Hmm. I think I like the somewhat thicker neck from the Comic Con teaser version.
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Nope.
Within 90% accuracy...yes it is.
I did a quick illustration of the nacelles. Throw these on the fan art, and you've got it.
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Hey folks,
Very interesting thread you have going here and thanks for crediting my little fan art doodles.
I hope my image link works to show you my latest revision. It is only an idea but like you all, I am anxious to see the really thing and look forward to the show airing this autumn.
I love that sphere in the middle of the saucer. Fantastic blend of old (Daedalus) and new. Refreshing to see such an original design like that. Great stuff.
BTW also enjoy your reviews of the eaglemoss Magazine.
Thank you ever so much
I'm not doubting you but mind if I ask how do you know that?
What about the saucer to hull size ratio? In the teaser the triangular body was visibly larger than the saucer. In the official poster the warped ship looked like it had a much bigger saucer with a smaller body. Which is it?
That looks great! Why don't you do the whole ship?
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.The fan poster is pretty much DEAD ON as far as proportions. The official Discovery poster has the ship with a foreshortened perspective, making it not exactly an accurate view. That fan poster might as well be official art...almost. The only difference is my nacelle illustration is more accurate, though maybe I should have made it slightly thinner and more elongated. His saucer and body are EXACTLY correct.
Cause I'm lazy. Heh. And really, that fan art is pretty much it, so it would be redundant.
Yeah, I do like the globe, too. I'm curious, and maybe @PixelMagic or @RAMA can answer that, will the sphere be as pronounced in the final version, too?
Cool! They look awesome.I did a quick illustration of the nacelles. Throw these on the fan art, and you've got it.
I have to echo that, thanks for the YouTube reviews! I'm a big fan, so it's cool to spot you around here. Love your humor and authenticity. Be sure to check out the resident Eaglemoss thread.
Heh. Not my idea. This is how it is on the actual design.
It was in the initial teaser trailer. It has been redesigned since then. It remains to be seen how much.
The negative space in the saucer makes no sense and I'm not a fan. That said, I was never a big fan of the saucer undercut in either the original or refit Constitution.
As for the whole Discovery design itself, it just looks like a Jon Eaves-ified version of the Adams/McQuarrie design from Planet of the Titans. It's boring. Nothing more than that.
As for the whole Discovery design itself, it just looks like a Jon Eaves-ified version of the Adams/McQuarrie design from Planet of the Titans. It's boring. Nothing more than that.
Putting the bridge on top makes no sense. Having a big glow-y dome thingie on the bottom of the saucer that looks nearly identical to the bridge dome while serving a completely different purpose makes no sense. Carrying the convention of lighting up the port and starboard sides of a vessel with red and green lights just as we do in aviation here on Earth, but three or four centuries hence in a completely different environment makes no sense. Etc., etc. and so forth...
The basic design of Star Trek ships makes no particular engineering sense, but Jefferies nailed something that looks perfectly plausible in a functional sense - which is not exactly the same thing. The negative space makes no more or less sense than anything else about these ships, it's simply an unexpected new(ish) element and so will have to win people over. One of these days it will be as familiar as having huge amounts of blue light spilling out of the sides of engines, in both ship models and shooting sets, and Trek ships without it may even come to look strange.
Debates about the actual feasibility of starship designs are the bread and butter of many a trek fan. I'm well aware that most Trek designs make no sense from the modern engineering standpoint just as I am aware that the original Constitution class is a flying saucer melded to a rocket ship with extruding pylons.
That said, I tend to look at ships more from an analytical point of view and all I meant is that having a bunch of holes in the saucer makes no sense. What the hell is the point of them? What are they for? Since there will probably be no answer then to me the designer is nonsensically wasting space just as the undercut in the original and refit Constitutions waste space as well. That was the one and only thing about the Abrams Enterprise I liked, they got rid of the undercut.
However, I admit I like the ship more than the Shenzhou. That's just a typical over-designed Eaves concept. At least with the Discovery he was building on the backs of better designers.
If one likes the design, one comes up with a reason for it. If one doesn't like the design, one decides that it makes no sense.
Yep. That is what Discovery will look like in the show 100%. Except with windows, aztec panels, registry numbers, etc. Every detail on that is correct, including the nacelles.
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