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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

Okay, I know everyone is creating their own alien race these days, but I'm still making my kitbash series. That and I can't think of any new creatively original species.
I call it the Explorer-class and it's the second in my set of ships, I hope you like it.

You'll need to right-click and view image thanks to Tripod.

Class: Explorer
Type: Deep-space explorer
Ships of class:
�USS Explorer NX-76135
Length: 280 meters
Height: 110 meters
Beam: 32 meters
Accommodation: 300 officers and crew
Mass: 720,000 metric tons
Maximum warp speed: 9.95
Tactical systems:
�4 photon/quantum torpedo launchers
�7 type-8 phaser arrays
�2 Pulse phaser cannons

The Explorer-class is an offshoot of Starfleet's older Miranda-class, with a greater capacity for science, exploratory, and defensive mission profiles. With the heavy use of the Miranda-class during the Dominion war Starfleet wanted a ship that could do everything the Miranda could and more.

Features on the Explorer-class include two extra nacelles for deep-space missions. On the sides of the saucer are replaceable sensor pods. A new smaller secondary hull was built underneath the saucer to include a larger more powerful navigational deflector array, more crew and crew quarters, ship systems, and a shuttlebay.

The Explorer-class is one of the first modern replacements for the aging Miranda-class and currently the ASDB is interested in phasing out the Miranda-class with this ship class with a projected time table of eight to ten years.

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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

Is it just me, or does the deflector dish seem to run into the bottom of the saucer? That wouldn't do any good, would it?

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

Hmm...looks like my Accos class...

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Posted by Bernd (Member # 6) on :

Hmm. Could you move the nacelles to be aligned with each other? I hope there are four nacelles

Explorer class? I wonder why Frank has not yet commented on this name

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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

Well, there's a ship called Explorer there, so Explorer-class works.

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Posted by Bernd (Member # 6) on :

If there is an Explorer-class explorer, there could be also a Starship-class starship USS Starship

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

::Re-uploads file:: Agh, why doesn't that show up anymore?!? It worked before, did anybody else get the broken image link?

God I hope Tripod didn't go the lame-way of Xoom.

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

Okay, I found the problem. It is, Tripod and Lycos. If the image doesn't show up, right-click it and go to view image (on Netscape, I'm not sure about IE). You'll then get a page of crap and the link to view the image, just click the link. I can't believe Tripod unleashed this load of BS.

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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

Well, you are getting free Web space.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

Try Virtual Avenue. Works fine for me!

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

Yeah well they didn't use to be like that. This is very recent. Suppose for the next ship I'll create a page for it.

Hobbes
9908.31

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