Spoilers The Strange New Worlds Starship Thread™

[Quinton]

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[Tuskin38]

if the Fanhome model is correct, the Archer apparently has a elliptical saucer

 

[HotRod]

if the Fanhome model is correct, the Archer apparently has a elliptical saucer

......I don't think that's right.

I just did a quick image search for everything i couldo find on the Archer, just to refresh my memory, and in every image and screenshot, the saucer appears round.

I'm completely prepared to be wrong as I assume they have the CGI files on the thing.

 

[Tuskin38]

and in every image and screenshot, the saucer appears round.

to be fair, every shot of it we have in the show is from an angle where you can't make out the entire shape.

Look at these other shots of the model, it's hard to tell it's elliptical from these angles. Perspective can change things.

 

[137th Gebirg]

Those other pics make it look pretty circular to me.

 

[Dukhat]

That’s not just elliptical; it’s crazy-elliptical. Totally not what I was expecting.

 

[DaveyNY]

Does kinda-sorta make sense in an in-universe way though.
A single nacelle may work best with that shape of a hull, perhaps streamlining improves the warp bubble.
Especially on a smaller starship.

 

[HotRod]

I found what I think are the only shots of an Archer from above.... but it ain't much and it's certainly not very clear.

 

[Firebird]

I found what I think are the only shots of an Archer from above.... but it ain't much and it's certainly not very clear.

Looks elliptical to me from those distance shots.

 

[DEWLine]

Just what are the specs for the starbase itself?

 

[drt]

I think with Archer, we all just assumed it was circular and our brains convinced us that was the case, undoubtedly helped by nebulous camera angles.

 

[Tomalak]

Yeah it does look elliptical in those long shots. Cool discovery!