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Does anyone have any idea what the second screen shot, the explosion, is of? It almost looks like a station firing a disruptor, but it's hard to tell. If it is a ships firing, it is a rather odd configuration.
http://kotaku.com/photogallery/sto424/1008041049
Manta2015
04-24-2009, 06:33 PM
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Talarian_warship
Looks like a shockwave from the explosion of whatever it just destroyed ~
-Manta-
LordDave
04-24-2009, 06:46 PM
Looks like it's destroying asteroids.
Tamgros
04-24-2009, 07:47 PM
Does anyone have any idea what the second screen shot, the explosion, is of? It almost looks like a station firing a disruptor, but it's hard to tell. If it is a ships firing, it is a rather odd configuration.
http://kotaku.com/photogallery/sto424/1008041049
The ship/vessel/station that is firing might be a variation of the scimitar seen in Nemisis. From Twitter:
(8 hours ago)
CrypticZinc New STO shots on Kotaku. Can anyone figure out what ship is the one destroying another in shot 2?
(2 hours ago)
CrypticZinc Just saw Scimitar de-cloak in front of a ship, open-up, charge-up and BOOM! End the milestone and the week on a high note. : )
Meh, just a thought.
Manta2015
04-25-2009, 10:03 AM
Kinda cool knowing we'll be going against Scimitars ~
But that screenshot really looks like a Talarian warship.. you never know about variants though ~
-Manta-
kulgan
04-25-2009, 12:42 PM
I love the planet-side screenshot. I am really looking forward to away missions!
Kulgan.
The ship/vessel/station that is firing might be a variation of the scimitar seen in Nemisis.
I've come to the conclusion that it is actually a Talarian ship (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Talarian_warship), or something that uses the model of one at least.
This studio model was designed by Rick Sternbach and built by Tony Meininger. According to the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, Sternbach revealed that "the look of Endar's warship, Q'Maire, is based on the big galactic patrol vessels of E. E. "Doc" Smith's Lensman series."
The forward part of the primary hull for the model of the Talarian warship was constructed from an Imperial Star Destroyer. The remainder of the model remains true to the "Talarian design" found in the similar observation craft.[13]
This model was used in several appearances throughout Star Trek. It was eventually sold for US $6,000 at the 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection auction.