quote:Originally posted by Aban Rune: I don't mean the nacelles themselves, I mean the struts that connect them to the secondary hull through which the plasma counduits run.
I did say nacelles didn't I? I cobbed the pylons from my Ptolemy model and they are a little off. The nacelles were actually done by another modeler at my request, he's much better at pre-TOS nacelles than I am. So far!
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You said you agreed that your nacelles were too wide and that you got them from the Ptolemy, but I'm not talking about the nacelles. I'm talking about the struts. The nacelles are fine.
Thank you, Aridas. The work is excellent and I'm sure the entire set is fantastic. I'm still leaning toward finishing the model using the older hull style. It's growing on me!
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I like the re-interpretation, Aridas. It is not hard to imagine that Sisko's desktop model is just an approximate model of this "true" Horizon (even if it was intended to be a still different design). And with Jefferies' original sketches that were to fit with a crew of 200 (just like mentioned for the Daedalus in "Power Play") it feels better to have a larger ship. Maybe 200m long?
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Since we're talking about the Horizon. About the model on Sisko's desk: Was he or was he not supposed to have served on that ship at some earlier point in his SF career?
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I doubt it, the Daedalus class were all retired before the 23rd C. If Sisko had served on one he'd have to be around 200 years old at the youngest by the start of DS9. And very incompetent if he only reached Commander after a 180 year career in SF.
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Though hardly canon, I've seen a few books imply that there is a Daedalus or two in service as training ships.
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Here is a WIP of the Horizon as I had her envisioned at launch, around 2190. Also, two variants within the class from 2190-2210. Finally, the larger Archon as I saw her refit around 2245.
Eventually I'll add the Archon at launch circa 2210, and the Horizon class as refit, also around 2245.
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I've recently updated these Horizon and Constellation illustrations for the new Federation reference website. Here is the link to one of the new illustrations:
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Nice. I like the design evolution from a sherical "saucer" to a traditional saucer. I think I like the original " as built 2213" look the best, with the exception of the deflector. It looks weird.
Oh, and....
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