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Posted by Evolved (Member # 389) on :

With all the bridges posted, I got the courage to post a concept bridge I made a long time ago.

http://flareupload.hypermart.net/files/BRIDGE.gif

Thoughts?

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Posted by Epoch (Member # 136) on :

Not bad. I like the layout. Possible a flagship or command ship bridge. Something that is going to get hit hard and often along with having vips onboard. Nice.

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Posted by Dash on :

A pretty nice design, very grandious and large (four VIP seats?). Its seems to be a mix between the Defiant (the position of the consoles, perticulary along the sides) and the Enterprise-D (the overall shape and design). I care for the XO and Tac consoles infront of the captain especially.

The question is, what starship could carry a bridge like that?

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

HoloComm.

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Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :

A really big one.

As bridges go, this one is a lot closer to current-day warships than most - there're lots of stations, and lots of seats for everyone. Even four VIP seats, though admittedly from where they're sitting they'd mostly get to look a the backs of people's heads.

It's still a nice design, though. a fully-staffed bridge would look very busy.

Mark

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Posted by Dat (Member # 302) on :

Nice design, but I do have a few comments.

Holo-comm: A little too tedious for communications. One person has to get into the holo-comm ring just to show up in the holo-comm ring of the recipient. Also not all recipients would have these. DS9 has already showed this problem. The holo-comm was only used in two episodes, and forgotten after that.

Doors: They are spaced too close to each other. When a door is to open, it has no room to open because it would bump into the doors next to it. It's even worse when two neighboring doors are opening (or trying to).

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Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :

Actually, you don't have to stand on the comm ring in order for it to work. Sisko was sitting in his chair for most of the communications in "For the Uniform", while both Sanders and Eddington were standing on their ships. Sanders even mad ethe comment that "you look like you're sitting on my bridge" to Sisko at one point.

However, except for the most dramatic reasons I can understand why the holocommunicator was phased out. It just didn't look right.

Mark

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Posted by Daniel (Member # 453) on :

Yes, there is a problem with the doors. Unless, of course, they slid open up and down, as opposed to left and right. Also, if the tubolift is 8-10 feet wide, the cooridor to deck 1 and the readyroom would be about a foot and a half wide. The captain would need to be very thin. I feel the conference room should be a bit more spacious. It looks cramped. Otherwise it looks great. What program did you use? Just out of curiosity.

Posted by Antagonist (Member # 484) on :

I toolike the consoles in front of the captain's seat. Its a different idea that I think changes the feel of the bridge. Instead of having to look side to side, the captain can look forward at the XO.

Nice work. I like the medium you used to illustrate this.

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Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :

That HoloComm thing is just too Star Wars, that's it!

This looks like a ship to please the taxpayers and the Fed. Counsel, with all the VIP seats and the presentation room.

"Would you care to join me for some caviar in the presentaion room, gentlemen? Don't forget your drinks."

Seriously, it is a very realistic design, very much the direction in wich Starfleet seems to be going after the War.

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Posted by Toadkiller (Member # 425) on :

I too would like to see "holo comm" technology "built in" so it isn't so visible. Does seem a bit SW'ish.

Great bridge though.

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Posted by Evolved (Member # 389) on :

Thanks for all the comments!

After hearing your thoughts, I'll go back and address some of the issues. While you wait here are some other things that might be of interest that I've created:

Main Engineering Concept

Various Federation Ships to Scale

I used MS Paint for all of this including the bridge. Then, I use Paint Shop Pro to convert them to GIFs.

Thoughts?

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Ace

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

The holocomm was too diffuse, too great an invention. You could switch channel, return and suddenly find a whole new character, talking to the cast, who shouldn't be there. And they seldom showed them turning it off, like in "Bashir, I presume?" with that admiral...

Next thing you know, the callers holorepresentation could assume a solid shape, like the good doctor, and you could walk around in a simulation of the room he called from. Walk to the holodeck and be with your mate 50 lightyears from here.
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Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :

Wow, that's... A lot of chairs. I don't suppose you've figgured out what all those consoles do?

Mark

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Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :

Wow!
Never thought of designing other areas than the bridge, actually.

Posted by Daniel (Member # 453) on :

Those ARE a lot of consoles. Um, I hope there are section isolation doors in case there's a coolant leak or some other reactor-related disaster. There's one place that looks a bit cramped, the windowed area opposite the CEO office. Otherwise it's very cool, if a bit . . . BIG.

Posted by Evolved (Member # 389) on :

Well, still working on an imporved bridge, but here's an updated Engineering with more labels and improvements.

Engineering Concept-Revision 1

Thoughts?

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Ace

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Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :

Hey, quite an improvement IMO.

Circularlize the turbolifts, shrink down the table on the bottom, I think you'll be in business.

Mark

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Posted by Evolved (Member # 389) on :

Thanks Mark!

I've updated the link with yet another revision based on your input. Got rid of the two "wierd" free standing consoles with a new slick one. Broke down the table into two parts (BTW, I can't remember what the term is for the "pool table" in the center like on the E-D. Anybody know? Master- something, I think...).

Also, the labeling was wrong on the lift. It's not a turbolift, but a lift like on the E-D and Voyager. It's open with no door.

Anyway click on the link again will get you the new Revision (but I'll still call it Rev. 1).

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Ace

"Objects in mirror are closer than they appear."

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Wonderful engineering and bridge design, Ace. That is some really wonderful work. I like the angular shape of the consoles, but I do have to wonder if sickbay sees a lot of engineers coming in with head trauma. A sharp corner like some of those consoles to the head will hurt.

But it is very nice.

I'm a big fan of large engineering sets. I always felt that, for a ship so complex and large, the Enterprise-D had a dinky little engineering set.

And the pool table is "Master Systems Display" according to the Tech Manual.

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