My homebrew kitbashes

Discussion in 'Fan Art' started by Ian Keldon, Jan 9, 2012.

  1. BK613

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    ^ Agreed.
     
  2. publiusr

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  3. Ian Keldon

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    Some new parts to play with!

    Cheers, publisur!
     
  4. Ian Keldon

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    D'artagnan-class fast frigate
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    refit with PF-12 toroidal warp nacelles
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  5. Kaiser

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    Very awesome and your PF-12 Warp Nacelle is well made :)
     
  6. Ian Keldon

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    I know I said I was done with this one, but tinkering with nacelles got me looking at a refit/retcon.

    USS Galaxy with PE-1 toroidal warp nacelles
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  7. Kaiser

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    Looks awesome :) :techman:
     
  8. publiusr

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    I think it was Aridas that came up with the advanced circumferential engine (ACE) nacelle design we saw. His were much wider and rather flat. Ironically, he thought of having a return to the red-nosed nacelle--with the nacelle being between the saucer and secondary hull--long before the TNG galaxy class.

    Now the galaxy class you are thinking about was the smller Magellenic Cloud class ship in the novelization of STIII. Wasn't it slimmer than a connie--and unarmed?

    I keep thinking it would look more like a Decker class ship--a fast, sleek thing like this: http://www.tacticalstarshipcombat.com/FASA/sds/federation_decker.htm
    http://subodeon.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ships&action=print&thread=1578

    Also nice --big PDF
    http://www.jh.kobarg.de/k7/timeline/FSC_Vol12.pdf

    What you have would be a Picard type Galaxy class if they had to build it with refit era tech...
     
  9. Ian Keldon

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    IIRC, the book never really mentioned anything other than the class, name and mission. No description.

    So my design is as good as any, IMO...and it's not all that much bigger than a Connie.
     
  10. Ian Keldon

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    Ok, this didn't take as long as I thought it would. I inadvertantly poached a part by miscrediting it to Vance. The "extended" hull I used for several classes actually belonged to someone else.

    My apologies to JAFisher44 over at Sub Odeon.

    Here are reposts of the affected images with proper credits.

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  11. Kaiser

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    That good the proper credits are on it :)
     
  12. Knight Templar

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    I'm impressed by the York class variations.

    York!. Get the sensation!!
     
  13. Ian Keldon

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    Found time to do some more:

    Valhalla refit with enhanced tactical sensor array and PE-3 toroidal coil warp nacelles:

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    Spartan-class battlecruiser
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    USS Nathan Bridger NCC-2647 (Cousteau-class scout)
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  14. Kaiser

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    Good new designs :) :techman:
     
  15. KNH

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    The Spartan looks like an in-universe descendant of ptrope's Crossbow :techman:
     
  16. The Castellan

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    Beat me to it, dude. :bolian:
     
  17. Ian Keldon

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    You will not find the ships of the Eternal Vigilance class on any fleet roster. You will not find their construction contracts in any shipyard database. You will never see one, even if you encounter one. If you were to by some happenstance catch a glimpse of one, you would be well served never to speak of it.

    Ships of the Eternal Vigilance class have been constructed and are operated exclusively by crews belonging to Starfleet Intelligence. They are the stealthiest starships in the fleet, virtually undetectable at medium to long range even though they conform to the various treaties between the Federation and Romulus that forbid Federation ships from using cloaking technology.

    Every aspect of their construction facilitates their ability to pass unseen, from their tightly controlled warp signatures to the sensor-absorbent plating on their hulls. Any potentially energy emitting source onboard is either baffled or otherwise shielded to minimize those emissions. Even the warp nacelle flux chiller grills have armored baffles that can be slid into place to prevent their characteristic blue glow from being seen while in operation, though the panels do hinder operational efficiency by a factor of ~15%.

    SI uses these ships for surveillance and covert insertion operations, typically in areas on the fringes of or outside of the Federation proper.

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  18. YARN

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    So it's black because it's supposed to be stealthy?
     
  19. Ar-Pharazon

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    ^ The thing about space, the colour of space, your basic space colour, is black.
     
  20. Ian Keldon

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    Yarn: yes, it is coated in a non-reflective or "matte" black color as part of it's "steathing".