The new DS9 -- photo gallery
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I don't presume that; I just wasn't aware that you had to be a member to see the gallery. Sorry.
But understandable, since Andrew Probert designed both the Galaxy class and the new DS9.
Sure, it's understandable from the perspective that it's his baby and he can do what he wants with it. But in-universe, I would think that functionality would trump everything else, no? The station's life expectancy has to be longer than the life expectancy of the few Galaxy-class ships left in service, no?
The station has plenty of other docking ports to accommodate different classes of ship. And maybe that dock isn't exclusively for Galaxy-class ships, but is sort of a "multi-tool" design that can accommodate various classes.
I'd imagine it would be capable of docking various different ships just in different configurations. It looks the final docking arm configuration is a bit different from the "molded" configuration in Probert's sketches, with more flexibility. I do like how it can fit on top of the dorsal "spine" of a Galaxy, though. Presumably it would also do similar things with a Sovereign or Nebula or Ambassador.
Also, really love the DSRV design that's evidently now integrated into the station design. Essentially I'm guessing they use the main shuttle hangar as a major egress/ingress point for loading big payloads. I know Probert had something like that designed for the E-D when he first came up with it and wanted to use it for how the Enterprise would dock with spacedock on the exterior, right?
Also, really love the DSRV design that's evidently now integrated into the station design. Essentially I'm guessing they use the main shuttle hangar as a major egress/ingress point for loading big payloads. I know Probert had something like that designed for the E-D when he first came up with it and wanted to use it for how the Enterprise would dock with spacedock on the exterior, right?
You're right. I looked more closely at the final renders and they don't match the sketches. That docking port doesn't mold itself to the Galaxy the way the sketch shows. It's just a longer "boom" in order to reach out to the upper decks of those bigger ships.
There are 35 pictures on the Facebook page. So that's almost 3 dozen.
Man, that's a pretty starbase.
I really love the original designs going into the novelverse.
I really love the original designs going into the novelverse.
I by no means meant you, specifically, my good sir.
It's just a pet-peeve of mine. Especially when websites do it. But also because it seems the whole of the internet is being assimilated by that particular monstrosity website.
And the fact that you do need to log-in to be able to view some photos like that is just, to me, more evidence of how invasive said site is. 
No fault of yours though.
The artwork is up to Doug Drexler's usual high standards, unfortunately I dislike the design immensely. I'll take the first DS9 any day of the week.
Actually it was mostly designed by Andrew Probert and rendered by Douglas E. Graves (aka "deg"), with Drexler working as the art director on the project, essentially. And I think DD created the book covers incorporating deg's model.
As for the design, I kinda like it. I look at those pictures and my first reaction is that it looks like DS9. It has the same basic shape and presence, as it were.
It still annoys me how inaccurate his Stargazer model is, which was used in MJF's series. Where are all the windows?
IIRC he was on a deadline for that Stargazer model. As far as I'm concerned he did an awesome job with it; certainly there are far worse things to gripe about when it comes to the various ships & stations etc.
Not the least of which, is DS9-II... Sorry gents but it could stand to see a few modifications before it nears anything resembling attractive, IMHO.
Not the least of which, is DS9-II... Sorry gents but it could stand to see a few modifications before it nears anything resembling attractive, IMHO.
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