Vance's Schematics

[Vance]

Oregon Trail Class Heavy Colony Vessel (Starfleet Network)

 

[Jag2112]

Full schematics on the Graynet Class can be found HERE .

Somewhat simplistic design but interesting nonetheless.

 

[Vance]

No comment on my update, Jag? :P

 

[Wingsley]

The Graynet also seems to bear a strong resemblance to the S.S. Conestoga (ENT: "Terra Nova").

http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/SS_Conestoga

Or, since the Graynet was concieved back in the '70's, it could be said that the Conestoga resembles the Graynet.

 

[Wingsley]

There is also a similar, somewhat longer ship called the Whilwind-class at the same web-site as where the Graynet blueprints can be found:

http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/uss-whilwind-ncc-6000.php

I think the warp nacelles are too small on both the Whilwind and the Graynet.

 

[Vance]

Chandley Class Assault Frigate

 

[largo]

huzzah! i always liked the chandley. its just so weird.

 

[Vance]

Ivanova Class Surveyor

 

[Captain Robert April]

Named for Commander Susan Ivanova, perchance?

 

[Vance]

It was named after 'Ivan' (see the TOS Constellation thread).. but when I thought on it, it would be confused for 'Ivan the Terrible', so Ivanova was a natural modification. (And, of course, named somewhat after Susan. )

 

[Icy_Penguigo]

You whipped up one of your signature schematics of this idea, eh? Nice.

I like how you made the saucer thicker like the Stargazer. I had a couple of thoughts about it. Had you considered turning the warp engines sideways and have their tops face outwards like the TNG design? Also, the Stargazer had a bridge superstructure thingy sticking off the bottom of its saucer as well. Maybe you might want to add that too?

Anyway, it's cool. I always like seeing your schematics.

 

[Vance]

I don't really like reorienting TOS nacelles because they're designed to never NEED that internally. (The chambers can be accessed from any direction). It's purely aesthetic, sure, but it's a minor nit-pick of mine.

As for the 'greebly heavy' type of Constellation precursor, there's the USS Bristol fan-bash (I forget, off hand, who made the model). It doesn't' have the enlarged primary hull, but it does have most the other 'add-ons'.

 

[Vance]

Royal Mary Class Transport/Tug

Based on SFM's Giordano Bruno design

 

[Unicron]

I like this design better, actually. The Bruno design never looked right to me.

 

[Vance]

It's the way the down pylons come off of the Bruno, it just looks very wrong when coupled with the somewhat bizzare secondary hull assembly.

 

[Unicron]

Agreed. This design looks like a more practical option for TOS era Oberth, because the idea of the Oberth's lower hull being modular is realistic and this ship could easily fill that role with the appropriate pod.

 

[Vance]

Achilles Class
Based on a design posted on STSTCS

 

[Vance]

Wanderer Class Surveyor
A recent FASA find...

 

[Unicron]

Was that from one of the FASA modules?

 

[Vance]

Spacegamer magazine. It's a bizzare build, though. The magazine has it as the first 'open' design for all Federation worlds, predominantly used by Vulcans, firmly in the TOS era.. and then promptly gives it Transwarp drive.

The original art had nowhere near the level of detail shown, though.