USS Aventine

Discussion in 'Trek Literature' started by Enterpriserules, Sep 30, 2008.

  1. Enterpriserules

    Enterpriserules Commodore Commodore

    I was wondering if anyone knows what this ship is suppose to look like?
     
  2. nx1701g

    nx1701g Admiral Admiral

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    This may be better suited for TrekLit, but there are no design specifics set for it yet according to an earlier post in TrekLit.
     
  3. Alidar Jarok

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    I'll move it to Trek Lit :)
     
  4. 8of5

    8of5 Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Well it's new big and shiny... and has quantum slipstream (or the potential for it), so I'm imagining it like a bigger version of this (from next year's Ships of the Line):

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    And the novel specified it's shuttlebay 1 is on deck 12...
     
  5. Christopher

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    ^^When I first saw that SotL calendar image back at Shore Leave, my first thought was that maybe it could be the Aventine. But then I got a closer look at it and saw that it's maybe only a few times the size of a runabout.

    I just noticed... how come that ship has a tailfin?
     
  6. JAG

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    Cause it's cool!
     
  7. 8of5

    8of5 Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Me too. I was a little bit disappointed when I realised it scale was wrong, but it's stuck in my head as the basis for how I see the Aventine.

    Did you spot the tiny wing at the front too?
     
  8. Rat Boy

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    Because Tuvok couldn't stop Paris this time.
     
  9. David Mack

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    Interesting. Aside from the scale, not bad. I don't know that I'm 100-percent sold on this, but I could see it working. :)
     
  10. Dayton Ward

    Dayton Ward Word Pusher Rear Admiral

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    Because ships with fins rock. :techman:
     
  11. Christopher

    Christopher Writer Admiral

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    Yeah, make it bigger, add some kind of elongated saucer (maybe arrowhead-shaped) to the front, and for Cochrane's sake get rid of the fins, and you'd have something.
     
  12. Brefugee

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    A little bit of sick just came up my throat!
     
  13. Marco Palmieri

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    That's really funny. I had the same thoughts--that the ship's basic configuration was a good direction for the Aventine.
     
  14. Rat Boy

    Rat Boy Vice Admiral Admiral

    It could be that it's a proof-of-concept model; a smaller-scale version of the full ship for testing purposes like the Constitution mock-up seen in the picture for December.
     
  15. Dayton Ward

    Dayton Ward Word Pusher Rear Admiral

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    It needs a couple more fins for style.
     
  16. Marco Palmieri

    Marco Palmieri Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    I don't want to be misunderstood. It's a nice image and all, but I see it as starting point for the Aventine, not simply a smaller version of it. :)


    [Michael Scott]

    Thatswhatshesaid!!

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  17. Dayton Ward

    Dayton Ward Word Pusher Rear Admiral

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    I remember a bumper sticker I saw on the back of a guy's car once....

    "My rocketship has fins, bitches!"


    I've been hunting for one of those ever since.... :D
     
  18. Marco Palmieri

    Marco Palmieri Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    ^A fin? What weirdos are you hoping to impress, anyway?
     
  19. Dayton Ward

    Dayton Ward Word Pusher Rear Admiral

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    Me? Trying to impress someone? Have we met? :cool:
     
  20. The Nth Doctor

    The Nth Doctor Infinite Possibilities... Premium Member

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    It also needs more cowbell.