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Nifty artwork...you're good with your drawing program. I wouldn't have thought the Norway to have an external yacht as so much of it's detail and structures are Defiant-related. I pictured the Norway as a larger Defiant type vessel with hidden lifeboats, hidden shuttlebay doors, etc.
PS: are the reversed registries supposed to be on the aft quarters of the craft, or are they undeleted artifacts?
Timo: Those are escape pod hatches, yep I'm not sure if other Trek escape pods have windows... I think they do, on the 'inside'. These ones have them on the out. *shrug*. Uhm, yeah I know I didn't properly account for the locations of the escape pods internally. I'm not an architect so I'm not entirely sure how to maneuver everything around spatially for the effect it should have. Who knows, maybe the inside doors to the pods are a little higher up on the wall? I thought of maybe something like anti-gravity going off at the flick of an emergency switch so you can easily scamper into the pods. I do love your idea of a collapsible escape pod though. That actually works quite well Maybe I'll put together an image of the escape pods soon
There should be more internal dividing walls and such. What kinds of machinery do you suggest?
Oh, and she has dorsal strips. One on the front, just forward of the cockpit, and two at the rear beside the door. See'um?
Colorge: Yeah, you're right. The internal layout looked a little too "Love Machine"
SoundEffect: It's really a point-of-view kind of thing, you know? The ship is such an unknown that it's really dependant on how you *want* to see her. It's probably not the original intent that the Norway would be a diplomatic ship, but since it hasn't been specified.... it's open game I say
P.P.S. No, they're supposed to be there.
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Wow; very nice. The new interior looks good; I wasn't too sure about the folding nacelles at first but they've definitely grown on me (not literally).
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Nothing wrong with multi-role ships. There's not much to know about the Norway except it's a Medium Cruiser. My mind's eye placed more Defiant like stuff on the underside, rather than a Sovereign interpretation.
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Hey guys. I found myself playing in Photoshop a little bit and jimmied up a quick 'docked' view based on the Fact Files picture from the last issue.
Wraith: Thanks Wraith. I really love those folding nacelles. I'm rather surprised there hasn't been more fan-based designs using them actually. They're a cool and plausible touch. But I suppose that using them in the wrong way would make even the nicest design an ugly one.
SoundEffect: Like the picture above? It looks like they leaned heavily on a very Defiant sort of patterning when the Fact Files people did this rendition of the Norway. Who knows why.
By the way, are you the guy that does commissioned models on your Maritime Modelers group? I was thinking about getting one of those ASK Norway Class models done up with the name and such of the ship I play on. How much would something like that cost you think?
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Great ship Ahkileez, I think the second version is better but I did like the first. I never liked the idea of folding nacelles on Voyager but they look good on this and have a practical use too. Keep up the good work, look forward to more designs in future.
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To keep closer to the Fact Files pic... you may want to recess the docked yacht all the way into the hull instead of having it pop out the bottom like that. This might also work better with the rear entry hatch when considering how people actually embark while the ship is docked.
As for folding nacelles... the one thing you have to consider is this: There's alot of important equipment in those stuts. Things like plasma conduits. If the nacelles fold under on themselves, you have to account for how those plasma conduits disconnect safely. Well... you don't *have* to... but you know what I mean
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You have a really nice looking ship. Great use of the technology used in other vessels and quite original. Do you have any other plans to make any other designs? Thank you for the views of the Norway showing the placement of the yacht.
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Thanks guys. I keep thinking of doing more for her. Like actually attempting a fore and aft view. Not sure though, because I've never been good at that type of perspective thinking. I'm thinking of designing the lifepods too actually.
Grokca: Thanks Grokca I'm rather proud of the design. It brought a *lot* of different styles together nicely. Maybe I should submit it to Bernd's JOAT thing?
SoundEffect: I'll send you a mail later today.
Aban Rune: The 'pop out' effect was precisely what I wanted Personally I dislike the 'clothes iron' look that the Norway has from the side and this helps break it up a little bit. Not much, but enough, hehe.
As for the power distribution in the pylons, I would imagine this thing has the same flexible tubing in them that Voyager has. And remember that the nacelles don't fold in on themselves entirely. It's more like a sideways "V". An acute angle, yes, but not as hard on plumbing as folding flat against itself, which would create a pinch point. If I get ambitious, I might try an internal power distribution view, like a top-down MSD.. who knows
Sarvek: I've actually been thinking of maybe doing some other work actually Sarvek. Everybody concentrates on doing the capital ships, so small craft would really be more open game for me. I'm actually thinking of putting together an impulse fighter for the Akira Class....
quote: I'm actually thinking of putting together an impulse fighter for the Akira Class.... What do you guys think of that?
Might be quite interesting, despite the debates over whether or not the Akira is a carrier; something similar in style to the Peregrin?
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That is an awesome idea. It kind of reminds me of the Batmobile from the first movie Batman. Good use of the technology.
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Great use of the technology used in other vessels and quite original. Do you have any other plans to make any other designs? Thank you for the views of the Norway showing the placement of the yacht. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
I'm rather proud of the design. It brought a *lot* of different styles together nicely. Maybe I should submit it to Bernd's JOAT thing? 
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