Space Station Jefferies

[MGagen]

I would also think at least the capability for a horizontal, shutter-type hangar door would be likely, similar to what you've got on the cargo pods. In fact, the hangar opening isn't all that much bigger.

One difference being that my cargo pods are not pressurized. The containers themselves would be, along with the offices that are built into the outer walls. But the large void in the middle of each pod would remain a vacuum.

I have already built shutter doors for the hangar and will try to get renders up soon.

M.

 

[MGagen]

Here are the docking pod doors.

M.

 

[The Librarian]

Pretty cool. What are those gray panels at the sides intended to be?

 

[MGagen]

Roll up doors over equipment bays. The texture is not final. I'll need to make them segmented.

M.

 

[Lord Garth FOI]

Awesome

 

[Praetor]

Absolutely gorgeous work.

She looks the tiniest bit shiny in a few spots around the rounded corners, but I can live with it. Actually, the effect works out well for the hangar bay floor...

 

[beamMe]

I like this quite a bit. Very good work.

This would not feel out of place in an actual TOS/TOS-R episode.

 

[publiusr]

Now if ISS just looked like that...

 

[MGagen]

Well, it's just about complete. Textures have been adjusted, markings added, as well as lights. Here are some views:

As you can see from the markings, I have tried to distinguish it from K-7, which is a civilian station. We never saw what kind of markings a Starfleet facility would carry, so I've used my imagination. The "WP" stands for "Warehouse Pod."

How big is it? Jefferies specifies 1800 feet from top to bottom on his sketch. Here are some scale comparison views next to the Enterprise and DSS K-7:

This has been a really fun project. For years I have wanted to bring Matt Jefferies' more ambitious, original concept for K-7 to life. I think it makes a fine Starbase in its own right.

M.

 

[Robert Comsol]

Most impressive! Great job!

I just have one minor suggestion: Earth Spacedock (ST III) featured several small hangars or cargo bays.

One on the exterior read "12", one on the inside (next to Excelsior) read "34". Looks to me like those bays are in general distinguished by numbers, not letters.

Bob

 

[Praetor]

Wow, really fine work sir.

 

[Warped9]

Awesome!

 

[sbk1234]

This is really an impressive piece of art. I love how work like this really expands the Star Trek universe as we know it.

 

[MGagen]

Thanks, guys. Most of the credit goes to Matt Jefferies. You can't go far wrong if you stick to his designs.

Here is a desktop sized render "At Starbase 4." Enjoy!

M.

 

[Praetor]

Thanks for the desktop. It's wonderful how natural they look together!

 

[MGagen]

You're welcome -- and thanks!

Here's another one from a different angle.

M.

 

[Praetor]

I like how you handled the weathering on the Enterprise, too. That's a good 'un.

 

[Wingsley]

Forgive the necro-posting, but I have to ask:

If the Federation of the TOS era employed such space stations (I don't see why they wouldn't), would it make allowances for starships and other space craft to physically dock with the station, or would an installation like this one also have ancillary stations nearby for secure drydocking, cargo/personnel transfer, etc.?

I ask because this seems to be a "hub" structure, with habitat and central administrative functions, but it doesn't seem to be a "work" structure that would ever touch visiting spacecraft and carry out industrial duties. It looks like it would house living quarters, science labs, administrative offices, a control tower and the like, but the "longshoremen" would spend their work periods at another facility on the station's perimeter.

 

[Hartzilla2007]

I don't really think design space stations to only be slightly larger than a Consitution class is such apracticle idea, I mean if more than one shows up in need of repair they might overwhelm the station and cause a back log.

Besides these things should be designed to service their ships not look slightly less impressive than them.

 

[Masao]

Since the original design came out in the 1960s, it's similar to other space station designs of the time (like the one in 2001: A Space Odyssey). They were usually designed so that they could spin and produce something like gravity. So, I'm wondering: Does a similar shape that doesn't spin make sense? Would it be like warp-powered spacecrafts resembling winged airplanes? (Similarly, Khan's Botany Bay has a submarine's winged sail.)

MGagen: Your model is fine, of course!