I like this but would suggest that you number shuttles and pods down the port side with even numbers and those down the starboard with odd numbers. Not only does this make it operationally easier to sort craft but is also in keeping with naval and aeronautic traditions.
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I like this but would suggest that you number shuttles and pods down the port side with even numbers and those down the starboard with odd numbers. Not only does this make it operationally easier to sort craft but is also in keeping with naval and aeronautic traditions.
I can easily see that being the case. It isn't really a matter of the names but of the logic determining the sequence of registries.
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Suggested shuttlecraft names:
Apollo (mythological Greek god or U.S. space program—take your pick)
April (tip-of-the-hat to Starfleet explorer Robert April)
Aristotle (ancient Greek philosopher)
Armstrong (Neil Armstrong was first human to step upon another world although this wasn’t until after Star Trek had ended)
Asimov (20th century SF giant and scientist Isaac Asimov)
Burke (astronomer John Burke referenced in “The Trouble With Tribbles”)
Clarke (20th century SF giant Arthur C. Clarke)
Cochrane (inventer of space warp drive, Zefram Cochrone, referenced in “Metamorphosis”)
Cook (seafaring explorer Captain James Cook)
Da Vinci (Renaissance inventer and artist Leonardo da Vinci)
Drake (English seafaring explorer Sir Francis Drake)
Einstein (famed 20th century scientist Albert Einstein)
Eriksson (ancient Greenlander explorer Leif Eriksson)
Gagarin (Russian Yuri Gagarin was first human to fly in space)
Glenn (U.S. astronaut John Glenn)
Hawking (renowned scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn’t have been known yet in the ‘60s)
Kaku (renowned scientist Michio Kaku wouldn’t have been known yet in the ‘60s)
Lowell (astronomer Percival Lowell or U.S. astronaut John Lowell—take your pick)
Magellan (ancient seafaring Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan)
Peary (early 20th century arctic explorer Robert Peary)
Ptolemy (ancient astronomer)
Sagan (recognized scientist Carl Sagan likely not widely known yet in the ‘60s)
Shackleton (early 20th century antarctic explorer Ernst Shackleton)
Sheffield (respected SF author Charles Sheffield was writing but possibly not yet widely recognized in the ‘60s)
Thorne (respected scientist Kip Thorne mighn’t have been widely known yet in the ‘60s)
T’setar (Vulcan scientist referenced in “The Ultimate Computer”)
Tycho Brahe (ancient astronomer)
Vasco de Gama (ancient seafaring explorer)
Verne (19th century SF author Jules Verne)
Wells (19th century SF author H.G. Wells)
Yeager (U.S. test pilot Charles Yeager first man to fly faster than sound)
Zheng He (ancient Chinese explorer)
Apollo (mythological Greek god or U.S. space program—take your pick)
April (tip-of-the-hat to Starfleet explorer Robert April)
Aristotle (ancient Greek philosopher)
Armstrong (Neil Armstrong was first human to step upon another world although this wasn’t until after Star Trek had ended)
Asimov (20th century SF giant and scientist Isaac Asimov)
Burke (astronomer John Burke referenced in “The Trouble With Tribbles”)
Clarke (20th century SF giant Arthur C. Clarke)
Cochrane (inventer of space warp drive, Zefram Cochrone, referenced in “Metamorphosis”)
Cook (seafaring explorer Captain James Cook)
Da Vinci (Renaissance inventer and artist Leonardo da Vinci)
Drake (English seafaring explorer Sir Francis Drake)
Einstein (famed 20th century scientist Albert Einstein)
Eriksson (ancient Greenlander explorer Leif Eriksson)
Gagarin (Russian Yuri Gagarin was first human to fly in space)
Glenn (U.S. astronaut John Glenn)
Hawking (renowned scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn’t have been known yet in the ‘60s)
Kaku (renowned scientist Michio Kaku wouldn’t have been known yet in the ‘60s)
Lowell (astronomer Percival Lowell or U.S. astronaut John Lowell—take your pick)
Magellan (ancient seafaring Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan)
Peary (early 20th century arctic explorer Robert Peary)
Ptolemy (ancient astronomer)
Sagan (recognized scientist Carl Sagan likely not widely known yet in the ‘60s)
Shackleton (early 20th century antarctic explorer Ernst Shackleton)
Sheffield (respected SF author Charles Sheffield was writing but possibly not yet widely recognized in the ‘60s)
Thorne (respected scientist Kip Thorne mighn’t have been widely known yet in the ‘60s)
T’setar (Vulcan scientist referenced in “The Ultimate Computer”)
Tycho Brahe (ancient astronomer)
Vasco de Gama (ancient seafaring explorer)
Verne (19th century SF author Jules Verne)
Wells (19th century SF author H.G. Wells)
Yeager (U.S. test pilot Charles Yeager first man to fly faster than sound)
Zheng He (ancient Chinese explorer)
To: Warped9 Here's that recessed hatch fix, glad you liked the pictures. I liked it as well, after it was done, and I could see it. But you get all the credit for how cool it looks, its your creation. I made it from looking at your postings. As for what program I used, believe it or not, all these shuttle pictures i've posted were rendered in windows paintshop freehand. In on average from 30 min. to 2 hours. I do have a model of a TOS type F shuttlecraft I made back in 1980 while in highschool, sitting on my desk for reference. I've always loved the show, and the TOS shuttle design, and have been inspired by your work to get involved. All the pictures were rendered in black on white background originaly, and then I inverted the color to black because I thought the contrast showed more detail, and made the pictures pop out more like a blueprint. But any of the pictures could be reopened with paintshop, and the color restored by inverting the color again. Feel free to do so, or use anything i've posted on this site, in anyway you like. As far as i'm concerned, its your work and all based on your idea's. I would be happy to help in anyway I can.
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One correction: The first picture I posted April 27 2009, at 04:50 PM was not my work alone. I was working from an original pic by Georg Joergens. The rest is my work.
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One correction: The first picture I posted April 27 2009, at 04:50 PM was not my work alone. I was working from an original pic by Georg Joergens. The rest is my work.
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You drew these freehand? Color me impressed. (Love the design, btw.)
Seeing the craft in perspective allows me to more easily envision it onscreen in the sense I feel it wouldn't have looked out of place on TOS.
Of course, being my design I might be slightly biased.
Noah, there are one or two little details that are still off, but in all fairness you haven't seen all the finished drawings yet so you couldn't know those details.
Of course, being my design I might be slightly biased.
Noah, there are one or two little details that are still off, but in all fairness you haven't seen all the finished drawings yet so you couldn't know those details.
I wonder if you could point to the font you're using for your shuttlecraft.
I've been looking for the font all over the place for a pet project of mine but to no avail.
Any help would be most appreciated!
Thanks,
Tib
I've been looking for the font all over the place for a pet project of mine but to no avail.
Any help would be most appreciated!
Thanks,
Tib
That script is custom made and I did it letter by letter for each of the shuttlecraft names.
Looking at this again, if I may say so, I do think this it's kinda sweet. It really works as a live-action version of TAS' scoutship design for the Enterprise even if it doesn't look like the TAS design.
Ok, thanks anyhow. Looks like I have my work cut out for me 
Tib
Tib
Awesome stuff, and great work on those perspectives, Noah!