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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Reverend: [QB] [QUOTE] Sort of reminds me of a very large Eagle from Space: 1999. [/QUOTE]I never did watch that show, but I know what you mean. The landing struts are something I borrowed from the Erewhon. I wanted something different and with lots of cool moving parts, hence the cargo cranes, the ventral cargo/vehicle lift and aft ramp. Just to irritate the 3D modellers of course. ;) [QUOTE] Cool design, though it doesn't look like it can hold much cargo. A light, short ranged freighter? [/QUOTE]Not much? Those cargo pods are four stories tall and that ventral lift can hold a half dozen ground vehicles. Enough I'd say, to supply a colony for a year or two. Also you may notice that the cargo pod section is a modular piece, so the cargo capacity can be doubled or even trebled, although it would require a short stay over in space dock. Remember, it can't be too big since apparently the Arcos only had a crew of two, hence the need for a redesign. [QUOTE] Deep space? Long range? For a four-nacelle design... [/QUOTE]Pretty much yeah, it could also have something to do with being able to adjust the warp field to encompass more cargo pods. Perhaps it enables the ship to travel at unusually high warp factors for a ship it's size, for urgent deliveries. For those among you who like more militant ships in trek, in time of war this class could easily become a military transport. All you'd have to do is enhance the shield grid, slap on a few defensive phaser arrays, replace the cargo pods with barrack modules, beef up the decent thrusters a little and Robert's your mother's brother. You have a heavy, interstellar drop ship. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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