Jayru (JSnaith's) 3D Trek

[JSnaith]

Right,,,

Busy day today, more parts for the laptop are arriving at some point between now and 1pm (A bezel to replace the one I broke, and 1TB expansion card). The new kitchen is also arriving today before 1pm. The bits of the bathroom that are left over, and in one case the wrong bit, are being picked up before 1pm.

I could make my way upstairs and use the Big Rig and work on the Apollo, but once I am up there, I am stuck there, unless my partner stops work and helps me down. Because I'm waiting patiently for things to arrive, it's going to arrive at the same time, isn't it - at 1pm, lol

Plan of attack when I do get back to the Big Rig, some minor details to be added to the Apollo. Some renders of just how big that deck 1 dome is, and why a TMP Bridge module rattles in it, and work on the shuttles and hanger bay will start. That will be after all these deliveries, which as I say, are likely to arrive at the same time, at 1pm *sigh* *laugh*

So, I guess that means more later.

 

[JSnaith]

Oberth-Class Redesign — Why 250m Is the Better Fit
The oft-cited 120m length for the Oberth-class has long conflicted with both on-screen visuals and internal logic. This 250m reinterpretation restores credibility and aligns the ship with Starfleet’s evolving design language:

• Functional Saucer Shuttlebays: The three saucer-mounted bays are now fully realised — each with enough volume for shuttle operations, maintenance access, and crew corridors.
• Interior Realism: At 250m, the ship supports proper deck heights, viable crew quarters, and modular research pods — essential for a vessel intended as a scientific platform. This brings it in line with other mid-scale ships like the Miranda-class (243m), which balance compact size with mission flexibility.
• Lore-Aware Justification: This could represent a late-model Oberth or a post-refit subclass — akin to how the Excelsior-class evolved into the Enterprise-B variant, or how the Nebula-class adapted Galaxy-class components into a more compact frame. Starfleet’s history is full of iterative hulls under a shared class name.
• Screen-Accurate Presence: Visually, the Oberth often appears larger than its listed specs — especially when docked near stations. A 250m length better matches these proportions, much like how the Defiant-class was later retconned to be larger than originally stated due to similar visual inconsistencies.

This isn’t just a scale tweak — it’s a structural revalidation of the Oberth’s role as a nimble, mission-flexible scientific explorer. It now fits comfortably within the design lineage of Starfleet’s mid-tier vessels, without sacrificing its unique silhouette. It's also very logical. The reasoning behind science ships being tiny has never been fully explored or explained. A science ship, by its very nature, should have multiple labs and additional sensor arrays. It would have a larger science complement in order to carry out dedicated science missions and be geared more towards exploration than anything else. Fitting weapons on the frame does not break canon - most TNG science ships were seen to be armed. Not heavily, but enough in order to defend themselves. Naturally, these ships would have better shields, allowing them to operate near hazardous anomalies. These ships would have to stay out in the field without support from Starbases and other ships, so they would need to have generous fuel supplies and crew facilities.

There is just no justification for science ships having to be small. It is an attitude that doesn't fit with Starfleet's resentedra - "to seek out new life and civilisations."

More later.

 

[JSnaith]

Let's talk shuttles. I have ideas for names that would fit with Apollo, but the question is - which base frame to choose?

Option 1 - TMPish with nacelles;

Option 2 - TMPish (no nacelles);

Option 3 - TFFish;

Thoughts welcome. Ignore the current livery on them, I will, of course, match it with the Apollo.

 

[TOMFAN]

Number 3!

 

[blssdwlf]

Option 3

 

[B.J.]

"Three, m'lord!"

 

[JSnaith]

I'm leaning towards Option 3 myself. I feel I may have overused the other two. And no, I don't plan on building a new shuttle class just for this ship! Scale wise they all sit nicely with the ship, and having three bays to play with is going to be "interesting" - anyways, I shall wait and see if anyone else has anything to say. Not going to be able to do any work on the big rig this afternoon as someone has stolen my chair *sigh*

So, more tomorrow.