#lora johnson

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Some very sad news, Lora Johnson, author of several hugely influential Star Trek and Star Wars technical manuals, has passed away.

Her books were a huge part of my childhood, I adored Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise. Elements of her work have shown up in numerous technical books, novels and her unreleased TMP Enterprise deck plans are the basis for the Roddenberry Archive's version of the classic movie ship. Even some of my most popular posts here were pages of her work. Rest in peace.

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Lora Johnson was once working on an updated Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise, which would have featured full deck plans of the refit 1701 from the first three movies. While the book never happened, these sample plans are floating around the 'net.

Here is the sample of her Enterprise-A deck plans:

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Two samples of Lora Johnson’s unpublished Enterprise-A deck plans, which she wanted as part of an updated Mr Scott’s Guide to the Enterprise

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Enterprise signage, from Mr Scott's Guide to the Enterprise (Lora Johnson, 1987)

These graphics were designed by Lee Cole for 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture and still show up today in Strange New Worlds.

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I never imagined so much stuff was crammed into every section of corridor on the USS Enterprise!  (Mr. Scott’s Guide to the Enterprise by Lora Johnson, 1987)

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Worlds of the Federation’s file on Earth and humans (Lora Johnson, 1989)

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Two samples of Lora Johnson’s unpublished Enterprise-A deck plans, which she wanted as part of an updated Mr Scott’s Guide to the Enterprise.  Details in this TrekBBS thread: https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/shane-johnson-mr-scotts-guide-to-the-enterprise.281282/