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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #320 on: April 15, 2013, 11:12:18 AM »
at weekend i came up with this as prototype lol

the Slipstream Amplifier (sierra type communications amplifier)[as opposed to the echo type from Enterprise]

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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #321 on: April 19, 2013, 07:44:02 AM »
Neat! It reminds me of the Phoenix nose cone.

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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #322 on: April 19, 2013, 08:10:05 AM »
not what was planning but you're right  :D
trying to think of a more.... unique futureistic design for th slipstream subspace amplifier.
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #323 on: April 21, 2013, 08:01:03 AM »
dusted off this one :D
I know the design's not everyone's cup of tea (looks at tiqhud) but i like it :P

Oblivion Class



still a wip so i realise its angles and edges and corners need refining :)
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #324 on: April 23, 2013, 12:49:20 AM »
Too flat.

*Runs away giggling inanely* :P

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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #325 on: April 23, 2013, 01:41:37 PM »
hmmm maybe but it could be the angle of the shot
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #326 on: April 23, 2013, 02:42:55 PM »
hmmm maybe but it could be the angle of the shot


why don't you give us a design view image, so that would be a perspective shot in 1 quarter of the image, then a side view, top view and front view in the other 3?

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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #327 on: April 23, 2013, 04:09:03 PM »
was going to but had stuff to do lol

here are the views
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #328 on: April 23, 2013, 04:20:26 PM »
She does look a little pancake like... but she looks like a good ship.

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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #329 on: April 23, 2013, 04:23:13 PM »
thank you.... i think

lol
yes im still working on the design so we shall see what happens
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #330 on: April 29, 2013, 03:39:17 PM »
i have some ideas on how to  improve this design.... just not sure i'll be able to edit the mesh... might have to start again.... but we will see mayhaps i will do what i can then make it the prototype followed by a redesign.
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #331 on: April 29, 2013, 05:00:16 PM »
i have some ideas on how to  improve this design.... just not sure i'll be able to edit the mesh... might have to start again....

I second this. I don't want to sound harsh but this mesh appears to be a step back from what your more recent tos-NX class like ship.

I would highly revisit the design phase of this ship, and take a look at the deck height. this ship has a defiant like feel to it, i would make it approximate size. Maybe even take some inspiration from the USS incursion from star trek away team.
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #332 on: April 29, 2013, 05:11:19 PM »
i may be wrong but it may have been an older model than the tos ship... and the tos style ship seems to me to be a lot easier... i certainly found it so (though i still need to work on the impulse engines on that one)
but thanks andyp
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #333 on: May 01, 2013, 04:54:57 PM »
here is my first remake attempt of the Oblivion Class

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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #334 on: May 03, 2013, 07:15:18 PM »
something thats been on my mind for a while

the Hwarpcore

this is the newest (beta prototype :D) warpcore designed for quad nacelle ships.

it uses three matter and three anti-matter streams which flow through a Toroidal core and a central main plasma transfer conduit from which it splits the plasma stream to the four separate ptc's for the four nacelles.

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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #335 on: May 03, 2013, 08:26:25 PM »
So you have three Dilithium mounts instead of 1?

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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #336 on: May 03, 2013, 09:37:55 PM »
actually on this version its just three matter/Anti-matter streams converging on the one crystal... my theory is it produces a far higher power output and provides significant improvement to the stability of warp fields (am a bit rusty on my warp core/ warp field theory but im working on it :D) due to the significant amount of redundant power available for each nacelle.
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #337 on: May 04, 2013, 12:50:57 PM »
First of let me start with I don't to be taken as rude, dismissive or bossy and I no trying to poo on your idea.

Ok where to start, I see 3 problems with the current design. The first and most obvious is that is is overly complex and there for very fragile. Each place where you have the plasma conduits changing direction is a point of rupture. This design is much more vulnerable to coolant leaking or full on core breaches.

Second is that you can't bring the matter and anti mater streams together outside of  a dilithium crystal. The interaction of the plasma streams within the crystal is what attenuates the reaction temporarily preventing the total annihilation of the plasma till it reaches the nacelles. In the current design you will need 3 more reaction chambers with their own dilithium crystals.

Thirdly is that this is all unnecessary as they all ready figured out how to do what you want in the TV show. In the TNG episode Galaxies Child The boost the power by bouncing multiple plasma streams  around in side the constrictor elements. This was to be a feature of the next generation of warp cores. Those next generation cores can be seen fitted to Defiant and Enterprise E. Defiant has 4 lobed constrictor elements and Enterprise as 6 lobed elements. Each one of these lobes is and additional channel that you can run another plasma stream down or up in the case of the anti matter. This allows Defiant to generate 5 times the warp plasma and enterprise to generate 7 time the warp plasma.  Hope this helps after all is a great idea. :thumbsup:

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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #338 on: May 04, 2013, 01:06:55 PM »
cheers lol it is a beta prototype  :D
i was actually working on an idea for my transwarp core for the oblivion class... this as my first (failed) attempt.
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #339 on: May 04, 2013, 09:30:32 PM »
and back to the other ship :D slow updates...im in the process now of trying to de-tos it.

updated the impulse engines and a few mesh error repairs and then some RCS points.



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