Changes: NCC-7100

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NCC-7100 was the registry number on a model of a Federation Constellation-class star cruiser.

The model appeared in Captain Jean-Luc Picard's ready room aboard the USS Enterprise-D throughout its lifetime (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint"; Star Trek Generations), although it was briefly replaced by that of a refit Constitution-class heavy cruiser at various points in 2364. (TNG: "The Battle", "Hide and Q", "Too Short a Season", "The Big Goodbye")

For further information on the desk top model, see: Constellation class model.

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-{{sidebar starship|
+{{sidebar starship
-          Image= NCC-7100.jpg
+|image      = NCC-7100.jpg
+|Class      = {{class|Constellation}}
-|          Name= Unnamed Model
+|Registry   = NCC-7100
-|         Class= [[Constellation class|''Constellation'' class]]
-|      Registry= NCC-7100
+|owner      = {{Federation}}
-|   Affiliation= [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]]/[[Starfleet]]
+|operator   = [[Starfleet]]
-|        Status= Destroyed
+|Status     = Unknown
-|    Datestatus= 2371
+|Datestatus = 2371
 }}
+'''NCC-7100''' was the [[registry number]] on a [[model]] of a [[Federation]] {{class|Constellation}} [[star cruiser]].
+The model appeared in [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s [[ready room]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} throughout its lifetime ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}}; {{film|7}}), although it was briefly replaced by that of a refit {{class|Constitution}} [[heavy cruiser]] at various points in [[2364]].  ({{TNG|The Battle|Hide and Q|Too Short a Season|The Big Goodbye}})
-'''NCC-7100''' was the [[registry number]] on a [[model]] of a [[Constellation class|''Constellation''-class]] [[starship]].
+{{bginfo|For further information on the desk top model, see: [[Constellation class model]].}}
-The model appeared in [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s [[ready room]] aboard the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]] throughout its lifetime ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}}; {{film|7}}), although it was briefly replaced by that of a refit [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' class]] starship at various points in [[2364]].  ({{TNG|The Battle}})
-:''It is possible that the model did not represent an actual ship, which would explain why no name is present on the hull''.
 {{ConstellationClassStarships}}
+[[Category:Federation starships]]
-==Background==
-This model was the result of a collaboration between [[Andrew Probert]] and [[Rick Sternbach]], using parts from two commercially-available [[AMT/Ertl]] [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)|''Enterprise''-A]] kits and detailing from several [[Wikipedia:anime|anime]] kits for ''[[Wikipedia:The Super Dimension Fortress Macross|The Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:The Super Dimension Century Orguss|The Super Dimension Century Orguss]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Gundam|Gundam]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Crusher Joe|Crusher Joe]]''. The largest of these anime model kit detailings were the wings and wing box assemblies of a [[Wikipedia:VF-1 Valkyrie|VF-1 Valkyrie]] model kit from ''Macross.'' [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.sf.scale-models/browse_frm/thread/31e9512ecb8bb189/15ccfbb747308334?lnk=st&q=sternbach+valkyrie&rnum=6#15ccfbb747308334] [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.sf.scale-models/browse_frm/thread/85a02adde4fa066b/3c2e76a01e2c4b9a?lnk=st&q=sternbach+valkyrie&rnum=9#3c2e76a01e2c4b9a].
-[[Image:NCC-7100, Man of the people.jpg|thumb|An aft view of the model.]]
-It first appeared in "[[Encounter at Farpoint]]" and, ironically,  was absent during the first official appearance of a ''Constellation'' class ship in "[[The Battle]]," replaced with a refit ''Constitution'' class ship, as the ''[[USS Stargazer|Stargazer]]'' was originally intended to be a member of that class. Probert and Sternbach later persuaded the producers to build a new miniature for the ''Stargazer'' and the desktop model remained missing for additional episodes as it was needed for reference during the construction of the motion-control model. This later four-foot shooting model used parts tooled from scratch to replicate the model kit parts used in the desktop model, with the exception of the VF-1 Valkyrie parts since equivalent parts were found from a larger-scale kit.
-This starship would still be referred to as the ''Stargazer'' by some members of the writing staff, notably in the script for "[[Chain of Command, Part I]]".
-The yellow model's registry was accomplished by rearranging the "NCC-1700" registry decal available in the ''Constitution''-class models. In reality, the registry numbers intended for use on the ''Constellation'' type vessels might've been that high, but the number NCC-2893 had already been used on the ship's plaque from the script (although at that time the ship was intended to be a refitted ''Constitution'').
-===Apocrypha===
-Portions of the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'', co-written by designers and builders who worked on the model itself, include descriptions of starship [[prototype]] phases when new ships are painted with a yellow overcoat to reveal [[warp field]] stresses. Some fans have interpreted that Picard keeps the model because the starship NCC-7100's test flight was important to him in some way.
-[[Category:Unnamed Federation starships|007100]]