OK bear in mind that some of the structures may LOOK familiar... like where the arrow is pointing - but they are just to represent the shape of the hull - not its 'function' - its not as if the engineering hull has been LITERALLY split in half - it just is using those parts... but for nacelles, shuttlebays, bridge etc... they are what they are
Andrew
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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :
Hm. This, I think, has great potential. Keep fiddling with it.
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Posted by Black Knight (Member # 134) on :
I agree that this ship has potential. I don't like the fins, and I don't like that voyagerish main hull, but I like the nacelles and pylon thingys.
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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Well, in this view, if it were redrawn w/ original parts, I would like it. Unfortunately, the idea I get of what the side view would be like doesn't sit well w/ me. Could you do a side view, so I can see if maybe it's different from what I'm imagining?
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Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
I like it but I would say make it a little wider and use original parts. I hate going through a new ship and being able to say "Excelsior, Intrepid, Sovereign...how the Hell did a runabout's sensor pod get that big?!?!?"
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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
hey - its not a runabout sensor pod AT ALL... it was made original - but as I said AT LEAST TWICE... they aren't the actual parts - but are just there to represent the shape of the hull. third time.
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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
also, I did this ship just for fun - it took about half-an-hour.
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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
Aban: Where do you see Excelsior and Sovereign parts on that?
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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Well, the back end is that of an Excelsior. But when he said those, they might have simply been examples...
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Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :
To be honest with you, it's a bit messy. I'd like to see a front and side view of the ship to make something of it.
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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :
Hmm...looks interesting. Once it's not 50-thousand sifferent-ships-in-one, and is fleshed out more, I think it'll look cool.
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Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Yes there is an Excelsior back end, but I wasn't talking about his ship in particular. I was just talking about some kitbashes in general. And yes I know that that isn't a runabout pod. The humungo runabout pod is just one of my pet peeves.
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Posted by Bernd (Member # 6) on :
It has potential. If you are able to smoothen the transitions from one hull part to the other and remove some of the edges and gaps, it would make a really fine design. You would only have to find a justification for the "wings" which are not Federation-like.
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