sounds like the script said one thing, but the effects guys had to make do with an asset they had left over from Voyager because there was no money for something better.
Perhaps the Romulans have chosen to use the "Warbird" descriptor on all their ships.
The more to confuse their enemies?
Not even close. There's at least a half-dozen Trek ships I would put ahead of it.
We reboot yet again in five to ten years, and change everything, Jefferies masterwork will still be hanging in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
Oh, I absolutely believe that was the case.
I never liked ENT using the term ‘warbird’ (especially since the first time they used it, it was in reference to a Klingon ship). ‘Warbird’ was a TNG-era term that should have stayed in TNG.
Y’all seen the Ready Room preview at the end?
It’s the Starfleet Headquarters scene with the hologram of the Ent-D. But...
It’s the Starfleet Headquarters scene with the hologram of the Ent-D. But...
before that it’s the recent DSC Pike Enterprise...no B, C, or E shown.
...Of course, the dialogue states no such thing. In fact, it states the exact opposite.
So it cannot be identified by the looks, only by studying the drive system in detail. Sounds like the Romulans put a warbird engine in a much more compact, totally custom-built hull, turning it into a real hot rod.
Timo Saloniemi
If they had used the straight pylons, I could've probably have squinted and been okay with it being the TOS Enterprise. But everyone masturbates to the refit, so they went for as close as possible to it. Really killing the reason for the teardown to begin with. Just slap some refit nacelles on it, and it would be good to go as the refit.
Yep. The DSC Enterprise is still the best ship in that series by a mile but it gets less endearing as time passes.
I bought the Eaglemoss version. I don't think it is a bad looking ship in its own right, I just don't buy it as the Enterprise at that stage of the timeline.
Another angle, kinda.
Looks like Sovereign class impulse engines.
And very Sovereign/Nova/Prometheus nacelles. And all the angles and little fins yell John Ea... I mean 2370s school of starship design. Great work there!
OTOH, this is another "every ship is the same" shot, much like every single shuttle buzzing around Daystrom is the same. Done on the cheap, sort of. Took me right out of the story, broke my heart, and I'll never watch another episode of PIC again. For more than five times, absolute max. Okay, six. Seven... ish.
Timo Saloniemi
OTOH, this is another "every ship is the same" shot, much like every single shuttle buzzing around Daystrom is the same. Done on the cheap, sort of. Took me right out of the story, broke my heart, and I'll never watch another episode of PIC again. For more than five times, absolute max. Okay, six. Seven... ish.
Timo Saloniemi
And the audience. I've always hated the absurd overuse of "Warbird" in everything Trek having to do with Romulans, and later the Klingons in ENT & NuTrek. Feh!
And as much as I love Berman Era Trek the "Warbird" mistakes began when one of the Vulcan diplomats in "Broken Bow, Part I(ENT)" referred to Earth being surrounded by a squadron of "Warbirds" if Klaang wasn't returned home.
Yep, I think the shit really plopped out of the horse on that one from that point forward, sadly.
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Freakin beautiful...
A few stills....
Flipped...
Flipped...
These are gorgeous.
As well as the interior of the cube, docking bay full of them...
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Orientation corrected. These ships don't seem very big, I'm thinking around the size of the Scout Ship from TNG length wise.
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