Jefferson Randolph Smith

Discussion in 'Fan Art' started by Vektor, Sep 23, 2015.

  1. Vektor

    Vektor Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    I needed something a little different to work on the past few days so I went back and painted an update of a sketch I did years ago for a certain ship from one of my favorite Star Trek novels. Enjoy. :)

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  2. Venardhi

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    I love this.

    I want to be inside it.
     
  3. Albertese

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    That is awesome.

    --Alex
     
  4. Kaiser

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    Great blend of Sci fi ship designs from the 70's mixed with 60's Star Trek design ethic.
     
  5. Vektor

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    Unintentional design inspiration that just occurred to me: It looks like a baby sucking on a pacifier! Which totally fits, by the way. :D
     
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  6. BillJ

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    Reminds me a bit of the truck the Jawas drive around on Tatooine.
     
  7. martok2112

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    Very cool design. :)

    Kinda makes me think of a cute little dog that is actually much more ferocious than it looks.
     
  8. ihno

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    It looks like the FX 303 from Stargate meets Star Trek. Very well done.
     
  9. B.J.

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    Hideous, yet beautiful. It is irony incarnate. ;) :techman:
     
  10. Redfern

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    I'm reminded of the "boobied" ship John-Boy Walton flew in "Battle Beyond the Stars", just the overall silhouette.

    Sincerely,

    Bill
     
  11. Vektor

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    Ah yes, the Corsair, AKA Nell. One of the more, ahem, unique ship designs in cinematic history.

    If I have to be honest, though, this design draws more inspiration from one of the illustrations in Starfleet Spaceflight Chronology than anywhere else, though really, really, REALLY heavily modified and re-proportioned.
     
  12. TheLoneRedshirt

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    I LOVE this ship! I saved the sketch you first made some time back.

    Looks like someone took a shot at her and the repair crews did a slap-dash job of patching. *tsk* *tsk*

    :techman:
     
  13. MadMan1701A

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    Very cool. :)

    -Ricky
     
  14. Finn

    Finn Bad Batch of TrekBBS Admiral

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    Awesome. I don't really care either, but I just am wondering. Wouldn't that registry number be too high for a TOS-looking craft?
     
  15. Vektor

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    The registry number is straight out of the book.
     
  16. Shawnster

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    My thoughts exactly. That's such an ugly, dumb looking ship that it's totally awesome! Quite realistic. Not every real ship or plane is a work of art.
     
  17. BK613

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    I like it. The top evokes a machinery feel, like the cab of a John Deere harvester (sans the yellow and green, of course. :lol: ) It's stance of those legs immediately brought to mind Silent Running's Huey, Dewey and Louie.
     
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  18. Norsehound

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    What does the side and back look like? And where's her escape pod?
     
  19. Soran77

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    Kinda like a Sand Crawler/Harvester from Dune
     
  20. brainbox

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    Very nice