I know how you feel man, somehow I end up filling up my ships with interiors as well. I'm not yet sure if it gives a break from modelling the ship itself or is actually just a distraction...
Brilliant stuff. I once started a trek ship from the interiors, but started with major components like impulse engine and computer cores... Never got as far as figuring out if building it from the inside out was better, or just made things harder as you realised things didn't fit into your design... This stuff looks awesome though, I will be looking to you for continued inspiration.
... Never got as far as figuring out if building it from the inside out was better, or just made things harder as you realised things didn't fit into your design...
It never does unless you have a pretty small ship. On the plus side, things as *wiring* and *supplies* can be tucked away in those spaces that you can't use. Step 1: design ship. Step 2: ... Step 3: PROFIT!
I imagine the light emission problem will be solved once the ship gets its skin. Talking of which, this is a really unusual but incredibly cool way you're putting it together. It actually looks like the ship's being physically built in a drydock slowly.
Love the Saber-Class "freighter" variant on page 1. But for this last Cheyenne-Class / Constellation-Class (variant? upgrade?) design, where's the deflector dish?
The Ent-D saucer does actually have a deflector, it's the four large square 'window' looking thinbgs in one of those recessed sections just in front of the ventral registry. I mean, a deflector doesn't have to be a blue glowy dish thing. They can, and most certainly do, take other forms.
On the subject of deflectors dishes in Star Trek, you'll find that only Starfleet appear to use the integrated deflector/sensor array seen on the "classic" ships. Alien races invariably don't have visible deflectors so there obviously other ways to accomplish the same goals. To that end feel free to make something up that fits
The Ent-D saucer does actually have a deflector, it's the four large square 'window' looking thinbgs in one of those recessed sections just in front of the ventral registry. I mean, a deflector doesn't have to be a blue glowy dish thing. They can, and most certainly do, take other forms.
I'm of the opinion that someone made that up, I think that was always just a set of big windows until someone wanted to explain the lack of deflector on the saucer
I'm of the opinion that someone made that up, I think that was always just a set of big windows until someone wanted to explain the lack of deflector on the saucer
I think (and I should probably look this up first) but I think it's in the Next Gen technical manual that those four windows are actually the saucer's deflector. Again, I don't have the book with me but i'm pretty sure Doomsponge is right.
I think (and I should probably look this up first) but I think it's in the Next Gen technical manual that those four windows are actually the saucer's deflector. Again, I don't have the book with me but i'm pretty sure Doomsponge is right.
Indeed, it was Andrew Probert's original idea. But then, unfortunately, the witers failed to listen to the designers as usual.
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Indeed, it was Andrew Probert's original idea. But then, unfortunately, the witers failed to listen to the designers as usual.
I don't recall them ever specifically contradicting it. Last I checked 'in canon', those four squares were never officially explained either way. And if we're of the opinion that only things that're officially mentioned in-canon can exist, then we're all kind of screwed because in order to adhere to it, we must cease to exist.
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I took the easy way out with my ship interiors. Building them up as separate sets, might make a soundstage out of them.
It never does unless you have a pretty small ship. On the plus side, things as *wiring* and *supplies* can be tucked away in those spaces that you can't use. Step 1: design ship. Step 2: ... Step 3: PROFIT!
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Interesting to see how the "real" building evolves.
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@hellsgate - same place as on the cheyenne/constellation class. or maybe the Ent-D saucer.
The video's pretty nifty. It really looks like a quick flight around a ship in drydock.
In the meantime some small updates...
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I think (and I should probably look this up first) but I think it's in the Next Gen technical manual that those four windows are actually the saucer's deflector. Again, I don't have the book with me but i'm pretty sure Doomsponge is right.
Indeed, it was Andrew Probert's original idea. But then, unfortunately, the witers failed to listen to the designers as usual.
I don't recall them ever specifically contradicting it. Last I checked 'in canon', those four squares were never officially explained either way. And if we're of the opinion that only things that're officially mentioned in-canon can exist, then we're all kind of screwed because in order to adhere to it, we must cease to exist.
(can't believe I'm encouraging this.....)