posted
Leo, this is the MSD, however, your original version is crisper. I only wonder why the warp coils have been removed. This is what I received, reduced in size: http://www.uni-siegen.de/~ihe/bs/startrek/temp/5-msd.jpg The sizes: Intrepid (reference): 344m Defiant: 127m Saber: 160m (would have very tall decks as depicted) Prometheus: 360m Nova: 200m (definitely too long. The ship has only 8 decks with a maximum height of 4m, and this gives us a length of around 160m)
In any case the official MSD is crap, it is lacking important details such as the exact hull shape. The only point about Leo's schematic is that the Prometheus should have two more decks in the wedge, this would also make the ship longer. I wonder why on both the official schematic and your version the nacelles are not sticking out far enough. A coincidence?
Jim Phelps
watches Voyager AFTER 51030
Member # 102
posted
Bernd: I was kinda under the impression that the human figures in the Equinox cutaway vindicate Rick's comments about 13-16' decks. I got 200-220 meters regardless of whether I used the 110' total height or the human figures. Could the proportions be incorrect, meaning that the Equinox is not as elongated as in the MSD?
Boris
[This message has been edited by Boris (edited December 03, 1999).]
posted
Thanks Bernd! As to why that image doesn't have the warp engines, it's because that was v17 of the cutout (the one people are more likely to catch on websites since their managers don't like updating...).
About how far out the nacelles are: I drew the outline from the Prometheus Schematics in ST: The magazine (http://www.shiporama.org/images/prometheus/side.jpg), it should be correct, but it can be changed easily as I still have the model in layering. As to the decks, I was told it was 13, 14, or 15, just went with whatever came out through viewport alignment - I stayed with it even after seeing Paramount's MSD which is really inaccurate in itself...
Jim Phelps
watches Voyager AFTER 51030
Member # 102
posted
Ok, but what's the point in correcting MSDs anyway? They are not meant to be geometrically accurate, and even if some of the obvious systems don't show up, we can chalk it up to overlaps.
The Prometheus has 16 decks, or at least that's what Rick said was in his blueprints. I'm not sure whether people know this or not, just thought I'd mention it anyway.
posted
Onto the next venture - I'm trying to do the Nova-Class cutaway, but I'm curious to know if anyone here has any idea what deck the shuttlebay is on?
posted
With only eight decks (according to the cutaway) it'd have to be either 2-3, or 3-4 which are still aligned with the saucer module. Any ideas on this?
The First One
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed
Member # 35
posted
As per Matt's request, I've moved it somewhere else. I've left Sol's post in out of the respect I have for him, and the fact it just looks so damned surreal on its own. 8)
Printer-friendly view of this topic
