Some time ago I saw a TOS ship designed just like the U.S.S. Kelvin, I think it was a page of a calender. Does such a picture exist? Thank you, James
There's some kit bash versions out there that basicaly use the TOS Connie components rearanged in the Kelvin configuration, but I personally am not a big fan of those, because I think it is logical that the Kelvin has a bigger single necelle and a smaller secondary hull? Then there's the concept sketch by Church that has a very TOSish look to it, which you might be thinking of, which would be the best basis to start from, IMHO?
Yeah, that's the one, thanks. (hope that's the one james is looking for?) Anyway, here's another linky I found, if anyone's interested... http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?65122-USS-Iowa-Kelvin-concept Guess we could call this the Iowa class?
Very nice, very nice. Both excellent views of the design. Starscape, do you have a copy of your design? I'd definitely like to see it.
Thanks JJohnson, TIN_MAN. Copy??? There's some more pics on my website here. If you mean the mesh itself, it's not online... I mean who else uses Anim8or? Even I am in the process of moving onto other software.
Hey Starscape, I meant no disrespect in my choice of words...I was using the colloquial. In checking out the site, your USS Diligent looks right in line with the original series. It looks like it could've appeared in any given episode then. Did you ever flesh out the interiors? It'd be interesting to figure where engineering is, the shuttlebays, etc. Great job on all of them!
Sorry, if I came across as too harsh I was just wondering what you meant by "copy", i.e. other images or the mesh itself. Not so much. I did roughly block things out to see if there was enough room/deck-height for the shuttles: Yeah, I know, I know... it went through several name changes.
There's also this version, which I think looks gorgeous: http://img.trekmovie.com/images/fanmade/KELVIN_002b.jpg http://img.trekmovie.com/images/fanmade/KELVIN_003b.jpg Particularly like the 'The Cage'/'WNMHGB' pilot-era details - very appropriate for a pre-TOS ship. Taken from here: http://trekmovie.com/2008/12/27/check-out-these-fan-made-high-resolution-uss-kelvin-images/
Thanks! No specs as such. I can tell you it's 247 m long. I class it as a surveyor - dedicated sensor (/deflector) pod and an easily deployable shuttle complement for investigating planetary systems. The Hermes/Saladin was my starting point for the design. It was my attempt to fix some of the problems I had with the Hermes design (unbalanced look, no shuttlebays, dish-on-a-stick).
Uhm, I don't think I gave that option much thought. I'm as guilty as anyone for creating ships by rearranging canon designs, but sometimes it's just too easy. Creating something new/different is more fun. ETA: I remember now. At the time I created the model I hadn't completed my Connie mesh. I'd built the saucer and nacelles for the Spitfire: and I decided to see what I could build using those elements, which lead me to the Hermes/Saladin-type design. So, at the time I didn't have a Constitution engineering hull to use. Although, I can't say I would have the used the eng-hull if I'd had already built it.
About the Kelvin, there is a "spine" running from the bridge dome to the trailing edge of the primary hull and the engineering hull is connected to this via a dorsal section. Is there another "spine" on the ventral side as well, connecting the nacelle?