It's not really that egregious when you consider that "nacelle" can refer to quite a few things including the impulse housing.Did ... not.. catch that. I was too engrossed in the film! lol.
dictionary.com said:nacelle
[nuh-sel]
noun
- the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
- the car of a balloon.
The Enterprise has always changed between movies without much explanation. The design and layout of the bridge changed between all the movies. The damage on the outside AND inside changed between TWOK and TSFS.
To be honest, the JJPrise had probably been the most consistent until Beyond.
Supposedly the original plan was to give them the Excelsior, but they changed their minds.Well I think with TVH it was a question of money. They probably considered doing an all new Enterprise, but... money. Works out way better emotionally that way though.
I wish they'd done it. As-is, at the tail end of STIV it's like nothing that happened in II or III really mattered. Spock and the Enterprise are back, and David's back in the oblivion from whence he came.
The Motion Picture refit could have been freshened up for the -A but they figured just having it as is would bring back fond memories. CGI allows a lot more flex'
Bear in mind that you're replying to a post from almost a year ago. Not everyone participating then may be following this thread now - or even necessarily interested in rejoining an old discussion.Actually the refit model was freshened up when it became the Enterprise-A. Things that were changed include repainting the strongback area from a green color to a blue as well as changing the pattern in the area, removing five windows from the starboard side of the secondary hull and quite a few other thing as well.
I'd heard of the repaint they did between TMP and WoK, but this is the first I've heard of other modifications besides the "-A" for STIV. Cool.Actually the refit model was freshened up when it became the Enterprise-A. Things that were changed include repainting the strongback area from a green color to a blue as well as changing the pattern in the area, removing five windows from the starboard side of the secondary hull and quite a few other thing as well.
the eaglemoss model really shows off the fact that the ship looks terrible in orthographic views but wonderful as a three dimensional object.This pic of the excellent (incorrect number of phaser emplacements and lack of saucer windows aside) Eaglemoss Beyond model shows the differences between it and the original
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I really like it for a somewhat odd reason: it reminds me of old Trek comics where they'd draw the Enterprise or Excelsior a little weirdly because they didn't have good reference shots.
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