That fits the Kzinti mindset - and their classic 'scream and leap' attitude.
TAS made real....
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Looking ahead there aren’t too many ships left to do.
- Freighter Huron (“Pirates Of Orion”) technically I’ve already done this, but maybe I might tweak it.
- Orion pirate ship (“Pirates Of Orion”)
- Deimos’ shuttlecraft (“Albatross”)
- Kukulkan’s ship (“How Sharper Than A Serpent’s Tooth”)
- Karla 5’s ship (“The Counter-Clock Incident”)
- Romulan War Cruiser (“The Practical Joker”) actually a Klingon D7 but with Romulan Bird of Prey markings.
The final model could be the Enterprise given it’s a 3D model I have not yet done. Indeed other than the Class F shuttlecraft Galileo I really haven’t done any of the ships seen on TOS. That could be another thread subject exploring the ships of TOS particularly ships to be fleshed out or ships not actually seen.
- Freighter Huron (“Pirates Of Orion”) technically I’ve already done this, but maybe I might tweak it.
- Orion pirate ship (“Pirates Of Orion”)
- Deimos’ shuttlecraft (“Albatross”)
- Kukulkan’s ship (“How Sharper Than A Serpent’s Tooth”)
- Karla 5’s ship (“The Counter-Clock Incident”)
- Romulan War Cruiser (“The Practical Joker”) actually a Klingon D7 but with Romulan Bird of Prey markings.
The final model could be the Enterprise given it’s a 3D model I have not yet done. Indeed other than the Class F shuttlecraft Galileo I really haven’t done any of the ships seen on TOS. That could be another thread subject exploring the ships of TOS particularly ships to be fleshed out or ships not actually seen.
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I am looking forward to your take on the Orion vessel - probably my favorite TAS ship.
I’ve never even watched LD.
I usually come up with conjectural designs for the TOS era. This thread allowed for some conjecture in tandem with rationalizing the TAS designs through a TOS perspective. I can see myself eventually tackling some TMP era designs.
But candidly I have little interest in Trek hardware post the TOS based film era.
Interesting. So would you be doing the TAS version, which has subtle differences from the TOS version?
Also interesting. So, your interpretations of what TOS-R showed when it wasn't shown in TOS?
Ah, a purist at heart I see!
The TOS Enterprise versions I like best are “The Cage” and the series’ version. And the TAS version was really meant to represent the TOS version, just stylized.
Candidly I don’t care for most of what was done in TOS-R so I don’t feel bound by what they did.
Candidly I don’t care for most of what was done in TOS-R so I don’t feel bound by what they did.
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“And the TAS version was really meant to represent the TOS version, just stylized.”
Is that documented somewhere? The side views clearly have an extended hangar area and nacelles. Since it would have been a very simple matter to just trace the TOS series sfx clips, it would seem there was either some intent to allow for the big hangar deck shown - as described in the series bible - or just lazy inattention to what had already been shown in TOS.
Is that documented somewhere? The side views clearly have an extended hangar area and nacelles. Since it would have been a very simple matter to just trace the TOS series sfx clips, it would seem there was either some intent to allow for the big hangar deck shown - as described in the series bible - or just lazy inattention to what had already been shown in TOS.
This I am really looking forward to!
You know, I watched a few of the TAS episodes on DVD after I posted the YouTube version above, and noticed a few colouring mistakes I hadn't noticed before (McCoy in a command uniform after beaming up in one episode) but hadn't noticed those curved bridge stations!
Example. Why was Kara’s ship in “Spock’s Brain” completely changed? There was nothing wrong with the original design that couldn’t have been fleshed out.This I am really looking forward to!
For the record I absolutely HATED what they came up with for the Aurora in “The Way To Eden.” Yeah, I get the reuse of the Tholian webspinner was disappointing (just as the reuse of the Botany Bay as the freighter Woden in “The Ultimate Computer”), but what they came up with looked dumb in my eyes.
It has been a long standing issue with me that TOS-R often changed things for change’s sake. Hell, they ruined the D7 battle cruiser. Never mind making it just another grey ship, but the cgi model itself is poorly rendered.
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I actually liked that redesign! Less 1950s rocketship look. Still want to see what you do with it!
What annoyed me the most, after the low res model, was adding details that weren't on the original studio filming model (phaser bumps like the D-7 blueprints would show YEARS later), and impulse engines (but NOT the ones from the blueprints), and yet missing out the 'flush vent grids' from the nacelle struts! A complete shambles!
And don't get me started on the disruptor firing effects and the bad perspective shots during the attack in "Elaan of Troyius"!
Something to understand about TOS.
TV Budget, average series.
Low TV budget
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Star Trek TV Budget.
Combine that with the most expensive FX of any series and you get all the reuse you can get.
No it does not make it better, but that is the why. No CGI, no C to GI with.
Not on that budget.
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