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The "imperfection" of the model, which consists of all kinds of parts that often form odd angles becomes very obvious in HD.Ī good look at the stardrive section of the USS Enterprise-D and the ship's deflector shield. This shot of the Borg cube also appeared in the first half of the two-parter. Also all the lifeboat hatches have small lines at the top and bottom, which is not on the 6ft studio model. The telltale sign is, the RCS thruster by the deflector dish has cutouts like the "Generations" model. In HD we can see a CG model, as already in TNG-R: "Encounter at Farpoint". Only a short section of the saucer separation scene, originally filmed for "Encounter at Farpoint" and last seen in "The Arsenal of Freedom", appears in this episode. We presume that the original takes could not be located for the remastering, and that for all but one an alternate take was available. The rest of the sequence consists of different takes of the scene than in SD. In TNG-R we can see an upconverted shot (#2 in this sequence). Only the two LCARS displays to the left and right of the viewscreen were changed a little and the upper LCARS display is now a red alert marker. The battle bridge viewscreen has remained mainly the same since it was last seen in "The Arsenal of Freedom". The armrests of the command chair are still as they appeared in "Yesterday's Enterprise", but a white inner lining was added. A CG model of the stardrive section is displayed on monitors behind him. Riker in the captain's chair on the battle bridge. Note that the recomposed shot in HD is a lot darker than the original. Note how distorted the Enterprise appears on the Borg screen. In contrast to shots of the ship seen earlier in the episode, this scene did not appear in "The Best of Both Worlds I".īehind the rotating Borg viewscreen, the matte painting of the Borg ship interior, created for "Q Who" and last seen in the previous episode, can be seen in this shot. The piece of carpet is still present too.Ī look at the Borg cube. The female officer can be seen better in HD. But an obviously female stand-in has taken his place in this shot.Īlso, note a piece of carpet to the right of the seat. We can't identify more ships, but the improved resolution confirms our findings.ĭata should sit on the ops console, as it was the case earlier and later in the same scene. The following models could be identified in the SD version of the episode or were supposedly used for the graveyard: Class/ship name The scene also shows some smaller models built by Ed Mirarecki. Two of the more prominent wrecks, the three-nacelled USS Princeton (Niagara class, visible on the right when the Enterprise enters the debris field) and the single-nacelled USS Firebrand (Freedom class, visible on the left), are detailed large-scale models made by Greg Jein. There are also a number of models that were custom-built, including the damage. The wreckage includes some pre-production models (which remained intact), such as study models of the Excelsior and from the never produced film "Planet of the Titans". Actually, it is a shot of the Enterprise flying into the opposite direction that was mirror-inverted. In TNG-R, we see a similar shot with the 4-foot model, as the original footage could not be located. It replaces a similar shot of the 6-foot model filmed for "Encounter at Farpoint". The shot of the USS Enterprise-D slowly approaching the camera was filmed with the 4-foot model and appears for the first time in this episode.
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The red alert display behind him is similar to the ones seen in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" and "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier". The bridge of Hansen's (unnamed) flagship is a redress of the USS Enterprise-D battle bridge seen later in the episode. Shelby previously used this engineering tool to scan the soil on Jouret IV in "The Best of Both Worlds I". The Borg scanner is another re-use of the oscillation overthruster prop replica from "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension", previously seen as a scanner in "Déjà Q" and as a geological tool in "Pen Pals". Transparent PADDs of a different kind were also seen in the season 1 episode "Symbiosis". In this shot, Admiral Hansen is seen holding a transparent PADD. In the remastered shot, especially the illumination of the saucer underside by the deflector beam was improved. Screenshots from other episodes show what the 6-foot model deflector dish looks like. A close-up of the deflector beam of the 4-foot model before it fires an energy beam.