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[The Axeman]

What do you all think, worth pursuing? This is a quick spline model so that I could see what it would look like relatively smooth and complete. I've altered the proportions a couple of times already, but this looks reasonably ok.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4265762039_bfcd3e40b3_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4265762001_82705701a0_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4265761937_83607796f4_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4266507614_683c5ec596_o.jpg

The nacelles are just lash-ups, I still need to come up with a cool design for those. The fat rear end will hold one or two sizeable shuttlebays, mainly because I like shuttlebays and shuttlecraft. This is going to be a reasonable sized thing, Voyager-sized or thereabouts, not a tiny Nova class or anything like that. I think it looks reasonably different enough to not be mistaken for a Normay or Nova or whatever, but we'll have to see how it progresses.

Looking at the rear, I was thinking of toying with a wing or pod joining the two booms. I'm not sure if it would sit above or below, or if it will house sensors, impulse engines or torp bays, but I might try it out and see how it looks later tonight. Anyway, opinions and ideas always welcomed. Once it's reasonably set I'll start a new thread detailing its construction.

 

[Kaiser]

What do you all think, worth pursuing? This is a quick spline model so that I could see what it would look like relatively smooth and complete. I've altered the proportions a couple of times already, but this looks reasonably ok.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4265762039_bfcd3e40b3_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4265762001_82705701a0_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4265761937_83607796f4_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4266507614_683c5ec596_o.jpg

The nacelles are just lash-ups, I still need to come up with a cool design for those. The fat rear end will hold one or two sizeable shuttlebays, mainly because I like shuttlebays and shuttlecraft. This is going to be a reasonable sized thing, Voyager-sized or thereabouts, not a tiny Nova class or anything like that. I think it looks reasonably different enough to not be mistaken for a Normay or Nova or whatever, but we'll have to see how it progresses.

Looking at the rear, I was thinking of toying with a wing or pod joining the two booms. I'm not sure if it would sit above or below, or if it will house sensors, impulse engines or torp bays, but I might try it out and see how it looks later tonight. Anyway, opinions and ideas always welcomed. Once it's reasonably set I'll start a new thread detailing its construction.

so maybe this is a New more stealthy looking Shuttle/fighter carrier than the Typhon from Star Trek Invasion for PS1?

anyways it looks cool to me

 

[sojourner]

Wow, that first shot is definitely not it's good side. I do like it from the other angles though. Maybe if the catamarans weren't flat bottomed but instead took some shape from your secondary hull a bit? sort of like this:

Or maybe with an undercut to it like this:

 

[The Axeman]

You are indeed correct, the catamarans need a bit of work. My plan was to cut some chunks out of them at strategic areas on the underside and build a sort of step down section to the lower part of the rear hull. That way it doesn't look quite such a fat ass. I cant really pull in the ventral hull any thinner, it starts to look silly and small comparted to the upper hull, so hopefully some add-ons should help. Also that's where I might possibly be saved by putting in a wing or rollbar.

 

[sojourner]

^cool, it's your ship, just offering ideas.

Though the more I look at it, the more I like how that undercut in my second drawing joins the lower hull with the catamarans into one structure.

 

[The Axeman]

Yeah, the undercut looks best. Building a link between the underside of the booms and the rear hull should perform a similar function, but without looking just like decoration.

 

[The Axeman]

OK, reworked it a fair bit and decided it might be an idea to go with the carrier idea. As such I've knocked a couple of walls in and made it a larger thru-deck ship. I also played around with the proportions slightly again, and increased the overall dimensions. Here's some quick pics...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4270310306_7f2de08334_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2693/4270310052_c1a87c2599_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4269565399_e0f19748a7_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4270309554_1dc0ecb372_o.jpg

Still no clue what the nacelles might look like, or which way to orient them, but that's not a worry at this stage. I extended the ventral hull out and it now forms the floor of the landing area at the rear of the ship. Due to the shuttlebay I cant stick pods or wings or anything there. Such is life, I get a whopping great shuttlebay to play with instead.

 

[Kaiser]

this will make a good Thru-deck carrier

 

[sojourner]

Nice, I like that carrier deck!