3DCarina Class Explorer

backstept

it's not 3D but here's something I'm working on



[edit 2] and here's the horrible sketch that started it all

it began as a riff on the Nebula class, but it's progressed beyond being a refit
no concrete class name picked out yet, but it's Carina Class at the moment

also can't decide on nacelle placement


[edit]
and here's a shuttle I'm working on
based on a design by Warped9 from TrekBBS and comissioned by BolianAdmiral







happy funtimes with mesherrors!

Freak

When I first saw the pic DL, I though it was a refit Nebula, but I like the dierection you going with. What era do you see this in?

nice work on the shuttle.

backstept

thanks :thumb:

I see the ship as being post nemesis but before STO
so . . . pretty much a contemporary of the Luna class

backstept

here's the latest

Lee80

nice going Andy

backstept

thanks!

backstept

I've nailed down a size: L 570m, W 394m, H 106m
I wanted it to be between Galaxy and Nebula size, but I wasn't exactly sure how large it would be
if I kept the same saucer size as the Gal and Nebby it would be quite a bit larger than both

so in terms of where it fits role-wise, it does overlap with the Galaxy, Nebula, Luna, and Vesta
but it's not a new technology testbed like the Vesta class, or Luna class
It doesn't have many significant advances over the Galaxy class save for the sensor and science packages

backstept

decided I'd break this off from my 3D thread

Ironscythe

I like this. It has the feeling of a design parallel to or directly following the Nebula, and comfortably so. It's the same feeling I had when I first saw the USS Voyager. It just feels right somehow.

backstept

yeah, the Enterprise D is a ship I literally grew up with and this is my counter argument to all those post-Nemesis fan designs . . .
you know the ones . . . long, spindly, pointy, overpowered warships, daggers with red and blue bits on it

backstept

started on the saucer details, and the main impulse exhaust
still to do are the escape pods, main shuttle bay and cargo bays, various hull details like emitters and windows and and and . . .

if you look close you can see the observation lounge windows just below the bridge on the bow

Starship

SheA’s taking an interesting shape.

Ironscythe

Starting to remind me a lot of the "Nova Class" concepts from the TNG technical manual or whatever it was. Whatever, it's awesomely TNG and I'm sticking to the previous statement that it just feels right.

backstept

it's been a long time since I've seen the Nova 'Pathfinder' pics . . . I wish I had the tech manuals

Tochiro76

Those nacelles are kinda big in the back, looks like the ship could float on water or something, maybe you are trying not to use the same nacelles as the galaxy class?

backstept

floating, no
different nacelles, yes

blackbird17

Hi, Its been a while since Ive seen an original Trek ship design. I to like where this design is going. Keep up the good work and keep the updates coming on this project.

Fre'dni

Rugged design. Is it a destroyer?

Hellsgate

Love this one. I could see her as a Heavy Frigate than a destroyer as she doesn't look like she's bristling with weaponry or got a lot of places it could be fitted with the TNG equivalents of the TOS/TMP-era bulky sensor units, phaser canons, etc.

But she looks like she means business, she's there to replace the Oberth-Class and Miranda-Class, in addition to both of their internet subclass variants available at ShipSchematics.Net

I'd love to see the Carina's floor plans, stats, etc. Though I'd love to know if this one will have a Captain's Yacht or just a small handful of "Delta Flyer" style multi-purpose auxiliary craft.

backstept

Here's the latest:



just fleshing out with some details . . . got they pylons all figured out
you'll notice the large door on the top. that's for the shuttlebay which extends to the rear, so it's got an entry in the top and to the back
it can fit up to a 50x25m shuttle/small ship, not sure of the height . . . maybe 15 meters?
the little dot thingy by the bridge is a standard 6m shuttle

it's most definitely not a destroyer and it's larger than Oberth and Miranda at 570 meters in length
it has the same armaments as the Galaxy class, and as is plainly stated in the thread title it's an explorer

Aresius

Nice work here, I love it.

backstept

many thanks

backstept

here's the latest:

got a rough rear view in there, and also put in a Galaxy for scale . . . so yeah . . . mahoosive nacelles
they were big anyway, but next to the Galaxy they're huge
should I scale the ship down some? or should I use some handwavium to explain why they're big? . . . maybe something simple like it uses 20% less energy to get to warp 7 and 5% less to warp 9? hey they're Energy Star certified

[edit] just noticed where the nacelle pylons meet the neck isn't in the right spot . . .

Aresius

Maybe you need the huge nacelles to propell all that stuff into warp easier...
I mean it's not like the nifty and steamlined Galaxy. It's tightly packed, so it is comparatively heavier to move around in subspace.

Starscream

I think personally I'd scale it down, so it's only one deck in the saucer rim, ala Intrepid-class. Otherwise those nacelles look a bit too "chunky" for their current size.

IMO, of course...

backstept

ok . . . I did resize it to 87.7% of its original size
now 500 instead of 570 meters

Starscream

backstept wrote: »

ok . . . I did resize it to 87.7% of its original size
now 500 instead of 570 meters

Are you missing an image there? Wasn't sure if you meant you've already downscaled it previously...

backstept

the most recent pic shows the 570m length
I haven't posted a pic of the resized version yet because I didn't change any of the details :P

Starscream

Ah, that makes more sense

backstept

here's the resized pic with a little bit of work on the saucer details
I think the generally accepted length of the Gal is 642m which is what I'm using
I also put in an approximation of a type 6 shuttle and a runabout

Aresius

Nice work. Now the nacelles are more believable.