Quad engine

erifah · January 25 2013, 09:47 PM

A little something I tossed of last night using SketchBook Pro 6. Trying to be a bit "looser" and more "painterly" instead of being a draftsman. (If that makes any sense.)

Maybe the saucer and engineering sections look a bit pedestrian, but I wanted a platform to explore paired nacelles.

GalacticWierdo · January 25 2013, 10:09 PM

Are those through-deck shuttlebays I see?

YARN · January 25 2013, 10:47 PM

GalacticWierdo wrote:

Are those through-deck shuttlebays I see?

If you're on the outer edge of the saucer, you have to wait until they're done launching Vipers for the next CAP before you and cross back over to the middle.

The Mirrorball Man · January 25 2013, 10:52 PM

Very impressive work.

Is the name on the hull a reference to the French town of "Issac" or is it "Isaac" with a typo?

Klaus · January 25 2013, 11:41 PM

...very nicely done!

Kaiser · January 25 2013, 11:54 PM

Awesome Design

erifah · January 26 2013, 12:16 AM

GalacticWierdo wrote:

Are those through-deck shuttlebays I see?

Yes.

sojourner · January 26 2013, 01:14 AM

I just don't see the point to wielding 2 nacelles together like that, might as well make one big nacelle.

Oh, and, 69! dude!

erifah · January 26 2013, 01:24 AM

sojourner wrote:

I just don't see the point to wielding 2 nacelles together like that, might as well make one big nacelle.

Oh, and, 69! dude!

ONE BIG NACELLE? Are you out of your Vulcan mind?!?

You GOTTA have the paired nacelles! Why? Well, BECAUSE! (For shits and giggles, at a minimum.)

(FWIW, I feel your pain. I, for example, just don't see the point in having a warp core intermix chamber right there inside the ship. All that dangerous energy, and we're going to bring it down inside the ship to mix it and knead it and whip it into a warp-powering lather?

Nah, I think there should be warp cores housed in each warp nacelle, right down through the centers of the warp coils. Stick some matter tanks in the front, some anti-matter taks in the rear, and go to town! But does anyone listen to ME? no.)

junxon · January 26 2013, 03:19 AM

i really like those nacelles. very nice

Mage · January 26 2013, 09:40 AM

Loving this!! I say work it out, more views and backstory.

publiusr · January 27 2013, 11:06 PM

That is the best look for quad nacelles. I never dug turning a starship into an X-wing fighter.

JES · February 2 2013, 01:56 AM

I certainly think this looks better than what they did with the Stargazer class's nacelles, the front of which are ugly IMO.

I guess the justification for putting the power cores in the middle of the ship is because it would be easier to slice through the nacelles, which are thinner and smaller compared to the engineering section.

Darkwing · February 3 2013, 11:06 PM

Not a criticism, but what's the reason for 4 nacelles? More speed, redundancy, longer range?

Albertese · February 3 2013, 11:47 PM

Darkwing wrote:

Not a criticism, but what's the reason for 4 nacelles? More speed, redundancy, longer range?

umm... More AWESOME!

duh.

--Alex

January 25 2013, 09:47 PM	#1
erifah Commander	Quad engine A little something I tossed of last night using SketchBook Pro 6. Trying to be a bit "looser" and more "painterly" instead of being a draftsman. (If that makes any sense.) Maybe the saucer and engineering sections look a bit pedestrian, but I wanted a platform to explore paired nacelles.

January 25 2013, 10:09 PM	#2
GalacticWierdo Lieutenant Junior Grade	Re: Quad engine Are those through-deck shuttlebays I see?

January 25 2013, 10:52 PM	#4
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January 25 2013, 11:41 PM	#5
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January 26 2013, 01:14 AM	#8
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Quad engine I just don't see the point to wielding 2 nacelles together like that, might as well make one big nacelle. Oh, and, 69! dude! __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

January 26 2013, 03:19 AM	#10
junxon Fleet Captain Location: somewhere boringly picturesque	Re: Quad engine i really like those nacelles. very nice __________________ Les yeux sans visage, Eyes without a face, Captain. - Harry Kim Hello to Jason Isaacs!

January 26 2013, 09:40 AM	#11
Mage Fleet Captain	Re: Quad engine Loving this!! I say work it out, more views and backstory. __________________ Niner. Lurker. Browncoat.

January 27 2013, 11:06 PM	#12
publiusr Fleet Captain	Re: Quad engine That is the best look for quad nacelles. I never dug turning a starship into an X-wing fighter.

February 2 2013, 01:56 AM	#13
JES Captain Location: Ocoee, Florida	Re: Quad engine I certainly think this looks better than what they did with the Stargazer class's nacelles, the front of which are ugly IMO. I guess the justification for putting the power cores in the middle of the ship is because it would be easier to slice through the nacelles, which are thinner and smaller compared to the engineering section.

February 3 2013, 11:06 PM	#14
Darkwing Commodore Location: This dry land thing is too wierd!	Re: Quad engine Not a criticism, but what's the reason for 4 nacelles? More speed, redundancy, longer range? __________________ If you don’t drink the kool-aid, you’re a baaad person - Rev Jim Jones Almond kool-aid, anyone? Or do you prefer pudding?- Darkwing http://deadreckoning-darkwing.blogspot.com/