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Long long long time ago I wanted to make a new desktop screen for my self, since there was no hd image with the right dimension. Well there isn't any today, since I never finished this. This one is even older than the Kelvin pic I did a year ago http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4461520/ here. It not really right at the sources section anyway.
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I always liked the Miranda, Refit Constitution, and Constellation classes best.
The Miranda especially seemed rugged, practical, and versatile.
While, arguably it has a grace of it's own, it's still not the most flashy or beautiful ship... But that's kinda what I like about it. It seems like it was designed (aside from movie purposes) to be a survivable work horse. ~ The main torpedo bay is enclosed in it's own separate compartment which seems like a good idea should the ships magazine be hit, the phasers seem to have a wide firing arc, and the deflector dish is mounted to the rear while the majority of hull and bulkheads would probably protect most vital systems from a head on attack; and her thin frontal profile would make it a tough ship to hit until one manages to pull it into a turning war as to present a wider target.
And, in cannon, the torpedo bay seems to be modular, allowing it to be swapped out for other purpose specific science/experiment pods.
The Miranda especially seemed rugged, practical, and versatile.
While, arguably it has a grace of it's own, it's still not the most flashy or beautiful ship... But that's kinda what I like about it. It seems like it was designed (aside from movie purposes) to be a survivable work horse. ~ The main torpedo bay is enclosed in it's own separate compartment which seems like a good idea should the ships magazine be hit, the phasers seem to have a wide firing arc, and the deflector dish is mounted to the rear while the majority of hull and bulkheads would probably protect most vital systems from a head on attack; and her thin frontal profile would make it a tough ship to hit until one manages to pull it into a turning war as to present a wider target.
And, in cannon, the torpedo bay seems to be modular, allowing it to be swapped out for other purpose specific science/experiment pods.
Miranda is my fave ship. Not only does the design make sense, I find it the most beautiful. Soyuz class was interesting as it was essentially a Miranda with the torpedo "rollbar" replaced with a heavy phaser cannon. (I never heard of the modular torpedo bay before, but I like the idea.)
I'm pretty sure the nebula class is supposed to be a "TNG'd" version of the Miranda, and in the tech manual they say that the sensor arrays are in the "rollbar" on that class, however I'm 98% sure that it's also been said about the Miranda too. (Of course, both remind me of the AWACS jets :D )
I never liked the nebula class... it always felt like someone took the design for a Galaxy-class and ruined it. The idea of it being customizable with different things in the pod is interesting, and useful, I'll give it that, but why did the pod on the saucer have to be black and ugly? .:p
The in-cannon version? They probably set design commissions out for multiple ship types at once.
In my mind, the federation acts more like a "ethically positive socialist country" rather than a straight up democracy or capitalist country. (which, that's one of the things that I -always- wanted to see, just how DOES their economy work? Obviously part of it is molded off pro-socialism and "basic human equality")
I imagine, they have multiple shipwrights, and each design team submitted their own prototypes for study ect. since one design team already had the specs, components, and other technical resources for the galaxy class (warp theory also plays a huge part in ship design, according to cannon) ~ That it would be a fairly simple matter of re-configuring the Galaxy design to fit the nebula class; probably again a cheaper, more work and combat oriented "front line" ship. The nebula seeeeems like it's a more economic trade off, less physical mass, less specialization, and less capiblity, so the modular pod thing probably carries almost all the mission critical equipment ect.
~ In reality, probably similar, prop designers are known for "kit bashing"; so it very well could have some model enterprise parts you'd buy off the shelf in a comic store or some such :>
In my mind, the federation acts more like a "ethically positive socialist country" rather than a straight up democracy or capitalist country. (which, that's one of the things that I -always- wanted to see, just how DOES their economy work? Obviously part of it is molded off pro-socialism and "basic human equality")
I imagine, they have multiple shipwrights, and each design team submitted their own prototypes for study ect. since one design team already had the specs, components, and other technical resources for the galaxy class (warp theory also plays a huge part in ship design, according to cannon) ~ That it would be a fairly simple matter of re-configuring the Galaxy design to fit the nebula class; probably again a cheaper, more work and combat oriented "front line" ship. The nebula seeeeems like it's a more economic trade off, less physical mass, less specialization, and less capiblity, so the modular pod thing probably carries almost all the mission critical equipment ect.
