Chrisisall
Sr Member
Thanks a bunch, man!!!
Honestly... the model was late.I know the model was lit later creating wiring issues, but why oh why did they not do the port side detail originally?
Was it that much more work? Just a few more things.
Shaw;3548324The second pilot (and later series) modifications really made the 11 foot model [I said:the Enterprise[/I] on screen, but her size made her difficult to work with. And this is part of the reason why the model wasn't filmed again after the second season.
AFAIK, only the D and E came close.I always bristle at the Motion Picture commentary when they talk about how they only had a "tiny model" in the series. Was there ever a larger full ship model of any later Enterprise?
This is conjecture, but I think there was a shift in attitude towards the effects and how much time/money was going to be invested in them shortly after the series started airing. The thing to keep in mind is that the production staff were watching the show projected on a screen from 35mm film, which shows a ton of stuff. I think they were a bit shocked at how much of their hard work was lost (even on the best TVs of the day) with the broadcast quality.
Size wise, you had the TOS 11 foot model, the TMP refit 8 foot model, with the TNG D (and E I believe) at 6 feet. The Phase II Enterprise was about 5.5 feet and about the same scale as the Reliant model (so the argument that the Phase II Enterprise wasn't large enough for movie screens doesn't hold any water).I always bristle at the Motion Picture commentary when they talk about how they only had a "tiny model" in the series. Was there ever a larger full ship model of any later Enterprise?
Those are, and always have been, water slide decals on a clear backing, just like the ones on off-the-shelf model kits. I used to think they were vinyl, but Lou Dalmaso set me straight on that at the event.What info are we supposed to be getting from that UV fluorescence image? As I see it (feel free to tell me if I'm wrong). The USS (and one of the . ) look like they were repainted where they'd worn, and are the only parts that don't fluoresce and show a border :confused
Genuinely asking - I had no idea there was any contention over this, I assumed the border on the registries was from TMP onwards (with some exceptions)