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Commander Dan
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I recently was cleaning-out my attic and came across some drawings I did in high school several years ago. Believe it or not, most of them were dated! Among these drawings were a handful of hand-drawn starship schematics (drawn ~1987-1989).

So, just for fun, I decided to take those hand-drawn pics and build new schematics in Photoshop based on those designs. Here are the two I have done so far:


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And a variant based on that design:

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Aban Rune
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Impressive. Most impressive.

I like the dual launchers under the bridge.

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Commander Dan
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Many thanks!

To be fair and give credit where credit is due, however; the pho-torp system as seen on my U.S.S. Talhoffer is, in fact, a concept I stole from the U.S.S. Pharris, as seen in Starfleet Prototype.

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Hmmm, second ship looks like the Starfleet destroyer from SFC.
http://www.taldren.com/software/SFC1/maingrafx/smallsplash.JPG

Sorry, I can't find a better picture.
Although, I suppose chronologically, your design would predate that, and their design is based on a SFB design or somesuch.

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Nice schematics. Baaaaaad fonts.

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Those are swell!

A few questions: On the TOS-era ship, how are the sides of the extended secondary hull shaped? Are they vertical and then flat on top or are they rounded? I can't quite understand how they intersect with the flat planes and angles of the rear of the saucer.

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quote:
Originally posted by Reverend:
Nice schematics. Baaaaaad fonts.

Admittedly, I did not search very hard for the perfect fonts. I had hoped that the ones I used would suffice, though I was aware that they did not look �accurate.� Oh well.

Masao, does the pic below help to answer your question? Yes, �twas my intention that the �extended secondary hull� be vertical and flat on top.

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Nice renderings but I think you've got three times as many deflector panels as aTOS ship would have based on the "trials and Tribulations" Enterprise.

...of course, your deflector-less ship might need more so you could justify it. [Wink]

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Very nice. I like the TOS ship, that aft hull design is pretty original, even 15 years later.

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quote:
Originally posted by Jason Abbadon:
Nice renderings but I think you've got three times as many deflector panels as aTOS ship would have based on the "trials and Tribulations" Enterprise.

...of course, your deflector-less ship might need more so you could justify it. [Wink]

I suppose one could rationalize that this is a �late� TOS-era ship; hence all the grid lines.

I kind-of figured that the deflector is located in the front of the saucer, where those three round �sensors� are usually housed. I had thought about adding the drop-down deflector to the new schematic, but I wanted to stay relatively �true� to my original drawing.

Thanks to all for the kind words! There are, indeed, a couple of more of these that I hope to finish soon. As soon as I do, I will post them here.

Original top drawing of U.S.S. Sharp (named for a girlfriend at the time, incidentally):

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Aban Rune
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I tend to give ex-girlfriend names to adversary ships... For instance, I named a B'rel class the IKS B'otch in rememberance of one of them.

Anyway, regarding fonts, Mike will happen along here soon enough and throw his Starfleet font collection at you. Use it. Love it.

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If the sides are vertical and the top is flat, how do you get to the rounded shapes of the shuttlebay doors in the back?

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With a French Curve?

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quote:
Originally posted by Masao:
If the sides are vertical and the top is flat, how do you get to the rounded shapes of the shuttlebay doors in the back?

Perhaps it �morphs� into that shape near the rear�? To be honest, I really didn�t think about it that hard. Certainly, I am open to any suggestions as to how to �improve� the schematic, though as stated before: I wish to remain true to the original drawing.

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They look great - what program did you do the new rendering in - looks very professional.

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