WiP Alaska-Class...
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anybody ever decide what those.. i guess "Vents" on either side of the deflector in the front are??
That part has always been hazy to me
That part has always been hazy to me
Okay, she's all done...
First and foremost, I'd like to say thank you to everyone, and I mean everyone who has taken an interest in this thread, and especially the one previous one. This was a small labour of love for me, and everyone here has contributed by commenting, linking, liking, or just lurking. Thank you.
Enjoy mates.
Federation Alaska-Class Atolm Refit:
Direct Links:
https://postimg.cc/XGxm62Hv
or
https://i.postimg.cc/zzyGm1B2/Federation-Alaska-Class-Starship-Atolm-Refit-00.jpg
First and foremost, I'd like to say thank you to everyone, and I mean everyone who has taken an interest in this thread, and especially the one previous one. This was a small labour of love for me, and everyone here has contributed by commenting, linking, liking, or just lurking. Thank you.
Enjoy mates.
Federation Alaska-Class Atolm Refit:
Direct Links:
https://postimg.cc/XGxm62Hv
or
https://i.postimg.cc/zzyGm1B2/Federation-Alaska-Class-Starship-Atolm-Refit-00.jpg
Thank YOU for drawing it up. An excellent upgrade to an old favorite.
Per chance, were you going to take a shot at aft & ventral views or are you going to keep it to the original 3?
Per chance, were you going to take a shot at aft & ventral views or are you going to keep it to the original 3?
I was not planning on it, but I may. Thanks a lot for the support bro!
Thanks!
Thanks brother!Turned out great.
Yeah, it’s an interesting ship — an interesting collection of different things. I like how it could fit in the late Excelsior / early Ambassador eras and you can see elements that would evolve into the Galaxy.
I’d love it if you could do a colorized three-quarter drawing like you do with some of your other ships @Atolm. Doesn’t have to be anything definitive, just to play with this a little more. I’d love to have more to put into the ol’ head canon.
I’d love it if you could do a colorized three-quarter drawing like you do with some of your other ships @Atolm. Doesn’t have to be anything definitive, just to play with this a little more. I’d love to have more to put into the ol’ head canon.
Here is a CGI attempt about a year ago
https://forums.scifi-meshes.com/discussion/10000767/3dalaska-class-starship/p1
https://www.deviantart.com/starfleetshipyards/art/Battle-Cruiser-Alaska-Class-1-0-788262632
I really like the spine being the attachment point for the nacelles. Matt considered that for the refit:
https://weheartit.com/entry/13546053
Razer13 at starshipmodeler.net was doing an Alaska class but it fell off the board.
https://forums.scifi-meshes.com/discussion/10000767/3dalaska-class-starship/p1
https://www.deviantart.com/starfleetshipyards/art/Battle-Cruiser-Alaska-Class-1-0-788262632
Okay, she's all done...
I really like the spine being the attachment point for the nacelles. Matt considered that for the refit:
https://weheartit.com/entry/13546053
Razer13 at starshipmodeler.net was doing an Alaska class but it fell off the board.
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Thanks. Dunno if i will get to a perspective illustration, but we'll see.
I think this is a great improvement over the original. You’ve straightened out the lines and made greater sense of the parts. Two things that bother me that endure from the original however, are the pylons and the flush vents on the dorsal. On the Ingram, similar nacelles are mounted on rectangular, horizontal pylons that make a 90-degree bend to connect to the nacelle. I would think that if this ship retained anything like that enginery, it might have a pylon closer to the original (still swept back and minus the megaphaser, but rhomboid). As for the flush vents, they just seem much too big on the original, and you’ve retained something I can’t make sense of. That’s an awful lot of dorsal to give over to whatever it is the flush vents… flush.Federation Alaska-Class Atolm Refit:
But overall, great work. Your range always impresses me. Nothing is too far out, or in this case, too far in.
http://www.dynaverse.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=163372223.0;attach=10847;image
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Hey thanks bro! Seriously, thanks.I think this is a great improvement over the original. You’ve straightened out the lines and made greater sense of the parts. Two things that bother me that endure from the original however, are the pylons and the flush vents on the dorsal. On the Ingram, similar nacelles are mounted on rectangular, horizontal pylons that make a 90-degree bend to connect to the nacelle. I would think that if this ship retained anything like that enginery, it might have a pylon closer to the original (still swept back and minus the megaphaser, but rhomboid). As for the flush vents, they just seem much too big on the original, and you’ve retained something I can’t make sense of. That’s an awful lot of dorsal to give over to whatever it is the flush vents… flush.
But overall, great work. Your range always impresses me. Nothing is too far out, or in this case, too far in.
http://www.dynaverse.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=163372223.0;attach=10847;image
I really appreciate the insight coming from you on a project like this (especially since you are one of the OGs of this kind of work )... Maybe if time allows, I'll see what can be done...Perhaps yet another variant...lol
Started some work on this today:
This is just a first pass, to see how the proportions work and some details, and structure redesigns. I believe I may be adding my phaser rails on the saucer (kinda like a precursor to the phaser strips, but designed as the phasers would ride a rail system that allowed them to be repositioned to bring to bare more firepower where needed).
I know I'm a little late on this, but I'm going to be saving ALL of your sketches on this. So glad I found my old Alaska-class poster. I just knew you'd get this thing going the right way!
Okay, she's all done...
First and foremost, I'd like to say thank you to everyone, and I mean everyone who has taken an interest in this thread, and especially the one previous one. This was a small labour of love for me, and everyone here has contributed by commenting, linking, liking, or just lurking. Thank you.
Enjoy mates.
Federation Alaska-Class Atolm Refit:
Direct Links:
https://postimg.cc/XGxm62Hv
or
https://i.postimg.cc/zzyGm1B2/Federation-Alaska-Class-Starship-Atolm-Refit-00.jpg
This is just amazing!!! I see why everyone was so excited about seeing what you were going to do with this underappreciated class. Love it!
I would still love to see what your design looks like with megaphasers. Perhaps an earlier/original version with the megaphasers and phaser turrets, and maybe this can be the upgraded version with the newer enhancements.
