Yeah. As the title says, the USS Humboldt is a thing I started somewhen. It grew on me. And became the project that I would really like to finish someday as my best piece. Until this will happen I have a long way to go. The road is paved with stupid Ideas, bad lighting, sloppy modeling and non existing texturing. But I will not stop. And I invite you, to guide me, to talk me out of bad and into good ideas.....and probably inspire me to put more effort into it. So in the I will not have to delete my account in shame, but will look back at my mediocre fiddling in pride. Knowing that this was not where I stopped.
So without further rambling like a mad man: I present to you the latest version of the USS Humboldt(v.0.3) with her motto "to go where someone has gone before, and take a closer look"
The whole concept for this ship is still the same as it alwas was. It travels to the discovered, but not investigated planets in federation space. There the saucer section, with scientists, laboratorys and lots of eqipement lands, and studys the eco-system, discovers new lifeforms and stuff. The secondary hull stays in orbit and uses its specialized sensors to make detailed maps of the planet, to look for geological phenomena, study the athmosphere, weather etc. Also it could investigate moons, rings, asteroids, planetoids, (lifeless)planets and stars of the system.
So basically all the fun stuff I would like to join Starfleet for.
Sizewise the ship is somewhere between an Exelsior Class and a Galaxy Class (total Crew about 500 c.a.). And thats where it also fits in the timeframe.
Designwise it is also supposed to fit between the Galaxy and the Excelsior. But its not a direct link I think. I'd like to think that a whole line of ships was designed to replace the Excelsior. But then the decision was made to keep the Excelsiors in service.
Despite the fact the Humboldt Class never went in production, its prototype the USS Humboldt entered service and fulfilled its role until she was hit by a breen energy dampening weapon during a battle in the Dominion War. Left by its Crew and floating in space she was taken in posession by Ferengi Raiders, but later handet over to the Federation again (not for free, of course).
Now she is waiting to get an overhaul and enter service again as one of the last true research vessels in Federation service. The, one of a kind, USS Humboldt......
na na naaaaaa, na na nana naaaaaa, NA NAAAAAA (..and the adventures continue..)
So without further rambling like a mad man: I present to you the latest version of the USS Humboldt(v.0.3) with her motto "to go where someone has gone before, and take a closer look"
The whole concept for this ship is still the same as it alwas was. It travels to the discovered, but not investigated planets in federation space. There the saucer section, with scientists, laboratorys and lots of eqipement lands, and studys the eco-system, discovers new lifeforms and stuff. The secondary hull stays in orbit and uses its specialized sensors to make detailed maps of the planet, to look for geological phenomena, study the athmosphere, weather etc. Also it could investigate moons, rings, asteroids, planetoids, (lifeless)planets and stars of the system.
So basically all the fun stuff I would like to join Starfleet for.
Sizewise the ship is somewhere between an Exelsior Class and a Galaxy Class (total Crew about 500 c.a.). And thats where it also fits in the timeframe.
Designwise it is also supposed to fit between the Galaxy and the Excelsior. But its not a direct link I think. I'd like to think that a whole line of ships was designed to replace the Excelsior. But then the decision was made to keep the Excelsiors in service.
Despite the fact the Humboldt Class never went in production, its prototype the USS Humboldt entered service and fulfilled its role until she was hit by a breen energy dampening weapon during a battle in the Dominion War. Left by its Crew and floating in space she was taken in posession by Ferengi Raiders, but later handet over to the Federation again (not for free, of course).
Now she is waiting to get an overhaul and enter service again as one of the last true research vessels in Federation service. The, one of a kind, USS Humboldt......
na na naaaaaa, na na nana naaaaaa, NA NAAAAAA (..and the adventures continue..)
