I've been thinking about it recently and none of the TOS era Miranda predesessors out there really match what I see in my mind when I think of a TOS version of the ship. Usually close, but not all the way.
Lately the novel Vanguard: Harbinger featured a ship that was called a Miranda Class (as oppsed to another class name as others have done in the past) in the TOS era, so I've desided to show what I think a TOS Miranda might have looked like.
I know it might not agree with your ideas, but I'm not trying to prove someone else wrong, I'm just showing what I think
Now, what do you think? More views coming soon.
Posted by omi (Member # 1695) on :
I'm not sure, but, shouldn't be visible whole nacelles from the top? It's in some Roddenberry's rules of starship designs, but I'm not sure, where to find them right now.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Nice...hmmm.....
Mabye ring the deflector/sensor dish things in some (about half that length?).
It'd be intreting to see those TOS-era deflector thingies on outrigger pods like the Saratoga (as the red X-Wing scoop thingies on the Saratoga vaguely resemble the TOS deflector/sensor thingie).
You gonna treat us to side, fore and aft views?
Posted by Dat (Member # 302) on :
quote:Originally posted by omi: I'm not sure, but, shouldn't be visible whole nacelles from the top? It's in some Roddenberry's rules of starship designs, but I'm not sure, where to find them right now.
1. There's no rule that say the nacelles must be completely visible from the top. Remember the Miranda as first seen in ST2 was like this and the movie was made while Roddenberry was still alive.
2. The rules were that the front of the nacelles must be compleley visible as seen facing directly aft, the nacelles must have complete sight of each other, and that nacelles must be in pairs.
3. The rules ahve long since been violated, disregarded, and thrown away.
Posted by omi (Member # 1695) on :
Yes, thanx.
I know they were violated, but don't think in TOS era. Or I'm wrong again?
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Saladin/Hermes was spotted on displays in TWOK, so they technically exist.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dat: [QUOTE]3. The rules ahve long since been violated, disregarded, and thrown away.
Much like Gene himself.
I think that the deflector grid is a bit...too detailed? Were there that many grid lines on the new Enterprise model from TAT?
Minor tweak though.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
I hate to rain on everyone's collective parade, but it does look pretty much identical to every other TOS Miranda anyone's ever designed. I mean, there's only so much variation one can have on a given theme.
Posted by Captain Boh (Member # 1282) on :
yeah, I'm not saying I've come up with something totally new or anything. But I've not seen many with the torpedo pod or my take on deflector placement.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Shouldn't there be some windows in those 'vertical' sections on the "engineering hull" section - that faces forward - where the Deflectors come out.
Maybe the Saratoga was a partially converted TOS design?
Posted by Irishman (Member # 1188) on :
Captain, I like what you've done so far. Show us some other views ASAP so we can judge better for you.
The lack of a recognizable deflector on the TWOK Miranda-class was always a big deal to me. I just felt comfortable with the conclusion that the deflector was there, it was just in an unrecognizable form. Now, you've given us our deflector(s) back. Bravo!
Posted by Captain Boh (Member # 1282) on :
At least SOMEone likes it...
I started on a side view, but I've been busy with school and spending a day at the Emergancy Room with what turned out to be a pulled muscle.
So yeah, its not much to write home about yet, but I thought I'd post something to let you all know that I was still here.
Posted by Balaam Xumucane (Member # 419) on :
Hope your muscle is doing better. But maybe if you're laid up in bed, you can use that as an excuse to draw more.
So, I too would be interested in seeing more views. I do like the placement of the deflectors, though, like Jason, I think they could benefit from being more nestled into the non-saucer hull. I suspect you could come up with something more for that rollbar to give the design a little more bite. As you know, I do have a vested interest in seeing what you come up with. (to steal... )
Posted by Captain Boh (Member # 1282) on :
incedently, both sitting and laying in bed weren't the most comfortable places to be and I can't draw worth a damn.
More work will be forthcoming. I'd do a bit now, but the files aren't on this computer.
Posted by Captain Boh (Member # 1282) on :
Did a front view, the side was giving me trouble.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I'd thin out the rollbar some- it looks as thick as the Connie's "neck" as it is.
That's a lot of additional mass.
Hmmm...your bussard collectors might be a tad big in relation with the ship;s size as well- I dont recall the TOS nacelles being that large in diameter.
Aside from that, it looks darn nice (though I'm not a fan of the notion of there even having been a TOS version of the Miranda class).
Posted by Balaam Xumucane (Member # 419) on :
It's coming together. I hear you on the side view. I got as far as the blackline for my latest rev last night when I realized I'd been aligning my side view with the deflector from my front view (whose position I'd recently adjusted up). Which, of course, totally changed the geometry of that rear hull. Ugh.
I think Jason's right regarding the thickness of the rollbar/nacelle strut. Can you do away with that line where the vertical support meets the rollbar? Also, you also might center the nacelle strut onto the nacelle. I realize this is my particular bent, but unless you're dead-set on straight vertical, you could give the nacelle strut a slight curve or an angle down into the nacelle. The movie-era Miranda uses that configuration and I think it lends the ship a sense of stability. You wouldn't have to reposition the nacelles themselves, just the supports.
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