Michael Frankham

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[Michael Frankham @MikeJF]

@STvSW @JoeRalat I can only assume that the patch was redesigned when the general design of the ship was locked.

[Michael Frankham @MikeJF]

@charlesfromtx @camelcitybarber @Norsehound @thomasthecat Just like on the actual Cali: it's a pretty big ship, so the pylons are more than large enough to accommodate a turbolift.

[Michael Frankham @MikeJF]

It's been nearly 30 years since I last saw it and I still get the Roger Ramjet theme song stuck in my head on a regular basis.

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@thomasthecat @trekonlinegame @ScorpionDesign_ @_Pundus_ Critical question: can we colour the glass green so we can assemble a band of rogues to overthrow the federation

[Michael Frankham @MikeJF]

@gary_leung_art @trekonlinewiki I think the most common guess for the old Horizon, which would still be valid for the TMP era, is that it's for studying alien biospheres with different atmospheres. You fill the ball up with the environment you're studying.

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@galaxyclassproj @TrekDocFan For the registry in particular, you could MAYBE adapt the multi-spotlight solution with something like this layout, but you wouldn't want to do that everywhere, it'd be too busy. (Although good change you've already tried this, I guess)

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@galaxyclassproj @TrekDocFan Though I'm not a fan of the vertical indent, the structure of the nameplate lights on the SNW Connie is a good solution to that. Too much of a change to apply to the Galaxy, though.

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@ryanqnorth @SaucefireTV

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@ryanqnorth (is that the season 1 Cerritos? 🤫)

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@ryanqnorth HUZZAH!

[Michael Frankham @MikeJF]

@tomfromhr They did add an ability that causes an enemy to wear this outfit for a little while whilst becoming peaceful and confused.

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@gaghyogi49 Ooo, a rare Trek use of the sci-fi staple font Futura in the first one.

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@otherhappyplace A prion is just a protein folded up into a bad, evil shape.

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@Kathmarval @hankgreen @marketdoctor Wait, is that a thing in America? Laundries have/need different, special plugs with different voltage for the washing machine and dryer?

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@MaximEffort433 @hankgreen phones can run over network cables so I would've just had them rig the 'phone' jacks up with network cables so I could use them that way if I wanted to.

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@MaximEffort433 @hankgreen I think in 2015 I would've had them do RJ45 jacks, can use the lines as phone jacks if you need but gives you some extra versatility.

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@UnearthlyChilde @gaghyogi49 Livingston was actually there in a tank in First Contact, but gone in later films. We never get a proper shot of it in FC though.

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@UnearthlyChilde @gaghyogi49 "The Australian Lionfish was originally selected by John Dwyer, TNG's set decorator during the first season. After Dwyer left[...], Livingston became the responsibility of Jimmy Mees, who, like Dwyer, hired Mark's Fish of Studio City to take care of his tank." -Okuda

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@heaveninterface @mikemonahan15 To be honest that tends to happen. In millennials there tends to be a distinct difference between those with their childhood in the 90s and those with their childhood in the 00s.

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@galaxyclassproj @CyrilMarrok (having a deflection system on the saucer would still be necessary as they decelerate out of warp, of course, but it wouldn't do the warp bubble bit of it)

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@galaxyclassproj @CyrilMarrok IIRC the tech manual points to the subspace field coils in the impulse engines as forming the warp sustainer bubble - which makes sense, as they basically generate a low-grade warp bubble during their normal operation. The deflector does pretty different stuff, it shoves things.