I had Ygor search the bottomless pit that is the Drex Files, and he didn’t turn these up, so I’m running them now. Today is a good day to be a modeler!
When Mike and I originally detailed the physical model of the Defiant, it was all done so fast that we didn’t have a template of the model to create the markings with. What that meant was that Mike and I would put together a “kit” of markings that bracketed a wide range of possible configurations, then go over to Image G and wing it. Once we established what it would be, and we had more time, we created an official sheet of press on markings that we gave to Gary for emergencies. This sheet was later sent to the VFX house that built the CG model.
It is? Doesn’t the Defiant have Aztecs too. See I’m in Aztec crazy hell and all I can see is tiny little dark gray, light gray, very light gray then more angles and more light gray and then….
No seriously though. Great post Doug. There’s a guy at the forum building one from scratch that is simply amazing. I’ll make sure he knows.
Steve
No Aztec on the Defiant. It has much bigger panels of varying shapes and different colors.
Wow, that’s a trip down memory lane. It reminds me of putting together the ol’ model kit back in the ’90s. ;D
These a guy on the replica prop foem scratch building a studio scale version that’s just to die for. Forum is down right now. Figures.
Steve
Awesome!
Right there with you, evil! Miss those decals, despite all the fits they used to give me.
They don’t enlarge Doug. When I click on them I get a blank page.
Way KOOL!
Actually, this is really useful for me, just in general.
It’s called Color Callouts. I now know which colors are effectively official for Starfleet markings.
Thanks, Doug.
Yup – ultra-cool!
Thanx Drex!
Thanks for sharing this little nugget of Defiant-goodness Doug!
I think Aldo Novarese would be proud his letterforms are still in use in the 24th century…