Time to pick the best looking one...be logical now... by chrisisall

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Time to pick the best looking one...be logical now...

POSTED BY: CHRISISALL
UPDATED: Sunday, May 3, 2009 07:36
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Saturday, May 2, 2009 1:46 PM

CHRISISALL

The laughing Chrisisall

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Saturday, May 2, 2009 2:15 PM

KIRKULES

I was never really a fan of any of the Enterprise designs, but if I had to choose I'd probably go with the prototype.

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Saturday, May 2, 2009 2:18 PM

SINGATE

Based just on looks I'd go for the original 1701. Based how functional it appears to be I'd pick the 1701A.

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We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.

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Saturday, May 2, 2009 2:18 PM

PENGUIN

King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa

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Saturday, May 2, 2009 2:26 PM

RIPWASH

I'm torn.

I like the new one and the 1701-A about equally as well. But . . . if I was pressed to choose just one? The new one.

No . . . 1701-A

No . . .

New one.

Final answer.

Mal: You think she'll hold together?
Zoë: She's torn up plenty, but she'll fly true.
Mal: Could be bumpy.
Zoë: Always is

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Saturday, May 2, 2009 2:31 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

NCC-1701.

Purity of form.

Mike

Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day...
Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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Saturday, May 2, 2009 3:40 PM

CYBERSNARK

None of 'em.

Sorry, I'm in love with the 1701-E.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

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Saturday, May 2, 2009 5:47 PM

LINCOLNZ

Yeah I've always liked the E best, as well. Seriously though, I've never liked the basic design of the ships so much.

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"Guys, I know Kung Fu."

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Sunday, May 3, 2009 1:45 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Hate to dis the old school, but the middle ship simply looks too much like a stick drawing when compared to the other two versions.

There's something attractive about the bottom ship, but the top one looks more structurally sound, imo. And when traveling past warp speed, I'll take safety over style, any day.

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Sunday, May 3, 2009 5:04 AM

IMNOTHERE

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Hate to dis the old school, but the middle ship simply looks too much like a stick drawing when compared to the other two versions.

I think what it shows is that modern CGI is much better at giving the illusion of size: alongside the new one, its rather obvious that the other two are miniatures*.

I think its partly texture, lighting, reflections and simple tricks like having things in the foreground to add depth, but the real problem with miniatures must be that however carefully you build your 1:500 scale model the perspective effect is going to be wrong unless you can also film it through a 1:500 scale camera. Trivial with CGI - rather tricky in meatspace.

(* er, unless picture #2 is CGI from the re-mastered DVDs - but if so, they've faithfully mimicked the style of the original model).

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Sunday, May 3, 2009 6:42 AM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

gotta love 1701.
but all three of 'em are the origin of the word "shiny. "

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Sunday, May 3, 2009 7:36 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by ImNotHere:
picture #2 is CGI from the re-mastered DVDs

Bingo.

The laughing Chrisisall

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