My Ships of the Line image

[Ar-Pharazon]

They might have used a different ship altogether after the original E if there wasn't the strong negative reaction to the Excelsior.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

It was never clear how they got into the Reliant's torpedo bay, so this kind of design suits that era pretty well.

 

[BK613]

Still, wouldn't mind seeing those torp bays turned 90 degrees and mounted on the struts, giving you something similar to the Comet's jet engines.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

It was never clear how they got into the Reliant's torpedo bay, so this kind of design suits that era pretty well.

Yeah, add to that the "how did they get to the bottom of the Grissom" argument and the "where's the toilet" quandry.

The 24th century sure has a lot of question marks.

 

[sojourner]

They might have used a different ship altogether after the original E if there wasn't the strong negative reaction to the Excelsior.

I guess I was one of the few people disappointed at the end of ST-4 when it wasn't the Excelsior. I loved that ship from the first moment it appeared on the big screen in ST-3.

 

[Gibraltar]

Fantastic work! Now that's a Starfleet task force with teeth!

 

[MyClone]

I think your image succeeds on all levels, but especially this one:

I loved it in DS9 when the actual model kit kit-bashed ships first appeared as background ships. This image is my homage to that time when off-the-shelf FX solutions included taking common plastic kits and making something familiar yet unique with them.

As one who loved the DS9 kitbash fleets, thanks very much for this brilliant homage. Let's see more next year!

Best, MyClone

 

[DEWLine]

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Wondering how you'd get into the torpedo bays for the port and starboard launchers. Artificial gravity having its usages once again, by the looks of it.

Obviously the pylons aren't as wide as the neck, maybe they load them in the secondary hull, then they move to the launchers on a belt. Kinda like we saw in Enterprise.

I suppose that could work in concert with the gravity generator angle...?

 

[DEWLine]

Anyway...finally got my copy of the calendar. Looks great in my hands, as it did on-screen. I still foresee a novel springing from this image.

 

[Gojira]

I loved the picture!! Great work!

 

[Kaiser]

Anyway...finally got my copy of the calendar. Looks great in my hands, as it did on-screen. I still foresee a novel springing from this image.

im hoping for a new book or Data sheets using these designs from Jackill www.jackill.com

or from Mastercom Data center

or someone with that kind of Talent

 

[Wingsley]

I like your John Glenn design. It looks like a cousin to a TOS-era design by Starscape called the Spitfire.

Keep up the good work.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

^ Both designs are kinda based off what the TOS E was supposed to look like.

 

[sojourner]

^supposed? I never heard this story.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I'm pretty sure the "original" concept for the E was upside down compared to what we got.

I think I've seen it referred to as the Apollo, but I can't actually back that up with paperwork.

I'll keep searching though.

 

[sojourner]

Are you confusing the Reliant story from WOK?

 

[kkozoriz1]

I think he was referring to something like this early design

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

^ That's the idea I remember. Thanks. I couldn't find the image.

 

[sojourner]

Yea, there were lots of early designs. None of them were supposed to be the final product.

 

[Rulius]

Love that design, please post more of your work.