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The spread-wing primary hull, long neck and bulbous command module configuration of the D7-class became the basic blueprint for Klingon vessels in the later television series. Jefferies's original model for the D7-class now resides in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, along with the original studio model for USS ...
William A. Barton reviewed Klingon D-7 Battlecruiser Deck Plans in Space Gamer No. 70. [1] Barton commented that "With the recent release of the Klingons supplement for ST:RPG and of a basic set minus the deck plans, the 15mm Klingon D-7 Battlecruiser Deck Plans prove to be a better value for ST players and GMs than they are even in their own ...
Federation Spaceflight Chronology - A (The Klingon Empire) Richard E. Mandel 2007 .pdf 50 8.5" x 11" Intrepid Class Starship - Blueprints and Technical Guide: Rick Sternbach (Loose Sheets-Mag Sleeve) 20 8.5" x 11" USS Enterprise NCC-1701 - Constitution Class Refit - Familiarization Manual: Rick Sternbach 1978 (Braid) 11" x 17"
The latter became a common feature of Klingon shipbuilding, and the former led to the idea of less powerful phasers for the Klingons. The same blueprints also stated that an older, slightly inferior version of the D7, the D6, was what was sold to the Romulans, and the D7/D6 dichotomy has been at the heart of the Klingon fleet in the game ever ...
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An antique Klingon D7-class vessel decloaks and attacks Voyager. Using a metaphasic scan, Seven of Nine calculates the position of the ship, allowing Tuvok to fire on it and disable their cloaking device. The captain of the Klingon ship, Kohlar, refers to the Federation as "sworn enemies of the Empire."
The first Klingon ship design used in The Original Series, the D7-class battlecruiser, was designed by Matt Jefferies to evoke a predator's shape akin to that of a manta ray, providing a threatening and instantly recognizable form for viewers.
In "Requiescat in Pace, John M. Ford", Eric Burns suggests that the popularity of Ford's inside look at Klingon culture, and his positive portrayal of Klingons as an honorable people by their own lights (not simply stock villains), also influenced the canonical depiction in later incarnations of Star Trek, paving the way for honor-driven Klingons like Worf, and episodes that would likewise ...