Various Sketches, Ideas, Etc. - Page 4

SilentP · August 20 2009, 07:31 PM

And it actually does have a cloaking device

Herkimer Jitty · August 20 2009, 10:17 PM

Oh, the Defiant isn't Trek's answer to the Millenium Falcon.

It's Treks' answer to everything.

CorpOfEngineers · August 24 2009, 10:52 PM

kaisernathan1701 wrote:

Herkimer Jitty wrote:

New STO ship design.

Doesn't look familiar.

Not one bit.

i like it

Any forward, bottom, and aft views? Any plans to create an M.S.D. for this "Asskicker-Class" or the vessel this was created from?

Herkimer Jitty · August 27 2009, 06:00 AM

If I create further plans it'd be for the Anhur-Class, seeing as the Asskicker is a joke ship.

Herkimer Jitty · July 12 2010, 04:03 AM

Y/N?

sojourner · July 12 2010, 07:55 AM

Yes! Are the nacelles up or down?

Kaiser · July 12 2010, 07:32 PM

Herkimer Jitty wrote:

Y/N?

Looks awesome to me

publiusr · July 12 2010, 07:45 PM

One of the more elegant of the arrow-head ships. Great that you had the forwaqrd section of the secondary hull widen towards the front. You might even go for different saucer designs to see how they fit.

Herkimer Jitty · July 12 2010, 09:11 PM

sojourner wrote:

Yes! Are the nacelles up or down?

They're up-ish. The pylons go out to the side, because I felt the inwards-slanted nacelles (an homage to the Phoenix) would be akward with the pylons up or down.

I was thinking of maybe mounting the nacelle pylons higher up.

publiusr wrote:

One of the more elegant of the arrow-head ships. Great that you had the forwaqrd section of the secondary hull widen towards the front. You might even go for different saucer designs to see how they fit.

Well, it's more of a shovelhead than an arrowhead, but I agree that it's pretty nifty.

I might experiment with long and wide ovals and a couple of funky Atolm-esque saucers.

Herkimer Jitty · July 14 2010, 03:14 AM

Yeah, other primary hull shapes really aren't working for me. Wide ovals would necessitate a redesign of the engineering hull, circles don't really gel with the shapes, long ovals make it seem a bit too Ent-E-ish, and pointy arrowheads are kinda overdone anyways, so I'm shelving that idea for now.

Aaanyways, I'm trying to nail down:

A) Specific era

It's a post 2360s ship obviously, but I'm not certain about what year, specifically. I was thinking somewhere in the 2371-2378 range.

B) Class Name

I dunno. Interceptor? Enkidu?

My idea about its purpose is that it's a high-speed transport designed for ferrying small teams to planets/stations/etc., in the event of invasion or some other emergency that warrants Marines/Security/Vacuumn Cleaner Salesman/whatever fills that role in your personal canon. It'd provide logistics and fire support from orbit. If neecessary, the shovel can ditch the stardrive and act as a base camp.

During peacetime, it would make a handy planetary survey ship, in terms of hauling plenty of dudes and analysis equipment to a planet. While its a nice science ship, the Nova-class really doesn't seem cut out for the gettin' your hands dirty kind of survey work. Again, support, logistics, instant base camp.

publiusr · July 16 2010, 06:31 PM

Enkidu is a fine name for the class. Having a hull designed for a prolonged stay upon a planetary surface while the rest of the ship ferries back and forth would also make for a nice colony ship.

Herkimer Jitty · July 18 2010, 12:17 AM

Hokay, so I've decided on it being the Normandy-class.

Annyways, while the Normandy would play a role in colonizing a world (Survey operations, etc), sitting around and establishing a colony is kind of outside the mission profile - it would ground the ship for so long when it could be useful for other things.

