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Title: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Rusty0918 on July 08, 2009, 04:19:04 PM
Hi there. Some folks and I have been working on "STar Trek: Discovery," a fan film series set 18 years after the events of "Star Trek (2009)" in the Abramsverse. The series will be set on the USS Discovery: NCC-1998, an Enterprise-class (Constitution-class refit). We need someone to design the ship for us.

Required:
Stay true to the design of the refit but with a more JJ Abrams / Ryan Church feel to it (similar saucer, integrated deflector, etc.)
I'd like more phaser batteries on this one than on the "prime" refit.

I'll have to see what you folks come up with in order to judge.

You must have the orthographic views: dorsal, ventral, side, fore, and aft.

NOTE: "Star Trek: Discovery" is only the working title of this fanfilm series. It'll be changed to "Star Trek: (new something)." Haven't figured out that far ahead yet.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Dalek on July 08, 2009, 04:26:53 PM
Or we can direct you to the 9th Fleet RP section with the USS Discovery NCC - 26850, Ambassador class. One of the members is even writing a book on the first mission and has made a lot of progress and has contacted Pocket Books and is expecting a response in 3-5 business days. Not meaning to steal your thunder but thats also called "Star Trek: Discovery".
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: ACES_HIGH on July 08, 2009, 04:31:54 PM
wiley is working on a screen accurate model of the Enterprise refit
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Rusty0918 on July 08, 2009, 04:34:55 PM
I'll have to see it. As with the title itself, we can always change it to something else, should those folks get irked.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Johnnymuffintop on July 08, 2009, 04:41:47 PM
wiley is working on a screen accurate model of the Enterprise refit

He's refering to designing a JJ refit, not the canon refit.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: CyAn1d3 on July 08, 2009, 04:42:15 PM
wiley is working on a screen accurate model of the Enterprise refit

not to mention baz(?) has the jj excelsior too
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: ECGadget on July 08, 2009, 04:45:08 PM
I am the one writing the Star Trek discovery story... and I have worked super dooper hard on it... please don't ruin it for me!!! Make your fan fic.... but give it a different name? pweeezzzeee?
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Rusty0918 on July 08, 2009, 04:48:49 PM
OK - I'll change the name of it to something else. But the ship's name and the design thing still goes. Now let's get back on topic!
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: FarShot on July 08, 2009, 04:51:22 PM
Here's a ship design I have been working on.  You're welcome to use it.  If you have MSN Messenger or WLM, add me, rynwdhs@live.com.

I plan on making refined orthos to go with the latest stage of the design, the last pic.
1st is front view of v1.
2nd is top view of v1.
3rd is side view of v2, which is a reproportioned v1, closer to the JJPrise.
4th is side view of v3, which is v2 with more TMPRefit-ish nacelles.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Rusty0918 on July 08, 2009, 04:53:57 PM
I've seen that design before, FarShot. It's a clever design and might work for something else (perhaps an Abram's verse Ambassador), but that's not quite what I'm looking for.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Johnnymuffintop on July 08, 2009, 04:55:32 PM
I like your design FarShot, but I don't really see it as an evolution of the Church Enterprise. You design seems to aggressive, sharp lines, etc.

Doesn't mean I don't want to see that ship in BC though. :D
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: FarShot on July 08, 2009, 04:59:07 PM
 :(  Well, I can always shoot for v4. :P
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Nebula on July 08, 2009, 05:02:44 PM
try putting some Phase 2 Enterprise elements on it...
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Johnnymuffintop on July 08, 2009, 05:14:03 PM
try putting some Phase 2 Enterprise elements on it...

YES!
I love the tall blue glowing bussards!

http://trekmovie.com/images/PIIent0000_st.jpg
http://trekmovie.com/images/PIIent0001_st.jpg
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Rusty0918 on July 08, 2009, 05:25:35 PM
That could work
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: ACES_HIGH on July 08, 2009, 05:58:55 PM
awesome renders of the Phase II ent, where's that from?
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Nebula on July 08, 2009, 06:16:30 PM
heh those are okay renders but I like what they did with this painting of it....

but I think were taking over his thread now... so... I think this is all that's needed.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Rusty0918 on July 08, 2009, 07:17:02 PM
Yeah let's go with the blue buzzards.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: DJ Curtis on July 08, 2009, 07:20:54 PM
Whoa, Rusty.  long time no see man.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Johnnymuffintop on July 08, 2009, 09:00:38 PM
Alright, I've been throwing concepts for a JJ refit, gone through a couple variations.
Thoughts?

(http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs44/f/2009/066/c/9/Constitution_class_refit_by_JohnnyMuffintop.png)

(http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs40/f/2009/008/6/f/JJverse_Constitution_Evolution_by_JohnnyMuffintop.png)

I've got some new sketches I need to upload sooner or later.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Rusty0918 on July 08, 2009, 09:07:23 PM
Something like the top picture on Johnnymuffintop's post would suffice. That's along the direction I'd like to go.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Johnnymuffintop on July 08, 2009, 11:49:48 PM
Here's a kinda rushed design, got the idea when looking through old threads and rediscovered the JJ/TOS Enterprise Mix thread in Trek Discussion.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Rusty0918 on July 10, 2009, 12:02:18 AM
Anyone else got designs?
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: ACES_HIGH on July 10, 2009, 01:18:40 AM
here's an ortho I found of the Phase II, this is from the Ships of the Starfleet volume One:
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Rusty0918 on July 10, 2009, 01:34:28 AM
I'm talking about designs for the JJ Enterprise refit.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Nebula on July 10, 2009, 01:39:29 AM
yes... and I suggested we use some hints from the Phase 2 Ent to refit the JJ-Ent...
(I'm just waiting to see the results lol)

hmm... That ortho ACES_HIGH... I think who ever made it borrowed to much from the TMP design than from the Phase 2 design.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: ACES_HIGH on July 10, 2009, 02:53:58 AM
I'd imagine they fleshed it out a bit to fit in with the rest of the designs in the book, after all, it was designed for TV.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Aeries on July 10, 2009, 03:44:02 AM
Alright, I've been throwing concepts for a JJ refit, gone through a couple variations.
Thoughts?

I still really like the "refit" in the last picture. :]
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Rusty0918 on July 12, 2009, 12:17:17 AM
Anyone else working on this?
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: WileyCoyote on July 12, 2009, 11:50:08 PM
I still like the Refit JJ-Enterprise created by madeinjapan on scifimeshes.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Aeries on July 13, 2009, 03:50:22 AM
That one looks really cool, though the nacelles should be broader from the bow perspective... they look a little too flimsy imo. Otherwise I really like that.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Rusty0918 on July 13, 2009, 08:54:50 AM
Yeah, something along the lines of Josheua's stuff would work. The gripe is is that he's been tied up and busy with other things.
Title: Re: "Star Trek: Discovery" - JJ Enterprise Refit design thread
Post by: Rusty0918 on July 14, 2009, 03:06:32 PM
Another suggestion for the design, after looking at Wiley Coyote's stuff, the Discovery should have aft torpedo launchers.