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In case you have misunderstood me: The cage would only be expendable in width not in height...
After having reviewed the actual version, I think it would be good to give the ship a tail like the Excelsior (the auxiliary shuttle bay aft) and probably some additional nacelle pylons connecting the upper nacelle pair with the tail and maybe even a horizontal strut between the nacelles...
I do not know if this would look good, it was just an idea. I suggested connecting the upper part of the cage to the nacelles; this would put an enormous stress on the two single pylons consuming a large amount of energy for the SIF. So far Starfleet has always built very efficient designs...
The deflector should probably be a little bit larger.
I like the flattened nacelles but they still don't suit, but I have no clue how the nacelles should actually look... (maybe the marker kind of Cheyenne/Springfield?) But they ain't that important.
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As long as you are not one of the 3DS guys there's nothing more to do with 2D art. I think we can approve it for construction.
Just one thing: How about a top view?
A few specs:
Length: 532 m Beam: 290 m w/o nacelles, 435 m full, 750 m expanded Height: 290 m Mass: 4.550.000 metric tons empty, appx. 1.200.000 metric tons cargo capacity, can hold parts with up to 6.000.000 metric tons in dock Armament: None Unit Run Pyramid 49124 Phidias 49125 Halicarnassos 49126 Pharos 49127 Ephesos 49128 Colossus 49129 Semiramis 49130 (the 'FAB' means 'Federation, Auxiliary, Construction')
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Not bad....but you've got that huge empty space where the Olympic's deflectot's supposed to be.
May I reccomend stuttlebays there?
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I have tried to post this already yesterday but ... aargh I hate Windows.
I thought the Olympic's deflector is in the secondary hull. Must have overseen it.
I think that the yellow arrow is only worn by Starfleet ships (though I may be wrong). The Pyramid's are operated by Starfleets Construction Command but they are registrated under the flag of the Department of Traffic (therefore the FAB- instead of the usual NCC-). So they better should carry the logos of the Federation and the DOT instead of Starfleets signs.
I'm not sure about the shuttlebay in the saucer. The saucer was supposed to be the living area for the (large) crew, without any not-crew installations. The secondary hulls are used for shuttlebays and cargo/fuel/shuttle/bee storage and of course for engineering.
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