This is a pic done by taking Jason Abbadon's ship the USS Heimdall based on Rick Sternbach's original conception for the USS Pegasus and combining it with a planet and starfield created by me.
Andrew
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Nice ass there, Heimy!
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Neato! Great work as always, Andrew! Nice planet effect there: the subtle atmosphere look often eleudes me nad then I jusy go "borrow" a background from ST:AU.
Gimmie more!
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Always wanting MORE! lol.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Yeah...that's me.
I do believe this will make a nice desktop for my home machine.
Wanna play with the space station? Mabye the Norway? I have posted nice blurry pics of the USS Nimitz- a sub-class of the Indomitable just this week.....
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
I have a larger version if you want - for your background.
I'd be interested in some other comments.
I reckon the planet turned out really well - probably the most realistic of all the pics i've done with your ships Jason.
Posted by Masao (Member # 232) on :
Showing once again the superiority of physical models over CGI!
Nice work, Andrew and Jason.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
..though I cant fathom what that missile thing is for.
Photonic torpedo? Probe? Subspace tranciever?
Andrew- if you could E-Mail me with the larger version of the image, that'd be great: [email protected] Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Hey Jason, sorry I just looked - I don't have a larger file - the large file was earlier on in the creation process. Sorry. Posted by Marauth (Member # 1320) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: ..though I cant fathom what that missile thing is for.
Photonic torpedo? Probe? Subspace tranciever?
Going by Masao's specs on his site it's called a 'Blue Meanie' photon torpedo, presumably more powerful than a standard torpedo of the time as the Penguin only carries 2 of them while it carries 10 standard photon torpedoes.
quote:Photonic torpedo?
Damn Enterprise and it's silly jargon to explain the fact that it has photon torpedoes and phasers way too early.
Posted by Fleet-Admiral Michael T. Colorge (Member # 144) on :
I'm surprised that they don't have shields still.
Posted by Masao (Member # 232) on :
Don't ever believe the specs on my site. They're the last thing I think about.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by Masao: Don't ever believe the specs on my site. They're the last thing I think about.
Yeah, I'm like that with my ships too: the creative process rarely works that way.
Ever think of updating the Penguin for the DS9 era? You could use the windshield from one of the larger TNG shuttles... I could place it on my upcaoming Perseus class in it's biiig shuttlebay. Your opinion on the sketch is welcomed: http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=3843157&uid=657989 Posted by Masao (Member # 232) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon:
quote:Originally posted by Masao: Don't ever believe the specs on my site. They're the last thing I think about.
Yeah, I'm like that with my ships too: the creative process rarely works that way.
Ever think of updating the Penguin for the DS9 era?
Nope! I think fighters had a very narrow temporal and operational niche, which was only around for a few decades. In my fleet, fighters are sort of like PT boats or E-boats and were only used in the early 2200s. I don't know if fighters are going to be useful against capital ships in the 2370s. Of course, if modern trek combat takes place at the speed of highway driving, then I suppose fighters might have a role!
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I was thinking of them having a more ground support and evac role.
For the Penguin's size and by the TNG era (with it's miniturized impulse drives) a lot of people could cram into one of those if needed and a small pair of inboard or retractable nacelles could be incorperated to the ventral side.
I'm thinking of something for the Dominion War and conflicts just after. Something like a cross between your Penguin and the Type 7 shuttle with inboard nacelles like the Argo shuttle.
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Or retracing nacelles like a puddle jumper...
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I was thinking fold down nacelles (like on the Sovvie Captain's Yacht) only they fold up into the body from beneath.
I must get a new bootleg Illustrator copy.
Posted by WizArtist (Member # 1095) on :
I'm waiting for the warp engines the size of walnuts.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
looking for some FTL testes are ya, Wiz?
Posted by WizArtist (Member # 1095) on :
yeah, to curb my impulse drive. Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
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