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Akita v nx01

seanftdseanftd Member Posts: 319 Arc User
edited September 2012 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Has anyone noticed that the akira and the enterprise nx01 are basically the same ship, lol just flipped upside down . Nooooo my title is misspelt lol
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  • misterde3misterde3 Member Posts: 4,195 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    And you noticed this...now?
    Seriously?
    That's been an issue since the very first image of the NX-01 appeared in promo pics.
  • seanftdseanftd Member Posts: 319 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Siriously erm no, I have known for a while and just wanted to read people's thoughts , so no need to be like that about it.
  • misterde3misterde3 Member Posts: 4,195 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    When you begin your post with "has anyone noticed" it makes you sound like you noticed it just now.:)
  • seanftdseanftd Member Posts: 319 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Maybe that's just the way you interpret ate it, just generally asking.
  • omega9hunteromega9hunter Member Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    The NX exterior was directly inspired by the Akira. Source: NX Class Scroll to 'Final Exterior Design'.
  • misterde3misterde3 Member Posts: 4,195 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Well, it seems the B&B wanted to use an Akira for "the show after Voyager" due to the ship's general popularity.
    Afterwards they decided to set the show over a century before TOS.
    Since Berman never cared for any Trek before he came into Trek (pretty much meaning TNG) and Braga never cared for continuity anyway they decided to use the Akira the way she was.
    Zimerman managed to convince them to at least make a few changes to the ship.

    http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/alex-jaeger-week-the-akira-class/

    I still consider the outside a horrible anachronism while I actually like the ship on the inside for the most part.
  • thetruthurtsthetruthurts Member Posts: 22 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Yeah, this is really old. Also general Trek discussion, not STO specific.
  • charliescot25charliescot25 Member Posts: 269 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    He's been in the stone age for along time:D
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  • mithril2098mithril2098 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    i rather wish Doug Drexler's idea of taking the Daedalus class and giving it a CGI makeover had been done instead.. it would have been the logical point in the aesthetic development of trek ships, and IMO, the daedalus is sexy, in a utilitarian way.
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  • warpedcorewarpedcore Member Posts: 362 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    I'm a huge fan of the NX-class. I'd love them to give the basic design the 2409 make over and put it out as an escort. Doesn't need the T1 skin, just give us something with the same basic config.
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  • psycoticvulcanpsycoticvulcan Member Posts: 4,160 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    They do have a similar design, but I feel they're different enough that the NX stands on its own. It's a beautiful ship, too.
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  • cormorancormoran Member Posts: 440 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    I love how it got dubbed the Akiraprise.

    Also if you mix the armitage and thunderchild pieces just right you end up with the akirandy.
  • phantomeightphantomeight Member Posts: 567 Bug Hunter
    edited September 2012
    Dervish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

    See this is how I know the world is still ok... another month... another "doesn't the akira and the nx look the same, but only flipped upside down?" thread...
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  • rickeyredshirtrickeyredshirt Member Posts: 1,059 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    phantomeight wrote: »
    Dervish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

    The Patrol Escort and variants always looked like huge Peregrine Fighters to me. :)

    The Akiraprise was a good moniker as well.
  • captainrevo1captainrevo1 Member Posts: 3,948 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    phantomeight wrote: »
    Dervish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

    Haha, that takes me back.
  • azurianstarazurianstar Member Posts: 6,985 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    While it was admitted that the NX was inspired by the Akira, the Akira was actually inspired by the "NX" as well:

    http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_First_Adventure


    (BTW, this concept was reborn as the 2009 Star Trek movie).
  • theindefatigabletheindefatigable Member Posts: 351 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    While the resemblance of the NX-class to the Akira (or vice versa) is hard to deny, I don't think that necessarily has to be such a big issue to fans. Remember the old ironclad monitors and rams from the American Civil War era? Compare this image of a 1/3-scale model of my favorite ironclad, the CSS Albemarle, to the design of the new stealth "destroyer" USS Zumwalt. Don't they look rather alike?

    Albemarle:

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/19/CSSAlbemarle.JPG

    Zumwalt:

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/USS_Zumwalt_%28DDG-1000%29.jpg

    Not exactly the same of course, but the general shape is similar. Both were meant to be stealthy and the Albemarle's sloping sides deflected cannonballs just as the Zumwalt's shape will deflect radar.
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