quote:can you show us the maintence tender on the drone?
When it's finished I intend to do a sheet showing the Brunel attached to both the Atlas and the Ptolemy. Perhaps I'll even do a 'scene' of a ship being tended to.
quote:Are the three squares on the side escape pods?
Nope. Cargo bay doors.
quote:Will you make a forward view so I can see the shuttlebay? Pleeeeze?
No, because the shuttle bay is at the back, under the impulse engines.
quote:I'd love to make a model of it and I need some scale refrences.
It can't be that hard to work out, it's bacically a chopped down FJ container with a somewhat enhanced towpad and two pairs of manipulator arms stuck on. Anyway, I've done a rough crossection so that should help a little.
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Done a little more work on the fore and aft views, still have the top view to finish though. Brunel mk2
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Thanks Rev: I just needed to know if the cylinder shape was the same size as the FJ container.
Though I still think of it as having a forward facing shuttlebay: I just dig that concept. Besides, it gives the "front" an distinctive feature.
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Unless it just attached to the Atlas' top (above the deflector or along the cargo container itself).
How do the cargo containers open anyhow?
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I don't follow you. The way the Atlas works is my having the front portion of the container buried into it's docking 'cup', like so. Therefore any front facing shuttlebay would be useless, as I said. Also I want the Brunel to be able to latch on the the end of a train of cargo containers, again this would obstruct and forward facing shuttlebay, so all things considered and aft facing bay is more practical.
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I see now (said the blind man). Purdy cool.
I wonder if the tender design could be modified a bit for use on starships (like the Connie).
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quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: How do the cargo containers open anyhow?
They don't. At least the original ones from the Tech Manual don't. They have two turbolift shafts leading into the neck of the Ptolemy, and a set of 6 transporters. Presumably, the cargo is beamed in.
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Huh. I guess that's make for a greater structural integrity, but a vessel with no egress is a bit strange. What if they need to transport material that cant be beamed?
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It's true that most of them don't appear to have exterior doors, however the FJ-MkIV Starliner does have three large cargo doors that directly access the cargo holds below H-Deck. Which is why I incorperated simmilar features into the Brunel.
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Reverend, you have a very awesome and technical way of describing Starfleet starships and craft. You are a great technical illustrator. Keep up the great work.
What will you be designing next on the spacecraft line?
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