darkthunder

Just a quick suggested layout for bridge stations, since this is a "warship":

Positioned First Officer at a side station close to the Captain. Easier access to the rest of the bridge, being able to turn and face either viewscreen or Captain, as well as standing up and holding onto the rail.

Engineering on opposite side of the bridge from the First Officer, close access to the Turbolift, and similar access to turning and facing the viewscreen or Captain.

Positioned Mission Ops I and II at the aft stations. These two stations make sense to keep together, and with there only being 2 stations in the back, it seemed to fit well here.

Positioned Helm and Tactical at Forward stations (similar to Star Trek: Bridge Commander). Tactical on this bridge makes more sense here, rather than being a side or aft station, facing away from whatever danger is close.

Operations likewise makes more sense along the side stations, with more and larger displays for information. Same goes for Science on the opposite side of the bridge.

Lastly, in lieu of additional science stations (which are more prevalent on ships like the Intrepid or Galaxy classes), a dedicated warship would want dedicated stations for Damage Control and Environmental.

It looks cool. Doesn't matter if it "feels" more fitting for the Mirror Universe. More touches that relate to the name of the ship makes sense, regardless of universe.

Hunter G wrote: »

Let's redesign the CTRL+PASTE...I mean the Hoover....I mean the Inquiry class from Picard

Redesign is definitely better. I'd lower the nacelles a bit to make it more in line with the saucer, but other than that it's definitely the version they should've gone with onscreen.

sorceress21 wrote: »

I am NOT the one who decided to politicize a scifi TV show and I'm pretty sure regardless of one's political perspective the average Trek fan doesn't want it in the show.

For someone griping so much about the so-called "left wing woke bs" in modern day Trek shows, clearly never paid attention to the OLD day Trek shows. Or have you conveniently forgotten about the "black on the left side, white on the right side" aliens of TOS, or Kirk and Uhura's infamous kiss etc. Flash forward to TNG, and you have the controversial "Code of Honor" episode, Riker courting a Genaii "female" as an allegory to transgenders, Jadzia and Lenara's kiss in DS9 etc.

Politics has been a part of Trek since the very start. If you have an issue with politics in Trek, you have an issue with Trek. I'd suggest walking away and finding some other form of entertainment devoid of political involvement. Trek has always had, and always will have political allegory to modern day issues. When done right, it can be extremely satisfying (Guinan and Picard's chat regarding slavery in Measure of a Man comes to mind).

Impressive work as always. Love the look and feel of this engine room. Suitable for smaller ships, not just Saber classes. I'd imagine something similar on a Steamrunner or Norway class.

One suggestion I have, is maybe adding a "Warp diagnostic assembly" or two to the handrail around the core, similar to the one
seen in Voyager? (from episode 'Concerning Flight' in Voyager's 4th season)

Rekkert wrote: »

Thanks for the kind comments! I went ahead and re-rendered my older Type 7 and Type 15 models, just so they fit with the same style as these, and did orthos as well. They're really old models, with some really terrible work in some areas, but oh well, I did update them a little back when I did the Potemkin shuttlebay. That Type 7 Bussard area still bothers me though, it's all sorts of wrong.

I rather like the short stubby look of that Type 7 myself. Only question I have, is how does one enter/exit? I'd assume the rear of the shuttle has the impulse engine, but I see no doors on the sides.

EDIT: Because I'm dumb, didn't read all the replies that came after your images. Including the answer to my question.

lewisniven wrote: »

Only thing missing from that pic is the Amargosa space station. Gorgeous as always 😁

Wouldn't necessarily have to remove the impulse engines in the back. Just have them disabled, while the auxiliary craft is docked.

Could remove a 0 from your registry, and still be an homage to your date of birth (while being "relatively" era appropriate). How does NCC-85503 sound? (85, 5th month, 03rd day)

The way a TOS Connie reboot should be. Respect the old, update with some new.

And do my eyes spy 3 "torpedo tubes" in the forward saucer section? That's an interesting update from the classic. Not saying I dislike (on the contrary). Just different from what most versions have

Okay, suggestion time...

For the control "booth", remove the two pillars on the side of the transporter console.
Reverse the circle shape, and make it follow the curve of the two steps you have for the platform.
Keep the top of the console largely the same but widen it about the width between the now removed pillars.
Add a new free-standing "bottom" half for the console that follows the shape of the now curved platform.

Really poor MS Paint edit attached 😆