Olympic Class **update 11/25/08**

[FourChan]

Now I can't wait for this ship.

[MarkyD]

Hi fellas, ok firstly id like to say thanks for the huge input since my last post, which to be honest did not show a great deal... but did show your passion for this model..
In turn i really want to make sure i do a good job of this, and am determined to be accurate..  HOWEVER...  SUCH LACK OF DETAILED IMAGES means i cannot be accurate, and as usch i will end up adding in my own detail to make up for the lack of accuracy.

***** SO CORRECT ME AS YOU SEE FIT*****

Well as you can see i have started detailing other sections... note** large sections of blue, brown and grey are base colours only and will entail aztecs of there own and the whole hull will be weathered...**

but its early yet, THANKS TO JULES FOR THE HEADS UP ...   But please comment away..

thanks fellas

Wtf is a type 7?

Great job so far on the ship. I actually quite liked the ship when it appeared in AGT.

I think he meant a Type VII phaser.

I feel Type VIII would be good... with a relatively fast recharge rate. Taking into consideration that this is a more late 24th/early 25th century ship.

Lol... im a massive fan of startrek but im not a techno head either

Marky u are a shoe-in for modder of the month

Lol.. wouldnt that be nice... im kinda a \bcc vergin  :shock:

maybe one canon and one uncanon design?
to fulfill everybody's wishes?

That would not be too hard, but as others have pointed out . . . stick a phaser or two on her...   i mean what else are u gonna do...  just fly around and get shot at?

But i see the cannon / non-cannon argument

it needs weapons

THanks fellas.. keep it coming

[JimmyB76]

That would not be too hard, but as others have pointed out . . . stick a phaser or two on her...   i mean what else are u gonna do...  just fly around and get shot at?
But i see the cannon / non-cannon argument
it needs weapons

i fully agree...  besides, a Medical ship must be at least able to defend itself...  otherwise, i sure wouldnt want to be on it in the middle of a battle if i got hurt lol

[intrepid90]

That would not be too hard, but as others have pointed out . . . stick a phaser or two on her...   i mean what else are u gonna do...  just fly around and get shot at?
But i see the cannon / non-cannon argument
it needs weapons

i fully agree...  besides, a Medical ship must be at least able to defend itself...  otherwise, i sure wouldnt want to be on it in the middle of a battle if i got hurt lol

I agree as well but just wanted to point out there will always be guys who say: I dont dl it, it's not canon.
personally I dont care if it has those phasers or not.

btw, she's very beautiful

[MarkyD]

That would not be too hard, but as others have pointed out . . . stick a phaser or two on her...   i mean what else are u gonna do...  just fly around and get shot at?
But i see the cannon / non-cannon argument
it needs weapons

i fully agree...  besides, a Medical ship must be at least able to defend itself...  otherwise, i sure wouldnt want to be on it in the middle of a battle if i got hurt lol

I agree as well but just wanted to point out there will always be guys who say: I dont dl it, it's not canon.
personally I dont care if it has those phasers or not.

btw, she's very beautiful

That would not be too hard, but as others have pointed out . . . stick a phaser or two on her...   i mean what else are u gonna do...  just fly around and get shot at?
But i see the cannon / non-cannon argument
it needs weapons

i fully agree...  besides, a Medical ship must be at least able to defend itself...  otherwise, i sure wouldnt want to be on it in the middle of a battle if i got hurt lol

agreed..  there would be no point in having a ship that could not defend itself.

unless there is a very positive argument against this, it will recieve the two weapon arcs

ok thanks.. texturing continues

[MarkyD]

Ok... so here we are for tonight, im kinda minced so im going to leave it here until the morning.

Thanks guys 

[Centurus]

Now that's a killer texture job.  Gonna love playing with this ship when she's done.

[tiqhud]

Personally, [my thoughts, it should use an escort, instead of weapons on board] here my reasoning, it is a Major Medical ship, so therefore the Power consumption, would be used for surigal theaters, replicators, life support, transporters, and referagition [for BLood]. very VERRY light phaser array might not use that much power, but the escort can do the majority. IMO.

