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21 Jan 2023

25th Anniversary of EAS

The world of Star Trek was a very different one in the mid-1990's, a full generation of fans ago. I will always remember this as the one and only Golden Age, although after the end of TNG "only" two series, DS9 and Voyager, were on the air at the same time. I had to wait for the episodes at least half a year until they were released on VHS, but it didn't feel like I was left behind. It was a great time to be a Trek fan, especially if you were a nerd. The emerging internet was populated by tech-savvy people like me, who were sitting in front of bulky CRT monitors and were more or less patiently waiting for their downloads to complete. I personally had the advantage of a much faster connection at my university, but generally video streaming and most of the bandwidth-consuming pastimes of today were still a dream in the age of the 28.8 kBit/s modem. Every byte of data we could obtain was somehow precious. Smartphones or social networks would not exist until a decade later. Yet, information on Star Trek was relatively easy to come by if Altavista was your friend. While the studio and the network still mostly relied on traditional communication channels, plenty of fan websites provided pictures, episode reviews, production news and links to other sites. Star Trek in Sound and Vision, Sector 0-0-1, The STArchive, Maximum Defiant, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Mr. Video Productions were among my early favorites.

Following the previews and the speculation on the upcoming feature film "Star Trek: First Contact" and particularly the evolution of the Enterprise-E design in 1996 was my probably most impactful early internet experience. My real-life friends and I used to look up the news almost every day. This arguably fueled our anticipation of a new movie like never before and never again. Then "First Contact" was released, and we loved it! And that was just the start of the madness. It may be hard to believe in the digital age, but after purchasing the VHS cassette, my friend Thorsten and I knelt in front of TV, freeze-framed the movie and tried to sketch up the new ships with pencil and paper. After discussing the ship classes from "First Contact" and other technical issues with other fans in newsgroups and forums, some time in 1997 I felt like sharing my Trek knowledge and creating my own site. Incidentally, I had just started a job as a research assistant in the field of microelectronics. I argued that our university institute shouldn't be the last one without a website, and so my professor assigned the task to me. I began to learn a bit of HTML, or rather how to use the WYSIWYG editor Microsoft Frontpage, so I could kill two birds with one stone.

On 21 January 1998, I uploaded an effectively nameless site "Star Trek - by Bernd Schneider" to the university server - actually to an obscure sub-directory of the new institute website so it wouldn't raise too much unwanted attention. This initial version of the site consisted of pictures of six starships designed by me, a review of the Enterprise-E model (which I had bought in the NASM shop on a trip to an electronic devices conference in Washington D.C.), an outline of my later time travel analysis, a short list of inconsistencies (not even including the Klingon foreheads) and a few jokes. There were 43 files with a total size of 314 kilobytes.

Read the rest of the story: 25th Anniversary of EAS.

Bernd Schneider

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  • 26 Mar 2024

    Replaced most of my miserable photos with professional ones from the same event by Matthias Elsen of https://con-foto.de/. Also on the page about Galileo 2005: https://www.ex-astris-scien....

  • 25 Mar 2024

    "Remarkable leader: Devna, the Interpreter of Laws for Elysia is a green Orion woman. Previously, Orion women have been represented as sex slaves (TOS "The Cage") and seductresses (TOS "Whom Gods Destroy"). In multi-cultural Elysia, Devna has been able to rise to a respected position on the ruling council."

    And yet she still wears a bikini to Council meetings. 😉

  • 24 Mar 2024

    Soweit ich mich an deine Reviews erinnere gefiel dir auch die „Radiant“. Die Sagan Klasse ist toll (es wäre schön gewesen wäre sie in S3 das Helden Schiff geblieben) und die Duderstadt ist definitiv das bessere Designe als die Constitution III.

    Mit der Wallenberg werde ich leider nicht ganz warm, bei DS9 hat man leider die Gelegenheit verpasst mal ein reines Föderation/Sternenflotten Frachtschiff zu zeigen. Unter diesen Gesichtspunkt ist die Wallenberg natürlich richtungsweisend. (Wohlmöglich sind der Raven Typ und die Sydney-Klasse in einer anderen Konfiguration „Frachter“).

    Ich habe mich gefreut das die Luna Klasse zum CANON geworden ist, wobei du ja auch nach Nemesis davon aus gingst das die "Titan" eine Oberth oder Nova Klasse sein könnte.

