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The Ferengi themselves got off to a, um, rocky start. But I think that the final version seen on screen is also one of the most unique and enduring Star Trek prosthetic designs. It's probably a big part of the reason why they weren't dropped after some pretty dire early episodes.

Early concept art of a Ferengi as a small bald man with a very large codpiece, by Andrew Probert (and with significant input from Gene Rodenberry!)Concept art of a Ferengi by Andrew Probert. Getting there!Concept art of a Ferengi by Andrew Probert. Just round the ears and that's more or less the final product.

The two major alien ships introduced in TNG's first season are some of my favourites and I would argue hold up better today than many of the others that followed in terms of originality and refined detailing. The Warbird is a fan favourite but I feel like the Ferengi Marauder is somewhat slept on.

Early publicity photo of the Romulan D’deridex-class warbird.Early publicity photo of the Ferengi D'Kora-class Marauder.Concept art of the Romulan Warbird facing off against the Enterprise-D, by Andrew ProbertConcept orthographic sketches of the Ferengi Marauder, also by Andrew Probert.

My work on the Denied in Avatar Aang! I did initial concepts for the airships in the film, as well as final color design for the lead Denied characters. Credits below

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As promised! At some point I want to model it in 3-D. I know my illustration is a tad wonky. It's obviously not the best looking ship but I think it was better than the starting point.The version with the Excelsior-style hull was because of the 'parts' available to Starfleet during the Dominion War.

The original kit Basch model of the USS Trieste Merced plus starship. Never seen on screen, but built for the Dominion War scene on deep space.Orthographic drawings of an improved version of the same ship.A picture of the re-fit Merced class in orbit around earth.The same image orbiting earth only this is the version that has a secondary hull from scavenged Excelsior parts

I was today years old when I found out that actor Michael Dorn is an accomplished pilot who owned an F-86 Sabre in the 1990s. He once ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing at a military airfield. The base commander agreed not to tell the FAA in return for autographs and two low level passes…

Actor Michael Dorn, in green flight overalls, taking a knee in front of an F-86 Sabre, a swept-wing single engine jet fighter with a distinctive nose air intake. The aircraft is in natural metal finish with US Air National Guard markings.