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The Atlantis class Federation Carrier Concept.Designed by Apollo Ramos.**This design is based off the original Bizmark class Federation Carrier Shown in the first picture. i would like this for consideration for the new Federation Carrier disscussions.
If there are any questions please PM me.
Front and back views are in progress
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I still say they should go with a design similar to Activisions U.S.S. Typhon.
The thing is, that the concept art resembles an escort ala Prometheus. I would picture a carrier having minimum nacelles extensions. It would be nice to see the nacelles hidden like the Defiant.
The design is... not horrible. I've seen much much much worse in the Starship Schematic Database. Hell, the Ellis class is canon and it looks like crud! This one is rather reminiscent of the Prometheus, though. It'd need more bulk. I've noticed that people whose homebash ships appear in the SSSD tend to grossly underestimate the amount of hull volume needed for both small craft and their carriage. Masaeo Okazaki's Starfleet Museum site has some excellent pre-TOS and TOS-era carriers and fighters; I strongly recommend looking at them and seeing just how much space a fighter can eat up. Alas, my dreams of an Avenger-class carrier (back before it was renamed the Miranda class) were shattered by that site, but c'est la guerre.
And of course that isn't going into the whole debate about if the Feds should have carriers or not which I am so not getting any on me if it starts in this thread.
While artistically your pictures are pretty nice, I have to agree that they still look too much like the Prometheus, and not really enough like a Carrier-style ship.
other than that, it is a sexy design, could be interesting as a cruiser or something...
lol, yeah its another thread, however; this one is a bit different since the OP is presenting artwork. You are however; correct in regards to CRYPTIC saying no to a Fed carrier - its probably going to go the way of the Cat
So no to a Fed Carrier but yes to the Thundercats - Hoooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
Truth be told there is nothing original in regards to the KDF having a carrier - its more of an abomination than originality. Trust me, this is coming from the a KDF number 1 fan - me - I love my KDF.
When was the last time they said no?
The Vesta Shuttle Carrier...?
The Caitian Carrier...?
It's no longer a no... it's a fight over what it will be, and or how many there will be.
There is no doubt that the KDF needs more ships. There is no doubt that the KDF needs to have the holes filled in during the main storyline. There is no doubt that the KDF needs something akin to Patrol missions spread out across the sectors to facilitate leveling in a manner similar to the Feds without having to return to Omega Leonis or Pi Canis.
Originality though...? Er...huh?
image #1
OH DEAR GOD NO!
everything else
...yea...i could live with that
i love the idea of a carrier but a carrier with the classic nacelle and pylon system when considered against every other carrier in the game seems not only out of place but quite possibly against basic canon regarding carrier design.
Carriers are boxy slow moving mobile command units designed to protect the smaller ships in transit and offer a place to rearm and resupply on the go while the mothership deals with any attacks with her massive shields and point defence weaponry.
For known reference on star fleet design policy regarding carriers look at the U.S.S.Typhon a ship we (sadly) may never see in the game due to copyright control from Acclaim but still fits in well against the shape and style of known carriers used by the KDF
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/aries0968/usstyphoncarrierlate24thcentury.jpg
Im not saying all carriers should be this shape but i have doubts that any ship brought into the game is going to break away from known working designs employed by numerous species that fits so well with the ships designated use and purpose.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoS4Q52xPIhgAm36JzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3DSTARGAZER%26ei%3Dutf-8%26fr%3Dsfp%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D261&w=3000&h=1841&imgurl=www.cygnus-x1.net%2Flinks%2Flcars%2Fblueprints%2Fuss-stargazer-ncc-2893-sheet-4.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cygnus-x1.net%2Flinks%2Flcars%2Fuss-stargazer-ncc-2893.php&size=195.4+KB&name=...+Blueprint+Database+-+Star+Trek+Blueprints%3A+U.S.S.+Stargazer+NCC-2893&p=STARGAZER&oid=924fbb75efacd371c3418456e16a035f&fr2=&fr=sfp&tt=...%2BBlueprint%2BDatabase%2B-%2BStar%2BTrek%2BBlueprints%253A%2BU.S.S.%2BStargazer%2BNCC-2893&b=241&ni=384&no=261&tab=organic&ts=&sigr=11vf2cd6j&sigb=12r8b6208&sigi=12bf06l00&.crumb=je1DKc.blMk
NOW HERE IS THE REAL ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for those that are ignorant of starship designs ........http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/854/prometheustopside.jpg/the only way SHAPE and FORUM that the ship in issue is like a PROMETHOUS is that its star fleet and it has 4 NACELLS. the Nacelles are far closer than the promethous. this ship is clearly dagger shaped. the designer has offered to remove two naucells of the four nacelles. and call it and assult cruiser.
and for those that have never touched a 3DS modeling program like milkshape or 3D studio MAX or LIGHTWAVE its a heck of a lot harder to put together those ships than it looks. not to mention the MAT files ,the CMP files HITBOX files and ECT..... how ever THIS http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/801/origimage12521098.jpg/ is unaccpectable and this was a screen shot taken directly from game on the existing carrier and when someone offers to remake the carrier ( for free) so that it is not so ugly you spit in his eye and lecuture about how it looks similar to another model when there are already 2 or 3 variants of the existing model.