Star Trek Shipyards: The Delta Quadrant Vol. 2 - Ledosian to Zahl

FOREWORD

In the beginning, new ships were a rare commodity in STAR TREK. Traditional visual effects techniques involved creating expensive physical models that were filmed on complicated rigs, with cameras that flicked through the film at an unbelievably slow rate. By the time STAR TREK: VOYAGER reached our screens, the world had begun to change. CG modeling emerged from its infancy, and as a result, ships became an everyday part of STAR TREK. By the time VOYAGER reached its final season, a new ship was almost as common as a new species of alien. There were so many, we had to split our coverage of the Delta Quadrant into two volumes.

This second volume covers ships from the Lokirrim to the Zahl. On the pages that follow, you ll find everything from ships that made a one-off appearance to major vessels such as the Species 8472 bioship or the Vidiian cruiser. One ship eluded us: in Gravity we only see the remains of Noss s ship, after it has crashed on the surface. The ship was only ever shown as a matte painting, so it was never built in its complete form. We discussed whether to rebuild it in CG, but ultimately decided that there was too much we didn t know. In contrast, the archives we ve recovered have yielded occasional gems. In Virtuoso, we see five ships flying around a space station, which we ve been able to show in unprecedented detail. Similarly, we re able to show the Mislenite freighter, which only made the briefest of appearances.

If you want a complete catalog of every ship that appeared in the Delta Quadrant, you should look out the first volume in the series, which covers the Borg, and the Akritirian to the Krenim. There are, of course, other volumes in the series, which cover Starfleet ships, the Klingons, the Federation, and the other alien species. The goal has always been

Ian Chaddock is a writer and editor who has worked extensively on sci fi, television, film, music and popular culture in a career in entertainment publishing spanning almost two decades. As well as STAR TREK, his credits on film and TV tie-in publications include Rick And Morty, WWE, MARVEL, and DC. He has also contributed as a Deputy Editor for various music publications.

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From the inside flap:
This companion volume to THE BORG AND DELTA QUADRANT: Akritirian to Krenim, features alien ships from Ledosian to Zahl. These warp-capable vessels, operated in official capacities, as warships, or by individuals, are illustrated with CG artwork, many with orthographic views and imagery from STAR TREK: VOYAGER. A full ships  listing provides an index to the ships of the Delta Quadrant and the episodes in which they appear.

STAR TREK SHIPYARDS is a series of lavishly illustrated books that provides in-universe profiles of STAR TREK ships, building into the ultimate illustrated encyclopedia of STAR TREK vessels. Each ship is profiled with technical information, operational history, and plan view CG renders  wherever possible using the original VFX models that were used on the TV shows and movies.