I read on TVTropes that the Galaxy studio model has the word "ugly" made out by the hull plating. Is this true?
First, I'm assuming this is in reference to the 6-foot model, since it was apparently a massive pain to deal with. But it could also be the 4-foot model too, if both models have the exact hull plate patterning.
Here's the TVTropes entry:
Even the Enterprise-D itself wasn't immune to this. On the filming model, one of the workers was seemingly so annoyed at the design and meticulous paneling work that they arranged some of the panels on the very back end of the ship next to the left warp engine and right below the "Enterprise" hull lettering to read "Ugly" with a backwards L. This is never visible on screen as the filming quality and specific location of the spot is never seen in close enough detail to make it out, but it can be seen on several model kits and toys of the ship who's makers either never caught it or assumed it was supposed to be there.