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Hmmm...I wonder what ever happened to that guy? He'd be cool to talk to.
quote:Originally posted by Reverend: It'd probably look better if the nacelles were mounted on the dorsal side (like they were originally going to be) that would keep them safe from docking mishaps and make the design look a little less "kitbashed".
A hell of a good idea! I may just build me one o' them- I have a Miranda built except for her nacelles already... I was trying to think up a unique configuration for it and forgot about it for several months.
Mabye I'll go with the nacelles up and a hardport that can accomidate modular additions? I can see an Oberth pod underslung from a central mount...possibly even a large tractor beam emotter for towing ships or Regula-sized stations from place to place (FASA has a powerhouse tug for just such a purpose, though it's mostly unarmed, it can raise shields like nobody's business!).
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I dunno... He seemed to favour long, unnecessarily bendy engine pylons. I consider the Northampton his worst offender. By the time the warp plasma reached the nacelled, it would just be a warm breeze. And Jeffries' whole purpose of those pylons was to get the field effect out away from the habitable volume of the ship, and those engines are tucked up nice and neat (or was that the Remora...?).
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Nice one Masao, I'd wondered where that had gone!
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quote:Originally posted by Peregrinus: I dunno... He seemed to favour long, unnecessarily bendy engine pylons. I consider the Northampton his worst offender. By the time the warp plasma reached the nacelled, it would just be a warm breeze. And Jeffries' whole purpose of those pylons was to get the field effect out away from the habitable volume of the ship, and those engines are tucked up nice and neat (or was that the Remora...?).
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I like the trend toward the organic shapes on the FASA designs- it shows wade variance in designs between classes and a gradual trend toward what would become (though unintentional on FASA's part) the TNG look of rounded corners and no shaprp edges on starships (you could poke your eye out, Jean-Luk!).
I made a DS9 era Northampton design a while back: Translates pretty well overall.
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quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: Hmmm...I wonder what ever happened to that guy? He'd be cool to talk to.
I thought there was an interview with Forest Brown up at that site at one time, but I don't see it any more. From what I remember, though, the interview wasn't very revealing.
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