{Star Fleet: R & D} One wiled ride........

[Toa_Kaita]

I was thinking the same thing, tiq.

[bankruptstudios]

A shuttle bay could go there, but the ships per-pus is combat warfare so placing it there would leave it to exposed.

[Psyco Diver]

What about bomb bay doors and drop them like the defiant and NX-01?

[hobbs]

A shuttle bay could go there, but the ships per-pus is combat warfare so placing it there would leave it to exposed.

only if its fleeing! and i don't think the Captain of the Exia would flee.

(*looks past Banks~ shoulder* well Captain, what do you say?)

[starship]

News about the Aventine?

[bankruptstudios]

Any other sujestions for the shuttle bay? I'm not a real fan of Drop ship doors.

And there is nothing New yet on the Vesta, JB said he would be around soon to show off the new Textures.

[Lionus]

hmm.. heavy duty twin/quad pulse phaser pod and quantum launcher to the aft side of it?

[hobbs]

hey lionus how about phaser cannons like on the coer de lion. aft fireing heavy phasers (type XV)

[Locke]

For your shuttlebay, I'd suggest bringing back the size and shape of the secondary hull in this pic and adding the deflector striping to that.  Then the shuttlebay can go at the back of it.

[hobbs]

or how about using the "nose" as a shuttle bay?

[bankruptstudios]

No, the nose of the ship is its main deflector. Nice idea thoue. And the top ship you guys are refering to  was the old ship.I didn't like the lower hull on her.

[hobbs]

i thought the strips under the nose, on the secondary hull was the deflector

[bankruptstudios]

Yep, they are. I believe that a slip stream combat ship should have some redundancy such as the main deflector and secondary deflector bands. I also think, or would like to see further development of the deflector bands in more classes of ships. I think i'll further explore this in any new ships i develop.

[Shadowknight1]

Redundant deflectors would definitely make sense in a slipstream vessel, possibly one of them is devoted specifically to calculating the slipstream?

[Nebula]

indeed... that's why all of mine had that lol

[bankruptstudios]

Great minds think alike, cookie for the both of you, 

[bankruptstudios]

Sorry for the post, but i would to show off GM's work. I jest finshed testing her and i totaly fell in love with this ship. THats saying alot for me, anyone that knows me knows i hate tos ships, but this is a must have for all. If you like it, hit him up for testing

[Dalek]

From those pictures, I've noticed that the saucer doesn't perfectly merge with the nacelle bussards.

[bankruptstudios]

Not sure what you mean there bud?

Here is an update on the Exia or Nexus[ see poll above}

I think i finally worked out the shuttle bay. Located aft of the secondary hull, i beleave that its loaction will protect it from a great deal of fire in combat. Let me know what you think?

[Dalek]

If you look at the 4th pic of the Beagle, you can see the bottom of the saucer just passes through the bussard collector.