Hey, guys, it's been a while.
Well, I started something new over the holidays, I thought I would share. I've been posting WIP's at TBBS, waiting until I had something substantial to show you guys.
To start with, here's the original source material drawn by Jetfreak, from DeviantArt...
In the course of building this, I of course can't not change stuff.
The Nacelles are the real change, I redesigned them based on some feedback over there at the TBBS.
So, what do ya'll think?
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Apart from that truly great work!
I was thinking of the same thing. Also, I would make the Saucer a little like the original since they did that with the NU Cony . I really like the Secondary hull though gives it the NUverse fell. Can't wait to see more. :thumb:
I was thinking about doing vertical windows on this one... the idea with the saucer rim would be that it's got similar windows to what's on the rim of the Enterprise D.
Ya'll think that is worth exploring, or will it look too "TNG"?
The basic design as it is now I think is going to stay like it is. I haven't decided yet exactly what color the engine domes are going to be... I even thought a blue/green color might be different, and interesting.
I'm going to mess with the windows next... we'll see how the vertical windows look. I'm hoping they look good... I'm not going to be putting them on the top of the saucer though, just on the rim.
More later...
Have you seen Don't Shoot's Ascendance class? It's a jjprise refit of the excelsior, and she's amazing looking as well:
http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?58185-Ascendence-Class-TOS-Reimagined-Excelsior&highlight=ascendance
....oh....and more "cow bell".
Here's a couple of updates. Messed with the rim windows some... what do ya'll think?
As requested, here's that size comparison...
If you were to go with the official movie size of Exceptionally Huge, I imagine Capt. Sulu going around this ship on a Segway.
Or to quote Mel Brooks, "The ship's too damn big! If I walk, the movie'll be over!"
How large is it, and how much larger than the Prime Universe Excelsior class ship?
Yeah, but it depends on what you believe the true size of the JJ-prise to be. 750m huge or normal size. That makes a difference in how it would relate to its prime universe counterpart.