I stumbled across this sketch again while trying to find something else a pretty while ago, and it's been in my head ever since.
Needing a bit of time off from my TOSNG projects, I decided to go and give this baby a try. Lots of cursing later, I've got a little bit to show!
The main difficulty lay in letting the slanted side of the risen superstructure continue forward. In the process, I've sacrificed the part behind the bridge that goes upward ever so slightly and instead have incorporated that shape into the sensor masts. Not entirely sure if I like it, but it does give a pretty sleek look to them :-)
The nacelle was a PITA too: trying to meld the superstructure into it made my head hurt. But I think I like the outcome of that. One main difference noticeable already is that I removed the "yellow roster part" from the point I had put them in the sketch right next to the warp grille. Documentation on what it actually is changes with every series, but the gist of it is that it should be closer to the bussards instead of farther away, so that's what I'm going to do with them.
As it stands, the ship is a little bit longer than Voyager, but with a rather small shuttlebay entrance. I might have to create a toploader to accompany bigger craft, but if my calculations are correct, there's ample room for that.
I'm also contemplating moving the part which is supposed to be under the bridge a bit more forward, but that's a minor thing.
Needing a bit of time off from my TOSNG projects, I decided to go and give this baby a try. Lots of cursing later, I've got a little bit to show!
The main difficulty lay in letting the slanted side of the risen superstructure continue forward. In the process, I've sacrificed the part behind the bridge that goes upward ever so slightly and instead have incorporated that shape into the sensor masts. Not entirely sure if I like it, but it does give a pretty sleek look to them :-)
The nacelle was a PITA too: trying to meld the superstructure into it made my head hurt. But I think I like the outcome of that. One main difference noticeable already is that I removed the "yellow roster part" from the point I had put them in the sketch right next to the warp grille. Documentation on what it actually is changes with every series, but the gist of it is that it should be closer to the bussards instead of farther away, so that's what I'm going to do with them.
As it stands, the ship is a little bit longer than Voyager, but with a rather small shuttlebay entrance. I might have to create a toploader to accompany bigger craft, but if my calculations are correct, there's ample room for that.
I'm also contemplating moving the part which is supposed to be under the bridge a bit more forward, but that's a minor thing.
), your modelled saucer section is considerably longer, proportionally, than the saucer in the sketch, and it's kind of wrecking it for me.
