Redesigned Classic Trek Enterprise

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:33 pm

Thank you very much! Somtimes you just don't get appreciated for dragging conversations into randam discusions anymore....

mwhittington · Post by **mwhittington** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:55 pm

Tell me about it! I was just trying to stay in the spirit of the ditl forum by going off topic when I saw the opportunity. I just want to fit in!

Foxfyre · Post by **Foxfyre** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:30 pm

*grabs topic and sets it back on track so it can go in a new random direction later*

Is it just me or do the nacells on the new 1701 look a bit big for the ship?

Post by **Mikey** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:05 am

I think the bulbs and the swept design might give that impression.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:40 pm

They looks a bit off, I think. Though, as Mikey said, it may just be the other features that give them that impression.

Foxfyre · Post by **Foxfyre** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:21 am

To tell the truth the whole redesign kind of puts me off to tell the truth, the nacells and the drvie section just looks wrong.

kostmayer · Post by **kostmayer** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:49 pm

Shot of a shuttlecraft

Post by **Mikey** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:51 pm

Good find, Kostmayer. I almost hate to admit it, but to me that looks like a very good middle ground between the TOS "Galileo" type and the ENT shuttlepod. Maybe this film will have production designers with a couple of functional neurons, after all.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:17 pm

Hmm, I like it.

Post by **Captain Seafort** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:22 pm

Interesting looking design. I'm not sure if I like the fins on the forward fusilage, or the engine pods, but overall it looks a good, solid TOS-like design. Any ideas regarding the number - 70172? Maybe a fleetwide serial number, rather than the ship-specific number scheme we've seen in other Trek.

Post by **Mikey** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:30 pm

I would think you're right, Seafort - IIRC, TOS shuttlecraft were identified by their parent ship's registries.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:38 pm

I've had faith in JJ Abrams from the get-go (Lost is very attentive to detail, and fans pick the show apart continually), and that pic makes me even more confident that they can pull this off.

Post by **Mikey** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:41 pm

Yeah, the design of that shuttle falling nicely into the design chronology of the shows gives me more faith in the film.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:49 pm

Abrams himself has stated that he's a fan, and one of the writers is a die-hard 'Trekkie, while another is new to the franchise. That's probably good, as one will make sure everything fits correctly, and the other should keep the fanboy writing to a minimum.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:12 pm

Indeed, with Abrams at the helm, a writer who should know his Trek lore, and some new blood for the writing staff, I'm starting to surprise myself by being quite optimistic about this film's chances.
I'm still a bit worried about what they might do to the Connie, though.