I started this one a while ago, in between my work on the Aurora and Hayden to give me a sort of relief from working on 25th+ century ships. Instead, the Cluster dabbles into classic TNG era-ism, complete with happy lighting and stuff!
... Well, that doesn't work out as much as I'd like sometimes, but you get the drift
The Cluster is basically a toned down Galaxy-type saucer with a pair of nacelles strapped to it, kicking in to action when her bigger sisters (the Nebula and Galaxy) are relegated to Ship of the Line work. It's reasonably armed and has a pretty amount of internal space. Aesthetically, her interior is a combination of Ambassador and Galaxy design, positioning her a bit in the middle of both. I'm making slow progress with her, sometimes doing some work on the bridge, then the shuttlebay and at other times I'm just fiddling with the captain's yacht and the bay that houses her. I do think that someone to help me out with the internal arrangement isn't a necessary evil, though, especially when it comes to the warp core: I've got only seven decks which offer enough space, deck eight being almost entirely used for the Captain's yacht...
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[EDIT] BA, I'm having trouble finding that ship. You've got an image lying around somewhere?
So am I, lol. Most everything I had reference-wise was on my dead external HD. I do recall that Mike Schuster used to post here way back when before the crash, and that's where I got the original image. It was a BIG pencil drawing of what can best be described as a "Galaxy-Class version of a Steamrunner-Class ship". The basic form was identical, but the saucer, bridge, and nacelles, were all TNG Galaxy-Class derived. I am trying like hell to see if I can find the image on one of my CDs, but so far no luck. If anyone here has a copy, I'd love to have a new copy myself.
Oh, and as a bonus another shot from that side-hangar
The doors at front are still a little puzzle, with one leading to a (cramped) ready room and the other perhaps another turbolift. I've added an oversight of the bridge so you guys can see how little space I actually have ;-p