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The USS Enterprise NCC-1701/1701-A appreciation thread
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The various pictures posted on this thread only confirm to me that the TOS NCC-1701 was the best.
Tough to improve on perfection. But it doesn't change that there are other variations on the design that are slick.
I hope that when the Smithsonian finishes their refurb of the old girl that they take a lot of HD pictures of her all lit up in front of a blue screen. And properly lit for photography. And show how great she would look in a movie setting.
YES!!! HEAR! HEAR!
I've always been partial to this image and have had this poster hanging in a frame for years. Even before that, my 7th grade teacher had this in the classroom.
That picture is a thing of beauty.
Nice. I have that book with this image on the cover.
Configuration has nothing to do with strength of design sensibility, which is what is being considered in the thread. The JJ ship has no lasting appeal (who ever refers to it when ever referencing the Enterprise?), and looks like a cross between bad custom show cars and bulky TV remotes of the 1990s.
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Agree. I'm a hardcore left-brainer all the way down to my aesthetic tastes. I find linear, angular shapes more attractive, so the Refit/-A are my favorites, although TOS Enterprise a close second because it is just so right.
One of my biggest complaints with the JJ movies is the swoopiness and curviness of the ship, it's lost all angular beauty of the TOS/film versions. It is like some custom shaved, chopped show rod that bears little resemblance to the original body The trailers I've seen for the upcoming film imply the JJ-Prise suffers tremendous damage, maybe enough to warrant a redesigned replacement if/when a fourth film comes to be.
I absolutely love the refit Enterprise, it has always been my favourite. The Original version is great too. Still not sure about the NuTrek version, it looks good at some angles and bad in others.
While all of them may not exactly the Enterprise, they are shots of a TOS Constitution Class battlegroup from The Ultimate Computer:
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The Trouble with Tribbles
I think Jefferies' refit needs some lovin' here. I threw together a quick-n-dirty PDF version of the history of the design and studio model for anyone who might want it...
And if anyone liked my stylized cover art, here is a copy of that...
And some shots of her in action...
And how she might have looked behind the scenes...
Would she have worked as nicely as the TMP Enterprise? I don't know.
... I know a lot of people don't like this version, but I like where Jefferies was going with the design.
And if anyone liked my stylized cover art, here is a copy of that...
And some shots of her in action...
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And how she might have looked behind the scenes...
Would she have worked as nicely as the TMP Enterprise? I don't know.
... I know a lot of people don't like this version, but I like where Jefferies was going with the design.
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