    Eine verpasste Chance von PIC S3 war es das man alle Denises aus LOW ignoriert hat warum die Excelsior II wo doch schon die sehr ähnliche Obena existierte und die Parliament Klasse ist auch ein noch nicht verbrauchtes „neues“ Designe

    Ich freue mich schon auf deine Übersicht der LOW Föderationsschiffe, wie gefallen dir diese (LOW) Designs?

  • 24 Mar 2024

    Sagan, Duderstadt, Phoenix und Wallenberg sind gelungen. Von den STO-Designs gefällt mir eigentlich nur die Reliant.

  • 22 Mar 2024

    Regarding Chakotay's rank, the best clue on this is with Seska. Ensign Seska has a provisional rank insignia of one black bar. Therefore it appears that the Marquis provisional rank goes:
    One black bar = Ensign
    One solid bar = Lieutenant jg
    One solid & one black = Lieutenant
    Two solid = Lieutenant Commander
    Two solid & one black = Commander

  • 22 Mar 2024

    Ich finde die “ Inquiry“ sieht wie eine lieblose Fusion aus Intrepid und Sovereign Klasse aus, am meisten störten mich da die vielen fehlenden Details – vielleicht eine KI unterstützte Designe Arbeit. Welche neuen Schiffe aus PIC findest du den gelungen?

  • 21 Mar 2024
    Uhm. The "next-generation spore drive" is just a box that installs a
    new control interface? What about power? A supply of spores? And
    modifications that make the ship interact with the mycelial network?

    Reminds me of the Holly Hop Drive
    "It's just a box with Start and Stop on it?"

  • 18 Mar 2024

    Added or updated almost all plan views and angled views from Eaglemoss publications.

  • 17 Mar 2024

    Added good side views of nearly all Starfleet ships. Thanks to Pundus!

  • 16 Mar 2024

    Are you also considering the spaceships from the intro of LOW? Because from Season 4, the Whale Probe is part of the chaos battle.

    https://www.youtube.com/wat...

  • 28 Mar 2024
    A new article by Jörg and me looks at Redresses of the Romulan Scout. This article has been in the making for almost two decades. And it will probably have to be updated as soon as next week, after the Discovery season 5 premiere has aired. So stay tuned.
  • 23 Mar 2024
    There are many Chinese characters in Soong's places in TNG: "Datalore" and "Brothers". Most of them can be identified by now, although not all of them make sense. Read in a new article by Lin Jingqiu.
  • 18 Mar 2024
    Over 50 new images of Discoverse Federation Vessels. I have also replaced all database side views of 23rd century and 32nd century Discovery ships with larger versions, where available.
  • 16 Mar 2024
    Fleet chart update: Discoverse Federation and Discoverse Klingon. There are a few new ships, and the side views are much better now. A big thanks to Pundus for the kind support! While I was at it, I also added large images from Eaglemoss publications to the Discovery Klingon Ship Gallery.
  • 09 Mar 2024
    I have finally added the starships from Star Trek Picard to the Federation fleet chart, which has therefore grown enormously. Speaking of sections that have not seen an update in years, I think Star Trek + Design deserves an EAE Award. Congratulations, Eno!
  • 02 Mar 2024
    Massive ship gallery update with some 120 new images of Various Starfleet Vessels and (now on a separate page) of Wolf 359 & DS9TM Starfleet Vessels. Many thanks to Nathan Horton.
  • 22 Feb 2024
    Site maintenance: I fixed the broken links to the relocated TrekCore TNG Blu-ray galleries in all 145 TNG Observations articles.
  • 21 Feb 2024
    The oldest TNG Observations are reworked up to "The Battle" now. I also wrote a script to scan the whole site for missing resources, thanks to which I could fix two dozen broken thumbnails or image links that had come to pass with the latest improvements.
  • 17 Feb 2024
    Once again, there are over 50 new images in the Starship Gallery, mostly on the pages for the Vulcans and for the Miranda Class.
  • 11 Feb 2024
    Here are two more revised Voyager season 5 reviews, of "The Fight" and "Think Tank". I have also updated the oldest TNG Observations up to "The Last Outpost" with corrections, better images and more references.
  • 10 Feb 2024
    Many new additions to Observations in TNG: "Remember Me", including a few surprising discoveries about re-used footage.
  • 04 Feb 2024
    Besides adding new findings by Jörg (currently in season 4), I have started to improve the oldest articles in the Observations section. I have included more HD screen caps, fixed or added references and harmonized the formatting in Observations in TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" and the next four episodes.
  • 03 Feb 2024
    I have added many new items to our article with Observations in TNG: "Family". And the usual hint: Jörg posts new stuff at Twitter and at Mastodon every day, currently about his favorite episode "Remember Me".
  • 27 Jan 2024
    Over 50 new images in the Starship Gallery, mostly on the pages for Cardassians and the Excelsior.
  • 20 Jan 2024
    Here are two more revised Voyager season 5 reviews, of "The Disease" and "Course: Oblivion". Not the greatest episodes, still a pleasure to watch again after several years.
  • 13 Jan 2024
    Many new entries and images in the article with Observations in TNG: "Suddenly Human". Keep watching Jörg's Twitter account for the latest findings.
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  • 25 Oct 2023
    The USS Stargazer cautiously investigates a spatial anomaly that appears to be bending space-time. Slowly engulfing the vessel with bursts of light and a cacophony of indecipherable noise. Is this really a natural phenomena or generated by a sinister force?

