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Cool. I thought up the same naming system. Great minds must think alike . My system is a bit different though...
NT - "Neptune" or "Wedgie" type destroyer/surveyor NU - ? NV - ? NW - Intrepid type cruiser NX - Enterprise class cruiser NY - Daedalus class battleship
I think the triangle ship's designation should be a bit farther back, "T" perhaps, as it still has the old wedge hull shape (remember the ship loaded with impulse engines in the opening credits?) "Neptune" could very well be a nickname, couldn't it? NT --> NEPTUNE? I too believe the Shenandoah is of the NW class (Intrepid.)
Could the NY class be the Daedalus (remade to Enterprise standards, of course, with new hull plating and engines?) I think it's the next logical step.
What do ya think?
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That might make sense, if the Daedalus looked anything like a decent warship. I somehow doubt that we'll ever see it on "Enterprise."
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Why not try redsigning the Daedalus? Same config - sphere, secondary hull and two nacelles - but change all the details, like hull detailing, pylon angles and design, etc., to make it look cooler and more in keeping with the NX 'look?'
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That has already been done by several 3D artists I belive. The results are mixed to say the least.
I might add that I really doubt that the Daedalus was ever a battleship, more likely it was just a small science vessel/surveyor. The Oberth-Class of it's day.
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Lee; That's what I meant, something like this. (Big picture!) Karim Nassar made the model, you can find more pictures in the original thread here.
Cool huh?
Reverend; I don't think it would be a science ship, it was pretty frackin' big for the era.
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Big!? It's about half the size of the NX and is positively dwarfed by the Earth cargo ships. In fact it's only a little bit bigger than the old DY-100.
...when I rise to power I shall have to resize it to suit my needs...
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quote:Originally posted by japol: There's a very cool one in progress over in Scifi-Meshes:
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Seanr, eh? Haven't seen him round here since he stormed off in a huff after we had the sheer effrontery to ask if maybe he could post links to his humongous images instead of just putting the whole thing in his post. 8)
That model is looking amazing, let us know if he ever finishes it.
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Nitpick, subclassification Nerd: How does one go about "redesigning" a ship that does not technically (ugh..."canonically") have a design, in the strictest sense?
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quote:Originally posted by Lee: Why not try redsigning the Daedalus? Same config - sphere, secondary hull and two nacelles - but change all the details, like hull detailing, pylon angles and design, etc., to make it look cooler and more in keeping with the NX 'look?'
Something I sketched a long time ago - but no body was interested. I'm not up with the CGI work - so I can't produce an impressive pretty picture. Jason was going to build a model from spare parts for me.
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. My system is a bit different though... ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
Cool huh?![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Ooh, that is nice.![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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