Federation/Starfleet Equipment Picture Thread
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Nitpicking:
Are those phase rifles? I don't think the MACO weapons were ever called such. And they tended to fire small bolts of light similar to the plasma weapons of "Broken Bow" and like the bigger, older, clumsier rifles used by the Enterprise security folks. In contrast, some of those older rifles had "overbarrels" that emitted phase beams, while the main barrel retained the MACO-like lightball function...Broadside!
I wouldn't wonder a bit if the MACO preference was for an older and more reliable type of weapon, rather than the finicky new phase thing.
Timo Saloniemi
Are those phase rifles? I don't think the MACO weapons were ever called such. And they tended to fire small bolts of light similar to the plasma weapons of "Broken Bow" and like the bigger, older, clumsier rifles used by the Enterprise security folks. In contrast, some of those older rifles had "overbarrels" that emitted phase beams, while the main barrel retained the MACO-like lightball function...Broadside!
I wouldn't wonder a bit if the MACO preference was for an older and more reliable type of weapon, rather than the finicky new phase thing.
Timo Saloniemi
sbk1234 said:
Belar said:
Fancy earrings!
What was that first one from?
Who is that in the last picture - Uhura?
TowerPower said:
sbk1234 said:
Belar said:
Fancy earrings!
What was that first one from?
Yes.
I believe, that is from ST:VI, could be wrong.
Who is that in the last picture - Uhura?
Timo said:
I love how, in that picture, all three actors aim their weapons in completely different directions, yet the beams all travel straight-ahead. Thank God for 22nd century computer-assisted targeting!
sbk1234 said:
Really? Is it not from the part in TUC where Enterprise is "ordered to report back on the double"?
I love how, in that picture, all three actors aim their weapons in completely different directions, yet the beams all travel straight-ahead. Thank God for 22nd century computer-assisted targeting!
sbk1234 said:
Really? Is it not from the part in TUC where Enterprise is "ordered to report back on the double"?
Umm, I actually think both Reed and his left wingman are doing a pretty good impression of taking aim (basically everybody shoots the phase pistol that way, with the "main axis" slanted up but with the curved top surface front end horizontal). It's the guy with the scope that apparently doesn't know how to use the prop. Shouldn't these extras be given some sort of a briefing if taking aim (and then dropping dead) is what they do for a living?
It would be fun to redraw the beams in a couple of episodes and see what these guys and gals would really hit!
Timo Saloniemi
Sure, you say that the phase pistols are supposed to be aimed up, but really, they're being mis-aimed, just like the TNG v2 phaser. Actors just seem to fire them into the air, leading to the redesign after TNG that had the handle curved and immediately improved aim.
That would need a whole other thread, but it would be good fun! Here's a start (I am no artist):
Malcolm: "No fair, stop moving!"
Johnson: "It's a Borg sir, they don't move very fast"
Malcolm: "Fine, smart-arse, you try!"
To get the topic back on track, circa-2379 Tricorder:
I must be pretty good at blocking NEM from my memory, beacause I don't rememeber this at all.
Ghostface1701 said:
Timo said:
I love how, in that picture, all three actors aim their weapons in completely different directions, yet the beams all travel straight-ahead. Thank God for 22nd century computer-assisted targeting!
sbk1234 said:
Really? Is it not from the part in TUC where Enterprise is "ordered to report back on the double"?
Maybe I'm not such a big geek after all! :thumbsup:
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