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I can definitely see the various design elements that are supposed to place this ship in the early 24th century... but based on that side view alone, I think that the ship would work better as a predecessor of the Galaxy-class, maybe around 2340 or so. The secondary hull especially seems too elongated for an earlier time period (though I realize the Excelsior itself had a VERY elongated hull).
Still, I definitely like the design, whatever era it's from. Nice work!
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quote:a predecessor of the Galaxy-class, maybe around 2340
Yes that sounds good!
quote:Alaska class design
Oh please show me pics.
Lobo
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That'a a very elegant design. Reminds me a lot of what the Ambassador class could have been. I only think that there should be a lower half of the Bussard collector mirroring the upper half.
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Yes, Lobo, this is much, much nicer. Excellent work as always. I really dig the grey indent/notch on the neck. Very cool.
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Very nice! There are both point phasers and arrays on the ship, correct? I thought the ship was lacking forward phaser coverage but then I saw those two structures in front of the transporter emitters. Interesting way of showing a "transitional" step between two different eras of phaser technology if it is!
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Yes this ship has point phasers and arrays. It's one of the first starships that uses the "new" kind of Phaser technology.
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Quite an impressive ship. What class of vessel are you going to call her? She reminds me of an Ambassador Class starship, at least some of the same features. Good job on the design.
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This ship is small isn't it? If we assume those life-boat hatches are the same size as the Galaxy or Intrepid class, then ship ship should about the same size or small than Voyager.
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I'm a little confused at the placement of weapons. Mixing point and strip phaser arrays is cool, but there are no forward mounts for the strip variety. Am I missing something here? Are you assuming that the strip phasers at this point are not powerful or reliable enough to warrant forward arc coverage? And if so, doesn't that limit the usefulness of the ship when such phasers become that reliable?
But yes, the ship is really cool. Give us a five-view, and then send it over to bcfils.com so someone can make a Bridge Commander model for it.
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