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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Lurker Emeritus: [QB] WARNING: Another lengthy post by Lurker! Would like to add my congratulations on a carnally thermic model, there, Jason. The main quibble I've usually had with three nacelle designs is that in most of them you get the sense that if the third nacelle wasn't there, the model would have an engineering hull instead. You could argue the same with the Medusa because in some ways it looks over-engineered compared to the upper pair of nacelles. It has two separate struts, for instance, and is positioned much further away from the saucer. My first reaction was that the model would look just as good with something like a modified Oberth secondary hull with a constitution or excelsior style deflector dish molded into the front. The model would then have all the traditional components of the original Trek frame of reference. In fact, it would be a more believable design than even the traditional connie layout as the nacelles would not look so precariously attached and it would retain a sense that the design has a centre of gravity at least somewhere close to the position of the impulse engines, which makes for a nice sense of balance, I think. My second thought, however, was a justification for the third nacelle, which could perhaps even be used to counter Berkley's remark to Janeway quoted above. That is, the third nacelle, rather than "taking the strain" off the other two and presumably improving efficiency, could in fact be a big warp drive nitrous oxide gas boost! This would explain why the struts are more heavily engineered as well. The idea is that this third nacelle gives the Medusa an extremely high sprint speed. The twin struts are necessary to handle the increased flow rate of warp plasma and to counteract structural stresses at high speeds. Rather than Medusa, you might instead rename it Roadrunner! ;-) That's a nice Naigara model too. I particularly like it as it obscures that awkward attachment point of the lower nacelle strut. I never liked the way it just penetrated the aft engineering hull scoop because there was no apparent alterations made to the hull to account for it. For instance, the hangar is unchanged, but surely this means there's a bloody great warp nacelle strut and plasma conduits running right through the middle of the hangar deck! If they moved or removed the hangar and rounded out the scoop so that the lower strut meets the hull in the same way that the other two do, then I'd give the design a pass :D [/QB][/QUOTE]
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