Spoilers Starship Design in Star Trek: Picard

Discussion in 'Star Trek: Picard' started by pst, Jan 9, 2020.

  1. Dukhat

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    As far as Excelsior reduxes go, I prefer Drexler’s version over this one. Although I’m still not a fan of the ‘let’s make new ships look like old ships for no real good reason’ mentality of late.
     
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  2. Markonian

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    Matalas wanted loads more guest stars but: money.
     
  3. Tuskin38

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    she's a beauty
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  4. USS Firefly

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    I agree. I love that station, to bad of that ugly ship in front of it ;)
     
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  5. Richard S. Claus

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    The nacelles are grossly over-designed... Maybe the angle doesn't help?
     
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  6. Tuskin38

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    They don't feel over designed to me. They feel the same as the Connie Refit's nacelles IMO

    Concept art of the Stargazer from Season 2 didn't have those panels glowing, and I honestly prefer that.
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  7. Macintosh

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    Same. Those panels glowing, especially with that odd "water" moving texture, look really odd to me.
     
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  8. fireproof78

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    Good looking ship, all told.
     
  9. Burning Hearths of Qo'nOs

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    I think I would have liked it a bit more if those nacelles were just a little bit smaller. Same length but less...girth?
     
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  10. Dukhat

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    That’s what she said.
     
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  12. Ar-Pharazon

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    They're closer to the Phase II "refit" nacelles, with the back half inverted.
     
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  13. Richard Baker

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    I am a bit old fashioned, I still prefer the TOS cylindrical nacelles. They looked like powerful field generators to me. I think the SNW version look pretty good and I also like the NX edition...
     
  14. Cyfa

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    ~ I quite agree, plus they're really oddly divided.

    These nacelles remind me very much of 24th century phaser rifles pointing backwards [link from Ex Astris Scientia]. And I cannot unsee how the filled in dark undercut of the main forward half of the nacelle just accentuates the saggy belly hanging from the rear half.
    I really like the Duderstadt-class, but I feel it's ruined by using these nacelles (and to a lesser degree the other ship classes that use them, but only because they're rather inelegant to begin with - imo, of course). Their style doesn't really match up with the ships they're paired to - particularly the Titan-A.
     
  15. Christmas Crinkles

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    What's with the warbirds? Did the Romulans trash all the TNG era warships?
     
  16. Dukhat

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    That is certainly a good question.
     
  17. Tuskin38

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    Or they're just off somewhere else.
     
  18. Christmas Crinkles

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    What their whole fleet?
     
  19. Tuskin38

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    Well this was a secret Tal Shiar/Zhat Vash fleet.
     
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  20. Christmas Crinkles

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    Pretty big fleet. Guess the Romulans have lots of ways to hide a fleet that big