Early name for the Franklin.
Like how the Kelvin was originally going to be called the Iowa.
*Spoilers* U.S.S. Franklin Design?
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Like how the Kelvin was originally going to be called the Iowa.
Look what I got today
It looks great next to my Art Asylum Enterprise NX-01 (and the scale looks pretty good too)
It looks great next to my Art Asylum Enterprise NX-01 (and the scale looks pretty good too)
So the longitudal strakes atop the port and starboard superstructures are for sliding the docking clamps in? Good to have that cleared up!
...What does the inside of the saucer aft cut look like? Anything that might be a door or a docking port? What's the detail aft of the bridge? Any trace of gunports, missile tubes, lift engines, landing pads?
Timo Saloniemi
...What does the inside of the saucer aft cut look like? Anything that might be a door or a docking port? What's the detail aft of the bridge? Any trace of gunports, missile tubes, lift engines, landing pads?
Timo Saloniemi
There's a hatch aft of the bridge deck, a ring of thruster ports on the underside of the saucer and something that could be some kind of navigational deflector or pair of torpedo launchers at the front of the bottom deck.
Definitely thrusters, you see them active during the "jump start" sequence.
The phase cannons aren't on the model, they're little pop-up dohickeys either side of the name on the saucer top, seen best when the ship decloaks:
In the magazine, it's said the ship was originally unarmed but a late script change meant they had to squeeze some weapons in there somewhere.
Here's the connection between the pylon and the saucer
Just rewatched the movie and couldn't say. I'd guess if they're there at all they're extremely faded, as you can't make out any pennants on the ship. The pictures of the CG model in the magazine (and on the cover as seen HERE) have it as faded orange.
Looking at the Franklin model from Eaglemoss I noticed how there are basic hints of the Warp Delta ship inside the design. Which is nice, because it gives a clue as to how Starfleet ships developed from the triangle shape to the saucer configuration. At least it does for me. 
The TOS movie bridges also featured a square lit area around there. Doesn't mean it would have been transparent. But who knows...
The funny thing about the Franklin is that she's so clearly and eminently capable of operating out of atmospheres and planetary surfaces. Dedicated lifting engines, large winglike shapes, this family resemblance to the Warp Delta (the novels call 'er Ganges class nowadays)... Sort of digs the ground from under Scotty's worries.
Timo Saloniemi
The funny thing about the Franklin is that she's so clearly and eminently capable of operating out of atmospheres and planetary surfaces. Dedicated lifting engines, large winglike shapes, this family resemblance to the Warp Delta (the novels call 'er Ganges class nowadays)... Sort of digs the ground from under Scotty's worries.
Timo Saloniemi
Here's an article on Trekcore about the Eaglemoss Franklin model, confirming for @Markonian that the Franklin as seen in Beyond does have the red stripes seen on other versions of the model but not the Eaglemoss one.
Thabk you did that link. It's very insightful. I'm happy with the model and didn't notice any of the paint issues beside the lack of red-lining.
To be honest, I think going without the red lining on the Eaglemoss model was a good decision. Looking at the movie screenshots it's obvious that they are very faded and not nearly as pronounced as they are on the other Franklin models.
The things I agree with in the TrekCore review are the misaligned windows on the rim (which are explained by Ben Robinson), and the idea to have a darkened piece of plastic for the bridge window. This would have gone such a long way to make the model more believable.
The things I agree with in the TrekCore review are the misaligned windows on the rim (which are explained by Ben Robinson), and the idea to have a darkened piece of plastic for the bridge window. This would have gone such a long way to make the model more believable.
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