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Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

Here's pics of my completed 2500th Romulan Talon Class cruiser:
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=1227830&uid=657989

Ravenstar Studios offers this kit and I have modified it to 2500th scale by adding additional "feather" plating and new TNG style nacelles.
Opinions are, as always welcomed.

Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :

Jason, is this accurate?
If so then it's the clearest picture of the Nemisis logo I've seen yet. Any chance of getting a top down photo of one of these, so I can make a logo?

Oh yeah, the Talon looks great too. [Wink]

I assume the name is a translation of the Romulan word for 'talon', being a Terran word.

Posted by Kazeite (Member # 970) on :

Perhaps I can help:

see here

(if you want bigger version, just say it [Smile]

)

Regarding Talon, it's nice model, but I don't like the tail... too thin, too long. I think it would like better with Warbird-style tail.

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Reverend:

Oh yeah, the Talon looks great too.
I assume the name is a translation of the Romulan word for 'talon', being a Terran word.

The base looks pretty darn close to the Nemesis logo to me!
A fellow modeler created the Talon class- and the base- ( I just modified it for 2500th scale) but I'm sure it's a translation.
I think of this as an Ivarix class cruiser (like the Tomed in the "Lost Era" book SErpents Among The Ruins.
That means the ship is a contemporary to the Excelsior class and I've refit it with small-ish Warbird looking nacelles.
I also added the "feather plating" to the Dorsal side.
Here is a link to the original version of the model:
http://www.ravenstarstudios.com/romulan/r3.html

As to the Tail being thin:
It's still thicker (in the habitable sections) than the Connie Refit's neck at this scale. [Big Grin]

The ship is aprox. 355 meters long, so it's not tiny but it's no Warhawk or Warbird either! [Big Grin]

[ October 15, 2003, 05:02 PM: Message edited by: Jason Abbadon ]

Posted by Masao (Member # 232) on :

That's a pretty cool design. I was surprised to see how thin the hull is on the top view. I like that big hole in the aft hull but don't like the thick wing so much.

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

Think of it as a design evolution towards the larger Warbird: after this class, the Romulans started splitting the single "wing" into two seperate "blades". [Wink]

Posted by Kazeite (Member # 970) on :

So it's kinda lika a frog - when it'lll go larger, it will grow two extra wings and lose the tail [Big Grin]

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

Any suggestions on what more Romulan TNG era ships would look like?
I'm trying to "fill out" my fleet of potential bad guys.