Alternate Universe Constitution-Class...

[Atolm]

But I don't want it in an alternate universe. I want it in THIS universe!

I second @publiusr in that your amazing design could be a Planet of the Titans era ship. Perhaps an experimental transwarp design that was eventually superceded by Excelsior? Whichever, I love it!

LOL Thanks

Speaking of that…the side view of this is very like the POTT study model seen with Excelsior in Spacedock…that might have inspired Vonda’s U.S.S. Magellanic Clouds in her ST III novel adaptation. Atolm’s ship is a perfect fit for that!

That would be a great CGI project…

Thanks again
I'd like to see her in motion departing a yard or dock, then once clear, swinging her pylons out just before warping away...

 

[RichT]

The only thing I don't like about this is the backward-sloping neck; I've always found starship designs that had that look a bit like an affronted duck. But the moving wings and nacelles are a fantastic idea.

 

[Atolm]

The only thing I don't like about this is the backward-sloping neck; I've always found starship designs that had that look a bit like an affronted duck. But the moving wings and nacelles are a fantastic idea.

Thanks. You and many others are always mistaken about swept back "necks" on starships...
Ducks fly with their neck out from their bodies...A bird like a Heron or a Pelican, on the other hand, fly with their necks in a tight S curve:
https://www.pexels.com/photo/great-blue-heron-flying-3912764/
Vs
https://pixels.com/featured/wood-duck-drake-flying-2-lynn-hopwood.html
Now, no one would argue that seeing a heron or any bird flying is not a beautiful thing to emulate.
Just saying.

 

[RichT]

Thanks. You and many others are always mistaken about swept back "necks" on starships...
Ducks fly with their neck out from their bodies...A bird like a Heron or a Pelican, on the other hand, fly with their necks in a tight S curve:
https://www.pexels.com/photo/great-blue-heron-flying-3912764/
Vs
https://pixels.com/featured/wood-duck-drake-flying-2-lynn-hopwood.html
Now, no one would argue that seeing a heron or any bird flying is not a beautiful thing to emulate.
Just saying.

I know... I said an affronted duck, not a flying duck.

 

[publiusr]

This deserves CGI and a round2 kit

 

[Atolm]

I know... I said an affronted duck, not a flying duck.

Correct, you indeed, did... I am the one who inserted the flying aspect that Ducks don't fly that way, and overall there is nothing Duck-like to any vessel that has a swept back "neck". Even if you are only considering a side perspective, then you are sacrificing the totality of the design for just an aspect... I'm not trying to pick a fight here, just clarifying the thought process to the design. As I stated earlier in the thread, I wanted to portray a vessel that looked like it was soaring. If you do not care for that aspect of the design, that is totally cool with me. Just when you design your version of her or imagine her however you would see fit. IDIC my friend.

 

[publiusr]

I'd love to see variations on this theme.

One more idea if I may:
There is a real space concept you might wish to draw: The Leonora Christina
https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2021/07/09/notes-on-the-magnetic-ramjet-ii/

if we had two funnels side by side and at the base of the cones turned tightly by 90 degrees they would collide at twice the velocity improving fusion chances....The ship would now look like the proverbial “ram”, but with the horns back to front. The ship’s scoops would be like those old 2-horn listening devices for aircraft when you put the ends of the horns in your ears. That 90 degree turn might need some serious power to prevent particle loss, although the scale of the scoops might mean a relatively gentle curvature.

 

[Atolm]

I'd love to see variations on this theme.

One more idea if I may:
There is a real space concept you might wish to draw: The Leonora Christina
https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2021/07/09/notes-on-the-magnetic-ramjet-ii/

if we had two funnels side by side and at the base of the cones turned tightly by 90 degrees they would collide at twice the velocity improving fusion chances....The ship would now look like the proverbial “ram”, but with the horns back to front. The ship’s scoops would be like those old 2-horn listening devices for aircraft when you put the ends of the horns in your ears. That 90 degree turn might need some serious power to prevent particle loss, although the scale of the scoops might mean a relatively gentle curvature.

Most excellent!