I did some cleanup work on DrX's 2ndary hull...line cleaning, scale matching (had some mismatches between views), etc...I hope it meets with approval http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa421/IanKeldon/DrXExcelsiortype2ndary.png
Looks very good to me but on the sideview the torp luanchers seem a bit small when compared with the front view
I tried playing around with the size on the side view but didn't have much luck. A lot of it is a matter of perspective distortion. try this http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa421/IanKeldon/DrXExcelsiortype2ndary-1.png
Did the revision look any better? I increased the size of the tubes on the profile and reworked the bow view.
2 different variations that are a little less "organic" http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa421/IanKeldon/DrXExcelsiortype2ndary3.png
I don't know...I suspect DrX intended it to be the same scale in his original, and I still have one of those...my later versions scale out smaller, but I'm not sure by how much. Edit: Here's a link to the write up of the class of ship the hull is for. My original estimate is a bit off...it's supposed to be a "tween" ship of the Connie and Excelsior in size: http://subodeon.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=ships&thread=2709&post=35802
I was asked to rework the supercruiser 2ndary a bit. An "impulse deck" was suggested, as well as a bit of rounding on the ventral contour. Here's what I came up with: http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa421/IanKeldon/supercruiserhull2.png
Good idea about the impulse deck cus then any design with this hull will be able to go to 0 to .75 of light speed much faster
Well, it isn't really an "impulse deck" as you can see (no engine), but it is an expansion to give more room that would allow a bigger Main Engineering with a larger reactor to feed power to the impulse engine in the saucer (as was done in that time frame, hence the Impulse Deflection Crystal Assembly).
Ok, here's JAFisher's nacelles in b&w (posted w/permission) http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa421/IanKeldon/JAFIsherblackandwhite.png
Awesome!!! now all we need is the rest of Excelsior parts like the saucer and secondary hulls done up like this
Ok, couldn't fight off the tinker bug...enjoy! http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa421/IanKeldon/basedonJAnacelle.png