    #startrekpicard
    #startrekfanart

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  • 16 Oct 2023
    Presenting my interpretation of the delightfully mean-spirited little Exocomp, the mathematically perfect Peanut Hamper. She is one of the best things that happened to Trek :D

    Model by me

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  • 11 Feb 2023
    This Engineering complex was commissioned by Ray9012. In an emergency situation the heavy door seals of the warp core area from the rest of main engineering.

    Background info:
    "The USS ENDURANCE (NCC-1914-A) was constructed following the conclusion of the Dominion War as Starfleet attempted to step down from its war footing and return to its primary mission of peaceful exploration. As one of the final Galaxy-Class starships built, Endurance is a test platform for new technologies intended for future classes. She was specifically designed for long range, deep space exploration, the original mission intended for the Galaxy-Class but one that was seldomly realized. Her new matter / anti-matter reactor incorporates advancements from the Sovereign and Intrepid designs and provides almost 30% more power output with nearly double the efficiency of the original USS GALAXY. Second-generation Bio-Neural computer cores with a dedicated Engineering core further increases the efficiency and automation of ENDURANCE’s engineering systems. Additionally, Engineering Design Labs and industrial replicators located in Main Engineering and several cargo bays increase the ship’s ability to repair itself, provide large-scale assistance to starships and outposts."

    You can see the bridge of the Endurance-A here, created by Rekkert : USS Endurance-A Bridge Cutaway

    All Endurance-A interior images

    Modelled and rendered with Blender. Computer display textures made with Inkscape.
    Based on and inspired by original designs from:
    - Ray9012 (layout and concepts)
    - Rekkert (LCARS colour scheme)
    -Star Trek (Paramount)

    Resources used:
    - Galaxy class model by rossrobotics (licensed under Creative Commons Attribution)

    Commission date: July 2022

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  • 13 Aug 2023
    Emblem of Starfleet, late 2370s. (Well.... their badges....)

    The Star Trek franchise is owned by Paramount and CBS.

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  • 27 Mar 2024

    In 's "Family"↙️↘️, the two new red labels seen on the diagonal girders in the transporter room were not present yet. The one next to the door is first seen in "Legacy"↗️ and the one on the opposite wall makes its first appearance in "Reunion"↖️.

  • 27 Mar 2024

    Here's a familiar shot of the USS Enterprise-D, seen in 4 seasons of :
    "Haven"↖️, "Elementary, Dear Data"↗️ (corrected by me), "The Defector"⬅️, "Reunion"➡️ (SD ↙️). In the remastered version of "Elementary...", the shot appears distorted ↘️, like many shots...🙈

  • 27 Mar 2024

    Notice how all the Protostar bridge lights that are normally white ⬅️ turn blue when the ship engages its protostar drive, here seen in 's "Crossroads"➡️ (but also in "Terror Firma"). I wonder - is that a type of blue alert? 🤔

  • 27 Mar 2024

    I can very much identify with what Alex Kurtzman says here in today's @Variety piece. While I don't build in this universe, I do research it. Getting lost in small details in the episodes and films of this positive version of the future is indeed a powerful, calming refuge. It brings me joy and if I can share it with others, I'm happy! 🖖

  • 27 Mar 2024

    I continued work on a starship model re-use article for @eas_trek today that I started in 2004. 20 years ago. I've been doing my Star Trek research for online publication for two decades now. This is slowly starting to sink in! 🙈🖖

  • 27 Mar 2024

    Two metal details were added to the Mark Off-Zel vase (from "The Most Toys"↖️) when it appeared as a Klingon object d'art in 's "Reunion"↗️. One addition is a Klingon pin, originally seen in "Star Trek III"↙️. It was removed when the prop reappeared in Worf's quarters in "Parallels"↘️.

