Author Topic: TOS Thunderbolt Class (Read 4930 times)

GMunoz · « **on:** November 05, 2009, 01:32:30 AM »

Here is the Thunderbolt class heavy destroyer. Comments and suggestions would be appreciated.

Lionus · « **Reply #1 on:** November 05, 2009, 02:11:17 AM »

hmm.. blue pulse phasers as defensive means in the rear? :evil and perhaps TOS-ish version of sensor/torpedo pod as in Nebula, but way smaller..

GMunoz · « **Reply #2 on:** November 05, 2009, 09:20:02 AM »

If you look at the fourth picture you can see phaser turrets right under the shuttle bay and there is another pair above so she has good aft phaser coverage. Not sure about the Nebula type pod, there are already 4 torpedo tubes in pods to the left and right of the main deflector.

DJ Curtis · « **Reply #3 on:** November 05, 2009, 01:13:20 PM »

Nice. I like it. Though I might have the cylinder get smaller towards the front.

GMunoz · « **Reply #4 on:** November 05, 2009, 02:18:14 PM »

DJ, thanks. Actually insparation for the look is WWII P-47 Thunderbolt hence the fat nose. I'll reduce it and see how it looks.

gdata · « **Reply #5 on:** November 06, 2009, 02:10:08 AM »

Is this an adaption of the Bonaventure or supposed to be the Bonaventure, just with a different class name?

majormagna · « **Reply #6 on:** November 06, 2009, 07:53:08 AM »

Quote from: gdata on November 06, 2009, 02:10:08 AM

Is this an adaption of the Bonaventure or supposed to be the Bonaventure, just with a different class name?

From the looks of it, it's a separate class of the same era.

Anyway I like where it's going, I'd have the centre 'tube' the same diametre all the way along, rather than making it thicker or thinner.

GMunoz · « **Reply #7 on:** November 06, 2009, 08:57:06 AM »

It is a seperate class from Bonaventure.

I tried the same size for the center hull all the way thru but it did not look good. It look like, well, a tube running thru the ship.

King Class Scout · « **Reply #8 on:** November 06, 2009, 09:29:50 AM »

waitaminute, if someone here is the author of the Bonaventure, you've got the wrong species assigned to the ship for Nano FX...i think it was given a Cardassian species assignments (also the Kingston wall, which is assigned the Romulan species code)

Adonis · « **Reply #9 on:** November 06, 2009, 09:38:52 AM »

Quote from: GMunoz on November 05, 2009, 02:18:14 PM

DJ, thanks. Actually insparation for the look is WWII P-47 Thunderbolt hence the fat nose. I'll reduce it and see how it looks.

P-47's didn't have circular noses you know, more like shaped like an egg upside-down. I'm with DJ on this, the front of the deflector housing could use getting a smaller radius than the structure aft of it.

Billz · « **Reply #10 on:** November 06, 2009, 10:26:54 AM »

Quote from: King Class Scout on November 06, 2009, 09:29:50 AM

waitaminute, if someone here is the author of the Bonaventure, you've got the wrong species assigned to the ship for Nano FX...i think it was given a Cardassian species assignments (also the Kingston wall, which is assigned the Romulan species code)

Use BCUT to fix that. Its very simple.

Anyway, this ship is cool. The nacelle pylons look a little flimsy though.

Villain · « **Reply #11 on:** November 06, 2009, 10:39:50 AM »

Quote from: Billz on November 06, 2009, 10:26:54 AM

Anyway, this ship is cool. The nacelle pylons look a little flimsy though.

That was the style of TOS in general.

Lionus · « **Reply #12 on:** November 06, 2009, 10:58:55 AM »

well, I'm sure that she is stronger than what she appears to be.

GMunoz · « **Reply #13 on:** November 06, 2009, 12:55:52 PM »

In game, with sister ship USS Mustang. Brought in the nacelles a bit.

ACES_HIGH · « **Reply #14 on:** November 06, 2009, 04:58:53 PM »

nice, just for kicks, could you post a side by side comparison between this and Wiley's Bonaventure?

GMunoz · « **Reply #15 on:** November 07, 2009, 07:32:23 AM »

Sure, just for kicks, have fun...

Darkthunder · « **Reply #16 on:** November 07, 2009, 07:47:20 AM »

Thunderbolt --> Bonaventure

Constitution TOS --> Constitution TMP

Imho. The ships look similar enough to share the same lineage, but different enough to warrant being a major refit. The TMP Constitution is sometimes known as the "Enterprise Class".

Shino Tenshi · « **Reply #17 on:** November 07, 2009, 03:23:37 PM »

If you compare the bridge size, the thunderbolt should be a tad smaller. =)

ACES_HIGH · « **Reply #18 on:** November 07, 2009, 04:42:41 PM »

Quote from: Darkthunder on November 07, 2009, 07:47:20 AM

Thunderbolt --> Bonaventure

Constitution TOS --> Constitution TMP

Imho. The ships look similar enough to share the same lineage, but different enough to warrant being a major refit. The TMP Constitution is sometimes known as the "Enterprise Class".

yeah I can see it being two subclasses of the same class, like the Bonhomme Richard and the Achernar subclasses of the Constitution class.

majormagna · « **Reply #19 on:** November 07, 2009, 06:47:14 PM »

Quote from: Darkthunder on November 07, 2009, 07:47:20 AM

Thunderbolt --> Bonaventure

I'd consider it to be the other way around, as the Thunderbolt has TOS style bussard collectors; whereas the Bonaventure has ENT style ones.

Oh, and the registry

(Although when I get this I'll re-register it to be pre-Constitution, between 1400 and 1600 probably)

P.S. I love it!

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