The criticism is valid, but I am trying to retain something of the onscreen design. Also what this early concept doesn't show are some of the changes I've in mind for parts of the ship not immediately visible. My aft and top views will be rather different than what we saw onscreen as will my interior. The interior will look more TOS like and the aft view reveals the impulse engines located on either side of the hull yet totally absent on the onscreen ship.
Also my backstory explains the ship's overall design more because the ship is meant to be a vehicle not designed by Starfleet, but rather it being an existing design adapted for Starfleet's purposes--a practice certainly not unknown in today's military forces. In fact that is pretty much my rationale for all three of the TAS designs.
My analogy is the Class F shuttle is somewhat analogous to the Bell UH1 Huey helicopter so familiarly connected to the Vietnam war. While the TAS scoutship is somewhat like a business jet (like a Challenger or a Learjet) or the Bell Jetranger helicopter (originally rejected by the military around 1961), a civilian aircraft later adapted for military and government use.
Essentially during the 2250s and '60s Starfleet faced a new challenge brought about by the significant advancements in starship propulsion. Their new generation of ships were ranging farther than ever imagined and subsequently new bases and outposts were established further and further out. The challenge was that newer and faster ships weren't always available for simple personnel, VIP or small cargo transport. Thus Starfleet desired a small, fast transport (effectively a 23rd century version of a runabout) for routine transport duty. Rather than invest time and funds in developing a clean sheet vehicle specifically for their needs they first shopped around to see if there were any civilian vehicles available somewhere in the Federation that could be more quickly and cheaply adapted to their needs. Several civilian ships were considered before they contracted TGir Space of Vulcan to adapt one of their civilian duty designs for Starfleet use. Hence the Tgir RLT (Rapid Longrange Transport) more commonly known as the Scoutship.
Just a thought.
Also my backstory explains the ship's overall design more because the ship is meant to be a vehicle not designed by Starfleet, but rather it being an existing design adapted for Starfleet's purposes--a practice certainly not unknown in today's military forces. In fact that is pretty much my rationale for all three of the TAS designs.
My analogy is the Class F shuttle is somewhat analogous to the Bell UH1 Huey helicopter so familiarly connected to the Vietnam war. While the TAS scoutship is somewhat like a business jet (like a Challenger or a Learjet) or the Bell Jetranger helicopter (originally rejected by the military around 1961), a civilian aircraft later adapted for military and government use.
Essentially during the 2250s and '60s Starfleet faced a new challenge brought about by the significant advancements in starship propulsion. Their new generation of ships were ranging farther than ever imagined and subsequently new bases and outposts were established further and further out. The challenge was that newer and faster ships weren't always available for simple personnel, VIP or small cargo transport. Thus Starfleet desired a small, fast transport (effectively a 23rd century version of a runabout) for routine transport duty. Rather than invest time and funds in developing a clean sheet vehicle specifically for their needs they first shopped around to see if there were any civilian vehicles available somewhere in the Federation that could be more quickly and cheaply adapted to their needs. Several civilian ships were considered before they contracted TGir Space of Vulcan to adapt one of their civilian duty designs for Starfleet use. Hence the Tgir RLT (Rapid Longrange Transport) more commonly known as the Scoutship.
Just a thought.
