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Nice design. 
I'm thinking: crewed primarily by Caitians, and with a high casualty rate?
I'm thinking: crewed primarily by Caitians, and with a high casualty rate?
I love it myself. Glad you are still doing art. I love the wide stance.
Now you did your take on the McQuarrie Planet of the Titans wingship Enterprise, but I wonder if you might do some orthos of what McQuarrie's two paintings might have looked like fleshed out... http://whatculture.com/film/ralph-mcquarrie-the-canceled-star-trek-movie.php http://mehallo.com/blog/archives/7742
This looked closer to the Ken Adam version:
http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=135745
He keeps the rectangular central spine the same width all the way down
I think an argument can be made that Ralph wanted a thinner saucer more rounded at its edges: http://whatculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Screen-shot-2012-03-08-at-21.23.19.png
I also think he had the rectangular spine taper a bit to the front ( it looks better that way.)
I hope you consider doing that as a three view.
Now you did your take on the McQuarrie Planet of the Titans wingship Enterprise, but I wonder if you might do some orthos of what McQuarrie's two paintings might have looked like fleshed out... http://whatculture.com/film/ralph-mcquarrie-the-canceled-star-trek-movie.php http://mehallo.com/blog/archives/7742
This looked closer to the Ken Adam version:
http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=135745
He keeps the rectangular central spine the same width all the way down
I think an argument can be made that Ralph wanted a thinner saucer more rounded at its edges: http://whatculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Screen-shot-2012-03-08-at-21.23.19.png
I also think he had the rectangular spine taper a bit to the front ( it looks better that way.)
I hope you consider doing that as a three view.
I've been wanting to have that name used for quite some time!
Not so sure about the design herself. The shuttle-bay behind the main deflector seems rather awkward (though the Nebula class is guilty of doing a variation of the same thing). Same thing goes for the impulses mounted directly back, and there don't appear to be any other impulse drives (though I assume that there must be). Since you were able to, I would've had the shuttle-bay facing forward.
Not dissing the sketch work though, which is incredible and professional, as always.
Even the neck feels awkward. The design of the deflector mounting and add to that the neck tells be that this wouldn't be a great design to take into battle, because those two spots almost shout "shoot me", and severing even one of those areas would likely cripple the ship.
I do love the design of the nacelle pylons however, and how the sweep downwards, and then angle straight back up.
Not so sure about the design herself. The shuttle-bay behind the main deflector seems rather awkward (though the Nebula class is guilty of doing a variation of the same thing). Same thing goes for the impulses mounted directly back, and there don't appear to be any other impulse drives (though I assume that there must be). Since you were able to, I would've had the shuttle-bay facing forward.
Not dissing the sketch work though, which is incredible and professional, as always.
Even the neck feels awkward. The design of the deflector mounting and add to that the neck tells be that this wouldn't be a great design to take into battle, because those two spots almost shout "shoot me", and severing even one of those areas would likely cripple the ship.
I do love the design of the nacelle pylons however, and how the sweep downwards, and then angle straight back up.
^^^ Also love the nacelle pylons tremendously. Reminds me a bit of the Charleston design by Darren Sexton. And where the neck and saucer meet seems remniniscent of one of the Excelsior study models.
Well done, as usual, Atolm!
Well done, as usual, Atolm!
