StarFleet One - "Star Trek： United" Ft. Michael Sussman “EXCLUSIVE”

[DarthTimon]

It's meant to shuttle around the UFP President between planets.

Think of it as the equivalent of the US' Air Force 1.

I can see the purpose of it, but I still don't like it.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

I can see the purpose of it, but I still don't like it.

Fair Enough.

 

[David cgc]

"Probert-shape"? Funny you say that, since I have used the term "Eaveshape" for his constant use of swept, chopped half-ovals with harsh linear breaks ... the _Sarajevo_ was literally a whole ship composed of them, as if in self-parody. Also, I don't see anything typically Probert except for the clean lines and pleasant bow so loathed by other Trek designers.

I was thinking this myself after I posted it, since I was having trouble putting my finger on what seemed so generically Probert-y about it. The only thing that immediately came to mind was the "Salvage Tug," which leads me to some of his more bubble-like Workbee concept art, like the top drawing on that page where the side panels seem to be bulging out at the middle. And then there's the Type 7 shuttle, and this particular painting lets me nail it down.

Look at the lower outboard corner of the shuttlebay door. He likes to exaggerate curves, especially in places that should be flat or corners that should be sharp. Everything tends towards being a little rounder, like it's inflated. Look at the Sphinx Workpod, even the not-bubble part looks like its made of metaballs.

So, you take his idea of an industrial shape, like his salvage tug, or a primitive one, like the TFF shuttle, but still give it some swooping transitions and making the major planes into the major domes, and you get something that looks, well, like Andrew Probert quickly knocked it out.

 

[B.J.]

Probert definitely has a recognizable style. Just like Eaves, Sternbach, Jefferies, or most other well-known concept artists and designers. That's neither good nor bad, but some people's designs do seem to fit better in some places/eras than others.