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Trek Trading cards (spoilers)

Based on graphics over at ex-astris-scientia the Nu-Enterprise is about the same size overall as the classic and movie refit models. Very little difference in length and mass, but the Nu-Enterprise's stardrive section is REALLY puny compared to the previous incarnations. It's a wonder all those old-looking industrial engineering cylinders and all can even fit down there along with a hangar deck!
 
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Am I the only one who thinks this shot looks terrible? CGI-wise?

Eh. It's a bright, sunny day, maybe some residual haze in the air, and the sky is washed out. Happens.

If it's a scan of the actual card, it might just be a poorly printed copy.
 
Particularly this image has me wondering: Could that be from the Kobayashi Maru test? I didn't think McCoy would be part of that, too.

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It seems a little strange that McCoy seems to be sitting at the comm station to me. Frankly, it seems odd that he's at the Academy. I guess nuBones doesn't start as a Doc and then join Starfleet. Gah, t3h can0n! :eek:
I think nuBones went to medical school to learn "doctor stuff" then went to the Academy to learn "space stuff"...isn't that what Starfleet Academy is for. It's quite possible that if you are going to be in Starfleet, you need to go to the Academy -- no matter who you are or what other education you may have.

Well, the only reason I mention it at all is that in TOS background materials McCoy was said to have practiced as a physician and have his marriage go sour over his almost-seen daughter before joining the Fleet.
 
WOW. that top picture would make one Hell of a Hanger Deck on the tail end of the NuEnterprise...

Damn... how big would the ship have to be to accommodate that!?
That location shot wasn't supposed to be for the Enterprise hanger deck -- the photo from the trailer showing Paul McGillion standing amongst a row of shuttles and calling out orders is NOT supposed to be taking place on the Enterprise. It is suspected that it is at Starfleet Command or the Academy.
 
The registry number on the side of the shuttle would seem to suggest it's not the Enterprise hangar deck, and comparing this to the trailer screencaps of the Academy shuttleport (blimp hangar, heh :D) doesn't lead me to think they match, either, but it's hard to make a clear call, one way or the other. The black-and-yellow caution tape seen in two places does fit the Lebec powerplant location, but it's still unclear what in-story setting that's supposed to represent. The one problem is that the shuttle seen in the spy photos from when filming was taking place show only a shuttle with 1701 markings.
I know it didn't seem to match the "Academy Shuttleport" (the Paul McGillion shot), but I think that's only because we couldn't see enough of it.

Here is a comparison of a photo of the Blimp Hanger at the Tustin (Calif.) Marine Base (the actual filming location) and the trading card photo. This shows some elements common to both:

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb116/tpresto/Tustin_compare_JPG6.jpg

[hanger photo courtesy 'arbyreed' and flickr]

So if that IS Spock, then either he got to that some "shuttleport location" that we all assumed was at STA, or possibly Abrams is cheating and using the same filming location for two different in-film locations (which I doubt).
That makes a pretty good case, I must say. :techman:
 
WOW. that top picture would make one Hell of a Hanger Deck on the tail end of the NuEnterprise...

Damn... how big would the ship have to be to accommodate that!?
That location shot wasn't supposed to be for the Enterprise hanger deck -- the photo from the trailer showing Paul McGillion standing amongst a row of shuttles and calling out orders is NOT supposed to be taking place on the Enterprise. It is suspected that it is at Starfleet Command or the Academy.


Yes, I know that...;)

I was inquiring speculatively...

I was wondering out loud, that if that PIC just happen to be of the Nu Enterprise's Hanger Deck...

Approximately how big would the ship have to be? :)
 
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