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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

USS Pioneer NXR-85930
http://flareupload.hypermart.net/files/Pioneer.gif

This is my final hand sketch. I plan to take the design into Draw for the finishing touch and correct a few things like the nacelles.

The Pioneer is set in the future, and as for the registry prefix...well I thought if I'm making up a new ship, why not a new registry.

Credits: As you may of noticed, there are a lot of familar design elements. For the pod, I liked some of the stuff Matt uploaded and tried to incorporate it into my own ship. I also based it off of Rick Sternbach's Voyager and Equinox designs as well as some of John Eaves work.

Anyway..I think there's more I wanted to say, but it's late and I can't think of it right now. Hope you like it.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

I like. But I think I'd like longer nacelles...

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Posted by Daniel (Member # 453) on :

May I ask how long she is? You know you've got thirteen decks on the UPPER side of the primary hull alone. Unless she's very big, that might make it a bit ... thick. Otherwise, I like. Good freehand skills, by the way.

Posted by Dukhat (Member # 341) on :

Did you base this drawing on the unused design for the Endeavour in FC? I can see some similarities.

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

See, told you I was too tired to remember everything.

I even forgot to mention it's Expedition-class.

Until I finish with the side view I'm laying off on making final specs. Rough specs though include: A length of 550 meters with about 20 decks, and gets 20 lightyears to a gallon.

When I was drawing it out I didn't get the scale I wanted, but hopefully I can make a better scale in Draw. But I wanted to make the ship big. There was an argument earlier how Starfleet only makes small ships and I wanted to go with the larger and majestic type like Excelsiors and Galaxys.

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

Hmm... I was kinda hoping to get a bigger response. But thanks anyway. I'm in the process of turning it into a vector drawing. Which is slowly coming along.

Posted by Matrix (Member # 376) on :

Just a silly question: Did you draw that and scanned it ? I'm asking because I have designs and I want to put them up here.

Its nice, a cross of the Sovereign and the Ambassador classes.

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

Yes.

Posted by Wes (Member # 212) on :

hobbes is a long time online friend of mine and got me back into hand-drawing starships (for too long i was using a mouse, and forgot what a pencil could do)

Personally, I LOVE those nacells. The whole design has a nice flow to it.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

That's a pretty sweet ship. It kinda reminds me of the Dawnstar, you know...

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Posted by crobato on :

Wow.

This one reminds me of the Lexington class in the game Klingon Academy. In fact, it's quite close.

Click the link--
http://www.interplay.com/klingon/race_federation_shipinfo.html

You will be amazed at the coincidence.

The Lexington has a TOS type time period vintage.

For something with a late registration like the Pioneer (drop the NXR letters---it sounds like a new model of DVD player or something), I think it should have a more elliptical or triangular main hull section to give it a more late 24th century look.

Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

Aichi gowa

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Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :

Looks great!

First thing that jumped to mind was that it looked like a New Orleans revamp !

BTW, Did you do side views, etc.?

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

Not yet. Soon though, as well as a bridge plan.

As far as the saucer goes, I love the classic look. I never cared too much for the triangular arrow shaped hulls.

Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :

Looks great! Made me think of the New Orleans class... The nacelles look a little to close together to me...

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

Yes. I've redrawn it spacing the nacelles out a little more.

And as far as size goes I'd say it's about as big as the Nebula-class.

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Posted by MIB (Member # 426) on :

Here is a pic of the pioneer class starship. I got it from scifi-art.com

[image] http://members.home.net/djohnston32/Pioneer.jpg [/image]

[ June 22, 2001: Message edited by: MIB ]

Posted by Black Knight (Member # 134) on :

Those are two very different ships.
The one posted by MIB was designed and built by Mark Kingsworth.