A dedicated colony ship ought to be inexpensive, constructed with robust and proven technologies (making repairs easier, making it easier to get replacement parts. easier to build), carry many many more passengers, and be less heavily armed (the torpedoes, SFB-style drones, and motorpool on the Normandy take up a lot of space)

August 20 2009, 07:31 PM	#46
SilentP Commodore Location: is in a very lonely Corner of the Circle	Re: Various Sketches, Ideas, Etc. And it actually does have a cloaking device

August 20 2009, 10:17 PM	#47
Herkimer Jitty Rear Admiral Location: Herkimer Jitty	Re: Various Sketches, Ideas, Etc. Oh, the Defiant isn't Trek's answer to the Millenium Falcon. It's Treks' answer to everything. __________________ Fans are like space heaters. All we have to offer is hot air.

August 27 2009, 06:00 AM	#49
Herkimer Jitty Rear Admiral Location: Herkimer Jitty	Re: Various Sketches, Ideas, Etc. If I create further plans it'd be for the Anhur-Class, seeing as the Asskicker is a joke ship. __________________ Fans are like space heaters. All we have to offer is hot air.

July 12 2010, 04:03 AM	#50
Herkimer Jitty Rear Admiral Location: Herkimer Jitty	Re: Various Sketches, Ideas, Etc. Y/N? __________________ Fans are like space heaters. All we have to offer is hot air.

July 12 2010, 07:55 AM	#51
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Various Sketches, Ideas, Etc. Yes! Are the nacelles up or down? __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

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July 12 2010, 07:45 PM	#53
publiusr Fleet Captain	Re: Various Sketches, Ideas, Etc. One of the more elegant of the arrow-head ships. Great that you had the forwaqrd section of the secondary hull widen towards the front. You might even go for different saucer designs to see how they fit.

July 14 2010, 03:14 AM	#55
Herkimer Jitty Rear Admiral Location: Herkimer Jitty	Re: Various Sketches, Ideas, Etc. Yeah, other primary hull shapes really aren't working for me. Wide ovals would necessitate a redesign of the engineering hull, circles don't really gel with the shapes, long ovals make it seem a bit too Ent-E-ish, and pointy arrowheads are kinda overdone anyways, so I'm shelving that idea for now. Aaanyways, I'm trying to nail down: A) Specific era It's a post 2360s ship obviously, but I'm not certain about what year, specifically. I was thinking somewhere in the 2371-2378 range. B) Class Name I dunno. Interceptor? Enkidu? My idea about its purpose is that it's a high-speed transport designed for ferrying small teams to planets/stations/etc., in the event of invasion or some other emergency that warrants Marines/Security/Vacuumn Cleaner Salesman/whatever fills that role in your personal canon. It'd provide logistics and fire support from orbit. If neecessary, the shovel can ditch the stardrive and act as a base camp. During peacetime, it would make a handy planetary survey ship, in terms of hauling plenty of dudes and analysis equipment to a planet. While its a nice science ship, the Nova-class really doesn't seem cut out for the gettin' your hands dirty kind of survey work. Again, support, logistics, instant base camp. __________________ Fans are like space heaters. All we have to offer is hot air.

July 16 2010, 06:31 PM	#56
publiusr Fleet Captain	Re: Various Sketches, Ideas, Etc. Enkidu is a fine name for the class. Having a hull designed for a prolonged stay upon a planetary surface while the rest of the ship ferries back and forth would also make for a nice colony ship.

July 18 2010, 12:17 AM	#57
Herkimer Jitty Rear Admiral Location: Herkimer Jitty	Re: Various Sketches, Ideas, Etc. Hokay, so I've decided on it being the Normandy-class. Annyways, while the Normandy would play a role in colonizing a world (Survey operations, etc), sitting around and establishing a colony is kind of outside the mission profile - it would ground the ship for so long when it could be useful for other things. A dedicated colony ship ought to be inexpensive, constructed with robust and proven technologies (making repairs easier, making it easier to get replacement parts. easier to build), carry many many more passengers, and be less heavily armed (the torpedoes, SFB-style drones, and motorpool on the Normandy take up a lot of space) __________________ Fans are like space heaters. All we have to offer is hot air.