Andrew Probert teases us with his SotL 2009 painting!

[GodThingFormerly]

http://www.probertdesigns.com/Folder_ILLUSTRATION/Probert_ILLUSTRATIONS.html

Possible clues concerning the illustration's subject matter may be found in this thread.

TGT

 

[SonicRanger]

It's a boat, and that's water in the background.

 

[aridas sofia]

Cool unis. Sorta TMP, and sorta TOS. :thumbsup:

Given this artist's recent work on his Captain's Yacht (in his 2007 SotL calendar entry), one wonders whether this might be a portrayal of that ship planetside, landed near say, SF Bay?

 

[Forbin]

SonicRanger said:
It's a boat, and that's water in the background.

Why?
Star Fleet HQ is on San Francisco Bay. Any parking apron must by default be NEAR the water. It could very well be a new Shuttlecraft or scout ship. The water is, like you say, in the background. The vehicle isn't IN the water.

 

[SonicRanger]

Oh, it's just a guess. A Starfleet boat would be something we really haven't seen before... other than the aquashuttle in TAS. The edge we can see looks kinda like the front of a speedboat or something. But yes, it could be a new shuttlecraft... or a submarine... or fighter... or Tilt-A-Whirl...

 

[Forbin]

I was being too serious, wasn't I?

Sorry.

 

[137th Gebirg]

Looks like it's 24th century, with the oval behind the insignia on the ship and the late-DS9 insignia on the uniforms. I'm thinking it's possibly a submersible for deep-water exploration.

 

[trevanian]

Maybe part of that Atlantis project Picard passed up?

 

[Probert]

137th Gebirg said:
Looks like it's 24th century, with the oval behind the insignia on the ship and the late-DS9 insignia on the uniforms.

Hmmm...

I'm thinking it's possibly a submersible for deep-water exploration.

It isn't a water craft... review Forbin

Andrew-

 

[SonicRanger]

137th Gebirg said:
Looks like it's 24th century, with the oval behind the insignia on the ship and the late-DS9 insignia on the uniforms...

Those uniforms are very TMP.

 

[Forbin]

Probert said:

I'm thinking it's possibly a submersible for deep-water exploration.

It isn't a water craft... review Forbin

Andrew-

Okay, I was being too serious, but I was being right!

 

[FalTorPan]

Maybe it's a Probert-style runabout.

 

[SonicRanger]

Probert said:
IIt isn't a water craft... review Forbin

Andrew-

An obvious ploy at misdirection...

I still think it is a boat... although a Tilt-A-Whirl or parade float are still possibilities.

 

[Santaman]

FalTorPan said:
Maybe it's a Probert-style runabout.

Runaboat maybe?

 

[137th Gebirg]

^^^ You Canadian?

Sorry...that would probably be runaboot, wouldn't it?

 

[Mark_Nguyen]

*Smacks ALL Americans in the name of Canada*

I'm sure it's just a shuttle sittin' on the dock of the Bay, wastin' time.

Mark

 

[Timo]

...Or the Enterprise-E being welded together at San Francisco bay.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[Starlock]

That round edge suggests it is based on one of Guinan's hats...

 

[Harry]

How about a hopper or a sphinx. Although I vaguely remember that the sphinx was already CGI'ed for some kind of book or calendar.

 

[Malleus]

He hasn't updated us with his progress on his Ambassador, though.