WIP Ship Designs - Cronus Class (the excelsior replacement)

[King Class Scout]

that butt STILL looks like it's gonna snap off from the weight of the nacelles. my inner Draftsman must be acting up, today.  I'm dying to slap a spine support under that that matches the impulse deck (and could probably used for the aft torps).

[flarespire]

yeah the backside of that thing still looks like going to warp .2 would break the nacell assembly off, put some meat on her bones!

[sovereign001]

I'm gonna put my ship that i have for the moment next to some other designs, really you guys are overreacting(no offensive of course, but i mean snapping if she goes to warp).

[sovereign001]

Srry double post!

Remember! This is still work in progress! Things are added/removed etc!

Also a comparison (not size) but about the thickness and snapping off stuff. I don't see a problem.

[flarespire]

the excelsiors nacell houlding bit of the secondary hull is around 2-4 decks in height. yours looks like 1 deck.

[Darkthunder]

Consider the following:

The deck height under the nacelles/pylons, appears to be close-to identical to the height on the original Excelsior-class design. Add to that, your "Sovereign-style" nacelles appear to be nearly double the length (and thus double the mass) compared to the original Excelsior-nacelles.

So yea, you -should- consideer adding more mass to the ships rear end, or consider smaller, sleaker nacelles.

[CyAn1d3]

... consideer adding more mass to the ships rear end, or consider smaller, sleaker nacelles.

OR adding a "spine" similar to the sovvys, only add a deck or two to the dorsal and ventral sections, not alot but just enough to throw some meat on it.

[sovereign001]

OR adding a "spine" similar to the sovvys, only add a deck or two to the dorsal and ventral sections, not alot but just enough to throw some meat on it.

I thought about that spine but then the typical excelsior look will dissapear and it will be a pre-sovereign ship.

But adding some decks and who knows a cargobay or so will do a bit better.

For the people that wonder what the thing on the end is, it is not a shuttlebay (that is located on the saucer). It is platform where the captain and the staff can meet diplomats or drink, some kind of ten "after".

[CyAn1d3]

I thought about that spine but then the typical excelsior look will dissapear and it will be a pre-sovereign ship.

But adding some decks and who knows a cargobay or so will do a bit better.

For the people that wonder what the thing on the end is, it is not a shuttlebay (that is located on the saucer). It is platform where the captain and the staff can meet diplomats or drink, some kind of ten "after".

i would just add a deck on top, and 2 on the bottom to thicken it up.

i like the ten "after" idea. sounds like a good place for easter eggs ;)

[sovereign001]

Will do!

[King Class Scout]

this from one of the guys FAMOUS for throwing in texture easter eggs.  take advantage of it!

crap, shoulda done that with my Concours/Conqured

[CyAn1d3]

this from one of the guys FAMOUS for throwing in texture easter eggs.  take advantage of it!

ME? famous? 
INfamous more like

[sovereign001]

Voila,

i've added a cargo bay a few decks too. i'm quite fond of it and i'm not gonna add new things. Perhaps some things on the shuttlebay or some small tweaking. But no big changes.

[CyAn1d3]

muuuuuch better. 

[Darkthunder]

Voila,

i've added a cargo bay a few decks too. i'm quite fond of it and i'm not gonna add new things. Perhaps some things on the shuttlebay or some small tweaking. But no big changes.

Much better on the thickness of the aft section. However, I'm not too fond of the obvious Sovereign-nacelles on the design. You clearly state it as an "Excelsior Replacement" (which technically the Ambassador, Galaxy and Sovereign classes already are). And you also state that you don't want it to look like a Proto-Sovereign. And yet, you use Sovereign nacelles? Maybe design some unique nacelles that fit in whatever era you intend it for, without the obvious ripoff from the existing design?

Just a thought.

[sovereign001]

No the engines will stay. I meant if i start making a spine it will completely look a pre sovereign, i wanted the typical neck "und" secondary hull style. The engines will perhaps change a bit in style but they look will stay.

@cyani

thx!

[sovereign001]

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