Star Ship Polaris - Page 47

JES · November 4 2011, 04:38 PM

sojourner wrote:

^It has been explained that the nose is part of the FTL drive system used to compress space ahead of the ship while another globe at the rear expands space behind the ship.

I must have missed that part, thanks.

Now I definitely think the ship is akin to one big warp nacelle. Incidentally, I think that if/when we do build interstellar vessels, they are much more likely to look like this than use a pair of external drive units.

Vektor · November 9 2011, 04:10 AM

Some recent discussion about the pod bays got me thinking, which in turn got me painting in Photoshop:

I drew that up in about 2-1/2 hours. Now that I've made the leap from line drawings to painted illustrations, I'm gonna have start working on color.

sojourner · November 9 2011, 04:22 AM

I approve!

Horizon · November 9 2011, 04:28 AM

Vektor wrote:

...I drew that up in about 2-1/2 hours...

Not to be indelicate about it, but HOLY HELL THAT'S GOOD!
2 1/2 hours?
I am very jealous of your talent.

Herkimer Jitty · November 9 2011, 04:43 AM

Would those happen to be Von Braun-ish bottlesuits lurking just inside the airlock?

CorporalCaptain · November 9 2011, 04:46 AM

Herkimer Jitty wrote:

Would those happen to be Von Braun-ish bottlesuits lurking just inside the airlock?

And a.k.a. the "pods"?

Vektor · November 9 2011, 04:52 AM

http://www.trekbbs.com/showpost.php?...&postcount=413

Herkimer Jitty · November 9 2011, 04:54 AM

Righteous.

sojourner · November 9 2011, 06:09 AM

Interesting pods. The design begs the question, if they are going to have mechanical hands, why be manned at all?

CorporalCaptain · November 9 2011, 06:23 AM

Asimov suggested an answer to that question.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feeling_of_Power

B.J. · November 9 2011, 04:09 PM

Horizon wrote:

Vektor wrote:

...I drew that up in about 2-1/2 hours...

Not to be indelicate about it, but HOLY HELL THAT'S GOOD!
2 1/2 hours?
I am very jealous of your talent.

My thoughts exactly!

Captain Robert April · November 9 2011, 06:17 PM

Gotta love the "Welcome" mat.

Psion · November 9 2011, 08:53 PM

Sure, if your name is Mat. Everyone else feels rejected.

Oh! I get it now.

Nevermind.

sojourner · November 9 2011, 10:32 PM

Captain Robert April wrote:

Gotta love the "Welcome" mat.

I like it, though I may be biased.

Vektor · November 14 2011, 06:49 AM

It's about time those four booster engines became something other than placeholders. Here's about a day's worth of work on the Cintiq tablet, not quite finished but far enough along that I can proceed with adding it to the 3D model.

November 9 2011, 04:10 AM	#692
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris Some recent discussion about the pod bays got me thinking, which in turn got me painting in Photoshop: I drew that up in about 2-1/2 hours. Now that I've made the leap from line drawings to painted illustrations, I'm gonna have start working on color.

November 9 2011, 04:22 AM	#693
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Star Ship Polaris I approve! __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

November 9 2011, 04:43 AM	#695
Herkimer Jitty Rear Admiral Location: Herkimer Jitty	Re: Star Ship Polaris Would those happen to be Von Braun-ish bottlesuits lurking just inside the airlock? __________________ Fans are like space heaters. All we have to offer is hot air.

November 9 2011, 04:52 AM	#697
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris http://www.trekbbs.com/showpost.php?...&postcount=413

November 9 2011, 04:54 AM	#698
Herkimer Jitty Rear Admiral Location: Herkimer Jitty	Re: Star Ship Polaris Righteous. __________________ Fans are like space heaters. All we have to offer is hot air.

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November 9 2011, 06:09 AM	#699
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Star Ship Polaris Interesting pods. The design begs the question, if they are going to have mechanical hands, why be manned at all? __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

November 9 2011, 06:23 AM	#700
CorporalCaptain Vice Admiral Location: In pre-production	Re: Star Ship Polaris Asimov suggested an answer to that question. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feeling_of_Power __________________ John

November 9 2011, 06:17 PM	#702
Captain Robert April Vice Admiral Location: In selfless service to fandom, on the road to becoming a Star Trek trivia god...	Re: Star Ship Polaris Gotta love the "Welcome" mat.

November 9 2011, 08:53 PM	#703
Psion Commodore Location: Lat: 40.1630936 Lon: -75.1183777	Re: Star Ship Polaris Sure, if your name is Mat. Everyone else feels rejected. Oh! I get it now. Nevermind. __________________ First delete the default cube.

November 14 2011, 06:49 AM	#705
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris It's about time those four booster engines became something other than placeholders. Here's about a day's worth of work on the Cintiq tablet, not quite finished but far enough along that I can proceed with adding it to the 3D model.