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Here's a ship in need of a name. It's a work-in-progress for the Romulan Intelligence report (I'm considering slimming down the main hull and extending the "wings" a bit). The working name is "Drake".
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Actually, it's the front view that bugs me (I like the side view).
The Drake is supposed to be a multipurpose vessel with the ability to be modified to perform a variety of functions. The "belly" can be outfitted as a cargo bay or it can be modified to serve as an out-sized hangar for fighter craft. It could also be equipped with extensive laboratory space and weapons, serving as an explorer rather like the Ent-nil, -A, -D and -E.
As I said before, I plan to slim the fuselage by perhaps 30%, but keep the wingspan about the same or possibly larger. If anyone can suggest a better frontal view for the "head", keeping the side and top views, I'd appreciate the help. The resemblance to a duck is intentional, and I think the side view captures this better than the others.
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How about the Arzach class, after the rider of the fat pterodactyl, which this ship resembles, in the comic by Moebius?
One of Matt Jeffries sketches for the original Enterprise shows that he briefly (very briefly) considered a recurved neck but he rejected it because it looked to much like a duck. Same thing with the EntE: forward swept nacelle supports were rejected because of their resemblence to turkey legs. Unless you can come up with a functional reason for the shape, the head's just for decoration and the crewmen will get picked on by other crews whenever they have shore leave.
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I designed something similar a few weeks ago (haven't made it GIF yet):
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Here's attempt #2 (uncolored). I narrowed and deepened the hull a bit. The "head" is modified from the original (I'm still not satisfied with the front view, but it's closer than the original to what I'm looking for). The problem is trying to preserve the resemblance to a duck without making it look like there's no good reason for it to be that way.
[Note the change of scale, from 2.5 meters/pixel to 1.5 meters/pixel.]
Masao: I was just doodling around when I came up with this shape. It's a(n extensive) modification of the Cormorant type fast cruiser. It's not necessarily a serious design (on my part) but I assure you there will be good reasons for the unusual configuration (perhaps to allow the limited armaments to have a better field of fire, and to distance the sensors from some bit of internal equipment that might interfere with them?) The "bill" is where I believe the sensors should go, and the "eyes" are disruptor emitters.
As far as the ship's name is concerned, for everything except Federation designs I use a "code name" in much the same way that NATO uses code names for Soviet aircraft (with a few exceptions). The "Flogger" isn't known by that name within the (former) Soviet Union, and neither are the "Moss" or "Faggot". The code name denotes a specific type, regardless of the class. Unlike NATO, I don't ensure that the code name's first letter indicates what the ship actually does, but what the heck, it's a hobby!
BTW, I like the "Romulan Duck of Prey" suggestion. If it turns out to be a warship, I might just call it the Romulan "Warduck".
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P.S.: In case none of you have noticed, this is the first time I've solicited assistance (as opposed to opinions) in the design of a ship.
P.P.S.: In case anyone was wondering, the title of this thread refers to the regret I feel that I didn't think of this silly-looking thing in time for April Fool's day.
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So the shuttles would be then in egg-shaped shields? Just kidding...
Looks nice, but I doubt that the Romulans would pick a duck for a ship. But then again I'm not designing the ship. I'd make the bill longer and thicker so there would be a good excuse to place a foward torpedo launcher there.
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Chevok: "Keptain, the Duck of Prey is spitting torpedoes at us."
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I think I'm going to put the "Warduck" on the back burner for a while. I still have to finish the Jenny Hanniver for 1st of 2, and am also working on a few new Klingon transports.
I came up with the Warduck when I was really stressed out and needed the comic relief. My court case (me v.s. Ex-Wife) was coming up and now that things are settled (as far as things can be settled regarding unfriendly divorces, anyhow) I think I need to concentrate on other projects. I really do intend to finish it one day, and so I shall.
As far as personal matters, I'll start fielding questions when I'm d--- good and ready, so don't start piching any yet.
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