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Author Topic: TOS Coventry class! Jason Abbadon Rolls with the punches. Member # 882 posted                       I dont now exactly where this design comes from, but I was asked to build up a few models of it for Odyssey Slipways' new kit (I just built these and modded one- I did not master it, though the kit is very impressive) The stock version. The decaled final version. One I blew to hell for fun. Still more destruction. so...anyone got a background on this design? I vaguelly recall Masao doing a version a while back (I could be mistaken though). Your thoughts? -------------------- Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering. -Aeschylus, Agamemnon Registered: Aug 2002  |  IP: Logged Timo Moderator Member # 245 posted                       Well, the design appears in Todd Guenther's "Ships of the Star Fleet" under the Coventry name; it is a "formalization" of one of the "TOS Miranda" designs that began floating around in the fan community soon after ST2. The Surya class formalizes a competing design. The FASA RPG universe has its own comparable formalizations; I think this particular design was called the Benning or something. The original Coventry/Benning designer is not specified in the book or the RPG, but aridas would probably know. Timo Saloniemi Registered: Nov 1999  |  IP: Logged Jason Abbadon Rolls with the punches. Member # 882 posted                       Hmm...the FASA version is a lot diffrent. The Anton was the FASA version, as far as I can tell. Hmmm..the Coventry might be the first attempt to retro a starship design into the TOS era ( a practice I generally dislike, but not so much here). mmm..Googleing turns up several versions with a deflector tacked on to the lower planetary sensor. You guys prefer it that way or without? -------------------- Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering. -Aeschylus, Agamemnon Registered: Aug 2002  |  IP: Logged Captain Boh Senior Member Member # 1282 posted                       I prefer to stick twin deflectors either side of the bridge, like the things on the Miranda, but everyone else seems to hate that. But that font fills me with rage Registered: Mar 2004  |  IP: Logged Jason Abbadon Rolls with the punches. Member # 882 posted                       What? the TOS font I used? It's 1000% accurate! -------------------- Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering. -Aeschylus, Agamemnon Registered: Aug 2002  |  IP: Logged Captain Boh Senior Member Member # 1282 posted                       Yes, that font. Rage. Registered: Mar 2004  |  IP: Logged Jason Abbadon Rolls with the punches. Member # 882 posted                       So...you want the font for your own ships? I could photoshop it onto some TOS scenes if you'd like? -------------------- Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering. -Aeschylus, Agamemnon Registered: Aug 2002  |  IP: Logged

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