alensatemybuick
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The story goes that Gene Roddenberry was given some models of an experimental space station design By Douglas aircraft, which became the basis of the K-7 space station. For years, the nature of how the external “tank” mounted behind the center pod had been something of a mystery (and indeed, even the existence of the tank was generally unknown until the DS9 Tribbles tribute ep. was made). The Rare Bluscreen screenshot above gives clues To the boxed area behind the center pod, where the tank was mounted, but the exact shape of this area remains elusive.
But what if the singular clamshell Douglas model (with the dish antenna) was the basis for the center pod, and the triple-pod model was the basis For the smaller / outer pods (as already accepted). The boxed area on the singular clamshell model differs from those on the triple-clam model, and seems consistent with the bluscreen cap, in that it extends to the base of the “bezel” upon which the center tower was mounted, whereas the boxed areas on the outer pods seem Lower / seem to fade more into the clamshellS and don’t quite reach to the center area. Also, the boxed area near the dish Antenna seems to have A more curvy aspect that also seems Consistent with the bluscreen cap.
i had always Assumed Datin built the center pod himself, to match the outer ones, only larger - but what if the Model with the dish was larger (to accommodate the inner details), and he simply modified it (or maybe it even came with the outer clamshell parts needed to close it all up?).
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