round or oval shape

Discussion in 'General Trek Discussion' started by Mr Pointy Ears, Feb 23, 2012.

  1. Mr Pointy Ears

    Mr Pointy Ears Captain Captain

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    With style of saucer section do you like the best on a starship,the round one like the enterprise -D or the oval\diamond shape like the ENT-E or the Intrepid class starship?.
     
  2. Tosk

    Tosk Admiral Admiral

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    The Enterprise D has an oval shaped saucer as well. It's the original Ent (and A) that has a circular saucer.
     
  3. Orac

    Orac Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    I prefer the round saucer myself.
     
  4. T'Girl

    T'Girl Vice Admiral Admiral

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    The sideways orientation on the D's oval, is more pleasing than the fore/aft orientation of the E's.

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  5. Dart

    Dart Commodore Commodore

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    Round all the way for me. I dont find the E to be attractive atall or Voy.
     
  6. teacake

    teacake Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    NX-01 is my favorite ship.. so round. I don't find the oval shape very appealing. Voyager is kind of awkward looking.
     
  7. CorporalCaptain

    CorporalCaptain Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Circular.

    And yeah, since I was a kid playing with my AMT model, I've always thought it was way cool that the saucer of the TOS Enterprise was a saucer - as in like a flying saucer - but with the cool secondary hull and engines attached.
     
  8. Green Shirt

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    Circular gets my vote.
     
  9. backstept

    backstept Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    I grew up with the Galaxy, so wide oval is my fav
     
  10. C.E. Evans

    C.E. Evans Admiral Admiral

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    Oval. I like future Starfleet ships evolving away from using the perfectly round saucers of the 23rd-Century.
     
  11. RoJoHen

    RoJoHen Awesome Admiral

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    It depends entirely on the shape of the rest of the ship.
     
  12. Ghrakh

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    Generally prefer round though having it evolve to use different shapes open up design possibilities. Or something like that.
     
  13. Captain April

    Captain April Commander Red Shirt

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    As a Star Fleet Battles player/fan I suppose I should say I prefer circular, however, I like any shape as long as it's in keeping with the overall design of the ship.
     
  14. plynch

    plynch Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Um, ovals are round. I prefer the true circles.

    The original E with circle primary hull and cylindrical nacelles combines feminine with masculine forms perfectly.
     
  15. Anji

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    The disk has to be a circle. The ovals stretch the ship out toooo much and it looks distorted.
     
  16. You_Will_Fail

    You_Will_Fail Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Oval for me.
     
  17. Vanyel

    Vanyel The Imperious Leader Premium Member

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    The oval oriented like on Enterprise E. That shape lets the ship seem like it's moving, and an elegance not found in in a circle.
     
  18. Relayer1

    Relayer1 Admiral Admiral

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    I always thought the 'D' was hideous.

    The 'A' and 'E' are fabulous.
     
  19. The Dominion

    The Dominion Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    I would like to see an edited version of the D with a rounded saucer just to confirm it, but I like the round design.
     
  20. Puppetmaster

    Puppetmaster Cadet Newbie

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    I prefer the round design myself. The NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-A in particular.