Not a lot of time with 2 kids but my mind still has ideas. Latest is a workup based off early concept sketches. Bit of an anime feel to it as well.
Just basic shapes right now. Forward command globe (11 decks) with a boom reaching back to the shuttle bay/cargo pod. I liked the sketch with the overhead doors soI incorporated it. Two power units combining both warp and impulse power and a sensor pod/deflector slung underneath.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I like the general configuration but I think the nacelles should be the long daedalus (or Enterprise, if you prefer). The ship looks a bit too Lego cutesy, all shortened and bright;y-colored.
Also, instead of the two jack-in-thebox doors on the hangar, you could have them slide down along the hull- less ship to clear during a takeoff taht way, and it would just look cool, in my less-thanhumble opinion.
I am digging it though- is that just the deflector at the end of the ventral boom? Maybe have a Connie-style "radar dish" deflector facing both fore and aft (sorta a FJ hamage)and a pair of phasers on the sides facing starboard/port for maximum coverage.
Hmm...you could actually have just the doors for retracting Phase cannons instead of the "bead" phaser emitters- you culd even have them on the boom instead (along with a pair or two on the sphere, of course).
Also, I want a pony.
Posted by Makotokat (Member # 1041) on :
The nacelles were a bit of an experiment. I think I might extent the back end of them back a bit. I like the original idea of Power units though, with an engineering control room inside each nacelle.
I like the idea of more of a garage door arangement on top. Mechanically it would be simpler.
That is a deflector. I intend to place the dish 'inside' the dome on a mount that will allow it to turn and still be visible. A rear one would be a good idea. One of my sketches had a torpedoe tube on either side of the deflector housing.
I like the phaser bead. again the emitter will be inside the housing.
Ponys are available at starbase 17...see the PX officer. Tell him 'Gene' sent you
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
As long as the ponies are well-cooked and barbeque sauce is provided, I'm happy.
As to the nacelle control rooms, maybe you cold show something like the "gondola" control stations from DS9- that is to say, an extention from the nacelle pylon with a window- and, once you're at that detail stage, some red warning pinstripes detailing where the nacelle would eject in an emergency.
Hmm...maybe a full set of RCS on each nacelle to manuver it away from the ship in such an emergency?
Posted by Makotokat (Member # 1041) on :
Made a few changes. Posted by Guardian 2000 (Member # 743) on :
I'm reminded of the old "Timeship Lynx" for which I've always had a perverse fondness. Nice.
Posted by Makotokat (Member # 1041) on :
Nacelle update! Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Cool-er! Just lose those green dome thingers and we're all set! The green gives it a sora Christmas-like quality that is just too bright and cheery.
I like the clear blue part- maybe add some ribbing to that area though...or some thin white struts- just to give the blue area a "solid" look.
Posted by Makotokat (Member # 1041) on :
Made some changes to the nacelles. Black grills now cover the power chambers. Bussard domes are fleshed out more in line with the original concept sketches.
Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
Sweet, this has come across real nicely. Kinda reminds me of Masao's Wasp Class.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Now we're talkin!
That is looking great- it just needs some hull panels (maybe a deflector grid on the sphere) and some Starfleet markings, an exterior hatch or three and it's a masterpiece.
Hmmm....maybe some Connie markings here and there as well- that red rectangle that denotes the cargo bay hatch for example.
Love those naelles- a great look.
I think only the saucer (and maybe the shuttlebay) need additional details...though you were going to add some deflector dish thingers on there, IIRC.
Posted by Makotokat (Member # 1041) on :
Thanks. I seem to be pretty good with nacelles. Next I intend to detail the struts and put windows and hatches on the nacelle to denote the control bay. Some of the details are rough right now.
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