>You never read the technical manual for the Enterprise-D, have you?
>That book has everything covered, from simple things like fuel tankage
>and personal living space, to how the freakin warp drives, artificial
>gravity, and Impulse engines, and what-have-you works. It even has
>interesting and sometimes hilarious notes inserted by the production
>staff and other nice little tidbits of Star Trek history (Like when
>and how photon torps were invented). Go find a copy if yoyu don't
>beleive me.
>
>Note: There was also a similar book done for the original NCC-1701
>with goodies like alternate ship classes (Did you know there was a
>federation Dreadnaught class back then?) and stuff that will clue you
>in on making your own props and costumes too! If you can find that
>one as well, then you have my respect.
>
>-NeoRaven
>
>Sorry, just defending my Trek-hood. =p

Well, I actually own both books, and as I recall the "fuel storage" on the ENterprise-D was about the size of a couple of standard officer's living suites... and just where in those decks do all those Jeffries Tubes -run-, tell me that?