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Aban: I changed the orientation of the core. Is the placement of the anti-matter pods above the core incorrect? I was trying to make them easy to access and remove if the need should a rise.
Andrew: I change the Summary a little, but it still is only my second draft, so your going to have to bear with me.
Note: Oh,you might have to empty you cache to view the changes.
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Bear: Me like! I may be wrong about this (and I'll have to look at the Danube specs again) but do the matter and antimatter pods have to be at the tips of the warp core? I always thought that they did so that the pods could feed directly into the injectors. But yes, the antimatter pods should be along the outer hull so as to be ejectable in the event of a containment breach.
I love the idea of having ladders all over the engine room (it appears that you have noted a few of these in your MSD). Man I want to see the inside of one of these puppies now!!
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Steve: I am going with all proposed designs as Peregrines. I am willing to be wrong to appease both camps, and I will put a disclaimer under the class logo on the opening frame which notes the disparity of these ships, than a link to you view
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The thing is, Peregrine was said to be a class, not a general umbrella term for a whole pile of different shaped smallcraft. It's one or none of the proposed designs, but not all...
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OK, Tom I am not going to debate with you over some passing statements that was said off hand with little or no clarity. I came to my conclusion by realizing that class doesn't necessarily mean a specific design with no variations. The three designs addressed as Peregrines were sufficiently different from standard Starfleet vessel to warrant the assumption that they were not produced by Starfleet. While this in itself is a rather large assumption, the idea of a civilian manufacture gives credence to the idea of a space faring society that doesn't depend solely on Starfleet for transportation. Assuming that the first peregrine design was launch during or after the Cardassian wars, it is not impossible to believe that since many many variation have been produced. Production of these vessels would be huge in comparison to starships, and with so many ships being produced its possible that the need for more tailored configuration, arose eventually leading to completely different models. Because of their size, large numbers of vessels in use, and the personal mentality of their owners, the need for distinctions by Starfleet became insignificant.
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While I believe that the Peregrine is a single class in the normal sense, I feel that, for the sake of completeness, I should point out that there have been instances in the past of the term "class" being used for what we would probably call "types" or even "classifications". For example, the "Starship Class" of the E-nil's dedication plaque. Didn't someone even once use the term "runabout class"?
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Did Picard speak of both Galaxy class and Explorer class in "Farpoint"?
It would seem that class indeed is used for "type" as well. Yet, I have difficulty believing that Chakotay's/Eddington's big ship would be of the same type the small "The Maquis pt II" ships/"Sacrifice of Angels" interceptors, or the craft flown by Lt.Ro in "Preemptive Strike", represent.
Some of the Maquis craft are clearly of "courier type" or "auxiliary courier type" (both are mentioned explicitly). Some might be of "raider type", too. What other "types" could we assign to the Maquis designs?
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Bear, do you have any other MSDs that you've done?
Andrew
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Cool and cool! I love how the wing appears when the mouse rolls over it. Very cool!
I can totally picture a set design based on your engine room. I envision a raised semi rounded division in the floor with the blue glowing sections of the warp core pulsing into the middle. Then towards the back of the room, the plasma conduits would break off. They'd be slightly smaller and red. Maybe a "balcony" deck above the core with lots of grated flooring and ladders!
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