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Post by bolianadmiral on Aug 13, 2015 23:58:12 GMT -7
I have been trying to give the Larson-Class a fleshed-out and realistic treatment as an accurized starship design for some time now, as the original FASA drawings were quite vague on her details. Here I will be posting my take on what I think the TOS-era Larson-Class should look like. Since I just started on her today, this is where I am now... my first WIP image.  |
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Post by Gorn on Aug 14, 2015 9:45:19 GMT -7
I know this has been said before, but I'm sure "LOKNAR!!!" was the exact same thing that every one of us in here thought when we first saw NX-01
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Post by bolianadmiral on Aug 14, 2015 11:45:17 GMT -7
I know this has been said before, but I'm sure "LARSON!!!" was the exact same thing that every one of us in here thought when we first saw NX-01 I think you mean the Loknar, not the Larson. The Larson is the one with the single nacelle held up by twin pylons. As for equating the Loknar with the NX-01... I would never insult the Loknar like that. |
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Post by bolianadmiral on Aug 14, 2015 12:44:05 GMT -7
Small update... showing where the pylons will be placed.  |
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Post by zaarin7 on Aug 14, 2015 13:30:17 GMT -7
Looks like a good start to me.
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Post by kaisernathan1701 on Aug 14, 2015 20:04:56 GMT -7
Sweet  |
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Post by Gorn on Aug 14, 2015 21:33:42 GMT -7
Yaaaa... corrected, and it ain't the first time. We all want to fit FASA into the Trek Universe. That's why we all had a Borgasm ~27 yrs ago...  |
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Post by trynda1701 on Aug 15, 2015 12:30:07 GMT -7
If you want, I can post pics of the FASA mini, because the mini has significant differences at the rear of the primary extended hull next to the impulse drive, compared to what you have at present?
However, if you just want to extrapolate from the TOS Enterprise, I understand.
Mark
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Post by bolianadmiral on Aug 15, 2015 15:03:35 GMT -7
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Mark,
I am extrapolating from the Enterprise for that section, since the FASA mini, the original FASA drawing, and various fan interpretations vary on the depiction of that area. However, I would be very grateful if you could post whatever refs of the mini you have anyway, as I am always looking to build up my reference library!
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Post by bolianadmiral on Aug 17, 2015 0:21:12 GMT -7
Another small update... showing the nacelle placement.  |
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Post by Gorn on Aug 17, 2015 4:58:03 GMT -7
You know, I think the economics of the 22nd/23rd century were never really fleshed out enough. Why would they build a 1 - engine pod ship if they could easily "afford" to build 2? The Kelvin made no sense; neither does the Larson, nor the "Scout" I came across from a 70's book in high school (in the early 80's).  |
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Post by trynda1701 on Aug 17, 2015 9:02:15 GMT -7
The Franz Joseph Destroyer/Scout design is cool though. I LOVED these when I got the original Technical Manual in the '80's.
As a 'real' design, you could say it has only half the range of the Constitution Class, and is slightly more manueverable in combat. SFB makes it have the SAME armament as the Connie, but it can't power all the torpdeo tubes at once.
In FASA terms, it is very similar to the Nelson in design. But it isn't possible to get the exact same armament as a Constitution and make it 2/1 movement, so you get the most of only having one nacelle.
I'll have to post my version of it in my Federation ship thread.
Mark
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Post by trynda1701 on Aug 17, 2015 9:11:03 GMT -7
@ bolianadmiral Here are a few pictures of my FASA Larson class miniatures for you. 1) Larson with and without nacelle 2) Larson without nacelle from top 3) Larson without nacelle from below For your reference, please ignore the 'dimples' on the upper surface of the pylons, they were painted on white windows on a gray hull, and the 'bow-tie' effect on the underneath shots, this is just lack of white as I sprayed the mini as one piece, so that isn't hull lines. The rectangular block is just to allow a stand hole on the thin primary hull. Mark |
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Post by JAFisher44 on Aug 17, 2015 15:55:35 GMT -7
A small nitpick. You should consider the geometry of the nacelle pylons. Specifically, how that will affect the connection point between the pylon and the main hull. Most likely it will not come to a clean corner like you currently have it drawn. This image shows the areas of concern.  I ran into this issue when I made my Sketchup model. |
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Post by bolianadmiral on Aug 17, 2015 22:00:34 GMT -7
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Thanks for pointing that out! Yeah, I'm going to have to address that when I really flesh out the pylons.
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Post by rarcher on Aug 18, 2015 8:13:11 GMT -7
While still a WIP I'm loving this redraw!
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Post by bolianadmiral on Aug 22, 2015 1:30:45 GMT -7
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Thanks! Been busy at work this week, but will have an update later tonight, hopefully.
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