Spoilers Starship Design in Star Trek: Picard

[Tuskin38]

Unless it's named for planet 'Eleos XII'. Did M. Drexler mention a ship class?

No, just a role.

 

[Biggles]

Why on earth is the hull rusting in that concept art?

 

[HotRod]

Why on earth is the hull rusting in that concept art?

Gives it character.

 

[DEWLine]

Why on earth is the hull rusting in that concept art?

Side effects of probably being planetfall-capable. A ship as small as that...?

 

[Biggles]

Presumably the hull is tritanium or whatever though, not ferrous metal.

 

[Tuskin38]

Might not be rust. Could be burns.

Either way wouldn't be the first Star Trek ship with that detail, Klingons ships have damage like that.

 

[Tuskin38]

Looks like the Eleos is Phoenix class, named after the John Eaves concept art it was based off
https://twitter.com/DaveBlass/status/1629978293112897536?s=20

 

[NCC-73515]

I hope she get's an Olympic class USS Pasteur at the end

 

[Tuskin38]

I hope she get's an Olympic class USS Pasteur at the end

It would depend on why she left starfleet, and what rank she was when she left.

Looking at screen caps of the actual Eleos and not the concept model, it doesn't appear to have any of that 'rust' in the final show model.

 

[DaveyNY]

Why on earth is the hull rusting in that concept art?

Perhaps the paint has an iron base?
Only seems to be in the areas that are painted.

 

[David cgc]

Probably the 12th ship named Eleos.

Could be part of some sort of squadron, like the White Stars from Babylon 5.

 

[Spike730]

The whole refit/new build thing is just intentional obfuscation to hide that Matalas wanted this specific movie-era design to be a hero-ship, and had to get around that it didn't make sense with the era and that the ship he wanted it to be already had a design established for it.

It'll be interesting to learn in a couple of years what Blass, Drexler, and Krause have to say about the whole design process when they can speak more freely.

 

[The Super Brando]

Why on earth is the hull rusting in that concept art?

I don't think it's rust, I think it's phaser scorching.

 

[Mr Marley Mac]

One face was from someone from Alpha Centauri I think---shades of "THIS ISLAND EARTH"...I think that an an opposable pinky was the only difference...


Now that I'd like to see as swept-back nacelle supports with aft weapons

Very strong Romulan reference there. looks amazing

 

[Macintosh]

Dave Blass posted more information on the Eleos on his Twitter account. Apparently the Eleos is a Phoenix-class ship, "designed as a small rapid response vessel ... the Phoenix-class was a move towards higher warp speeds in smaller designs." The warp field governor is key to such relatively high speeds in a small ship.

 

[Eckauskas]

I didn’t realise it was THAT small. Especially not small enough to be compared to a runabout.

 

[Tuskin38]

It’s 18 meters shorter than the Franklin

 

[Magistos]

Tiny, and yet I'm glad to see it. I've often tossed around the Danube in my head as a good little workhorse that needed could do with some horsepower. Looks like I'm not the only one - so if you need speed and cargo, choose this. If it is dangerous to go alone, take the Danube.

 

[fireproof78]

Dave Blass posted more information on the Eleos on his Twitter account. Apparently the Eleos is a Phoenix-class ship, "designed as a small rapid response vessel ... the Phoenix-class was a move towards higher warp speeds in smaller designs." The warp field governor is key to such relatively high speeds in a small ship.

Very nice. I Like this concept.

 

[Tuskin38]

Dave replied to a tweet asking about the class, and he said the production team only called it the Eleos.