Star Ships
Here are a few designs I've been doodling. They are set in the early 23rd century. Everything is based on ideas I had sketched out that formed the unseen foundation of my publications, including the Federation Reference Series, and my contributions to the Ships of the Star Fleet books. Because of that they don't take ENT into account, and are pretty much an early fan's view of how the universe of TOS starships might have come about,
The first one is from about 2210. Taking a cue from Greg Jein I've labeled this an "interstellar cruiser". The nacelles harken to those on TAS's Bonaventure and are to the original Enterprise nacelles as those are to the refits -- a step before.
http://home.comcast.net/~aridas/Kearsarge-final.jpg
Next is the Valiant from "A Taste of Armageddon". About 2215-20. The nacelles are evolving to a more familiar form, as is the overall configuration of the ship. This one is also an "interstellar cruiser" but pulls greater tonnage. Its one of the first "heavy cruisers". Much of the detailing here is rooted in lines pulled from early developmental sketches of the original Enterprise.
http://home.comcast.net/~aridas/Valiant-2220-final.jpg
The America is my stab at the 540 foot starship of the original series' description for TOS. It came in a little above that length, but the idea is there. It is further evolved from the Valiant and is from about ten years later. This one is now categorized, by virtue of the Jein scheme, as a "star cruiser" -- presumably a more advanced starship type.
http://home.comcast.net/~aridas/America.jpg
Finally, this is my take on Constellation from "The Doomsday Machine," as she might have looked when launched. This is very closely based on the 1966 AMT model, with alterations made that reflect some of the detailing Matt Jefferies' originally had, but removed, from the construction plans for the 11 foot model built for TOS. it is from around 2230 and is supposed to have used the secondary hull and much mass left from an earlier Constellation, thus explaining the low NCC number. Like the Valiant, this is a heavy interstellar cruiser.
http://home.comcast.net/~aridas/Constellation-final.jpg
I should make a pre-emptive comment about the "baby bottle" fronts on the secondary hulls of these ships. This is a detail comon to all of Jefferies' takes on the Enterprise up to and including the construction plans. It was deleted from those plans in an edit that resulted in the dish we know. Presumably, Jefferies intended the dish to be behind a "nose" like the navigational dish on an aircraft --
http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/980226-F-9085B-001.jpg
From a functional perspective I'm trying to link them to those little dome-ish sensors that eventually surround the TMP deflector dish, and that I used in a large form on the Kiaga. From an homage perspective, I'm using this original Jefferies plan for how the front of the secondary hull would look.
In universe, I think it's the same kind of idea Jefferies might have used -- there is some rationale for why these ships are "warp dynamic" and the nose plays into it. If a ship is deployed such that it needs extreme sensing ability, it takes a speed hit and sheds the cover for a bigger sensor mount. By the time of TMP the things are so small the can be mounted in tiny little domes and used in multiples that interact.
Of course, the idea here is also that the deflector part of this apparatus is what is behind the dish, and that it can function through the cover as easily as it does through the dish.
Here are a few designs I've been doodling. They are set in the early 23rd century. Everything is based on ideas I had sketched out that formed the unseen foundation of my publications, including the Federation Reference Series, and my contributions to the Ships of the Star Fleet books. Because of that they don't take ENT into account, and are pretty much an early fan's view of how the universe of TOS starships might have come about,
The first one is from about 2210. Taking a cue from Greg Jein I've labeled this an "interstellar cruiser". The nacelles harken to those on TAS's Bonaventure and are to the original Enterprise nacelles as those are to the refits -- a step before.
http://home.comcast.net/~aridas/Kearsarge-final.jpg
Next is the Valiant from "A Taste of Armageddon". About 2215-20. The nacelles are evolving to a more familiar form, as is the overall configuration of the ship. This one is also an "interstellar cruiser" but pulls greater tonnage. Its one of the first "heavy cruisers". Much of the detailing here is rooted in lines pulled from early developmental sketches of the original Enterprise.
http://home.comcast.net/~aridas/Valiant-2220-final.jpg
The America is my stab at the 540 foot starship of the original series' description for TOS. It came in a little above that length, but the idea is there. It is further evolved from the Valiant and is from about ten years later. This one is now categorized, by virtue of the Jein scheme, as a "star cruiser" -- presumably a more advanced starship type.
http://home.comcast.net/~aridas/America.jpg
Finally, this is my take on Constellation from "The Doomsday Machine," as she might have looked when launched. This is very closely based on the 1966 AMT model, with alterations made that reflect some of the detailing Matt Jefferies' originally had, but removed, from the construction plans for the 11 foot model built for TOS. it is from around 2230 and is supposed to have used the secondary hull and much mass left from an earlier Constellation, thus explaining the low NCC number. Like the Valiant, this is a heavy interstellar cruiser.
http://home.comcast.net/~aridas/Constellation-final.jpg
I should make a pre-emptive comment about the "baby bottle" fronts on the secondary hulls of these ships. This is a detail comon to all of Jefferies' takes on the Enterprise up to and including the construction plans. It was deleted from those plans in an edit that resulted in the dish we know. Presumably, Jefferies intended the dish to be behind a "nose" like the navigational dish on an aircraft --
http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/980226-F-9085B-001.jpg
From a functional perspective I'm trying to link them to those little dome-ish sensors that eventually surround the TMP deflector dish, and that I used in a large form on the Kiaga. From an homage perspective, I'm using this original Jefferies plan for how the front of the secondary hull would look.
In universe, I think it's the same kind of idea Jefferies might have used -- there is some rationale for why these ships are "warp dynamic" and the nose plays into it. If a ship is deployed such that it needs extreme sensing ability, it takes a speed hit and sheds the cover for a bigger sensor mount. By the time of TMP the things are so small the can be mounted in tiny little domes and used in multiples that interact.
Of course, the idea here is also that the deflector part of this apparatus is what is behind the dish, and that it can function through the cover as easily as it does through the dish.
Thanks.
You stole all my best ideas... even before I had them! And here I thought you were my friend. 
