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Taldrenites => Starfleet Command Models => Topic started by: Antivyrus on January 07, 2008, 01:24:20 am
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Concept posted by Atolm shown below and my rendition below that
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Nice work, AV. My only suggestion is that you might consider making the sensor dish parallel to the horizontal, rather than having the slight downward angle it has now.
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the warp engine should be smaller because it look like a V2 rocket and it also remind me of that image :)
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Actually the model very closely matches Atolm's sketches, however I did cheat a bit on the nacelle. I use the one from the asymmetric ship design of his I'm doing resized and rescaled.
As for the fighter itself, I rather prefer it without the nacelle all together. It seems it would make a good pre-TOS planetary launched craft use atmospheric and non-atmospheric engagements.
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the warp engine should be smaller because it look like a V2 rocket and it also remind me of that image :)
I agree it does look more like a WW II German plane then it does a star fighter.
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AV - I like it -- A LOT! I do have one suggestions though (actually two...)
First - I know you are trying to stay true to Atolm's design, and I really admire that, however, could you do a version with a smaller nacelle - and mount it on top vs. the bottom. I'm a pilot in real life and I think landing this thing on any planetary surface might be problematic with the nacelle on the bottom. If the landing gear (or anti-grav pads) malfunctioned she'd be hell to land even on a prepared surface. Something would break unless she had tractor beam support from a mothership or ground station -- which could be an issue in combat. If you want I can help with that version. My bashing is getting better.
Second - Asymmetric Atolm mesh in the works? Ya' gotta show us! I think I know the sketch you're talking about but I'm dying to know! With these little babies on board she'd be formidable. Maybe she'd a good entry for the Darker Projects 1701F design contest - retro yet modern and can't beat Atolm's originality. Especially when combined with good modelling and meshing skills like yours.
http://www.dynaverse.net/forum/index.php/topic,163378818.0.html
My back is out again and since my physical therapy is done for the day I'm going to the medicine cabinet for some better life through pharmacology.... :D
Nice work and thanks for sharing.
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I always felt that TOS era fighters or smaller craft would be more akin to LATE WWII to present day airframes since they would be endo/exo craft anyway.
Looks interesting...