TMP Bridge Set

[Praetor]

The material that I find (on closeups anyway) that dates a lot of this stuff is the very visible texture of what I guess is fiberglass casting. There's a closeup early in SFS where somebody on a klingon ship plays the genesis tape, and the slot they drop it into has got that textured beaded look that just shouts cheap cheap cheap to me ... I mean, I have used discarded hallmark racks as set walls in zerobudget shows that don't reveal such an old-fashioned look.

Yes, yes, a THOUSAND times yes. Well said.

 

[Maurice]

Speaking of dated...those segmented numeral displays!

 

[Psion]

The material that I find (on closeups anyway) that dates a lot of this stuff is the very visible texture of what I guess is fiberglass casting. There's a closeup early in SFS where somebody on a klingon ship plays the genesis tape, and the slot they drop it into has got that textured beaded look that just shouts cheap cheap cheap to me ...

That's funny, because I always loved that texture. It always made it look more like old repeatedly painted over metal to me. Then again, I don't have a lot of experience in fiber glass casting so I may just not recognize it as such.

I'm with Basill on this one ... reminds me of metal that's been painted a few times too often.

 

[ncc-1017-e]

I guess this thread is dying!

 

[Alpha_Geek]

High power data cart, that ceramic resistor prevelant inside the cart case looks to be between 2 and 5 watts.

 

[Maurice]

High power data cart, that ceramic resistor prevelant inside the cart case looks to be between 2 and 5 watts.

I never got why far in the future sci-fi movies would use elements from modern electronics at all, just get some interesting shapes of rods and stuff and build something, ya know, oh, alien looking!

 

[Praetor]

High power data cart, that ceramic resistor prevelant inside the cart case looks to be between 2 and 5 watts.

I never got why far in the future sci-fi movies would use elements from modern electronics at all, just get some interesting shapes of rods and stuff and build something, ya know, oh, alien looking!

Agreed. Why not just throw in some punch cards for good measure?

 

[cardinal biggles]

They'd have used an abacus, but it was broken. Shatner thought the beads were Milk Duds.

 

[Praetor]

Spock did use that old slide calculator on TOS from time to time...

 

[Warped9]

I want to see more of the TMP era. Ever since ST:IV the interior designs have gone downhill and look cheap.

I agree. Not just the designs, but I feel the f/x overall also look ever cheaper.

 

[Praetor]

IMO, when CGI vfx are not of utmost quality, they end up looking very fake and distracting from the story. Even cheap models don't bother me as much as bad CGI for some reason, perhaps because subconsciously I know that something is physically actually there.

 

[ncc-1017-e]

Which is an ironic POV considering that metal is being replaced in so many things by composite materials. Maybe metal looks "less cheap" but as time goes on it may look increasingly archaic.

The material that I find (on closeups anyway) that dates a lot of this stuff is the very visible texture of what I guess is fiberglass casting. There's a closeup early in SFS where somebody on a klingon ship plays the genesis tape, and the slot they drop it into has got that textured beaded look that just shouts cheap cheap cheap to me ... I mean, I have used discarded hallmark racks as set walls in zerobudget shows that don't reveal such an old-fashioned look.

If you put the TMP phaser next to the abrams phaser, the TMP one looks more futuristic and less like a water hose nozzle, that's for sure. But if you put the TMP phaser next to the TFF one, it goes back to looking like a waterpistoll.

Well they Have that textured beaded look in JJ's Star Trek!

 

[trevanian]

] Well they Have that textured beaded look in JJ's Star Trek!

Gee, and I thought I already had enough reasons to skip seeing it.

 

[Maurice]

Well they Have that textured beaded look in JJ's Star Trek!

Got a specific instance or set in mind here?

 

[ncc-1017-e]

Well they Have that textured beaded look in JJ's Star Trek!

Got a specific instance or set in mind here?

There are some shots on the bridge you can see it on the captains chair and on the helm/nav console!

 

[ncc-1017-e]

] Well they Have that textured beaded look in JJ's Star Trek!

Gee, and I thought I already had enough reasons to skip seeing it.

LOL I love You!

 

[trevanian]

] Well they Have that textured beaded look in JJ's Star Trek!

Gee, and I thought I already had enough reasons to skip seeing it.

LOL I love You!

I had been wondering why you kept following me into threads all over this board, I thought maybe some AbramsForum regular hired you to tail me.

Not sure if this is better or worse news ...

 

[Psion]

Hey ... you never know, he might be cute. Or even a lot of fun in the sack.

But I'm an optimist.

 

[ncc-1017-e]

^ Iam cute and fun in the sack!

 

[cardinal biggles]

Get a room, guys.