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Duskofdead wrote:
They definitely look very stripped.

Everything in TOS was stark and minimalist though, so they fit.

I dont like the look.

Did someone say you had to?

Just saying. And since people around here seem to dislike the nacelles being out in the open the fewer of them the better probably.

Teaos wrote:Just saying. And since people around here seem to dislike the nacelles being out in the open the fewer of them the better probably.

It has it's charms, if your a big TOS fan. I know your not though.

Cpl Kendall wrote:

Duskofdead wrote:
They definitely look very stripped.

Everything in TOS was stark and minimalist though, so they fit.

Well I know it sounds silly but, aesthetically speaking, starships to me always sort of look like they could "skim through water." When I see one-nacelled ships, they look like if they tried to stay vertical in the water, they'd flip over. They just look... imbalanced?

Duskofdead wrote:
Well I know it sounds silly but, aesthetically speaking, starships to me always sort of look like they could "skim through water." When I see one-nacelled ships, they look like if they tried to stay vertical in the water, they'd flip over. They just look... imbalanced?

Well this is space, so you could design a flying starfish if you chose too. Think of the one nacelle's as hydrofoils.

Cpl Kendall wrote:

Duskofdead wrote:
Well I know it sounds silly but, aesthetically speaking, starships to me always sort of look like they could "skim through water." When I see one-nacelled ships, they look like if they tried to stay vertical in the water, they'd flip over. They just look... imbalanced?

Well this is space, so you could design a flying starfish if you chose too. Think of the one nacelle's as hydrofoils.

That's how I thought of it when I came up with the skim-drive in my series.

If you build them so they are smooth they can you through planets atmospheres and gas giants a lot easier than not smooth ships.

Teaos wrote:If you build them so they are smooth they can you through planets atmospheres and gas giants a lot easier than not smooth ships.

Why would you want to? They have shuttles for that.

Cpl Kendall wrote:

Teaos wrote:If you build them so they are smooth they can you through planets atmospheres and gas giants a lot easier than not smooth ships.

Why would you want to? They have shuttles for that.

Those things tend to crash a lot though. (Plot device)

And to hide, I cant remember why or when but the E-D was in a star for awhile. More than once IIRC.

ChakatBlackstar wrote:
Those things tend to crash a lot though. (Plot device)

Yeah, and they breed like rabbits.

And to hide, I cant remember why or when but the E-D was in a star for awhile. More than once IIRC.

That's pretty rare though. A better investment would be a cloak or other stealth technology.

Thanks for that, Teaos. *Whistles* Man, what a beauty...

I've personal canonized most of those TOS designs. Heck the Paladin-class was a TOS version of the Miranda, there.

That's pretty rare though. A better investment would be a cloak or other stealth technology.

Not allowed to do that.