More Analysis-
Deck One
Deck One of Defiant is one of the biggest mysteries.
Typically top is rendered as a Flat even and level surface from bow to stern.
We can see that 9 of 9's Defiant makes this translation
We can see that Lint's Defiant makes this translation
We can see that David Schmidt's Defiant and the Fact Files also make this Translation
Post #33 For David Schmidt.
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However there is a simple method of Determining if that is true. Even 2 Dimensional Picture will tell you if a line is straight curved or angled by means of a 1 Dimensional Line. And given the number of angles we see Defiant we begin to get a better idea of the geometry of Deck One.
Because of the sharper DVD image We can see that from directly above Defiants Bridge Area is pretty much a perfect circle. (Blue lines represent a Perfect Circle Over lay. So we're not dealing with some sort of ellipse on Defiant.
However From the Side View we get something Entirely Different....
As an example Look at the Thin Red Lines on Defiant's Nacelle. These are traced over what should be straight lines (as we see from the Lakota/ Defiant Overhead) Yet from the side view many of the lines on top of the Nacelle exhibit an arc until you get to the side of the Nacelle. That means the top of Defiant's Nacelle actually Bulges or Dips in places. (more on that Later) Back to Deck One. The Bold Green Circle signifies that perfect circle we Identified earlier But there is a problem...The Thin Blue line just above the Bold Red line signifies the continuous line of the rest of Deck One and they clearly aren't on the same X/Y plane. It seems it's angling into circular Bridge Plane and descending down as it goes to stern. Above the Bold Red line where the Aft Deck One Transitions into the Circular Deck One We get another angle (some sort of transitioning angle represented by a slightly different Blue line) While likely curved. But it gets Better. Apparently the Deck One's Circular portion isn't flat at all.
The Whole Image is wrought with peculiarities. But Focus on the two short red lines just behind the Bridge. Check out that angle... and compare it to the red center line (which also has it's issues Seems to curve up). Those do not match up at all and if you think it's just that the aft part of Deck One slopes toward the rear....then the next image will really cause you fits...
From this angle those yellow panels whose parallel lines have been tagged by my red lines (second image up) are definitely launching up (front to back) at a greater incline than the rest of the aft section of Deck One. More odd is that the Bow half of Deck One's circle doesn't match that aft angle we see represented by the 2 red lines like one would expect. Instead of even being flat there seems to be an angle between the bow outer circle and the inside circle (essentially the space where the ships name is place upon) So the front half of the circle has a shallow down angle and aft end of the circle has a steeper angle.
So other oddities. In Image 6 of this post.
#1 Notice the Inside edge of the nacelles. The front end of those lines angle sharply to meet the Top Surface of the Primary Hull.
David Schmidts gets that right but Lint and 9 of 9 Translate as one even and straight line (as it looks from the top but from any other angle)
#2 It's questionable if the entire back side of Deck on is one Angle too.
Notice the red trace line at the far back that leaps over the gap in between the two aft prongs. That the actual lines angle above my red line either implies that there is an arc to this aft section or that but prongs are slightly angled according to the hull beneath. So right now I'm looking to define the area between the Aft Circle and those large vents which seem to have something going on other than straight lines. These lines have to be figure out first because we can no longer just assume that Deck One has a completely Flat ceiling. So now we have wonder if there is any level surface on top of ship that matches the level nature of the shoulders of ship were the Torpedo Launchers are housed. What's the relationship between them? Are they still level and it's just the very top where the ships name is that's has the angle or is the entire top of deck slightly tipped upward?
