It's been a while since I did a WIP thread around these parts, but here's a new one. The recent posts on Planet of the Titans have sparked my imagination 
This is one of those ideas that's been floating around for a long time: the large Adams/McQuarrie-prise adapted into a carrier. The triangular shape has already inspired the TMP-style Ariel/Frederikstad shuttlecarriers, but this time I want to try to stay as close as possible to the original concept artwork and models.
This interpretation of the McQuarrie-prise owes a lot to Timo's description of the Titan/Spartan carriers that he posted on Flare a long long time ago in a galaxy far away. Maybe I can persuade Timo to show up here
Another source of inspiration is the XB-70 Valkyrie, in particular the deflector housing on the forward part of the secondary hull.
Anyway, here's an image:
Now, I'm not a 3D artist, but in the last couple of projects I've been turning to Google Sketchup to do quick and dirty models. It's a great way to get a feel for the 3D shapes and proportions. The final product will be 2D schematics.
History-wise, think of these ships as 2220s Baton Rouge (and STIX Kelvin?) era. Apart from shuttlecarriers, I can see also see this ship in some kind of medical livery, and later on as industrial transports (with the massive neck and saucer replaced by a smaller crew module). Another idea I'm having at the moment is that the flat area of the top of the secondary hull is a great place to park larger auxilliary vehicles for extra capacity.
As you can see, this is in the brainstorming phase. Comments are welcome.
This is one of those ideas that's been floating around for a long time: the large Adams/McQuarrie-prise adapted into a carrier. The triangular shape has already inspired the TMP-style Ariel/Frederikstad shuttlecarriers, but this time I want to try to stay as close as possible to the original concept artwork and models.
This interpretation of the McQuarrie-prise owes a lot to Timo's description of the Titan/Spartan carriers that he posted on Flare a long long time ago in a galaxy far away. Maybe I can persuade Timo to show up here
Another source of inspiration is the XB-70 Valkyrie, in particular the deflector housing on the forward part of the secondary hull.
Anyway, here's an image:
Now, I'm not a 3D artist, but in the last couple of projects I've been turning to Google Sketchup to do quick and dirty models. It's a great way to get a feel for the 3D shapes and proportions. The final product will be 2D schematics.
History-wise, think of these ships as 2220s Baton Rouge (and STIX Kelvin?) era. Apart from shuttlecarriers, I can see also see this ship in some kind of medical livery, and later on as industrial transports (with the massive neck and saucer replaced by a smaller crew module). Another idea I'm having at the moment is that the flat area of the top of the secondary hull is a great place to park larger auxilliary vehicles for extra capacity.
As you can see, this is in the brainstorming phase. Comments are welcome.
