that caters well to the ever demanding Star Trek standards of "realism" "modernity" and "continuity." First appearing in
2007, this design has gained quite a reputation during the build-up of ST:XI's release. For many wide eyed people, this
was assumed to be the final design to appear in the film. These assumptions were later proved to be false when a completely
different "hot-rod" design by Ryan Church surfaced more than a year later. However, Gabe's design remained in the hearts
and minds of many Trekkies and is still a topic of much debate and controversy.