I vote for no shuttlebay. Similarly to naval ships, larger ships may have heliport launch/landing/hangar, and the smaller ships don't.
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My only issue with these is that the dorsal (or ventral - depends on your point of view) has a semi-airfoil type of appearance. It's not flat sided at all.
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I followed the blueprints I have, the details of the nacelle are shown at the 180degree mark on this class. If you are saying the nacelle should be different shoot me some references, I can correct if required.
why not an underside launch/drop bay akin to the NX-class and Defiant-class..?
I did think about that, but I side with the argument that maybe not every ship needs to have shuttles.
Just curious, are you working strictly off of a specific blueprint or are you also adding your own take?
I use the blueprints to get the proportions of things right, and then get the details off them and try and match as closely as I can. I'm not using just one set, as I've found various differences between blueprint sets - especially with the Connie. I think when I do something the first time, it's best to be as accurate as possible before adding my own flare to it ;-)
Great work on the TOS ships looking really enjoyed seeing them come together
Thank you. It was fun.
The "Uber Excelsior" is coming along nicely. Seem to have got my interest back in it.
More later.
I think that the Constitution Class design is actually older, than the Constitution Class itself is...
However, the previous Class, couldn't break the Time Barrier.
I have detected hints in the first few episodes of TOS, that Gene Roddenberry and company, had an idea in the back of their minds.
The originally named USS Yorktown, had as we all know a maximum speed of. 73 of one light-year per hour...
In the pilot episode 'The Cage ' navigator Jose Tyler exclaims that the time barrier has been broken.
In the episode 'Where No Man Has Gone Before ' it takes automated freighters twenty years to get out to Delta Vega. And then there's the acceleration from rest for picking up the Valiant's recorder/marker into space warp... It takes time. At first the "stars" don't move, then they slowly change position.
So .73 of one light-year per hour is about 6,400c...twenty times slower is 320c, the point being that we have a Before and After set of numbers. Meaning that most long range ships most likely were sleeper ships.
Just something to consider when designing older ships...were the crews awake or not? Explains much, if not awake. Think 'Alien'.
However, the previous Class, couldn't break the Time Barrier.
I have detected hints in the first few episodes of TOS, that Gene Roddenberry and company, had an idea in the back of their minds.
The originally named USS Yorktown, had as we all know a maximum speed of. 73 of one light-year per hour...
In the pilot episode 'The Cage ' navigator Jose Tyler exclaims that the time barrier has been broken.
In the episode 'Where No Man Has Gone Before ' it takes automated freighters twenty years to get out to Delta Vega. And then there's the acceleration from rest for picking up the Valiant's recorder/marker into space warp... It takes time. At first the "stars" don't move, then they slowly change position.
So .73 of one light-year per hour is about 6,400c...twenty times slower is 320c, the point being that we have a Before and After set of numbers. Meaning that most long range ships most likely were sleeper ships.
Just something to consider when designing older ships...were the crews awake or not? Explains much, if not awake. Think 'Alien'.
Actually talking about the strut/pylon between the saucer and engineering hull. The leading edge is curved more like an airfoil, the trailing edge is somewhat as well.
The engine struts look good to me.
I think I get what you are saying, but yes on both ships the dorsal interconnector (neck) is curved on the leading and trailing edge, but it doesn't taper. The same as the pylons (engine struts) on the Constitution - they are also curved on the leading and trailing edges, and again no taper.
The idea, as far as I can confirm, is that the Constitution, Saladin, Hermes, Ptolomy Classes all share components - just in different configurations.
I think I get what @StarCruiser is saying. The neck on your version appears to have fillets on the leading edges and the front face is flat (red). The front face should be curved like the leading edge of an airplane wing (green).
