Finally a TOS/TAS runabout. Woooohooooo! 
I'm on a roll
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Really beautiful work. Love the interior!
But I hate to do it, but I think proportionally the main hull is a little long. It'd probably be too much work but I'd consider shortening the main hull. Or giving it much longer/bigger nacelles. Something to balance it out a bit.
I think this might be a little TOO short, because now it just looks like a regular shuttle, but it gives you an idea:
Anyway, I HATE to crit. So please disregard if offensive
But I hate to do it, but I think proportionally the main hull is a little long. It'd probably be too much work but I'd consider shortening the main hull. Or giving it much longer/bigger nacelles. Something to balance it out a bit.
I think this might be a little TOO short, because now it just looks like a regular shuttle, but it gives you an idea:
Anyway, I HATE to crit. So please disregard if offensive
Forbin said:
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It is NOT a runabout, and you can't make me call it that!
long range warpshuttle ?
Looks absolutely fantastic anyway!
It kind of resembles a heavy transport shuttle from SFB. The HTS has a large rear section like that which can actually fold down and turn into a flatbed for exceptionally large loads.
I'm really diggin' it! Very nice work, as always, Forbin!
I'm really diggin' it! Very nice work, as always, Forbin!
LOL! Yeah.
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Icy_Penguigo said:
LOL! Yeah.
DISCLAIMER: Remember kids, you should never drink and operate warp-powered vehicles.
Never stopped Scotty.
Forbin said:
I wasn't gonna do a calendar this year due to lack of new material, which problem, apparently, I'm solving as we speak
I may yet, but it will be in a very UNtimely fashion.
There is always next year. Heck, with ST XI opening up on 12/25, maybe it would be a nice little Christmas present for the Trek community.
Very cool and inventive, Forbin. It's amazing how well it fits in with the design asthetic of TOS. :thumbsup:
Speaking of similar 60s design ethics, you know what I'd like to see you attempt, Forbin? A "blending" of the Jupiter II (from Lost in Space) with the "classic" shuttle.
OK, folks, Bill has officially lost his mind!
I'm serious! I'm at work so I can't scan and present the doodle I've concocted, so it may be a little hard to explain, but hear me out.
Like several of the vessels (J2, Seaview, Spindrift) depicted in Irwin Allen's productions, the TOS shuttle has a set of fairly large forward ports. Now, imagine the front half of the J2 and slice away the back half. Now, extrude the edges where ithe ship was bisected, extending the length at least just past the original back edge of the saucer. This forms the basic hull.
Now, we scale up the interior, dropping the impossible proportions implying the J2 is a three deck vessel. The trapezoidal hatch of the original ship forms the top half of a shuttle styled hatch, the lower "gang plank" on the under curvature of the saucer. Nacelles are positioned similarly to the way they are on shuttle # 7. The rotating fusion core (as cool as it is) is removed, but the dorsal dome remains, resembling the sensor array on the Connie. The extruded back edge would be "staggered" and have the row of "teeth"-like glowing "elements".
In profile, this craft would still closely resemble the Galileo, front the front, the shuttle would have a dramatically angled look.
If I have time this evening, I'll try to slap together a "draft" using TrueSpace to better illustrate my point.
Sincerely,
Bill
OK, folks, Bill has officially lost his mind!
I'm serious! I'm at work so I can't scan and present the doodle I've concocted, so it may be a little hard to explain, but hear me out.
Like several of the vessels (J2, Seaview, Spindrift) depicted in Irwin Allen's productions, the TOS shuttle has a set of fairly large forward ports. Now, imagine the front half of the J2 and slice away the back half. Now, extrude the edges where ithe ship was bisected, extending the length at least just past the original back edge of the saucer. This forms the basic hull.
Now, we scale up the interior, dropping the impossible proportions implying the J2 is a three deck vessel. The trapezoidal hatch of the original ship forms the top half of a shuttle styled hatch, the lower "gang plank" on the under curvature of the saucer. Nacelles are positioned similarly to the way they are on shuttle # 7. The rotating fusion core (as cool as it is) is removed, but the dorsal dome remains, resembling the sensor array on the Connie. The extruded back edge would be "staggered" and have the row of "teeth"-like glowing "elements".
In profile, this craft would still closely resemble the Galileo, front the front, the shuttle would have a dramatically angled look.
If I have time this evening, I'll try to slap together a "draft" using TrueSpace to better illustrate my point.
Sincerely,
Bill
It's terrific. The only thing I don't dig, is the huge window, despite the fact that I love being able to see inside...
Now if you'll be kind enough to photo it pulling out of a starbase?
Now if you'll be kind enough to photo it pulling out of a starbase?
Can't you just paint the stripe-part on? I just recently did that with a Revell X-Wing. I defined the border of the stripe with that kind of paper-band, that you use to define the borders when painting a room.
What, you can't get regular masking tape?
I usually use Scoth Magic Mending tape for masking, it gives a sharper edge.
But no, painting the stripe isn't the answer. Even if they're a little wobbly going on, decals generated by computer art are going to be exactly the size and shape I want.
I usually use Scoth Magic Mending tape for masking, it gives a sharper edge.
But no, painting the stripe isn't the answer. Even if they're a little wobbly going on, decals generated by computer art are going to be exactly the size and shape I want.
I'm not that much of a model-builder myself, i'm more in miniatures (which is, what i did the x-wing for), so i didn't look for something special and that kind of tape worked well for me.
Some Schematics for this little gem would be nice when you have a moment
Oooooooh, I'm salivating!
We really should have an emoticon for that.
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We really should have an emoticon for that.
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