Star Trek: Starfleet Long Range Reconnaissance Vessel

[Patrickivan]

I was inspired by some ideas people had for fighter type craft in the Star Trek universe. While not a big fan of the idea, I can see where they may be useful. That said, in my universe, small fighters just can’t pack the punch needed to make themselves truly more then an irritant.

But they’re fun to design none-the-less. In this case, I’m building something more passive. A Blackbird of sorts. A long range reconnaissance type ship. It’s small at just under 8 metres long. It’s crewed by 2, and it’s hull is covered in a darker then traditional starfleet colour. While it has sensor distorting properties, the colour is simply to thwart the very odd chance of someone seeing it out a window.

The nacelles are derivative of the Vulcan warp sled. The impulse engines are large and fast. The time period is around 2300. Of course the technology is far advanced of what Starfleet is currently employing in present Starship design.

The pilots where borrowed from the Google Sketchup Warehouse.

I can't say that it's a spectacular design. It's simple. The lines are identifiable as Star Trek.

I'm still working on the nacelle struts. They're a little complicated.

 

[Kaiser]

I was inspired by some ideas people had for fighter type craft in the Star Trek universe. While not a big fan of the idea, I can see where they may be useful. That said, in my universe, small fighters just can’t pack the punch needed to make themselves truly more then an irritant.

But they’re fun to design none-the-less. In this case, I’m building something more passive. A Blackbird of sorts. A long range reconnaissance type ship. It’s small at just under 8 metres long. It’s crewed by 2, and it’s hull is covered in a darker then traditional starfleet colour. While it has sensor distorting properties, the colour is simply to thwart the very odd chance of someone seeing it out a window.

The nacelles are derivative of the Vulcan warp sled. The impulse engines are large and fast. The time period is around 2300. Of course the technology is far advanced of what Starfleet is currently employing in present Starship design.

The pilots where borrowed from the Google Sketchup Warehouse.

I can't say that it's a spectacular design. It's simple. The lines are identifiable as Star Trek.

I'm still working on the nacelle struts. They're a little complicated.

looks cool to me

 

[sbk1234]

Neat little design. I look forward to the completed ship.

 

[Ziz]

The interior should be lower and more forward so that the entire rear area and a ladder up to it could be devoted to engineering.

 

[publiusr]

I love the aft 3/4 view. The nose...it looks like it might go on a breeching craft. The nose needs to go on something like the Argo. I love the aft treatment.

 

[The Axeman]

The nacelle struts look rather odd and weak, I'd go for something a bit more substantial and slightly less curvey. I'd also lose the generic panel texture, it makes it look like a battleship hull with rivets. A nice shape though, the aft cutout is a good move and adds a lot of character. I'm not sure if it's a little big though, although more substantial nacelle struts would maybe cure that. Keep it up.