I like what I can see of the design so far. From this view alone, it feels like the warp nacelles should be extend further back to balance out the saucer section. Is this going to become a 3D model at some point?
The nacelle dimensions aren't necessarily final, but I'm thinking it will look just fine when you see their width in the forthcoming dorsal/ventral view. If you look at the
Galaxy-class, these nacelles aren't too much smaller, proportionally, and the draft (height) of this ship would make longer nacelles seem...weird. Trust me, I tried several flavors. Another note on the nacelles: there is a definite
Excelsior-class influence here (hint, hint), mixed with
Galaxy, obviously.
As for the 3D model...I would love to see that happen, but I'm not a modeller. If it happens, it'll be someone else's magic paintbrush.
I wasn't meaning to get at your opinion Nein. It's just that pretty much every time there is a ship design with shorter nacelles put forward, there is a chorus of 'put long, thin nacelles on it' before it's even finished and looked at from all the angles. I think the nacelles on this design look in proportion so far, but until the designer is done with it we wont know for sure.
That happened with
Legacy.
Thanks for your confidence, Axe.
WINNER!
Love it so far!
Thanks! I hope it stays that way as I flesh her out. A lot of folks are probably going to balk at her size (she's larger than the
Galaxy-class), but I'm not gonna let that slow me down.
JJ-verse Galaxy class?
The nacelles are
way too small for THAT.
Just a quick FYI...I'm going to be moving to California (from Pennsylvania) this week. That's a 3,000 mile haul. That said, don't expect a whole lot of action until after I make the transition and get my PC set up in sunny California.
~Belisarius
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