The "We think nacelles closer together is cool" Thread

[Chrisisall]

Just curious....

 

[NiteTrek]

Looks good! Just a suggestion...maybe make "USS Enterprise" a little darker...or bolder...or both.

 

[Chrisisall]

Looks good! Just a suggestion...maybe make "USS Enterprise" a little darker...or bolder...or both.

Honestly, I'm on the fence here. I LOVE the original Enterprise, but I like this design as well.

 

[Cyke101]

I don't think the nacelles closer together is cool, but I *do* appreciate the spirit of this thread. Count me in

 

[DonIago]

Are they the same distance apart in the first and second pic? I kind of like the first pic, but I think they look too close together in the second. And part of me thinks 'Hey, if an enemy ship gets in a lucky shot they can take out _both_ nacelles.'

 

[NiteTrek]

part of me thinks 'Hey, if an enemy ship gets in a lucky shot they can take out _both_ nacelles.'

So what good is a single nacelle?

 

[DonIago]

^Hey, I was never a fan of the single-nacelle school of thought.

I think the ship somehow looks "bolder" with the nacelles further apart as well.

 

[Chrisisall]

I think the ship somehow looks "bolder" with the nacelles further apart as well.

Do Klingons care about that? Are they caring about that now?*


*Shameless Serenity paraphrase.

 

[Cicero]

I've seen this ship frequently enough in the last few months that the original is starting to look odd to me. It's a good thing I'm fond of the 2009 design.

 

[flightmech73]

Ya I dig it. I like how the pylons curve. I just feel Im stuck on having red bussard collectors.

 

[JuanBolio]

Looks good! Just a suggestion...maybe make "USS Enterprise" a little darker...or bolder...or both.

Honestly, I'm on the fence here. I LOVE the original Enterprise, but I like this design as well.

I'm with you. As for the nacelles... they MIGHT look better further apart, but I think they work well enough as they are. I'd love to see someone's rendition of what they might look like further apart, just to be sure.

 

[Sector 7]

I am a fan of the new E, so it looks great to me!

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

The nacelles look fine.

 

[davejames]

Love the curved pylons, love the nacelle design, love the overall ship.... but I have to admit the nacelles still look a little ODD to me so close together.

 

[MvRojo]

I like the design, but I wish there was a little more color in the nacelle caps.

 

[DiSiLLUSiON]

Maybe they should have removed the nacelles all together.

 

[Geckothan]

I don't think close-together nacelles look cool but I'm posting in this thread anyway to point out that they look silly.

 

[Herkimer Jitty]

See, in a front view, the nacelles look fine - they feel proportionally where they should be when one thinks about the Enterprise, but from above - it makes the rear end of the ship look terribly skinny - which throws it into a bit of a visual imbalance. It's a rare enough angle, though - and it didn't bother me onscreen - just in still photos.

 

[PhasersOnStun]

I like them both ways. I like the original enterprise, I like the 2009 design. I'm easy to please.

I love the "hot rod" look of the new nuPrise though overall.

 

[JarodRussell]

What is so hot rod about this ship?

All I see is clunky kids toy. Like it was designed from the start to end up as a merchandising article. Built in a contracted, clunky shape, with thick neck and thick pylons, and the nacelles so close together that a kid can grab the toy with one hand.

The original designs are elegant. It like a comparison between a swan and an ugly duck.