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I recently was cleaning-out my attic and came across some drawings I did in high school several years ago. Believe it or not, most of them were dated! Among these drawings were a handful of hand-drawn starship schematics (drawn ~1987-1989).
So, just for fun, I decided to take those hand-drawn pics and build new schematics in Photoshop based on those designs. Here are the two I have done so far:
And a variant based on that design:
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To be fair and give credit where credit is due, however; the pho-torp system as seen on my U.S.S. Talhoffer is, in fact, a concept I stole from the U.S.S. Pharris, as seen in Starfleet Prototype.
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Sorry, I can't find a better picture. Although, I suppose chronologically, your design would predate that, and their design is based on a SFB design or somesuch.
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A few questions: On the TOS-era ship, how are the sides of the extended secondary hull shaped? Are they vertical and then flat on top or are they rounded? I can't quite understand how they intersect with the flat planes and angles of the rear of the saucer.
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quote:Originally posted by Reverend: Nice schematics. Baaaaaad fonts.
Admittedly, I did not search very hard for the perfect fonts. I had hoped that the ones I used would suffice, though I was aware that they did not look �accurate.� Oh well.
Masao, does the pic below help to answer your question? Yes, �twas my intention that the �extended secondary hull� be vertical and flat on top.
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Nice renderings but I think you've got three times as many deflector panels as aTOS ship would have based on the "trials and Tribulations" Enterprise.
...of course, your deflector-less ship might need more so you could justify it.
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Very nice. I like the TOS ship, that aft hull design is pretty original, even 15 years later.
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quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: Nice renderings but I think you've got three times as many deflector panels as aTOS ship would have based on the "trials and Tribulations" Enterprise.
...of course, your deflector-less ship might need more so you could justify it.
I suppose one could rationalize that this is a �late� TOS-era ship; hence all the grid lines.
I kind-of figured that the deflector is located in the front of the saucer, where those three round �sensors� are usually housed. I had thought about adding the drop-down deflector to the new schematic, but I wanted to stay relatively �true� to my original drawing.
Thanks to all for the kind words! There are, indeed, a couple of more of these that I hope to finish soon. As soon as I do, I will post them here.
Original top drawing of U.S.S. Sharp (named for a girlfriend at the time, incidentally):
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quote:Originally posted by Masao: If the sides are vertical and the top is flat, how do you get to the rounded shapes of the shuttlebay doors in the back?
Perhaps it �morphs� into that shape near the rear�? To be honest, I really didn�t think about it that hard. Certainly, I am open to any suggestions as to how to �improve� the schematic, though as stated before: I wish to remain true to the original drawing.
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