Epic Narada pics

[jaspertjie]

Narada pics!!! Wow. I didn't expect them to be this nice. Narada kicks ass! ZOMG, It's made with Google Sketchup! How is that possible?

 

[Kaiser]

Epic indeed

 

[Epsilon IX]

^The Narada was an absolutely kick-ass design for the villain ship, the only problems being that it doesn't look like a mining vessel and it doesn't look like any Romulan vessels that we've seen.

 

[MadMan1701A]

If you like those, maybe you'll like the model I built, a while ago...

1440x900: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/Wallpapers/WelcomeKlingon_1440.jpg

and the render sheet:
http://www.madshipyard.com/images/Ships/TechSheet Narada.jpg

 

[sojourner]

^The Narada was an absolutely kick-ass design for the villain ship, the only problems being that it doesn't look like a mining vessel and it doesn't look like any Romulan vessels that we've seen.

Obvious really, they used stolen Vorlon technology to build it.

 

[jaspertjie]

If you like those, maybe you'll like the model I built, a while ago...

1440x900: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/Wallpapers/WelcomeKlingon_1440.jpg

and the render sheet:
http://www.madshipyard.com/images/Ships/TechSheet Narada.jpg

Lolness that's awesome

 

[MadMan1701A]

Wait, after I read this while I was awake, I realized you were kidding.

Right?

 

[jaspertjie]

What makes you think that? I was serious

 

[largo]

^The Narada was an absolutely kick-ass design for the villain ship, the only problems being that it doesn't look like a mining vessel and it doesn't look like any Romulan vessels that we've seen.

http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Narada

In the Star Trek prequel comic book miniseries Star Trek: Countdown, the Narada's advanced weaponry and appearance are explained as being the result of the ship being retrofitted with salvaged and reverse-engineered Borg technology. The Tal Shiar in the 24th century had been experimenting with Borg technology, and Nero's ship was the experimental vessel used. The Borg nanoprobes allowed the ship to grow and repair itself, and also take on a much larger and more menacing appearance. This information also appeared on the Blu-ray release of the film in the supplement section "Starships".

 

[Forbin]

Any movie that requires its audience to read a comic book to understand part of it, isn't doing its job.

 

[Timo]

Word. Also, why wouldn't this design look like a mining ship? It's the first mining ship we have seen - save for the one from ENT "Demons"/"Terra Prime", which did have a somewhat similar motif of gigantic size, a round shape flying in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the roundel, and arms sticking out whichever way.

Tentacles make good sense for something that's supposed to hug rocks or tear them apart... They would make far less sense for something that's supposed to be related to Borg technology, as the Borg have never really been witnessed using tentacles. The closest thing to such were the umbilicals for the Queen's head...

Timo Saloniemi

 

[largo]

Any movie that requires its audience to read a comic book to understand part of it, isn't doing its job.

and yet, were we not such huge geeks with encyclopaedic knowledge of a TV series, we'd have no basis to suppose that the vessel lacked a Romulan character. so what difference does it make?

 

[Forbin]

Any movie that requires its audience to read a comic book to understand part of it, isn't doing its job.

and yet, were we not such huge geeks with encyclopaedic knowledge of a TV series, we'd have no basis to suppose that the vessel lacked a Romulan character. so what difference does it make?

I don't see your point. Fans of a TV series might not read comics. Or books. Or might read comics and books, but not care for TV/movie adaptations and/or prequels and sequels in print form. Casual viewers of the film (such as spouses and dates) certainly aren't going to pursue info beyond what they see on screen.

Do films other than Trek films do this kind of thing? Are there romantic comedies or police dramas with plot points left out that require viewers to go buy a book or comic to fill in?

 

[largo]

Any movie that requires its audience to read a comic book to understand part of it, isn't doing its job.

and yet, were we not such huge geeks with encyclopaedic knowledge of a TV series, we'd have no basis to suppose that the vessel lacked a Romulan character. so what difference does it make?

I don't see your point. Fans of a TV series might not read comics. Or books. Or might read comics and books, but not care for TV/movie adaptations and/or prequels and sequels in print form. Casual viewers of the film (such as spouses and dates) certainly aren't going to pursue info beyond what they see on screen.

that's rather my point, yes. casual viewers aren't going to know or care whether the narada looks like a 'romulan ship', so the movie isn't really failing in its job. the appearance of the narada is, ultimately, as relevant to the plot of the movie as why kirk wrecked a vintage corvette, specifically, rather than a vintage camaro. its a detail for only the most rabid of fans, who would have read the comic at least.

in a realm where comprehensive knowledge of the various TV series, novelizations, technical manuals, and even conlangs is held in great esteem, are you really going to dismiss the trivia of a comic as too much?

Do films other than Trek films do this kind of thing? Are there romantic comedies or police dramas with plot points left out that require viewers to go buy a book or comic to fill in?

of late, the film and comic of joss whedon's serenity comes to mind. again, trivial points of interest are expanded upon in the comic, but it is hardly necessary reading to enjoy the film.