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Romulan War

I used to be fascinated by a Romulan War movie or series using the basic framework and ship ideas of @Masao Okazaki at his Starfleet Museum page, but after ENT that ship has flown . I don't think it would be handled in a way I'd want to see now, so its better if they just refer to it sometimes.

Though I also predict if star trek continues another 20 years, at some point there will be a Romulan War movie, hopefully after the franchise gets its inevitable reboot
Fun fact: The script for The Beginning uses technical info from that very site, referencing the Spartan being "a modified Comet-class light cruiser"
 
Fun fact: The script for The Beginning uses technical info from that very site, referencing the Spartan being "a modified Comet-class light cruiser"
I did not know that. Very cool. I like that there was a Daedalus USS Discovery on the registry .I've always wanted to see a Daedalus on screen, apart from the DS9 model. would be fun if Discovery ran into the damn thing some day.
 
I heard my name was mentioned here, so I thought I'd make a comment.
My Romulan War ships were designed almost a decade before ST:Ent and were supposed to be consistent with the idea that the ships were primitive by TOS standards. They were slow and large because of the large amount of fuel they had to carry for non-antimatter nacelles. They differ from "modern" starships in much the same way that sailing warships (like HMS Victory from the Battle of Trafalgar) differ from battleships of the 20th century (like HMS Dreadnought). The transition between the dominant starship of different eras (or dominant airplane or ground vehicle or animal genus or communication device) is also interesting to design. I think that the canon ships of the era (in ST:E) could be guessed, on first appearance, to have served during almost any era. (I also like overall shapes rather than surface details.)

I was recently told that the TRM fan film has been using several of my Romulan and Earth designs. It's been contacted.
 
I heard my name was mentioned here, so I thought I'd make a comment.
My Romulan War ships were designed almost a decade before ST:Ent and were supposed to be consistent with the idea that the ships were primitive by TOS standards. They were slow and large because of the large amount of fuel they had to carry for non-antimatter nacelles. They differ from "modern" starships in much the same way that sailing warships (like HMS Victory from the Battle of Trafalgar) differ from battleships of the 20th century (like HMS Dreadnought). The transition between the dominant starship of different eras (or dominant airplane or ground vehicle or animal genus or communication device) is also interesting to design. I think that the canon ships of the era (in ST:E) could be guessed, on first appearance, to have served during almost any era. (I also like overall shapes rather than surface details.)

I was recently told that the TRM fan film has been using several of my Romulan and Earth designs. It's been contacted.

Oh you didn't know? Yea they're using some Bison/Mercy as a 2090s era (Generation 'II' on some other video) ship. I thought that was...hrm.
 
I found out only by receiving an email from a visitor to my Starfleet Museum website. I was not asked or told. I had never before watched the film (I'm not a fan of the ST:E era.), but I watched some stuff at the website and noticed use of several of my Romulan and Earth designs (and the Vanguard space station, which belongs to S&S). I emailed TRM and had a discussion with the producer about being "nicer" (more respectful, appreciative, informative) to fans who design ships.
 
I have no interest in this. We've had "Star Trek does wars" plenty already...and very recently I might add (DSC S1). I don't see what the need could possibly be to explore further ground in the themes and character storylines associated with a war, other than supporting fanwank.

Ultimately, DS9 did this extremely well already. No need to go back to that well again. It would have the same effect as the film franchise trying to re-capture the magic of TWOK. Don't try to top perfection...it rarely works out for the best.
 
I mean, all the aliens we've seen just have aspects of humanity in some way, shape, matter or form. Man, I do not get the anti-human bias. Like, I like aliens in Trek but IDIC doesn't just apply to aliens, you know? O_o

I don't get it either. We have a hard enough time showing HUMAN diversity. Let's not further gum up our efforts by this bizarre demand for a dolphin captain and a Sheliak CMO...

Not to mention the budget issues and the issues with finding enough high-quality actors who would want to operate under heavy make-up for years upon years.

It's not real life. It's a TV show by humans for humans.
 
I used to be fascinated by a Romulan War movie or series using the basic framework and ship ideas of @Masao Okazaki at his Starfleet Museum page, but after ENT that ship has flown .

Not necessarily.

The ships in Okazaki's page could have been ancient Earth vessels pulled out of mothballs to fight.

Or they could simply have been ships that the Earth Starfleet designed and built on its own, i.e. without Vulcan assistance. Meaning: The NX class and its ilk look as advanced as they do because the Vulcans helped build them. Earth's original fleet, without that aid, looks considerably more primitive, and doesn't have the advancements that the NX did (it's implied that the Okazaki ships are like the ones from The Expanse in that they don't have artificial gravity and their decks are oriented in the direction of flight).
 
Since the Battle of Cheron is supposed to be a major battle in the Romulan War, I wonder how whoever produces this will tie this in to the TOS episode “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield.” Considering that Lokai and Bele are actually indigenous to that planet.
 
Since the Battle of Cheron is supposed to be a major battle in the Romulan War, I wonder how whoever produces this will tie this in to the TOS episode “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield.” Considering that Lokai and Bele are actually indigenous to that planet.
*race war rages on planet*

*people look up and notice 2 giant fleets battling in the sky*

*race war continues*
 
Not necessarily.

The ships in Okazaki's page could have been ancient Earth vessels pulled out of mothballs to fight.

Or they could simply have been ships that the Earth Starfleet designed and built on its own, i.e. without Vulcan assistance. Meaning: The NX class and its ilk look as advanced as they do because the Vulcans helped build them. Earth's original fleet, without that aid, looks considerably more primitive, and doesn't have the advancements that the NX did (it's implied that the Okazaki ships are like the ones from The Expanse in that they don't have artificial gravity and their decks are oriented in the direction of flight).

Masao's ships have gravity plating - those yellow dots between decks - (they just build it with their decks vertically because it may be less 'strenuous' on the system to fight against the impulse/speeds they undergo). The Fireball (2156) is already horizontal, though no reason was given for this, nor is it touched on in the Daedalus or Wasp classes, but eh. Was barely touched on ever in Star Trek proper anyway. Gravitons? From the MU episode in ENT?

I found out only by receiving an email from a visitor to my Starfleet Museum website. I was not asked or told. I had never before watched the film (I'm not a fan of the ST:E era.), but I watched some stuff at the website and noticed use of several of my Romulan and Earth designs (and the Vanguard space station, which belongs to S&S). I emailed TRM and had a discussion with the producer about being "nicer" (more respectful, appreciative, informative) to fans who design ships.

How did that go? I still see the Mercy Class on their rooster. Hopefully amicably?
 
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