Something I've been messing with for a while. Originally started back in 08, when rumors about the "new ST movie" were running rampant. At the time there was some hint about "an older, smaller(?) ship that figures into the story". No visual descriptions were given, so I imagined basically a small "classic" constitution configuration with vaugely 1950's styling. (not cars, but aircraft, F-104, B-58, B-52, etc. with that bare, polished unpainted look).
Of course, there are nods to early Matt Jefferies concepts, as well as a great deal of influence from the work of Masao Okazaki and Aridas Sofia (and Patrickivan's new thread)..."early pre-trek" is perhaps my favorite genre, canon or not
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*I'm guessing the MJ sketch I dropped in is actually a Phase II concept, but I like his sketching style,and some of the shapes reminded me of this little ship.
Anyhow, I figured no turbo lifts, as small as it is (approx 465 Ft). Also, it seemed easier to me to put all the "dangerous guts" (antimatter, reactors) in the nacelles, and feed plasma to the rest of the ship, via a pair of "main energizers" (perhaps actually mondo DC/AC converters, sending various AC trunks to the rest of the ship?)...and thus a vaguely recognizable "main engineering room", 2 decks with metal grate upper deck...Since this is only a crude center line view, there exist lateral corridors and stairways not represented here. (i.e the saucer has three stairways) Still working out various hull slices and plan view deck layouts...everything does seem to fit. It does have a fairly roomy flight/launch deck and small lower workshop. I also considered an extendable pad, like Discovery's pod setup in "2001", for the shuttles to launch/land on.
The "aero-look" stems from the idea that the ship may be fairly adept at atmospheric travel (not really flight...) the streamlining would at least ease system stresses in such scenarios. Deflectors...there are 3 installed, working together or separately, with various field-focus, vector, and power-levels...I'm thinking they would make pretty powerful impromptu weapons, if configured as such....(target-lock, narrow focus, max power, "deflect" target to hell..)
The "bussard collectors"....matter collectors, etc...not sure how spinning paddles can suck..?...anyway...the suck-area could perhaps be shaped by the "deflector" beam interaction...a dual coordinated system. (Yeah, I know most of this has been influenced by Trek Tech threads).
Perhaps the systems are sourced from the same contractor; i.e. "(2) PhlegmTech Combined Deflector/Attractor Units, (1) PhlegmTech Deflector Unit with High-output Upgrade Option..." I need to stop now.
Those "torpedo nostrils in the dorsal may go away, too.
Anyway, enjoy.
*Those little figures are from the font "IHMINEN_.ttf". Very handy I thought.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg178/judexavier/DSCN0894ExteriorMJupload02.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg178/judexavier/DSCN0894Invupload-1.jpg
Of course, there are nods to early Matt Jefferies concepts, as well as a great deal of influence from the work of Masao Okazaki and Aridas Sofia (and Patrickivan's new thread)..."early pre-trek" is perhaps my favorite genre, canon or not
.*I'm guessing the MJ sketch I dropped in is actually a Phase II concept, but I like his sketching style,and some of the shapes reminded me of this little ship.
Anyhow, I figured no turbo lifts, as small as it is (approx 465 Ft). Also, it seemed easier to me to put all the "dangerous guts" (antimatter, reactors) in the nacelles, and feed plasma to the rest of the ship, via a pair of "main energizers" (perhaps actually mondo DC/AC converters, sending various AC trunks to the rest of the ship?)...and thus a vaguely recognizable "main engineering room", 2 decks with metal grate upper deck...Since this is only a crude center line view, there exist lateral corridors and stairways not represented here. (i.e the saucer has three stairways) Still working out various hull slices and plan view deck layouts...everything does seem to fit
. It does have a fairly roomy flight/launch deck and small lower workshop. I also considered an extendable pad, like Discovery's pod setup in "2001", for the shuttles to launch/land on.The "aero-look" stems from the idea that the ship may be fairly adept at atmospheric travel (not really flight...) the streamlining would at least ease system stresses in such scenarios. Deflectors...there are 3 installed, working together or separately, with various field-focus, vector, and power-levels...I'm thinking they would make pretty powerful impromptu weapons, if configured as such....(target-lock, narrow focus, max power, "deflect" target to hell
..)The "bussard collectors"....matter collectors, etc...not sure how spinning paddles can suck..?...anyway...the suck-area could perhaps be shaped by the "deflector" beam interaction...a dual coordinated system. (Yeah, I know most of this has been influenced by Trek Tech threads).
Perhaps the systems are sourced from the same contractor; i.e. "(2) PhlegmTech Combined Deflector/Attractor Units, (1) PhlegmTech Deflector Unit with High-output Upgrade Option..." I need to stop now.
Those "torpedo nostrils in the dorsal may go away, too.
Anyway, enjoy.
*Those little figures are from the font "IHMINEN_.ttf". Very handy I thought.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg178/judexavier/DSCN0894ExteriorMJupload02.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg178/judexavier/DSCN0894Invupload-1.jpg
