Terran Empire Imperial Constellation-Class (Kounalis refit):

[Atolm]

(don't think I posted this here yet... if I did, sorry. I could not remember. lol)

This is a Terran Empire Constellation-class sub-variant that a great friend of mine who goes by the handle @Cobalt Frost here in these boards, asked me to design for a good friend of his who is going through a rough patch. So you can thank him for the inspiration of this one

Kounalis-Subclass:

Direct Links:
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Notes:
The Constellation class has always been a favorite of mine from the moment I first saw her. I have always loved her look...A beefy Miranda-like ship that just exudes 80's movie richness in the quality of her build and her details. I have always though she was a beast of a ship. Now feeling this way, I have never really sought out to change her in anyway (unlike the Connie, and the Miranda classes), but @Cobalt Frost ask me to come up with a terran empire version of this ship and I was like, "really?". I mean TMP needs very little to look military so just slap some gold accents and call it a day, correct? No. Not correct. So I thought about little things I could do to distinct the terran version from the standard, but quickly just hating the optioning. So I started from scratch with some perspective sketches to see how I wanted her presence to be seen.
Then it hit me... A rotating nacelle-pylon assembly at the end. I felt this would add to the strangeness and bizzaro nature of the Mirror Universe. Once that became the clear course of action the rest came easily. The nacelle-pylon assembly would be connected to a rotating drum, which meant that I needed to bulk up the ship some more, and that lead to adding some Miranda-class hull superstructures not just to the top, but also to the ventral as the standard Constellation is very symmetrical dorsal-ventrally (not counting the pods). After that she started to exhibit a more bulky, whale-like side view profile to which I liked. I also added to the dorsal-ventral symmetry by removing the standard Constellation's front ventral pods, and adding two dorsal heavy phaser turrets directly above the ventral pods. I then addressed the photon torpedo launchers, and while at first I thought it would be cool to just leave them at their original placement (you know, a visually stunning shot of torpedoes being fired in a helix-like spiral towards you...lol), but then decided to opt against it as a direct barrage is more of the terran empire's style, so I opted for a four-chambered, vertically stacked launcher.
This "new" Constellation is a heavily armoured, fast, brick of a ship, that is designed to act like a hammer towards the enemies of terran empire.

 

[Santaman]

Cool design, armor good! cannons good!

 

[publiusr]

Now, the front 3/4 view would really look nice on a TIE fighter that would look like the hurricane weather symbol—an imperial B-wing

 

[Atolm]

Cool design, armor good! cannons good!

lol thanks!

Now, the front 3/4 view would really look nice on a TIE fighter that would look like the hurricane weather symbol—an imperial B-wing

oooooh that could be interesting.

 

[Unicron]

Are the nacelles designed to rotate on this version, for some reason? It looks interesting but I admit the first pic seems a bit weird with the others.

 

[Michael]

Are the nacelles designed to rotate on this version, for some reason?

Yes, below is what is said in the original post about the concept (highlighted by me). I think it‘s a cool concept and I would have loved to see it done with models and practical effects work.

... A rotating nacelle-pylon assembly at the end. I felt this would add to the strangeness and bizzaro nature of the Mirror Universe. Once that became the clear course of action the rest came easily. The nacelle-pylon assembly would be connected to a rotating drum, which meant that I needed to bulk up the ship some more, and that lead to adding some Miranda-class hull superstructures not just to the top, but also to the ventral as the standard Constellation is very symmetrical dorsal-ventrally (not counting the pods).

 

[Atolm]

Are the nacelles designed to rotate on this version, for some reason? It looks interesting but I admit the first pic seems a bit weird with the others.

Yeap it rotates

Yes, below is what is said in the original post about the concept (highlighted by me). I think it‘s a cool concept and I would have loved to see it done with models and practical effects work.

Thanks @Michael for fielding that for me
And to see this design as a physical model doing its thing, that indeed would be sweet

 

[Santaman]

Rotating nacelles? Hmm.. the Toei Animation version of Captain Future's "Comet" also has that feature.

 

[Colonel Midnight]

I like it but... what’s the reasoning/advantage to having the nacelles do such a thing? Protection?

Cheers,
-CM-

 

[Imaus]

Like an Assault Carrier?

 

[Atolm]

Rotating nacelles? Hmm.. the Toei Animation version of Captain Future's "Comet" also has that feature.

LOL, I guess.. thanks!

I like it but... what’s the reasoning/advantage to having the nacelles do such a thing? Protection?

Cheers,
-CM-

The behind the scenes reason is posted above in the first post. A in universe reason is if you see the TOS remastered Orion ship, it too has 2 counter rotating parts as her warp nacelle and gave her tremendous speed...So maybe, the Terran Empire wanted to try it

Like an Assault Carrier?

Not a carrier as the Constellation is not a carrier in the prime universe. It is a siege ship, or an assault cruiser.