Federation Warp Fighter

[Side 3]

I've never been really happy with the slim pickings when it comes to small craft in BC. Recently I started watching the BSG reboot again, and it gave me a few ideas for single crew or two-man fighters, launched from a significantly larger ship, but with rudimentary warp systems just in case. Please keep in mind this is just a test I threw together to get the basic feel, though. Once I'm happy with that I'll get to work on the real baby!

For now though, I thought it'd be a good idea to see what the public thinks of it. Would you stock a few of these in your shuttlebay? What would you change?

Statistics-wise, I figure something like... Dominion War era, max speed Warp 3? Any thoughts?

[Furyofaseraph]

very nice. I wouldn't use cylinderical warp engines for a Dom-war-era ship. Very viper-esque.
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[DJ Curtis]

Nice.  I like the idea of a limited speed.  Limits its range but makes in a good system patrol ship or for patrolling the local space around a starship or base.

I think I would definitely refine those wings and try to ingrate the nacelles more effectively into the overall design.  Would also push the cockpit forward imo.

[Side 3]

very nice. I wouldn't use cylinderical warp engines for a Dom-war-era ship. Very viper-esque.
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Yah, I only used primitives because aside from the shape being a clear giveaway of nacelles, it was the easiest thing to slap on and move around.  I guarantee I'll be doing my best to give it a Dominion War era feel.

Nice.  I like the idea of a limited speed.  Limits its range but makes in a good system patrol ship or for patrolling the local space around a starship or base.

I think I would definitely refine those wings and try to ingrate the nacelles more effectively into the overall design.  Would also push the cockpit forward imo.

I've already been playing some more with it, and came up with a roll-bar like the Miranda. Also allows to have a sort of modular system, so ships can fit them for bombing runs, or to have a proverbial fly on the wall of a system just out of sensor range. Added little vent things just behind the cockpit, because they always look cool. 

Anyway, here's what the changes I've made look like so far. I'm thinking the "Wings"/Main Hull will have a more angled swoop outwards, to give a little more of an aggressive look. Personally, looking at it now I feel it would be better suited to a pilot/gunner crew. Feels less flimsy, too.

[bankruptstudios]

i like where your going with this. A wile back i started fooling around with this idae as well and worked on a basic shape kind of like this. Diffrence is i was building for a crew of 2 or 3. I'm looking forward for whats next.

[Toa_Kaita]

Nice! I have always wanted to come up with a Trek fighter design, but all my designs look either too Star-Wars-ish or too close to the Valkyrie from Star Trek Invasion. You can haz cookie.

[Shadowknight1]

Nothing wrong with the Valkyrie Toa.  And certainly nothing wrong with this ship either. 

[ACES_HIGH]

I would go for more of a blended delta wing shape, kinda like an F-22 or the Viper mk VII

[Captain_Licard]

Looks Alright, I would but some Sov-like naceles intergrated into the wings and thin the wings out a bit. also, you might want to have it fire under cloak. a small, powerful ship that could fire under cloak could be very deadly, especially in numbers.