The bigger ships would get the glory, but the Portsmouth class was the workhorse of the fleet, keeping the logistics division moving. While the Miranda gained a lot of favor, the Portsmouth's reliability and extreme range without maintenance on standard nacelles of its era kept it active within the fleet for almost 50 years before being turned over to private owners.
Feeling strong Lower Deck vibes here. I bet they have been on a lot second contact missions as well.
The bigger ships would get the glory, but the Portsmouth class was the workhorse of the fleet, keeping the logistics division moving. While the Miranda gained a lot of favor, the Portsmouth's reliability and extreme range without maintenance on standard nacelles of its era kept it active within the fleet for almost 50 years before being turned over to private owners.
Feeling strong Lower Deck vibes here. I bet they have been on a lot second contact missions as well.
Lower Decks is the more respectable version. These are the blue collar ships doing the dirty jobs you don't give to your big explorer ships.
Finished up the build of the ship with the registry I'm going to end up using first, the Hagerstown.
I've been working on Nogura's Phase II office based off the partly unused blueprints from Phase II. They would re-use elements for the TMP Cargo Bay.
I re-used some of my old furniture from Tiny Trek (I really need to redo it in Blender since it's older Truespace 3 stuff. the flat panel desk monitor too) and then pulled in some office chairs I had laying around in Daz and some of the Alien Botanical sets.
I did add the giant viewscreen but it's based off the Phase II Briefing Room version just scaled way the hell up along with the backlit lighting behind it.
The desk model is my take on the Baton Rouge mixing in some Kelvin elements to the original STC design, just gold plated. It's not really meant to be anything more than a desk model as I never intended to use the Baton Rouge in Tiny Trek. The one on his desk is of the Hokkaido, one of his last commands before becoming Admiral.
Very nice. It's a shame we never got to see Nogura or his office in the movie.
Thanks! It would have been a very intense few minutes, that's for sure.
For sure. I have the book on Phase II and I've read the rough draft of the script in "In Thy Image." If I remember correctly, it's only one scene, but that's why they redress sets rather than doing entirely new ones.
I started playing with the Blockade Runner model I built a few years ago now to revamp it a little bit and then remembered that the bridge is largely unfinished, so that took priority considering I'll be needing it. Based off the Phase II Klingon bridge designed by Jefferies for what would turn into the Motion Picture. None of this design was used at all. Going to have the control panels be something I can swap out so it can double as a Klingon or Romulan bridge with some color changes and decor. This one is going to be for the Orions obviously.
More work on the bridge. Console buttons have to be added and screens. Also adding a floor line between the chairs and the consoles as they meet up mechanically. I did do up my own pirate version of the Orion symbol for the wall though. Might put a light above it. Not sure yet. There are three sitting consoles, two off to the side, one for the Captain, and then three standing stations that are more informational than anything else but can be used in a pinch. There is NOT a main viewscreen on this bridge at all. At least not one I could design I didn't hate. And yes, the Captain can take full control of the ship from his seat should he/she so choose. Pirates are paranoid, Colors are obviously not final, just threw something in there so it wasn't just grey.
Interesting, kinda reminds me of the TOS era equivalent to the Jenolan's bridge, something else that abandoned the circular design in favor of something that has all the necessities in one place.
Interesting, kinda reminds me of the TOS era equivalent to the Jenolan's bridge, something else that abandoned the circular design in favor of something that has all the necessities in one place.
This was only meant to be a partial set for In Thy Image for use as the Klingon Bridge before they decided to turn it into the Motion Picture. I expanded it a little bit, but it's still definitely a partial set.
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Feeling strong Lower Deck vibes here. I bet they have been on a lot second contact missions as well.
Lower Decks is the more respectable version. These are the blue collar ships doing the dirty jobs you don't give to your big explorer ships.
Finished up the build of the ship with the registry I'm going to end up using first, the Hagerstown.
I've been working on Nogura's Phase II office based off the partly unused blueprints from Phase II. They would re-use elements for the TMP Cargo Bay.
I re-used some of my old furniture from Tiny Trek (I really need to redo it in Blender since it's older Truespace 3 stuff. the flat panel desk monitor too) and then pulled in some office chairs I had laying around in Daz and some of the Alien Botanical sets.
I did add the giant viewscreen but it's based off the Phase II Briefing Room version just scaled way the hell up along with the backlit lighting behind it.
The desk model is my take on the Baton Rouge mixing in some Kelvin elements to the original STC design, just gold plated. It's not really meant to be anything more than a desk model as I never intended to use the Baton Rouge in Tiny Trek. The one on his desk is of the Hokkaido, one of his last commands before becoming Admiral.
Thanks! It would have been a very intense few minutes, that's for sure.
For sure. I have the book on Phase II and I've read the rough draft of the script in "In Thy Image." If I remember correctly, it's only one scene, but that's why they redress sets rather than doing entirely new ones.
I started playing with the Blockade Runner model I built a few years ago now to revamp it a little bit and then remembered that the bridge is largely unfinished, so that took priority considering I'll be needing it. Based off the Phase II Klingon bridge designed by Jefferies for what would turn into the Motion Picture. None of this design was used at all. Going to have the control panels be something I can swap out so it can double as a Klingon or Romulan bridge with some color changes and decor. This one is going to be for the Orions obviously.
More work on the bridge. Console buttons have to be added and screens. Also adding a floor line between the chairs and the consoles as they meet up mechanically. I did do up my own pirate version of the Orion symbol for the wall though. Might put a light above it. Not sure yet. There are three sitting consoles, two off to the side, one for the Captain, and then three standing stations that are more informational than anything else but can be used in a pinch. There is NOT a main viewscreen on this bridge at all. At least not one I could design I didn't hate. And yes, the Captain can take full control of the ship from his seat should he/she so choose. Pirates are paranoid,
This was only meant to be a partial set for In Thy Image for use as the Klingon Bridge before they decided to turn it into the Motion Picture. I expanded it a little bit, but it's still definitely a partial set.