  • 27 Mar 2024

    Both Picard and K'ehleyr are sitting on special chairs (and not the regular ones) in their Observation Lounge scenes in 's "Reunion"↖️↗️. This chair is sometimes used in different locations on TNG, like in Data's quarters in "The Most Toys"↙️ and in "The Wounded"↘️.

  • 27 Mar 2024

    The Klingon painsticks in 's "Reunion"↖️↗️ have been modified slightly since they were last seen in Klingon hands in "The Icarus Factor"↙️ as they are wrapped in black leather now. This change was already present in "Legacy"↘️ when the props were used on Turkana IV.

  • 27 Mar 2024

    So, here's Spock scanning a "Chimera blossom" in the new science lab set on the USS Enterprise in season 3 of ⬆️, wearing a modern version of the environmental suit he'll later wear in ' "The Naked Time"⬇️. Love this, can't wait for season 3!

  • 27 Mar 2024

    Read this for a really really cool spoiler about the film! Look for the name "Kacey Rohl", you have been warned! 😅

    variety.com/2024/tv/features/s

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  • 28 Mar 2024
    New Article: Redresses of the Romulan Scout: A new article by Jörg and me looks at Redresses of the Romulan Scout. This article has been in the making for almost two decades. And it will probably have to be updated as soon as next week, after the Discovery season 5 premiere has aired. So stay tuned. All appearances and modifications of this ship, spanning over 30 years of Trek
  • 23 Mar 2024
    New Article: Chinese Writing in Noonien Soong's Labs: There are many Chinese characters in Soong's places in TNG: "Datalore" and "Brothers". Most of them can be identified by now, although not all of them make sense. Read in a new article by Lin Jingqiu. Identification of the labels and thoughts about Soong's name
  • 18 Mar 2024
    50 New Discoverse Federation Ship Images: Over 50 new images of Discoverse Federation Vessels. I have also replaced all database side views of 23rd century and 32nd century Discovery ships with larger versions, where available. Gallery of Discovery Federation starships
  • 16 Mar 2024
    Fleet Chart Update Discoverse and New Discoverse Klingon Ship Images: Fleet chart update: Discoverse Federation and Discoverse Klingon. There are a few new ships, and the side views are much better now. A big thanks to Pundus for the kind support! While I was at it, I also added large images from Eaglemoss publications to the Discovery Klingon Ship Gallery. Gallery of Discovery alien starships
  • 12 Mar 2024
    It has become customary for the studio to make episodes available in advance for the access media. But instead of the rave reviews with flowery language that we may have expected, their statements about DIS S5 are unusually thoughtful and acknowledge the show's weaknesses (so clearly that it upsets a couple of commenters). "While there have been many welcome changes, updates, and evolutions in season 5, the show still holds on to some frustrating elements. For example, Discovery has never been interested in the details for things like understanding how the ship’s hierarchy works and defining character roles and responsibilities, and that trend continues. Thirty-second century technology continues to blow right past technobabble to simply become magic. The bridge crew gets little moments here and there, but they remain mostly in the background to make room for the main cast. And while there has been some improvement, the series often forgets the axiom that it is better to show than to tell. And, as noted before, if you aren’t a fan of those scenes when they stop the action to have a sidebar about their feelings, you’re out of luck: This show is just never going to let those go." (Anthony Pascale for Trekmovie.com, https://trekmovie.com/2024/03/11/early-review-star-trek-discovery-flies-into-a-new-adventure-in-season-5/) "The biggest single improvement comes from ditching the repetative narrative construction that became a drag on the series each outing. Season 2’s Red Angel storyline locked the show into a mystery that took until that year’s finale to be answered, and Season 3 did the same with the mystery behind The Burn. Last year’s central question about the DMA (and the extra-galactic Species 10-C) was another full-season mystery that seemed to get stuck in the mud before finally resolving in the finale, leaving a lot of fans exhausted and ready for some kind of change to the storytelling." (Alex Perry for TrekCore, https://blog.trekcore.com/2024/03/our-star-trek-discovery-season-5-spoiler-free-review/) Disclaimer: I naturally haven't seen anything of season 5 except for the trailers yet. I hope it will be enjoyable. It is not my intention to make this into a case along the lines of "Discovery is bad, even the last supporters ditch it now". Rather than that, I hope that avid Discovery fans will not treat criticism like heresy any longer. Just like those who don't like Discovery should apply measured criticism instead of all-out dismissal.
