| abstract | - One of the study models Ralston referred to was labeled as the Valiant, and was featured in the 2002 documentary, "Space Docks and Birds of Prey", disc 2 from the Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Special Edition) DVD, already very close to the final design. Photo documents reportedly taken around the time of the filming of Star Trek Generations of this Oberth-class model have given rise to some speculation that it was this model that was used in the evacuation scene of Veridian III. However, screencap analysis showed that the layout of the impulse deflector crystals as well as the layout of the impulse engine exhausts/transporter emitters on the nacelle deck did not correspond with the layout as shown on the actual study model. Furthermore, study models were never outfitted with an internal lighting system as that constituted a flippant expenditure of budget funds. It can therefore be surmised that it was in fact the original physical studio model, still wearing the USS Pegasus decals.
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