[mckinneyc]

Well if you watch All Good Things it states that the Pasteur did indeed have weapons.

Looking at the studio and the few pics of her it would be a safe bet that she has at least two phaser arrays on the sphere section. The 360 one at the top and another one a couple of decks above the navigational deflector.

No evidence of torpedoes but may i suggest two forward facing launchers in the small protrusion at the bottem of the secondary hull?

[JimmyB76]

well markyd has already decided it will have weapons so as to defend itself...  so thats how it will be

[FourChan]

The USS Pasteur probably has standard photons, nothing like Quantums or anything or it would be able to defend itself pretty good. But it's also a medical ship, not warship, so the phasers and stuff probably are going to be sub-standard.

[mckinneyc]

markyd have you thought about MVAM for her?

If you look at the way the sphere and the secondary hull join she may be capable of it?

[Adonis]

markyd have you thought about MVAM for her?

If you look at the way the sphere and the secondary hull join she may be capable of it?

Oh, come on, don't MVAM every other ship just because it looks like it could...

[Starforce2]

markyd have you thought about MVAM for her?

If you look at the way the sphere and the secondary hull join she may be capable of it?

Oh, come on, don't MVAM every other ship just because it looks like it could...

Agreed. Some people would MVAM their own heads if they could. As for the textures, leave any medical insignia till last that way there can be a standard version of the ship and a medical. The standard can be givin upgraded weapons as an explorer. Also, do a reg of Lenard H McCoy

[Darkthunder]

Oh, come on, don't MVAM every other ship just because it looks like it could...

QFT!

Imho, the whole MVAM idea was one of the dumbest they ever showed in the history of Star Trek (so far). It's entire purpose (by the vfx artists), was to add something "cool" to the episode. Something which TOS, and to some degree TNG had which the later shows went away from more and more, was the concept of telling a compelling story, rather than resort to the use of a plot device to solve whatever situation the crew was currently in. Of all the ship classes in the history of Trek, what purpose would it be in the Star Trek future, to have a ship that can split into multiple sections like that?

With the Galaxy Class (although poorly designed in that both sections can't maneuver under own power at both warp/impulse), at least they had a good idea in having one section of the ship function as a "lifeboat" for the crew and their families, in case of an emergency or to protect the majority of the ships personnel in case of battle. One could however ask what idiot came up with the idea of bringing families along for the ride of exploring the unknown, and potentially encountering hostile species. By the time of TNG, they had plenty of knowledge of what's out there, and thus the potential of encountering more dangerous foes (such as the Borg before they became sissy's).

[moed]

well markyd has already decided it will have weapons so as to defend itself...  so thats how it will be

Agreed.

Photons may be cool, I'm not sure about that one... but definitely phasers.

Please, don't MVAM this ship. MVAM is alright for some classes & designs, but I don't believe this ship falls under that catagory.

Great looking textures so far!

Cookie incoming.

[FourChan]

There should only be two kinds of this ship since it's large enough to do it and accommodate it. That's a Medical Version, and a Science Vessel Version. Kinda like the Oberth.

[Villain]

IIRC, it -was- a replacement for the Oberth, but I could be wrong.

Model is fantastic, and I love the textures.

[mckinneyc]

The only reason I suggested seperation was the fact it was a hospital ship and as pointed out seperation is a good in an emergency.

I'm also not one of those people who want an MVAM capable head nor do I want every class of starship to be capable of it.

Come on people think logically about these things as I'm sure the ship designers would when designing a hospital ship.

[MarkyD]

Hi guys, sorry for the lack of updates yesterday, but i spent the day in bed with a hangover just feeling sorry for myself.. got to watch some cood dvd's though which is nice  

Urm ok..  MVAM -- mabey someone will kitbash it that way, but i have no intention on creating an mvam, as it wouldnt be the olympic class then i think, the only change im going to make. is to texture the two grey stripes upper and lower of the dome, to mabey a shade of dark bronze and detail them as phasers. no plans for torps as of yet

textures on the pylons are going to be changed this afternoon, and im going to start on the shuttle bay area.

Again thanks for all your comments and it makes interesting reading all the varied opinions and ideas.

Thanks guys