Where are the Shuttle Bays on the Cerritos - Interview with Mike McMahan
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That this guy is SUCH a Trek nerd is so refreshing. You think Berman knew why the Enterprise-D’s shuttlebays 2 and 3 are different sizes? He’d have called up Rick or Mike to tell him. THIS guy knows his stuff because he’s world-built it. Damn smooth.
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The Cerritos can transform into a giant humanoid robot.
LOL
The two rectangles on the aft quarters of the saucer, on the vertical surfaces of the raised, darker parts; possibly more elsewhere on the "dish", that is, the saucer (Mike first said the dish has several, the 'Yards guys then pliered the "aft quarters" bit out of him, the rest was left open); and definitely one in the lower pod somewhere, we don't learn exactly where.
And the "special feature" of the ship will basically necessitate multiple options for where to park your shuttle. Parts of the hull folding onto other parts? Ship breaking into teeny weeny pieces? Structures extending from assorted holes and clickety-clacking into a repair framework or whatever that blocks a few of the bays? We are going to see later, but we don't learn when exactly.
Timo Saloniemi
And the "special feature" of the ship will basically necessitate multiple options for where to park your shuttle. Parts of the hull folding onto other parts? Ship breaking into teeny weeny pieces? Structures extending from assorted holes and clickety-clacking into a repair framework or whatever that blocks a few of the bays? We are going to see later, but we don't learn when exactly.
Timo Saloniemi
The interesting bit is the recycling of shuttlebay interiors between the Cerritos and the Vancouver. There's that one vertical exit door there, with the big arrowhead above it. Possible in the aft quarters bays of the Cerritos, but there's no vertical doorway on the Vancouver. So do those doorways lead to, if not a beam-out platform, then at least a shaft that can go whichever way (and possibly has walls painted in starscape pattern to confuse us)?
The E-D of course already had vertical "inner" doors to bays whose "outer" doors were at almost 45 degree angle. Or were the floors at an angle?
Timo Saloniemi
The E-D of course already had vertical "inner" doors to bays whose "outer" doors were at almost 45 degree angle. Or were the floors at an angle?
Timo Saloniemi
I'm not sure the special feature he mentions is what necessitates multiple shuttlebays, Timo. The impression I got is that he's saying the Cerritos' design philosophy is to be a type of Swiss Army Knife/Multitool ship that emphasises functionality over being fast or tough. So it needs multiple shuttlebays to handle different missions (a "hazardous materials" bay is mentioned) whereas the Enterprise might have to spend a few hours prepping Bay 1 for that sort of operation.
The special feature MAY involve bits of the ship opening up/folding out (in the Turbolift interview he's also asked about the age of the Cerritos which digresses into the nacelle design as he says it's an older saucer that has had nacelle upgrades and mentions that the nacelles have panels that open up for access), but I don't see the shuttlebay numbers as designed AROUND that, merely a consequence of the same "support role" philosophy.
The special feature MAY involve bits of the ship opening up/folding out (in the Turbolift interview he's also asked about the age of the Cerritos which digresses into the nacelle design as he says it's an older saucer that has had nacelle upgrades and mentions that the nacelles have panels that open up for access), but I don't see the shuttlebay numbers as designed AROUND that, merely a consequence of the same "support role" philosophy.
Well for the Vancouver, from what I could see, there were Zero doors for the bays, its supposedly between the impulse drives, but there's just windows. but there were very few scenes with this ship.
My take is that some artistic license is taken on the exterior shots, like others have said. Vancouver has a 3 window height saucer rim, but the msd has 1
same for the Cerritos, 3 deck outside, 2 deck interior.. so meh..
The ship has transformed into Duh duh duh duh duuuuuuuhhhh... MEGA MAID..
My take is that some artistic license is taken on the exterior shots, like others have said. Vancouver has a 3 window height saucer rim, but the msd has 1
same for the Cerritos, 3 deck outside, 2 deck interior.. so meh..
The ship has transformed into Duh duh duh duh duuuuuuuhhhh... MEGA MAID..
It's a good video, and covers more than just the shuttle bays.
But it's here:
Oh, I’m sure the video was good. It’s when people post links to videos but nothing else that annoys me, especially when the info I want is like 20 minutes into the video. At least give some context as to what you got out of the video when you post it (That’s not directed at you personally.)
Their interviews with Mike McMahan on the design of the Cerritos are quite good.
Yet he more or less says that very thing, around 3:33:
"[this nifty but top secret transformer functionality being discussed] ...necessitates having options, oh, ah, when you're going to be taking the shuttle out."
Timo Saloniemi
Ta, I missed that bit - think the dog started zooming about in the garden.
...And crawling across the ceiling, and slithering through vents? (I want one of those as soon as Tendi starts series production.)
That multiple bays are needed for the hazmat reason and others is also confirmed, yes. And I'm still betting that the transformer thing isn't a separating or hinged hull component, but a feature that emerges from somewhere (perhaps the four ventral pits and/or the one on aft topside) and extends aft to block the "main" bays at least.
Timo Saloniemi
That multiple bays are needed for the hazmat reason and others is also confirmed, yes. And I'm still betting that the transformer thing isn't a separating or hinged hull component, but a feature that emerges from somewhere (perhaps the four ventral pits and/or the one on aft topside) and extends aft to block the "main" bays at least.
Timo Saloniemi
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