  • 09 Mar 2024
    Fleet Chart Update and EAE Award for Star Trek + Design: I have finally added the starships from Star Trek Picard to the Federation fleet chart, which has therefore grown enormously. Speaking of sections that have not seen an update in years, I think Star Trek + Design deserves an EAE Award. Congratulations, Eno! Size comparison charts of all Star Trek starships (except the uncertain ones)
  • 02 Mar 2024
    120 New Ship Images: Massive ship gallery update with some 120 new images of Various Starfleet Vessels and (now on a separate page) of Wolf 359 & DS9TM Starfleet Vessels. Many thanks to Nathan Horton. Gallery of the many kitbashed designs created for TNG and DS9
  • 22 Feb 2024
    Maintenance: Links to TrekCore Galleries: Site maintenance: I fixed the broken links to the relocated TrekCore TNG Blu-ray galleries in all 145 TNG Observations articles. Observations about sets, props, visual effects and bloopers in TNG and Star Trek: Picard
  • 21 Feb 2024
    Improved Observations and All Broken Images Fixed: The oldest TNG Observations are reworked up to "The Battle" now. I also wrote a script to scan the whole site for broken resources, thanks to which I could fix two dozen broken thumbnails or image links that had come to pass with the latest improvements. Observations about sets, props and visual effects in TNG: "The Battle"
  • 20 Feb 2024
    A fun look at TNG's imperfections, with some things that Jörg Hillebrand already spotted, plus some new ones. Picard's hands on the flute are hilarious! Too bad there will be never such a video on Discovery because that series is perfect. 🙄 Hello friends! It’s been a while... It’s me, Mr. Plinkett! Now, you all know I love Star Trek: The Next Generation. I’ve been watching episodes on the Blu Ra...
  • 18 Feb 2024
    A really cool comparison of the "Angel One" workprint and the final episode. The preliminary matte painting is especially interesting. Well, they could have used that one instead of the later re-uses of Angel 1. The following video compares 2 versions of the classic STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION episode called "Angel One". On the left side you can see scenes from th...
  • 17 Feb 2024
    New Vulcan and Miranda Ship Images: Once again, there are over 50 new images in the Starship Gallery, mostly on the pages for the Vulcans and for the Miranda Class. Gallery of canon Vulcan starships
  • 11 Feb 2024
    Retro Reviews of VOY: "The Fight" and "Think Tank": Here are two more revised Voyager season 5 reviews, of "The Fight" and "Think Tank". I have also updated the oldest TNG Observations up to "The Last Outpost" with corrections, better images and more references. Star Trek Voyager (VOY) season 5 episode guide and reviews
  • 10 Feb 2024
    New Observations in TNG: "Remember Me": Many new additions to Observations in TNG: "Remember Me", including a few surprising discoveries about re-used footage. Observations about sets, props and visual effects in TNG: "Remember Me"
  • 04 Feb 2024
    Improved Observations: Besides adding new findings by Jörg (currently in season 4), I have started to improve the oldest articles in the Observations section. I have included more HD screen caps, fixed or added references and harmonized the formatting in Observations in TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" and the next four episodes. Observations about sets, props and visual effects in TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint"
  • 03 Feb 2024
    New Observations in TNG: "Family": I have added many new items to our article with Observations in TNG: "Family". And the usual hint: Jörg posts new stuff at Twitter and at Mastodon every day, currently about his favorite episode "Remember Me". Observations about sets, props and visual effects in TNG: "Family"
  • 27 Jan 2024
    New Cardassians Ship Images and More: Over 50 new images in the Starship Gallery, mostly on the pages for Cardassians and the Excelsior. Gallery of canon Cardassian starships
  • 20 Jan 2024
    Retro Reviews of VOY: "The Disease" and "Course: Oblivion": Here are two more revised Voyager season 5 reviews, of "The Disease" and "Course: Oblivion". Not the greatest episodes, still a pleasure to watch again after several years. Star Trek Voyager (VOY) season 5 episode guide and reviews

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