Atolm's Federation Concept Sketches and Musings...

[nicholasm]

I love the freighter refit, your work really captures the fun diversity of ship forms. Earlier in your thread you had some Alpha Centauri ships and they had that TAS weirdness that I just adore!

 

[Atolm]

I love the freighter refit, your work really captures the fun diversity of ship forms. Earlier in your thread you had some Alpha Centauri ships and they had that TAS weirdness that I just adore!

Thanks greatly

 

[Kaiser]

Thanks! The Kaiser was in honour of our Very own Kaiser here in the BBS:

Still stoked this happened

 

[Atolm]

Still stoked this happened

Still you are very welcome brother

 

[Atolm]

Kuiper-Class studies:

Kyoko-Class:

Mandjet-Class:

Mann-Class Study (Reman BoP sketch in the first image sneaking in, as well as other ideas...lol):

Menahga-Class refit study:

 

[korblborp]

i like how the mann-class' "saucer" just keeps going "bigger, BIGGER, BIGGER" until that... thing on the bottom of the fourth page of it

 

[Atolm]

i like how the mann-class' "saucer" just keeps going "bigger, BIGGER, BIGGER" until that... thing on the bottom of the fourth page of it

LOL it does look like that, but it does go that way...lol
Here are the finalized concepts from that process:

 

[Atolm]

Mercury study:

Millennium Study:

TOS Federation Mining Equipment:

Orochi Study:

 

[Atolm]

Concept shape design and hull study:
Bow

Dorsal

Sphere-hulled study:

Odyssey-class, Arthur C Clark study:

Which was refined:

Concept Panoptes-class study:

And her refined side view:

And lastly, her TNG Refit, Argus-subclass:

 

[Atolm]

Just finished having some fun with the above Argus image:

 

[Santaman]

Sphere hull AND pontoons, yer ships seems to be very seaworthy ARR! On top of that (ha!) a defl(neck)tor.

I like this one.

 

[Atolm]

Sphere hull AND pontoons, yer ships seems to be very seaworthy ARR! On top of that (ha!) a defl(neck)tor.

I like this one.

LOL

 

[Santaman]

I really can see that ship floating on open water on some planet.
Btw, lately your colouring has become really good, I've noticed it a few times already.

 

[Atolm]

I really can see that ship floating on open water on some planet.
Btw, lately your colouring has become really good, I've noticed it a few times already.

I can see that... the KBoP shouldn't be the only ship in Trek to land in water...lol
As for my art... just constantly working at it. I never stop trying to better my craft.

 

[Serin117]

Concept shape design and hull study:
Bow

Dorsal

Oh, I love this.

 

[tenmei]

Oh, I love this.

It looks brilliant, doesn't it. Its like someone mated the USS Federation and the "Kirk Class"

 

[Atolm]

Oh, I love this.

Thanks. She is an older design that I played with back in 2016 I believe. I'll get to refining her... I have a list...lol

It looks brilliant, doesn't it. Its like someone mated the USS Federation and the "Kirk Class"

Thanks. As I just replied to Serin117, this concept is indeed, an old girl in need of refinement.

 

[Serin117]

Thanks. She is an older design that I played with back in 2016 I believe. I'll get to refining her... I have a list...lol

Thanks. As I just replied to Serin117, this concept is indeed, an old girl in need of refinement.

I was thinking I'd seen that design somewhere before.... and just assuming I'd gone even further off the deep end.

Mind if I have a whack at modelling it?

 

[Atolm]

I was thinking I'd seen that design somewhere before.... and just assuming I'd gone even further off the deep end.

Mind if I have a whack at modelling it?

lol Indeed

Sure, go for it! Post your progress.

 

[B.J.]

I really like the trimaran design!

As for this concept....

Concept shape design and hull study:
Bow

Dorsal

... it reminds me a bit of the starship form of the changeling Laas. Perhaps a Founder-inspired Fed ship, or vice versa?