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AndrewR
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so according to that 'model' you can have nacelles with no bussard collectors... hmmm.

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Mikey T
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Maybe they were blown off?

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AndrewR
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Wasn't Ed's model built like that originally though? I assume that you only really need the bussards on the main nacelles??

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TSN
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Well, of course you can have nacelles w/o Bussards. Remember the Excelsior? The Bussards just collect hydrogen from space. The reason they're put on the fronts of the nacelles is so the warp field can help direct the hydrogen into the collectors (I think). The nacelles themselves, however, don't work any differently w/ or w/o Bussards on the fronts.

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AndrewR
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Yeah, TSN *BUT* it looks as if they've built a galaxy nacelle and just not put on the bussards... or detached them - if that's possible. Its not like the Exxy where she was built with no bussards deliberately - i.e. a design feature.

Ohhhh maybe thats what those 'squares' are on the 'neck' of excelsior class ships are - bussard collectors.

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Spike
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What name is on the plaque of the four-nacelled Nebula?

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Harry
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I guess it's the USS Melbourne. Both the study models were named Melbourne, because that's what the ship in BoBW was called. I'm not sure what the connection with USS Phoenix is, tough. Bernd knows that, i think.

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