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Either the Titan has oversized lifeboats or that Akira is waaay too small.
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Hmmm... oddly, the Titan design didn't invoke quite the same gag reflex it did the first time I saw it. Maybe that means it's growing on me. I still dislike it though.
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Some of those runner-up entries are certainly inspired. In particular, I'm curious what all the orbs built into the hull on this entry would have been for. Observation domes? Energy swirl thingies?
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Inspired by some of Reverend Jim's brownies.
They all..... "PULL VACUUM"
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I like the Ridings design the best, in the broad strokes, though he does take a few liberties away from established TNG design. But it's not just a Nebularized Sovereign, which is doubtless what the contest people had in mind from the beginning.
The Dukes design is just wierd. Without saying what those nodes were, it doesn't carry much weight to the concept. Sensors, perhaps? Titan was supposed to have some uber powerful sensor nets.
And the Brown design, while closest perhaps to established dogma, is just clunky IMO. Trying to TNGize a Connie has never really worked. Plus, the guy who designed it has reportedly been a rather sore loser, since the winner was announced.
I must admit though that I'm disappointed this is all that Trek fandom could come up with... Some of the unsubmitted designs have been very impressive. If only the time existed for some of those to make it! And I also shudder to think what painfully bad designs, or even joke designs, had been submitted...
quote:Originally posted by Siegfried: Observation domes? Energy swirl thingies?
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Were these, like, the only 4 entries they got? I can't believe that noone came up with anything better than this. The Riddings one is kind of cool, but totally wrong era. I see it also incorporates Batmobile Shield Technology from the future.
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Agreed. Had the Ridings design been done with Tourangeuau's styling and detail (which is clearly the best of the lot IMO), and ditched all the fanwank tech, it would have fared much better.
Given these four designs, I'd have chosen the winner as well. I'm just curious as to what other qualifying designs looked like.
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The Brown design isn't too bad. The biggest thing I would change would be the primary hull. I'd definitely try to smooth out and integrate that nose and superstructure on it a bit more. I don't think the secondary hull is bad at all; it's just that big, honkin' nose.
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quote:Originally posted by Siegfried: Some of those runner-up entries are certainly inspired. In particular, I'm curious what all the orbs built into the hull on this entry would have been for. Observation domes? Energy swirl thingies?
The designer said: "the blue "bubbles" (for lack of a better term) are potential science labs/stations and/or sections with new scientific equipment to be used in the Titan's deep space exploration missions."
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