~ In reality, probably similar, prop designers are known for "kit bashing"; so it very well could have some model enterprise parts you'd buy off the shelf in a comic store or some such :>
In reality, most of the TNG-era designs were slapped together for the wreckage at wolf-359, and the model designers talk about such things as "Federationy features" in the saucers and nacelles.
In canon, I believe the Galaxy was supposed to be a larger, more capable ship based off of earlier smaller hull designs, in which case it could have been a re-configured Nebula. A big question I'm curious about is how long it takes to re-fit the modular pod? It makes a big difference in fleet operations if it can be swapped out like payload to a fighter jet, or if it needs weeks of re-fitting at a starbase.
I think there were economic concerns with Starfleet ships, but in that socialist economy, probably were value judgements having to do with the physical resources needed, hours of labor to construct them, and percieved usefulness of the vessel.
In canon, I believe the Galaxy was supposed to be a larger, more capable ship based off of earlier smaller hull designs, in which case it could have been a re-configured Nebula. A big question I'm curious about is how long it takes to re-fit the modular pod? It makes a big difference in fleet operations if it can be swapped out like payload to a fighter jet, or if it needs weeks of re-fitting at a starbase.
I think there were economic concerns with Starfleet ships, but in that socialist economy, probably were value judgements having to do with the physical resources needed, hours of labor to construct them, and percieved usefulness of the vessel.
Dude, that's still pretty good. I've seen Excelsior class ships drawn in some Star Trek comics and they often look like rubbish for a finished product.
The Excelsior class is one of my personal favorites among starship classes. Simple design, yet has looks graceful and elegant. I'm glad they still kept it around through the Voyager era.
Long live the Excelsior.
Btw, the Excelsior was mentioned in a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode but I always wondered if it was the original, which would've made the ship about 90 years old, or was it a newer vessel?
The Excelsior class is one of my personal favorites among starship classes. Simple design, yet has looks graceful and elegant. I'm glad they still kept it around through the Voyager era.
Long live the Excelsior.
Btw, the Excelsior was mentioned in a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode but I always wondered if it was the original, which would've made the ship about 90 years old, or was it a newer vessel?
It's so hard to get all this shapes right, I'm not surprised they look like rubbish, when a comic drawer has to keep deadlines theres no time to refine the product. (I also keeped these in my eye sight not to miss the size of the sourcer. http://home.comcast.net/~ststcsolda.....ior_refit.html)
Yep so elegant I fall in love with it for the first sight.
In generation that was the excelsior refit, the original first appeared in star trek 3 search for spok.
Yep so elegant I fall in love with it for the first sight.
In generation that was the excelsior refit, the original first appeared in star trek 3 search for spok.
Believe it or not, I hated the Excelsior when I first saw it in Star Trek 3. But as time went on, I grew to love it.
I do love the refit look too. It's a lot "beefier" and looks like an even tougher vessel.
I have an Enterprise-B model that I named Columbia after the recently lost space shuttle. The two big impulse engines are, on that model, two big shuttle bays. The custom decals I got for it, had two numbers to use if you chose to use those two big impulse engines as extra shuttle bays.
My USS Columbia is considered to be a super heavy science vessel. It's that way because the Shuttle Columbia was meant for science research, so I made the ship a heavy science vessel.
I can't remember where I saw but when the Excelsior class was being designed, Rick Sternhach turned to Japanese "zen" garden design as inspiration. I tired to find it but I couldn't. I did find one other design that was considered, http://images.wikia.com/memoryalpha.....Nilo_Rodis.jpg
Long live the Excelsior class!!
I do love the refit look too. It's a lot "beefier" and looks like an even tougher vessel.
I have an Enterprise-B model that I named Columbia after the recently lost space shuttle. The two big impulse engines are, on that model, two big shuttle bays. The custom decals I got for it, had two numbers to use if you chose to use those two big impulse engines as extra shuttle bays.
My USS Columbia is considered to be a super heavy science vessel. It's that way because the Shuttle Columbia was meant for science research, so I made the ship a heavy science vessel.
I can't remember where I saw but when the Excelsior class was being designed, Rick Sternhach turned to Japanese "zen" garden design as inspiration. I tired to find it but I couldn't. I did find one other design that was considered, http://images.wikia.com/memoryalpha.....Nilo_Rodis.jpg
Long live the Excelsior class!!
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