Not necessarily.
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Well, I said "average Californian," and I can imagine they were not familiar with magazines like Science Fiction Plus.
Restored picture of Enterprise first arrival.
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Well, I said "average Californian," and I can imagine they were not familiar with magazines like Science Fiction Plus.
Well, I said "average Californian," and I can imagine they were not familiar with magazines like Science Fiction Plus.
It's all guess work on both our parts. I also said in my original statement that someone could have mistaken it for a giant "machine part" which supports your point.
I think we can both agree that most people would have thought...
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Was surfung the net (especially the "wayback machine" Internet archive) last couple days trying to find photos of the big E I'd never seen before. I haven't found any more from Volmer Jensen's photo roll (yet ), but I did find the following that perhaps some of you have also never seen. These pics are not exactly what I'd call "high-res", but they do offer some nice detail. Some of the shots showing the underside of the saucer clearly show some very subtle gridlines that I can't say I'd ever seen such clear evidence of. The lower sensor dome "tallywhacker" is also fairly clearly shown in couple shots. They also clearly show weathering / streaking, for example on the backs nacelles. And they clearly show the shape of the deflector dish "spire".
), but I did find the following that perhaps some of you have also never seen. These pics are not exactly what I'd call "high-res", but they do offer some nice detail. Some of the shots showing the underside of the saucer clearly show some very subtle gridlines that I can't say I'd ever seen such clear evidence of. The lower sensor dome "tallywhacker" is also fairly clearly shown in couple shots. They also clearly show weathering / streaking, for example on the backs nacelles. And they clearly show the shape of the deflector dish "spire".Also found this interesting shot that shows how they hid the inner starboard side nacelle wiring with some tape (I'm thinking this was done for the "Trouble With Tribbles" K7 approach shot of the Enterprise from behind / between the nacelles). Hopefully this technique will not be reproduced by the Smithsonian in their stated efforts to restore its condition to its appearance at the time of the filming of that episode! 
Just realized the last photo appears to be a cropped version of this one (still, the resolution is higher than in any version my eyes have seen before anyway):
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/spockboy/media/shewasinroughshape.jpg.html
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/spockboy/media/shewasinroughshape.jpg.html
Well, now we all have...
Here's some more "roll-out" photos, courtesy of the Google machine; some of these B&W images are taken from similar angles to color versions posted already, but they are all distinct from any posted so far in this thread.
Here's some more "roll-out" photos, courtesy of the Google machine; some of these B&W images are taken from similar angles to color versions posted already, but they are all distinct from any posted so far in this thread.
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Nice!Well, now we all have...
Here's some more "roll-out" photos, courtesy of the Google machine; some of these B&Ws are taken from similar angles to color versions posted already, but they are all distinct from any posted so far in this thread.
I got that from Tony Kornheiser from ESPN; I think it's supposed to parody what old people call the Internet. Like how my Grandfather never said "TV", it was a "television set".
Thanks for the feedback Zap.
I appreciate it
I had some free time this afternoon so I restored the cover for you.
Take care,
Hey, thanks. Very nice.
My exact thought. As a teenager I used an old Yashica TLR camera belonging to my parents. The top of the camera flipped open and you looked down into it. I used to put it on the tripod to take what we now call screencaps of the TV. Timing was everything, because there was no "home video" back then and no going back for a second try.
Do we think that was Datin's shadow on the street, btw? Or did he just take the color pictures?
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I wonder if the TAS Enterprise was rotoscoped from that photo...
I'd say unlikely, since that photo was taken some time after its arrival at the Smithsonian in late February 1974.
Here's another fairly rare pic that I believe was used in the new NASM display (which I have not yet had a chance to see in person)...
Looks like I'll be in DC on Sept 8th and through the following weekend. Got my tix reserved to see the Man Trap at the NASM on the national mall, so I'll be seeing the big E on the perfect day in my opinion. Will make it my 4th time seeing her.
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