Starship Pegasus

erifah · February 15 2011, 09:16 PM

Here's a little something I tossed off last night over the course of about an hour: The Starship U.S.S. Pegasus.

She's still very much under development.

She's a bit long, I know. But I was operating under a self-imposed constraint: the major shapes had to fit within 4 identical circles.

I imagine she's another very flat design, even the warp nacelles - I see them having the proportions of a York Peppermint Patty.

Expect to see some variations that abandon the 4-circle rule. I did a manipulation with the struts & nacelles much closer to the saucer, and it don't look half-bad!

erifah · February 15 2011, 09:18 PM

erifah · February 15 2011, 09:18 PM

LordSarvain · February 16 2011, 02:31 AM

Very cool, I really like your designs!

Herkimer Jitty · February 16 2011, 04:56 AM

Explore this new development, or be destroyed, Earthman!

erifah · February 16 2011, 05:48 AM

I'm studying this design, and the stuff that reveals itself to me as I draw.

That COULD be a nav deflector dish embedded on the top of the saucer. If it IS, I think I'm going to postulate that the bridge is embedded deep within the saucer, like the CIC on a Battlestar Galactica battlestar.

But I think that dish-looking thingie is actually probably the bridge module, up topside, pushed close to the edge, but NOT the highest point on the saucer, surrounded & topped by other decks and structures.

I don't know for sure, really - I'm just the designer, after all.

BlobVanDam · February 16 2011, 07:42 AM

I love the nacelles. They'd look badass modeled. A lot of interesting shapes on the saucer too. Can't wait to see more.

Birdog · February 17 2011, 05:27 PM

erifah wrote:

Yup, she's flat.

erifah · February 17 2011, 07:14 PM

Birdog wrote:

Yup, she's flat.

Here's an update.

I ditched the 4-circle design 'cuz I liked where this one was going. I think she's going to end up as a tall ship. (But I don't know if she's going to be a BIG ship - I am wrestling back and forth as I add details, and the details push the impression of size up and down as I add them.)

And, I went with the "bridge-forward" design.

I purposefully pulled in echos of the Enterprises "A" and "D" to try and ground my sometimes-crazy shapes to some traditional Trek design normalcy.

I don't think she looks bad for 2 evenings of work, about 2 hours, start to finish, invented and developed directly on the computer.

LordSarvain · February 17 2011, 09:42 PM

Just keeps getting better. Certainly has the look of a taller ship now. So will there be an arch over/behind the bridge? And if so, what goes there?

Kaiser · February 17 2011, 10:17 PM

Looks good to me

Herkimer Jitty · February 18 2011, 03:36 AM

Great minds think somewhat alike, eh?

I like the return to a tall ship, yet with lots of horizantal bits and bulging curves. Takes us away from the angular late 90s/2000s modern designs, and harks to something more Ferrari Dino-esque. I can't help but feel, though, that the nacelle pylons should be a bit wackier.

Solarbaby · February 18 2011, 03:42 AM

That is a sexy ship given the Robert Blackman treatment and strapped in a sexy spatial corset

Herkimer Jitty · February 18 2011, 03:44 AM

Whoa, easy there tiger.

erifah · February 18 2011, 05:17 AM

Herkimer Jitty wrote:

... I can't help but feel, though, that the nacelle pylons should be a bit wackier.

WTF? You want MORE wackiness?!? Baby, PLEASE! I am NOT from Havana!

February 15 2011, 09:16 PM	#1
erifah Commander	Starship Pegasus Here's a little something I tossed off last night over the course of about an hour: The Starship U.S.S. Pegasus. She's still very much under development. She's a bit long, I know. But I was operating under a self-imposed constraint: the major shapes had to fit within 4 identical circles. I imagine she's another very flat design, even the warp nacelles - I see them having the proportions of a York Peppermint Patty. Expect to see some variations that abandon the 4-circle rule. I did a manipulation with the struts & nacelles much closer to the saucer, and it don't look half-bad!

February 15 2011, 09:18 PM	#2
erifah Commander	Re: Starship Pegasus

February 15 2011, 09:18 PM	#3
erifah Commander	Re: Starship Pegasus

February 16 2011, 02:31 AM	#4
LordSarvain Lieutenant Commander Location: Las Vegas	Re: Starship Pegasus Very cool, I really like your designs!

February 16 2011, 04:56 AM	#5
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February 16 2011, 05:48 AM	#6
erifah Commander	Re: Starship Pegasus I'm studying this design, and the stuff that reveals itself to me as I draw. That COULD be a nav deflector dish embedded on the top of the saucer. If it IS, I think I'm going to postulate that the bridge is embedded deep within the saucer, like the CIC on a Battlestar Galactica battlestar. But I think that dish-looking thingie is actually probably the bridge module, up topside, pushed close to the edge, but NOT the highest point on the saucer, surrounded & topped by other decks and structures. I don't know for sure, really - I'm just the designer, after all.

February 16 2011, 07:42 AM	#7
BlobVanDam Fleet Captain Location: Australia	Re: Starship Pegasus I love the nacelles. They'd look badass modeled. A lot of interesting shapes on the saucer too. Can't wait to see more.

February 17 2011, 09:42 PM	#10
LordSarvain Lieutenant Commander Location: Las Vegas	Re: Starship Pegasus Just keeps getting better. Certainly has the look of a taller ship now. So will there be an arch over/behind the bridge? And if so, what goes there?

February 17 2011, 10:17 PM	#11
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February 18 2011, 03:36 AM	#12
Herkimer Jitty Rear Admiral Location: Herkimer Jitty	Re: Starship Pegasus Great minds think somewhat alike, eh? I like the return to a tall ship, yet with lots of horizantal bits and bulging curves. Takes us away from the angular late 90s/2000s modern designs, and harks to something more Ferrari Dino-esque. I can't help but feel, though, that the nacelle pylons should be a bit wackier. __________________ Fans are like space heaters. All we have to offer is hot air.

February 18 2011, 03:42 AM	#13
Solarbaby Fleet Captain Location: solarbaby	Re: Starship Pegasus That is a sexy ship given the Robert Blackman treatment and strapped in a sexy spatial corset __________________ Voice actors needed for Star Trek: Absolution animated series coming 2013 https://www.facebook.com/StarTrekAbsolution1?fref=ts

February 18 2011, 03:44 AM	#14
Herkimer Jitty Rear Admiral Location: Herkimer Jitty	Re: Starship Pegasus Whoa, easy there tiger. __________________ Fans are like space heaters. All we have to offer is hot air.